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Munich Hotels
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From the
elegance of its grand boulevards to the brass bands that
perform at the beer halls, visitors can see immediately
that Munich residents know how to enjoy life. Munich is
compact and manageable, contains more theatres than any
other city in Germany, has a wealth of fine museums, a
number of restful and appealing gardens and an ample
selection of beer halls.
The central point in the older part of the city is the
square known as the Marienplatz. To the north of the
square is the tree lined Maxmillian Strasse which leads
to the Bavarian Parliament building and the Residenz
Palace. Two great art collections, the Old and New
Picture Galleries are a short distance northwest of the
city center. To the south are the history museum and, on
an island in the Isar River, the world's foremost museum
of science and technology, the Deutsches (German)
Museum.
Central Munich is extremely attractive and is easy to
explore on foot. There are innumerable restaurants and
cafés in Munich with a wide range of culinary choices.
Window shopping is one of the most popular pastimes all
over the city, but especially along the pedestrian only
Neuhauser Strasse and Kaufinger Strasse where many fine
specialty shops and department stores are located.
Maximilian Strasse is lined with designer fashion
boutiques, art galleries and jewelers. Antiques and less
expensive fashions are concentrated in the student
section of Schwabing, and Bavarian crafts can be found
in the streets that run off Max Josephplatz. Munich's
famous open air market, Virtualienmarkt appears south of
Marienplatz every day except Saturday afternoon and
Sunday. Its specialties are fresh produce and baked
goods of all varieties as well as locally produced
cheese.
Officially founded in 1158, Munich (München) has been
the capital of Bavaria since 1503, and as far as the
locals are concerned it may as well be the center of the
universe. Münchener pride themselves on their special
status; even people who have made Munich their home for
most of their lives are still called Zugereiste
(newcomers). Natives and newcomers alike consider
themselves Münchener first, Bavarian second and German
somewhere way down the line.
Next to Berlin, Munich is Germany's most popular city,
with everything you'd expect in a cosmopolitan capital.
Yet it's small enough to be digestible in one visit, and
it has the added bonus of a storybook setting, with the
mountains and Alpine lakes just an hour's drive away.
Munich is well known as a center of art and learning. It
is the site of a major university and other higher
educational and scientific institutes. It is also the
seat of the European patent office. It is an attractive
city with many fine examples of Gothic, Renaissance,
Baroque and neo-classical architecture.
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