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Munich

Of the city he lived in for many years, 20th-century writer Thomas Mann said that “Munich glows”. And indeed, the sky is often a brilliant blue dotted with puffy white clouds in “Italy’s northernmost city”, where the relaxed, often Baroque lifestyle gives it a southern flair. Englischer Garten and the Isar meadows are right in the middle of the city; Starnberger See and the mountains are virtually on the doorstep. But Munich is also a city of art and culture with an abundance of historic buildings, museum treasures, and a lively cultural scene. Fine art, leisure, and la dolce vita make this a unique city.

For Munich on the Internet, visit www.muenchen.de With 1.3 million inhabitants, Munich is Germany’s third-largest city.
  • Best places to enjoy the spectacular fireworks: Bavaria statue, Olympiaberg, high-rises, and the highest banks of the Isar.

  • This new hotel at the Munich fair offers 253 comfortably furnished rooms and nine conference rooms for up to 300 participants. Wheelchair-accessible facilities, laundry service, car park, fitness facilities, plus room amenities including safes and wireless connections.

  • Tucked away in the Bayerischer Hof’s basement, this club has top-notch jazz and funk headliners.

  • With live jazz, funk, and soul, this is a club where music lovers can experience the real thing.

  • This small church, first mentioned in historical records in 1313, is set on the banks of the Isar. The cloister is a mirror image of that at Altötting.

  • At the corner of Sieges- and Josephsstraße you’ll come upon this tranquil square. The Seidlvilla (1905) was saved from demolition and converted into a centre for readings, concerts, and exhibitions.

  • In 1999, this traditional beer haven high above the Isar burned to the ground. Since 2003, however, politicians have once again gathered in the reconstructed Paulaner pub for the annual Salvator beer tapping. When this star-studded event has ended, “ordinary” patrons flock to the pub on the mountain for a taste of dark bock beer, which has an 18 per cent alcohol content.

  • A beautiful residential neigh-bourhood, with villas flanking both sides of the boulevard leading to the palace.

  • If you are looking for decorative tiles for your bathroom, this is the place to go. Large selection of natural stone tiles.

  • This historic spa town is world-renowned for its passion plays – lay theatre performed by locals. Most of Oberammergau’s population participates in mounting the event once a decade. This picturesque town is also noted for its façade frescoes. Fran Seraph Zwinck (1748–92), Germany’s most famous façade frescoe painter, was born here.

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