Discover Munich

The central square is home to the New Town Hall with its famous glockenspiel, which reenacts historical scenes with life-sized figures several times a day, and forms the historic heart of Munich's old town.

The world's largest folk festival usually runs from late September to early October on the Theresienwiese and draws around 6 million visitors a year into huge beer tents with live music and Bavarian dress.

The park ranks among the largest inner-city green spaces in the world, larger than Central Park in New York, and is famous for the Eisbach wave, where surfers ride a standing wave right in the middle of the city.

The former summer residence of the Bavarian kings charms with sprawling baroque gardens and the Marstallmuseum, which displays lavish royal carriages and sleighs spanning several centuries.

Munich is only about three and a half hours from Zurich by ICE train. Munich Airport is one of Europe's largest hubs and is served with direct flights by numerous international airlines.

The central square is home to the New Town Hall with its famous glockenspiel, which reenacts historical scenes with life-sized figures several times a day, and forms the historic heart of Munich's old town.

Despite its name, the world's largest folk festival usually runs from late September to early October on the Theresienwiese and draws around 6 million visitors a year into huge beer tents with live music and Bavarian dress.

The park ranks among the largest inner-city green spaces in the world, larger than Central Park in New York, and is famous for the Eisbach wave, where surfers ride a standing wave right in the middle of the city.