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Top 1: Nymphenburg Palace
About five miles (8km) from the city center, accessible by tram and bus, is the interesting Schloss Nymphenburg, originally a summer home for the Munich aristocracy. The palace has been expanded, altered and fitted with various eccentricities by succeeding owners over the centuries since building began on it in 1664. Today it is a delight for tourists who revel in exploring the villa and grounds. Inside there are some interesting frescoes in the main hall. An arcaded gallery features a collection of 36 provocative paintings ordered by King Ludwig I showing the most beautiful women of his day. The surrounding park has some surprises too, with some interesting pavilions hidden among the English-style gardens. There are also collections of Ludwig's elaborate coaches on display, and a porcelain museum.
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Top 2: Alte Pinakothek
Munich's art museum houses one of the most important collections in Europe on two floors of a large neo-classical building. Nearly 1,000 paintings are on display featuring the work of the greatest European artists from the 14th to the 18th centuries. Highlights include works...
Top 3: Berchtesgaden
The name Berchtesgaden is most closely associated with Adolf Hitler's country house, but it is in fact a delightful Bavarian alpine village with ancient winding streets and a medieval marketplace, popular as a side trip from Munich. Hitler's holiday house, the Berghof, is...
Top 4: Dachau Memorial Site
About 10 miles (16km) to the northwest of Munich on the Stuttgart Autobahn is the town of Dachau, once a quiet artists' community that became the site of the first notorious Nazi 'death camp', where thousands of perceived enemies of the Third Reich were imprisoned, starved,...
Top 5: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany's top winter sports destination, Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a busy center that has retained the charm of the older town of the twins, Partenkirchen. About 20 trains a day arrive at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bahnhof from Munich, and many more visitors come by bus or...
Top 6: Chiemsee
One of the most beautiful lakes in the Bavarian Alps, Chiemsee boasts two islands and is lined with resorts. It can be reached by train from Munich in an hour, or by road via the A8 Autobahn. Visitors can take a steamer cruise around the lake from Prien on the west shore to...
Top 7: Hofbrauhaus
Beer has been swilled at this world-famous tavern site in the center of Munich since it became a royal brewery in 1605. Equally famous is the Bavarian jollity and conviviality, known as 'gemuchtlikheid', which has emanated directly from the Hofbrauhaus in Munich along with...
Top 8: Marienplatz
The Marienplatz is the heart of Munich and the site of its most important historic buildings. The square is dominated by the Neo-Gothic Town Hall featuring its famous Glockenspiel, both built in the 19th century. The Glockenspiel delights visitors when it chimes the hours...
Top 9: Olympia Park
Munich's massive Olympic park complex was constructed for the 20th Olympic Games in 1972, but remains a marvel of modern engineering. Its main stadium is a like a massive tent, which can seat close on 70,000 spectators, topped by the largest roof in the world, extending for...
Top 10: Neuschwanstein
The fairytale castle built by King Ludwig II (known as 'Mad King Ludwig' until his death in 1886) has become the trademark of the German state of Bavaria, with its Gothic wedding-cake tiers and towers. Day tours to the castle are available from Munich, or self drive via...
Top 11: Romantic Road
To experience the best of medieval Germany hundreds of visitors drive, bus or cycle their way along the Romantic Road, a 180-mile (290km) route between Munich and Frankfurt that links together a string of quaint, well-preserved walled towns dating back a thousand years or...
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Munich weather
Weather forecast for Munich in Germany this Friday.
| Day: 40 °F (4 °C)  Sunrise 6:33 AM |
Night: 25 °F (-4 °C)  Sunset 6:14 PM |
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| Chance of rain (day) | 20 % |
| Chance of rain (night) | 20 % |
| Wind speed (day) | 7 mp/h |
| Wind speed (night) | 9 mp/h |
| Humidity (day) | 80 % |
| Humidity (night) | 84 % |
Munich weather
Weather forecast for Munich in Germany this Saturday.
| Day: 38 °F (3 °C)  Sunrise 6:31 AM |
Night: 25 °F (-4 °C) Sunset 6:16 PM |
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| Chance of rain (day) | 40 % |
| Chance of rain (night) | 30 % |
| Wind speed (day) | 11 mp/h |
| Wind speed (night) | 9 mp/h |
| Humidity (day) | 80 % |
| Humidity (night) | 85 % |
Munich weather
Weather forecast for Munich in Germany this Sunday.
| Day: 39 °F (4 °C) Sunrise 6:29 AM |
Night: 28 °F (-2 °C)  Sunset 6:17 PM |
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| Chance of rain (day) | 40 % |
| Chance of rain (night) | 60 % |
| Wind speed (day) | 15 mp/h |
| Wind speed (night) | 11 mp/h |
| Humidity (day) | 82 % |
| Humidity (night) | 87 % |
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Traditionally the city, famous for its breweries and beer halls, conjures up images of jolly red-cheeked, portly men in lederhosen, downing steins of beer. There is plenty of this fun to be had, but Munich and the Bavarian region....
