Off the Beaten Path Munich
Description:
Munich is a city so full of things to see and do that it is easy to experience the best of the city's sights without getting caught in a tourist trap. Staying in a quieter area just outside of downtown and doing a lot of exploration on foot make your experience more local and your vacation as enjoyable as possible.
Author: JennyMM
Day 1 - Munich
The Hotel Laimer Hof is a charming family-run hotel with truly exceptional service located outside of downtown at the Nymphenburg Palace. In a quaint little neighborhood, but within a few minutes of the city center by subway, this hotel is perfect to enjoy the best of Munich but stay off the tourist track. Spend your first day exploring the area around the hotel, including Schloss Nymphenburg and the palace grounds and gardens. Have lunch in the cafe, the Schlosscafe Palmenhaus, and try to find some of the smaller museums and hidden pavilions. Since it's outside of the city center, Lowengarten has more locals than tourists but is still a quintessential beer garden. Have dinner and your first Bavarian beer here.
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Schlosscafé Palmenhaus
Location:
view in google mapsSchloss Nymphenburg
Nymphenburg
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 17 53092
Amalienburg
Location:
view in google mapsSchloss Nymphenburg
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 1 79083
Magdalenenklause
Location:
view in google mapsSchlosspark Nymphenburg
Nymphenburg
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2339 6500 (Touristen Information)4
Pagodenburg
Location:
view in google mapsSchloss Nymphenburg
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 179085
Neues Botanischer Garten
Location:
view in google mapsMenzinger Straße 65
80638 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 17861-3166
Löwengarten
Location:
view in google mapsVolkartstraße 32
Neuhausen
80634 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 16 13737
Hotel Laimer Hof Munich
Location:
view in google mapsLaimer Strasse 40
80639 Munich, Germany
Phone:
-891780380Day 2 - Munich
Explore the Englischer Garten during the first part of the day, where there are boaters, cyclists, swans, surfers, and all manner of people enjoying the outdoors. Have a quick late-morning snack in one of the many cafes in the area before boarding a raft for a beautiful ride down the river for the rest of the day to see a different part of the city. For dinner, Tantris is one of the city's best restaurants but is far from a tourist-trap.
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Englischer Garten
Location:
view in google mapsEnglischer Garten
Lehel und Schwabing
80538 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 3866 63902
Floßfahrt auf der Isar
Location:
view in google mapsWeidach
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2339 6500 (Tourist Information)3
Tantris
Location:
view in google mapsJohann-Fichte-Straße 7
Schwabing
80805 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 361 9590Day 3 - Munich
Take the subway into the city center in the morning, and spend the entire day wandering on foot. Make sure to walk through the Marienplatz, and there are all manner of churches, parks, squares, and other incredible architecture all over the city. For lunch, Durnbrau is a smaller Bavarian restaurant with great food and beer. When heading back toward the hotel in the evening, stop for dinner at La Tasca, where the tapas and Spanish wine make this a perfect end to the day.
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Dürnbräu
Location:
view in google mapsDürnbräugasse 2
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 22 21952
Marienplatz
Location:
view in google mapsMarienplatz 8
80331 Munich, Germany
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Luitpoldpark
Location:
view in google mapsKarl-Theodor-Straße
Petuel-Ring
80807 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2339 65004
Karolinenplatz
Location:
view in google mapsKarolinenplatz
Maxvorstadt
80333 Munich, Germany
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Palais Lerchenfeld
Location:
view in google mapsDamenstiftstraße 8
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 231 99026
Ruffinihaus
Location:
view in google mapsRindermarkt 10
Innenstadt
80331 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89 2332 66667
La Tasca
Location:
view in google mapsMettinghstraße 2
Neuhausen
80634 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 16 8201Day 4 - Munich
Today, take the train south of the city to the spa town of Tegernsee, where there is a picturesque lake nestled in the foot of the Alps. You can swim, bike, hike, or just relax here. Have lunch at one of the many cafes and pubs in the area. Back in town, have an appropriate German/Austrian prix fixe dinner at the always delicious Broeding.
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Broeding
Location:
view in google mapsSchulstraße 9
Neuhausen
80634 Munich, Germany
Phone:
49 89 16 4238