Munich travel guides & articles
All 15 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Munich — newest first.
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Munich's Marienplatz in October Without the Crush
October gives you two versions of Munich's central square in one day, and getting the quiet one is mostly a question of what time you walk in and which tower you pick.
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Walking Munich's Olympiapark with the free audio guide
The tower is shut, so two other viewpoints take its place, and a free 21-chapter guide walks you past the 1972 memorial.
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.
Munich Christmas Markets 2026: Dates, Stops and a Crowd-Smart Day Plan
Dates, prices and the order to walk Munich's winter markets, including the 138 stalls on Marienplatz and a lake steamer parked on a railway bridge.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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Linderhof in September, Munich's Quietest Royal Day Trip
Ludwig II's smallest palace is at the dead end of an alpine valley 100 km from Munich, and September is the last clean month to see its rebuilt Venus Grotto before the mid-October shutdown.
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Beating the Coaches to Neuschwanstein Castle from Munich
What the 30 minutes inside covers, what you pay and how to be at the gates before the coaches arrive.
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.
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Schwabing from the Top Deck of a Munich Sightseeing Bus
Where the sightseeing coaches stop in Schwabing, what you can reach on foot from each one, and how to plan the half day around the stop rather than the ride.
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Inside Munich's Frauenkirche on a November Morning
The church is free to enter. The south tower is €7.50 and 89 spiral steps up, and the Christmas market does not reach Marienplatz until 20 November.
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.