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Just off the A8 highway near Günzburg, this amusement park with over 40 attractions, rides, and shows offers a dazzling array of buildings, animals, and sculptures built from more than 50 million LEGO building blocks. Fun for children ages 3 to 13.

The Lehel district, part of which is located in the OldTown, boasts many buildings from the Foundation Period. The streets around Thierschplatz are worth a stroll.

Opened in 1997, Lenbach is located in the restored Bernheimer Palais on Lenbachplatz. British design guru Sir Terence Conran based the interior on the seven deadly sins – a runway, symbolizing vanity, goes through the middle of the dining room. Ali Güngörmüs – Gault-Millau discovery of 2004 – conjures up creative magic with his fusion cuisine. Outdoor patio.

Trendy VIP bar.

Located on the Isar River in the Isarwinkel area, Lenggries is a health and winter resort. It is a perfect departure point for excursions into the mountains, such as to Brauneck’s summit, which can be reached by foot or by cable car.

Bad Tölz, Schliersee, Murnau, and many Bavarian towns stage processions on horseback or in painted carts in honour of St Leonard, the patron saint of horses.

Passing beneath the Siegestor, you will enter Schwabing and the district’s principal promenade, the Leopoldstraße. Flanked by shops, pavement cafés, and fast-food outlets, the boulevard has lost some of its 1960s and ′70s air, when a new generation of film-makers, students, and bohemians set the tone, but there are still some interesting pockets. One of the route’s highlights is the Walking Man (1995), a 17-m- (55-ft-) high sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky at Ainmillerstraße 36. On the northern end of the Münchner Freiheit, in a café of the same name, tables are set out in summer beneath a larger-than-life statue of actor Helmut Fischer. Beautifully preserved Art Nouveau houses are to be found on several side streets off Leopold-straße, notably Georgenstraße (Nos. 8–10) and Ainmillerstraße (Nos. 20, 22, 33, 34, 35, and 37). Take a detour onto Kaiserstraße for a glimpse of a pretty ensemble from the Foundation Period. Hohenzollernstraße and the section of Maxvorstadt bounded by Schelling-, Türken-, and Barer-straße, are packed with fun and eccentric boutiques (see Boutiques & Shops). Nearly all side streets off the south side of Leopoldstaße lead to the Englischer Garten.

Schwabing’s Leopoldstraße is lined with boutiques, restaurants, and cafés, starting at Giselastraße. Stroll along the side streets on the left side of the boulevard (heading north) for a wide variety of interesting shops. Hohenzollernstraße, especially, has evolved into a centre for small boutiques.

Fondly remembered as Karl Valentin’s congenial on-stage sidekick (1892–1960).

Liquids of all kinds, including fine oils and vinegars from the barrel, open liqueurs, brandy, fine wines, along with brandy tumblers, espresso cups, and accessories.