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What to do in Munich

One weekend tour to Munich.

As part of our blog we want to bring a short visit to one of the most popular cities throughout Germany, capital of Bavaria, the third largest city after Berlin and Hamburg with 1 million inhabitants. A few 3 hours from the city of Stuttgart in southern Germany this time we took a weekend to share our experiences and tips of a two -day visit to the beautiful city of Munich, its most important places, the occasional tip of trip, some curious fact that we find,

The train trip from the Stuttgart central station lasts 2 hours or bus with the Flixbus company around three hours. On this occasion we take the bus since the difference in time is not much and in a ticket price if the difference makes a long time.

The bus does not reach exactly to the Central Station, but if you will quickly see the next station where the Train S station is to be able to connect with the center or with other areas of the city.

The first step is to look for the indicated train ticket, take into account that the price of trains in the city is relatively expensive, in fact more expensive in the city of Stuttgart, so it is important to know that Ticket buy and be more efficient With your budget, in this case we were a group of 5 people and the group ticket of the day with unlimited trips, it has a cost only 15EU, in case of buying individual each trip it has a price of 3 euros 20 cents per person, for the that savings was quite significant. So Tip number one is to buy the ticket of the day either if you travel alone or in a group.

Our first destination to find was the Karls square (Karlsplatz), which is one of the doors of the city center, two blocks from the central station. Our mission was to find the starting point of tourist buses, for the short time we had in the city we thought that using this service could be very helpful, and the idea was to qualify the experience and service to give our opinion and share them in our media ..
The buses managed to locate them quickly, on the other side of the street in front of Karlsplatz and with Ticket in hand we start the routes.

This tour is offered by two different companies, we will talk about the tour without comparing them since we only occupy one of the companies and it is very likely that both services will be very similar, and well, if you are thinking of taking it here we bring you our most sincere criticism. These buses with the hop on hop off concept are in many cities, basically the concept is that they travel the most important destinations and you can go up and down in each of them, in addition to having the audio guides with basic information, the truth is a Practical way of having a city base and guide , so it is recommended depending on the type of visitor. In the first place it is recommended if it is your first time in Munich and your budget is loose and you are not looking to save. The service is priced at 30 euros, which is worth it if it is your first time in the city and you don't know anything. This in Munich offers two different routes, and both routes have different prices, the short and cheaper route only travels the perimeter of the city center, and the second route makes a longer route through the Nympherburg Palace and the Olympia Park Park They are very good destinations and it is worth knowing, so if you are deciding to take the service, it is advisable to pay the complete ticket.

Now if you already have experience of trains within Europe, and it is not your first time in the city, this service may not be necessary, much more if your budget is not very high, remember that you will always need to buy the ticket of trains since this bus in this city does not replace the trains service. And being honest, we have taken this service in other cities that have been better, more than all because of the type of city that is, in any way the center you will have to go walking and that is where the magic of the city is where there are buses, buses have A restricted and short schedule, start from 10 am and the last is at 5pm, we feel that the schedule is very short, much more in summer than the days are longer, the buses leave every 30 minutes, so in some in some stops is a long time to wait, and the information in the audios is quite basic.

You can buy the ticket online and validate it when you arrive, or simply buy it in the place, according to the Internet pages when you reserve it online you save on the price of the ticket, but the truth is that you can buy it at the same price in the place In an exactly in front of the karlplatz

One of the attractions of the city is the Palace of Nymphenburg, Baroque style on its outside, was the room of the kings of Bavaria. An impressive fully artificial water channel of plus 5 kilometers takes us to this wide lagoon that makes the perfect combination with the facade of the main entrance of the palace, the swans and ducks that swim in it put the cherry of the cake. The same channel extends in its inner garden for one more kilometer, the place is incredible, taking care of each of its details.

The palace was commissioned by the Fernado Maria couple and Enriqueta de Savoya in 1664 after the birth of the Maximiliano II son of Bavaria, with the idea of being only a country house and the central pavilion was completed in 1675

In the following generations, the heirs dukes were adding pavilions and expanding the palace in general for three generations, already in the 1800 years in which Bavaria was already a reign, he was a room of several kings room, in fact in the palace they were born and died and died Several kings such as King Maximiliano 1 in 1825 and his great -grandson Luis Segundo who was born in 1845.

Now the palace is open to the public, but in a part of the facilities it is still the headquarters of the head of the House of Vitelbaj, Duke Francisco de Baviera.
But as you can see the place is extensive with indescribable beauty.

To enter the garden, the entrance is totally free, but if you want It occupies the three levels of the central pavilion, a work of art in every centimeter of construction. Many rooms still preserved with its original baroque decoration and other subsequently redecorated Another popular exposure is that of the King's carriages and sleds.

And in its exterior a garden park that has an approximate extension of 800 thousand square meters. In its beginnings it had an Italian style in 1671, but then taking a French style at the beginning of the 19 quantity and quality of the sculptures that adorn the garden and its paths is impressive.

Another of the great destinations in the city is the Olympic Park in front of what is known as the BMW world, the local car brand, Bayern Motors Wagen, this is a series of very modern buildings where you can visit the Brand Museum and one of the largest sales rooms of cars, it is said that the construction of the infrastructure was even more expensive than the Alianz Arena state.

The park that was built for the 1972 Olympic Games consists of an area of land that include event rooms, artificial lagoons, the television tower to which you can climb to its rotating restaurant, the Munich Olympic stadium, viewpoints, between other things.

Its very unique and original design on its high roofs was inspired by the mountains of the Alps, its transparent peaks and inclinations such as the mountains, the same as in some times of the year you can appreciate from the highest points of the city.

The full extension of the park is a set of hills and roads enters lagoons, and the curious fact is that its mountainous topography is thanks to the fact that this area was where the remains of the rubble of the city were deposited when it was destroyed in World War II , knowing this is much more impression, first because apart from being enough mountains, many of them have a very significant height, in addition to the fact that as something so tragic in the city it was possible to invent to create a place have pleasant and special For its residents.

We walk between its paths and you will get up to the highest point where is Munich before the current Alianz Arena is built., And on the other side you manage to see the entire city. Having fulfilled the mission of achieving one of the best panoramic views of all Munich

Another important destination in the periphery of the city center is the English garden, this is the largest park in the city and is next to the center.

One of the attractions of the English garden is one of the most legendary Biergartens in the city and considered as the largest in the world, exactly in the Chinese Tower of the Park, a structure with very beautiful oriental design in the midst of a large number of Classic tables and benches of the German Biergartens of festivals, where you can buy your beer in half -liter vessels and up to a whole liter, enjoy live music, in addition to social events, it is an experience that you must do, much more if Do not visit the city at the time of the Octoberfest, here you can have a very representative and traditional experience of Bavaria.

Following the current of the Rin River channels that run through the park, it is where you find one of the city's curiosities, this is the surfing point, extremely popular in the world of surfing, since it is said that it is one of the points to surf the sea with great oldest international media exposure in the world. And the truth is a curiosity that only lives here, it is remarkable that the locals have a whole routine, one by one on each side of the river they wait number of spectators and curious around.

The surfers bridge is one block from another of the doors of the city center, so you can easily access.
And between gardens, monuments, churches, statues and sculptures, facades, you can enter the streets and alleys of the old walled city. To place themselves a little, we take the different doors of the old city with some larger than others, all with their brick towers or stone and roofs, and that are still preserved and now are points of references and squares usually with A lot of life in its surroundings. These doors are distributed throughout the periphery of the center.

And in the middle of the city, possibly for many the most iconic square of the city, Marienplatz, Munich's heart its churches, and especially the building of the new town hall. A total architectural beauty with neo -gothic design that immediately impresses you, its details and decoration on its facade is indescribable, in the background one block the two towers of the church, a very pleasant image and sensation to be able to appreciate it, with coffees and stores to be a very tourist atmosphere.

The building was built between 1867 and 1908, being an example of the splendor of Germany at the beginning of the 19th century, its facade has about 100 meters wide, by 85 meters high at the highest point that is its tower, and in total The building has 9 thousand square meters. To which you can upload a rate, and in its inner courtyard you can visit and enjoy a Biergarten and Cafeteria.

One of its attractions is also to be able to appreciate the largest carousel in the world, which twice a day, when the clock marks the morning and the other at 5 in the afternoon, automatically turns on in the highest tower of the tower of the City Hall for the spectators, the carousel commemorates the wedding of King of Bavaria, with its circus jesters and gentlemen around the king and the queen who go out to greet the sound of music.

In the midst of the square it is difficult not to miss the fountain with a pillar or column, in which the Virgin Maria is located on her cusp between angels warrior at her feet.

Marienplatz is also a trains station on Route U and S, that is, a very important season and exchange point, so it will undoubtedly be very easy to find.

In addition, its surrounding streets are very popular for a large number of boutiques, stores, restaurant Legendary breweries, much to know, without a doubt one of the favorite cities of all tourists visiting Germany.