Munich travel guides & articles
All 8 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Munich — newest first.
Where to Stay in Munich for Oktoberfest 2026
Fifteen beds near the Theresienwiese, priced for the festival window, with what each door says about groups and the walk home timed from every one.
What Munich's Oktoberfest Rules Actually Mean for Visitors
Sixteen days, fourteen tents and a fairground the size of a small town, decoded for anyone who has never been.
Munich's Nymphenburg: A Summer of Palace and Porcelain
A full-day route through Munich's western palace district, where a Baroque summer residence, a working porcelain manufactory and 180 hectares of parkland sit close enough to walk between.
Viktualienmarkt at Dawn — Munich's Famous Food Market Before the Crowds Arrive
Before the tour groups descend, Munich's 140-stall market belongs to a 5:30am coffee ritual, a standing-room doughnut queue, and the families who've run its counters for generations.
Under the Chestnut Trees: Where Munich Shares a Bench
A calm, walkable guide to Munich's beer gardens — which ones suit a big group, which suit two, and how to claim a bench under the chestnuts without getting it wrong.
The Kunstareal: Munich's Museum Quarter Where Art Sits Four Deep
A calm, walkable route through Munich's museum quarter and its outriders — from Königsplatz marble to a wall of Warhols — with the honest version of which rooms reward an hour and which suit a group of twelve.
The Isar Runs Through It: Munich's Wild River and the City That Swims in It
A calm, practical route down Munich's glacier-fed river — where to watch the surfers, where it's actually safe to get in, and where to end the day with a Maß by the water.
Under the Chestnuts: Munich's Beer Gardens and the Right to Sit Under a Tree
A calm, walkable map of Munich's fourteen best beer gardens — from the world's largest to a jazz terrace above the Isar — and how to use the old right to bring your own bread and stay all afternoon.