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Pretty 19th-century hexagonal square with Gärtnerplatz-theater in Munich’s gay district (see Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz).

Called “Hollywood on the Isar,” Geiselgasteig is a historic film-studio complex, where productions for television and the big screen are made. Enjoy guided tours and stunt shows at Bavaria Filmstadt.

This 1803 manor house with beer garden – once the love nest of Lola Montez and Ludwig I – is an ideal destination at the end of a day’s excursion.

Largest beer garden in the city, near Nymphenburg palace, with deer pens

The little brother of the Hofbräuhäus, also serving the famous brew. Set, since 1892, in a neo-Renaissance building, with a popular beer garden.

At an elevation of nearly 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Hohe Peißenberg is not only the geographical centre of Pfaffenwinkel, it also affords one of the most beautiful panoramic vistas in the Alpine foothills – the entire mountain range and the gently rolling hills and sparkling lakes at the foot of the Alps lie before you. Meteorological data have been recorded on the Hohe Peißenberg since 1781 – at first by Augustine choirmasters from nearby Rotten-bach monastery (see Kloster Rottenbuch). Refreshments are available at the Bayerischer Rigi café, which features a large terrace.

Dedicated to the city’s favourite son, Karl Valentin (1882–1948), the Valentin-Musäum is situated in the south tower of the Isartor (14th century). A small room in the tower furnished in turn-of-the-19th-century style houses a café.

Dominating Stachus, the high court was completed by Friedrich Thiersch in 1898.

Russian Expressionist painter Vasili Kandinsky captured the silhouette of St Ursula’s church on canvas. Ornate buildings from the Foundation Period flank the Kaiserstraße. In 1902, Lenin lived at No. 46.

Also known as Stachus, this square with large fountains just past Karlstor marks the end of the pedestrian zone.