Budget Munich
Description:
Munich is a city full of museums, restaurants, and historic landmarks worth visiting, and its possible to see many of these without spending too much money. Staying in a hotel within walking distance of many sights and utilizing the subway system make transportation cheap and easy, and there are plenty of combination tickets to the sights and inexpensive but delicious restaurants around town to make this a vacation spot more than worth your time and money.
Author: JennyMM
Day 1 - Munich
Hotel Acanthus is great value for its location and amenities. It's on a quiet side street, and the rooms are always clean, the restaurant and bar are good, and the staff are friendly and helpful. The best thing about it, though, is that it's only a short walk to many of the main sights. It's also close to several subway stations for day excursions. In the morning, visit the Theatinerkirche, a massive example of the Baroque style. The artwork inside and out is exquisite. Have lunch and a beer at the Augustiner Grossgaststatten, an example of the traditional Bavarian beer garden, where you'll sit on a huge table in a huge hall and eat, drink, and be merry. Across the street from the Theatinerkirche, take the self-guided tour of the Residenz royal palace, and definitely opt to get the combination ticket, which includes the treasury and the theater as well as the palace, which has been beautifully redone since it suffered major damages in WWII, with incredible decor, art, and furniture. Also make sure to take a walk around the pathways and the pavilion of the Hofgarten, which faces the Residenz. For dinner, Muffathalle has both music and cheap Bavarian fare at its best, from big pretzels to beer.
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Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan
Location:
view in google mapsTheatinerstraße 22
80333 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 210 69602
Augustiner Großgaststätten
Location:
view in google mapsNeuhauser Straße 27
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 2328 32573
Residenz
Location:
view in google mapsMax-Joseph-Platz 3
80539 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 29 06714
Hofgarten
Location:
view in google mapsHofgartenstraße
Innenstadt
80539 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2339 65005
Muffathalle
Location:
view in google mapsZellstraße 4
Au-Haidhausen
81667 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 45 87 50 006
Hotel Acanthus
Location:
view in google mapsAn der Hauptfeuerwache 14
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 23 1880Day 2 - Munich
Spend the morning wandering the city center, and stop into the Viktualienmarkt, an expansive outdoor market. Here you can try all manner of interesting local foods and beverages, as well as purchase flowers and crafts. If you're still hungry at lunchtime, Zerwirk is vegan, but has lots of fresh variety as well as quick and friendly service. Take the tram out of town in the afternoon to visit the Altes Schloss Schliessheim, several magnificent palace buildings north of Munich full of Baroque art and architecture. It also has one of the largest Baroque-style gardens in Germany. For dinner, Lucullus is a small and popular restaurant, which has inexpensive, delicious Greek dishes.
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Viktualienmarkt
Location:
view in google mapsViktualienmarkt
Marienplatz
80331 Munich, Germany
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Zerwirk
Location:
view in google mapsLedererstrasse 3
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 (0)89 2323 9191 / 49 (0)89 2323 91953
Altes Schloss Schleißheim
Location:
view in google mapsMaximilianshof 1
Oberschleißheim
85764 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 315 52724
Lucullus
Location:
view in google mapsBirkenau 31
Giesing
81543 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 66 2951Day 3 - Munich
Take a walk or the subway into town in the morning, and start with a visit to the Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, full of incredible works of art and one of Munich's most historic buildings. In the warmer months you can climb to the top of one of its two domed towers for a view of the city. Augustiner Braustuben is a smaller version of the typical beer garden with more locals than tourists, but is still full of the usual enthusiasm. After lunch, walk around Marienplatz and the surrounding area, which includes the Ruffinihaus and the new and old town halls. Have dinner at one of Munich's best restaurants, Makassar, with Creole food and very friendly service.
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Frauenkirche
Location:
view in google mapsFrauenplatz 1
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 290 08202
Augustiner Bräustuben
Location:
view in google mapsLandsbergerstraße 19
Ludwigsvorstadt
80339 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 50 70473
Marienplatz
Location:
view in google mapsMarienplatz 8
80331 Munich, Germany
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Neues Rathaus
Location:
view in google mapsMarienplatz 8
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 892 33005
Altes Rathaus
Location:
view in google mapsMarienplatz 15
80331 Munich, Germany
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Ruffinihaus
Location:
view in google mapsRindermarkt 10
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2332 66667
Makassar
Location:
view in google mapsDreimühlenstraße 25
Isarvorstadt
80469 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 77 6959Day 4 - Munich
Take a day trip by tram out to Schloss Nymphenburg to the east of town, and you can spend the entire day exploring the expansive palace complex, the various statues and pavilions, and the manicured gardens and canals. Relax after with a swim at Staffelsee, and then head back into town to the Blue Nile, the place to go to dig your fingers into some great Ethiopian food.
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Marstallmuseum
Location:
view in google mapsSchloß Nymphenburg (Südflügel)
Nymphenburg
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 17 90802
Neues Botanischer Garten
Location:
view in google mapsMenzinger Straße 65
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 17861-3163
Staffelsee
Location:
view in google mapszwischen Uffing und Murnau
82418 Munich, Germany
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Blue Nile
Location:
view in google mapsSiegesstraße 22a
80803 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 34 2389Day 5 - Munich
Walk to the Asamkirche in the morning, another stunning example of the rococo-style architecture. Fill up with a great burger at Tijuana for lunch, then walk north of the city center to roam around the Englischer Garten, unique among gardens, with surfers and nudists. It also has boats, bikes, and plenty more activities to enjoy outside. Also visit the Kunstbunker Tumulka, a fascinating contemporary art museum built in a WWII bunker. For dinner, Alter Simpl has charming pub-style ambience and food, including some great meat dishes, and beer of course.
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St. Johann-Nepomuk-Kirche (Asamkirche)
Location:
view in google mapsSendlinger Straße 62
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2339 6500 (Touristen Information)2
Tijuana
Location:
view in google mapsLeopoldstraße 13
Schwabing
80802 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 330 407243
Englischer Garten
Location:
view in google mapsEnglischer Garten
Lehel und Schwabing
80538 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 3866 63904
Kunstbunker Tumulka
Location:
view in google mapsPrinzregentenstraße 97a
81677 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 4555 55415
Alter Simpl
Location:
view in google mapsTürkenstraße 59
Maxvorstadt
80799 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 272 3083Day 6 - Munich
Take the subway north of downtown to visit the Alte Pinakothek museum, one of the world's most outstanding art collections. Although you could spend all day here, just spend the morning, and then grab a snack at the cafe before heading further north to visit the Olympic complex from the 1972 Olympics here. Stroll around to look at the different buildings on the complex, and the Olympic mountain. Also visit the nearby Luitpoldpark (but avoid the expensive cafe) and Bamberger Haus. Have dinner back in town at Buffet Kull, which has delicious steak and other French and Italian dishes but is also great value.
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Alte Pinakothek
Location:
view in google mapsBarer Strasse 27
(Eingang: Theresienstraße)
80333 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2380 51562
Olympic park
Location:
view in google mapsSpiridon-Lois-Ring 21
Olympiastadt
80809 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 3 06703
Luitpoldpark
Location:
view in google mapsKarl-Theodor-Straße
Petuel-Ring
80807 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2339 65004
Buffet Kull
Location:
view in google mapsMarienstraße 4
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 22 1509Day 7 - Munich
In the morning visit the city gate, severely damaged in WWII but now a monument and museum. Stop for lunch at one of the several cafes around the Deutches Museum, and enjoy an afternoon spent checking out all of the incredible exhibits dedicated to science, innovation, and technology around this huge museum. Have a great Spanish dinner and cocktails at El Espanol for a tasty end to your day.
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Isartor
Location:
view in google mapsTal 50
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 (0)89 22 32662
Deutsches Museum
Location:
view in google mapsMuseumsinsel 1
Innenstadt
80538 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2 17913
Español (El)
Location:
view in google mapsPariser Straße 46
Haidhausen
81667 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 48 8496