Altstadt & Hauptbahnhof
A web of cobbled lanes, medieval squares and soaring church spires, the city-centre Altstadt is picture-postcard Munich. Some of the most luxurious fashion and food shops, restaurants and hotels in Munich cluster here. All streets lead to
Marienplatz where the neo-Gothic
Town Hall's
glockenspiel chimes. Follow hungry locals south to the bustling
Viktualienmarkt food market. North of Marienplatz is the twin-towered
Frauenkirche, the extravagant
Residenz Palace and the fabled
Hofbräuhaus beer hall. Slightly west lies the
Hauptbahhof or main train station.
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In the north-east corner of the Altstadt is genteel Lehel, an intriguing mix of narrow lanes dotted with 19th-century buildings and consulates. Bordered to the east by the
River Isar and to the north by the
English Garden, the district hides some of Munich's top sights like the artefact-packed
Bavarian National Museum, the
State Museum of Ethnology and
Archaeological Collection. Restored Art Nouveau villas and easy access to the
Messe Munich Trade Fair make Bogenhausen, north-east of Lehel, an attractive choice of where to stay in Munich.
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A short stroll south of the Altstadt, upbeat Isarvorstadt draws Münchners to its theatres, cafes and see-and-be-seen lounge bars. Crossing the
Isar River brings you to working-class turned cutting-edge Haidhausen. It’s crammed with restaurants, bars, sights and cultural centres like the redbrick
Gasteig Centre where the Munich Philharmonic perform. The French quarter around Pariser Platz, the interactive
German Museum and the graceful Art Nouveau
Müller'sches Volksbad pool are a short amble from transport hub
Rosenheimer Platz.
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Swing north of the Altstadt to Munich's cultured Maxvorstadt, a 19th-century district starting at the monumental
Odeonsplatz square. The star attraction is the
Kunstareal museum quarter. The twin
Pinakothek galleries showcase artworks from Rembrandt to Magritte. Further north is fashionable Schwabing, where students, artists and young families mingle in pavement cafes, boutiques and bookshops. It's home to the
Ludwig Maximilian University and the poplar tree-lined
Leopoldstrasse boulevard. Here, Jonathan Borofsky's
Walking Man sculpture looms large. Continue north to reach the
Olympic Park and
BMW World museum.
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Immediately west of the Altstadt lies Laim, a laidback residential neighbourhood. The district extends north to the leafy
Hirschgarten's 8,000-seat beer garden and deer enclosure, and the baroque
Nymphenburg Palace. South of Laim and a speedy S-Bahn ride from the centre is low-key
Sending. Münchners wander the oriental gardens in lake-dotted
Westpark. Both districts sidle up to the
Theresienwiese, the
hallowed grounds of the stein-swinging, thigh-slapping
Oktoberfest in late September.
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