"München (Munich) - Capital of Bavaria" Munich by TinyTuck

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München (Munich) - Capital of Bavaria - Munich
Biergarten - Munich

Biergarten

Munich is surely one of Germany´s prettiest cities. It´s situated in the state of Bavaria (Bayern) which embodies the "typical Germany" as it is known by some people: men in leather pants, girls in traditional dresses, folk music, dances,... However, Munich is a modern city, and most of it´s 1.2 million inhabitants are not even Bavarian, so don´t expect it to be too much like that!

Oktoberfest - Munich

Oktoberfest

If you have a picture like that in your mind and don´t want to get dissapointed you´ll have to go to the annual Oktoberfest, the biggest folcloric festival in the world, where a lot of Bavarians (and tourists!) wear traditional clothes and everybody drinks a lot of beer and they play German folk music all day.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Very nice city, a lot of beer, hearty food
  • Cons:most expensive city of Germany!
  • In a nutshell:THE stereotypical German city (ok, depends on where you go...)
  • Last visit to Munich: Oct 2002
  • Intro Updated Jan 26, 2003
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"Karlstor" as seen from Karlsplatz - Munich Karlplatz (Stachus) Things to Do (9)

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    sue_stone's Profile Photo
    Sep 16, 2005 at 11:27 AM

    Love the look of those buildings!! Can't believe I still haven't been to Germany...

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    deeper_blue's Profile Photo
    Jul 16, 2005 at 8:35 AM

    Munich is a beautiful city, thanks for your tips and happy travelling!

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    Dec 18, 2004 at 9:35 AM

    Hi Stephanie, we really enjoyed your Munich pages, we have relatives that live in the city so we know many of the places that you have described. "Stachus" has no translated meaning, it is purely a name (not in dictionary). Regards Martin

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    pili's Profile Photo
    Jul 12, 2003 at 3:40 PM

    Great page! Very informative page and great pictures! I´ll be there in September. A beer, please!!!

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    Amitu's Profile Photo
    Apr 14, 2003 at 2:55 PM

    Fantastic insights-well done-thanks for bringing back lovely muncheun memories

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    Feb 1, 2003 at 8:57 AM

    Totally Awesome.

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    Jan 28, 2003 at 3:00 PM

    great page, Stefanie! Good info and excellent pics!

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    Jan 28, 2003 at 12:09 PM

    You really have the most wonderful view over munich. You will love it!!

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    eden_teuling's Profile Photo
    Jan 16, 2003 at 6:18 AM

    Next trip to Germany: München!! fine page, Steff!
    bes-elisabeth

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    Helga67's Profile Photo
    Nov 23, 2002 at 2:34 AM

    Great page, brings back nice memories

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