Best Time To Visit Munich

May July August

The peak travel months to Munich are during the months of May, July, August.

Munich is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration. In the Altstadt the central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus. This has a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories.

Other notable sites include the 12th-century St. Peter’s Church and iconic 15th-century Frauenkirche cathedral. The neoclassical National Theater and the rococo Cuvilliés Theater host performances by the State Opera and the State Ballet. Highlights of the Museum Quarter include Pinakothek museums. Maximilianstrasse offers fashion boutiques and restaurants and the bustling Viktualienmarkt sells cheese and sausages. The Englischer Garten is a large park popular for sunbathing.

Food of Germany

Blaue Zipfel

Blaue Zipfel (franconian sausages, cooked in vinegar with onions, carrots and spices)

Birnen

Birnen, Bohnen und Speck. Gekocht und fotografiert von Andreas Bemeleit.

Braunschweiger

Braunschweiger from Chef's Choice Meats, on muffin with cheese and mustard.

Bread

Pickled Eisbein

Pickled Eisbein, with Sauerkraut. Eisbein is heavily marbled meat covered with a thick layer of fat.

Bratwurst

Bratwurst Nürnberg style with sauerkraut served at the Kirwa in Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Germany)

Bread

Pickled Eisbein

Pickled Eisbein, with Sauerkraut. Eisbein is heavily marbled meat covered with a thick layer of fat.

Extrawurst

Extrawurst in der Stange und geräucherte Extrawurst aufgeschnitten

Map of Munich