To be honest I enjoy the 20th century artists such as Klimt and Van Gogh more than the old masters, but I did enjoy seeing the pretty Mme de Pompadour by Boucher relaxing with a book and surrounded by roses. As part of the same museum campus, visit the Pinakothek der Moderne which covers contemporary artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, such as Picasso, Kandinsky, Delauney and Dali.
The building opened in , designed by German architect Stephan Braunfels and is very sculptural with an open atrium and central glazed dome. It actually combines four different museum areas within one building, covering architecture, design, prints and drawings as well as the modern art collection. More info: Pinakothek der Moderne website. For art lovers who want to see more, the other museums on the Kunstreal campus that can be visited in a combined ticket are;. Neue Pinakothek — closed for renovation in Oct when we visited but is devoted to 19th century art in a modern building that opened in following the destruction of the original location in WW2.
Museum Brandhorst — this striking and colourful building covered with 36, ceramic rods is an artwork in itself and the museum concentrates on contemporary artists with the largest collection of Andy Warhol in Europe.
Sammlung Schack — This art museum is in a different location to the others, near the English Garden and houses the collection of Count Adolf Friederich von Schack with paintings by 19th century German artists. The square was laid out in the late 19th century in neoclassical style, commissioned by Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, later King Ludwig I who had a passion for classical antiqity. This enormous open plaza is enclosed by the Museum of Antiquities, which was modelled on the Acropolis and faces the Glypthothek which also reflects the Greek revival style of columns and porticoes.
These buildings house the collection of Ludwig I, who spent enormous amounts of money building up a collection of sculptures and other Greek and Roman antiquities. On the third side of the square is the Propylaea, a classical gateway that was constructed as a memorial for the accession to the throne of Otto of Greece, the son of King Ludwig I.
While we were there, the square was being used for a funfair, as part of the Summer in the city programme for Munich. At the time of our visit in Oct the Glypyothek was closed for renovation. The park contains many exotic trees, but after a New Botanical Garden was laid out at Schloss Nymphenburg, the Old Botanical Garden was turned into a park in the s. In the centre of the park is a statue of Neptune with fountains, surrounded by flower beds and colourful plantings. The Park Cafe often hosts jazz and live music in the evenings and has a very popular Sunday Brunch.
Try this 1 day itinerary: Start the day with a visit to one or two of the museums on the Kunstreal Museum Quarter, depending on what period of art suits your taste. Having visited most of the best known sights of Munich in the central area, we decided to use one of our days to venture a little further afield to the north of the city, starting at BMW Welt, which translates as BMW World.
BMW Welt is part car show room, part exhibition space, part audio visual experience, all designed to draw you into the world of BMW and the glamour and power of their cars and motorbikes. BMW Welt is one of the top free things to do in Munich and once inside you can sit on the motorbikes, see the old style minis, wander around the different stands of cars and have a bite to eat in the ground floor cafe or even a Michelin star meal at their first floor Eisszimmer restaurant.
Photography tip: If you want to get some nice photos, visit BMW Welt at dusk when the building lights up and glows with colour like a jewel and the interiors are also bathed in coloured lights. The Olympiapark was constructed for the Munich Olympic games and is now a public park with Olympic Stadium used for sports and cultural events, Olympic Hall and Aquatic centre with a public swimming pool.
When we were there, a funfair as part of the Summer in the City even was in full swing and we walked around the lake and up the small manmade hill on the other side, which gives one of the best views over the lake and the stadiums as well as the Olympic tower. The Munich Olympics were also tragically marked by the kidnapping of Israeli athletes staying in the Olympic village by Palestinian terrorists, resulting in a failed rescue attempt and the murder of 11 of the Israeli athletes and coaches as well as a German policeman.
The lift took me straight up to the lower observation deck where the glass enclosure was marked with the different landmarks in the view and there was a small cafe and an incongruous mini museum dedicated to Rock and Roll. Walking up to the next outdoor platform, the force of the wind hit me and up another level it was so strong that I could barely keep standing upright! Still it was a fun experience to get those views looking down on the park, even if the photos were a bit blurry as I could scarcely hold my phone still to take photos in the wind.
Another of the places to visit near Munich that we really enjoyed was Schloss Nymphenburg, formerly the summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria and sits among extensive formal gardens and parkland. The land for the palace was presented in by Elector Ferdinand Maria to his wife Henrietta Adeleide of Savoy after she gave birth ten years into their marriage to a long awaited son and heir — basically that was the main job of royal women in those days.
Their original square pavilion was enlarged by successive rulers, with formal gardens, parterres and lakes added in the French style during the 18th century. For more things to do that you can easily reach from Munich, check out my article on the best day trips from Munich. We especially enjoyed the stunning entrance hall with its enormous chandeliers, gilding and romantic pastel rococco decoration which as followed by a succession of beautiful and sumptuous rooms.
The king certainly had an eye for the ladies and several of the portraits were of his mistresses so perhaps this gallery was a way of giving a veneer of respectability for his passion for women.
We also enjoyed a look around the Marstallmuseum, located in the former riding stables of the palace, with a collection of fairy tale coaches and sledges, many of them incredibly decorated with Rococo painting and gilding. In the gardens there are four other pavilions, one of which, the Amalienburg is open to the public and well worth a look, with its pretty hall of mirrors and rococco decoration.
You can also take a gondola ride in the central canal of the gardens when the weather is fine. The formal French style gardens behind the palace give way to woodland on either side and we also enjoyed our lunch in the beautiful Palmhouse restaurant, in the pretty glasshouses of the palace which had a large outdoor restaurant terrace.
We reached the palace by taking the train to Laim station and then walked through the park to reach the palace. More info: Nymphenberg Palace website. Try this 1 day itinerary: Take the train to Laim station and walk through the park to Schloss Nymphenburg.
Look around BMW Welt and the museum if you have time, then spend the rest of the afternoon in Olympiapark. Return at dusk to BMW Welt if you want some photos of it glowing with coloured lights, then catch the train from Olympiazentrum station back to the centre of Munich. Hotels: We can highly recommend the luxurious Louis Hotel where we stayed that is well located by Viktualienmarkt or its slightly more affordable sister boutique Cortiina Hotel which is also centrally located in the Old Town.
Just a warning that hotels in Munich tend to be more expensive than other cities in Germany and you should avoid any big festival dates such as Oktoberfest unless attending them when the prices are even higher. Tourism information: Check out the Munich Tourism website for more information to help plan your visit to Munich or the Germany Tourism website if you are planning to visit other parts of Germany. Need a guidebook for Munich? What and where to eat in Munich: all the delicious food in Munich.
There are a few options to get you from Munich Airport into the city centre and the one that seems most straightforward is the train. From the airport concourse you go straight down into the train station and take the S8 train which stops at Marienplatz and other train stations in the centre of the city. An alternative is the S1 train which takes a different route and takes a little longer to Marienplatz.
You can buy your ticket from the ticket machine on the station platform with cash or card. These often overlooked aspects of the church make it one of the top ten things to do in Munich. While Munich has grown a lot since then, when the estate was built it was actually considered very rural. The biggest expansions in under Prince Max Emanuel helped turn the manor into a huge estate. He added large wings of mural filled salon rooms to each side of the original square Italian villa and added a French formal garden.
Several royal pavilions were also added around the grounds. Among these pavilions were the beautiful Hall of Mirrors and the very fancy Royal Hunting Lodge Amalienburg designed in Rococo-style in If you look closely along the floor of the lodge you will see cubicles made for the hunting dogs to sleep in. The central part of the home was turned into the Grand Hall in the mids with over the top decorations. These decorations included hidden musical instruments as the space was used for concerts.
The ceiling of the main hall was done by the famous baroque artist Johann Zimmermann as the year-old spent 10 months painting on his back. While the Grand Hall in the main building is amazing, our favorite place overall at the Palace is the Carriage House Marstallmuseum. The Carriage House sits at the far end of the property and holds a large collection of gilded royal stagecoaches, carriages, and sleighs.
About Odeonplatz Square : Created when the city walls were expanded outward in the s, Odeonplatz Square is surrounded by a great collection of sights.
Built by Ludwig I in , the gallery is modeled after the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence and was meant to honor the commanders of the Bavarian Army. The church was built in in honor of the birth of Prince Max Emanuel after over a decade of the royal couple trying to produce an heir.
The spacious, white-washed interior is one of our favorites in Europe and quite unique. Elaborate vine and shell decorations fill every inch of the Theatinerkirche along with s of child-like winged angle figures. Details on the columns and inside the foot tall dome are especially beautiful. The square was opened up with the Medieval Schwabinger City Gate was tore down in the and it also offers great access to the Hofgarden Royal Park. About Victuals Market : Victuals is a Latin word for food, which is fitting for this daily market often called The Stomach of the City.
It now has over produce stands organized into 6 sections and even has a welcoming shaded beer garden. The sprawling market is a great place to throw your feet up and people watch. The most popular items are goulash soup, Krustis sandwiches, and sausage with sauerkraut.
Sitting at a table with a tablecloth means you will have a server come to you and no tablecloth means it is a self-service area where you buy from the stands or bring your own food with you. The blue and white, candy-striped Maypole overlooking Viktualienmarkt is an extremely iconic imagine in Munich and definitely worth a photo or two. This one, decorated in an Oktoberfest theme, is one of 30 Maypoles scattered around town.
Maypoles date back to per-Christian times and are symbols of fertility and luck. In Medieval times during May Day the top of the Maypole would have market items hanging from the halo wreath on the top.
How are my conducting skills? Brenner Grill has been the place to be seen since it opened a long time ago in late There are no singalongs or sauerkraut here. Instead you can expect an Italian-focused menu based around the huge and open central grill.
This vast, airy and very beautiful seater restaurant with vaulted ceilings, is split into three distinct areas. On the menu expect homemade pastas with Tuscan ragus, select cuts of meat and fish for the grill, and a pan-European wine list with plenty of good German whites. This is the place to come for the full package: the value, the crowd, the room, the scene, and the brasserie buzz. Be sure to make a reservation. Skip straight to see their huge grill in action in the video here. Their ambition?
An unlikely mix and match of two cultures: they design and create traditional Bavarian dresses dirndl with African high quality fabrics. Skip straight to my impromptu dress fitting and trying on my first ever dirndl in the video here. Can anyone beat this weird but wonderful breakfast combo of eggs, bacon and cheesecake? If so, please send your answers on a postcard below. Meaning, this place serves fabulous drinks , the quality of which is matched only by the live music and literary events hosted here.
No matter the occasion, the atmosphere here is always simple, elegant and unassuming — an ode to classic connoisseurship. All views, text and images remain my own, as always. What a wonderful opportunity this was — it was a pleasure discovering this terrific city and I hope to return some day soon. Hungry for more European travel inspiration? Spending most of my time either eating or travelling.
Constantly in awe of nature and on a mission to seek the joy in every moment. Please feel free to leave a comment below, I love hearing from you all! Find me on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook. HI, We are recently got married and we have planned 15 days tour of Germany and Munich is also included. Thanks for sharing deep information with us. This guide is fabulous! As for eating cheesecake at breakfast — perfect!!
Haha thank you so much Maria! Your email address will not be published. Website URL. Share Pin Leyla Kazim. You may also enjoy:. These quirks and the skill of the radiant ceiling frescos and workmanship in the stuccowork lining the nave add up to one of the foremost buildings in the German Late Baroque style.
Its pair of towers, crowned with onion domes are a Munich landmark, and no new building is permitted to exceed their metre height. The choir stalls from the start of the 16th century are sculpted with busts of prophets and apostles, and some of the stained glass windows are from the medieval church that stood on the site before this one. Give yourself time to marvel at the painted facade, rich with niches, reliefs, Doric columns and Ionic pilasters.
Through the doors, keep an eye out for the altar with images of the evangelists from , the black wooden pulpit dating to and the crypt, resting place of several members of the Wittelsbach family.
Inaugurated by King Maximilian II in , the Bavarian Museum is another cultural attraction that needs a lot of time. In store here are more than 40 rooms of decorative items, dating from antiquity to Art Nouveau at the start of the 20th century. The high points are the Bollert Collection, a trove of Late Gothic and Renaissance and sculpture from religious buildings around Bavaria, and the set of Rococo Nymphenburg porcelain figures by the Swiss modeller Franz Anton Buselli.
The Historicist museum building also deserves a mention as it was purpose-built to complement the collections at the end of the s. The building was completed in and its galleries are on a Guggenheim-esque spiral. There are vintage cars, aircraft, motorcycles, turbines, engines as well as outlandish concept vehicles from the last two decades, all accompanied with information via multimedia.
People come to pick up their new BMWs, which is a spectacle in its own right as their car is lifted up to them by elevator into a glass hall. You can take a close look at all of the BMW models currently on the market, get behind the wheel and even book a test drive.
If one steals your heart you can order it here for delivery to most parts of the world, or shop for BMW souvenirs and accessories at the shop. Our final museum in the Kunstareal would be a priority in almost any other city, which testifies to the volume of art and history in this quarter.
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