Self-guided walking tour

Munich Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 2 hours, 10 stops)

10 stops in walking order through Munich, from Bayerisches Nationaltheater to Sankt Michael: 2.9 km on foot, about 35 min of walking, 2 h 5 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Munich Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 2 h 5 min
Distance: 2.9 km
Walking: 35 min
Stops: 10

The stops, in walking order

Bayerisches Nationaltheater
Munich’s opera house and home to the Bavarian State Opera, Orchestra and Ballet.
4 min walk · 350 m
Residenz
Munich’s former royal palace and a museum of architecture, decorated rooms, and Wittelsbach collections.
2 min walk · 200 m
Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan
A monumental church shaped by Agostino Barelli, Enrico Zuccalli and François de Cuvilliés.
1 min walk · 100 m
Feldherrnhalle
A monumental loggia on Odeonsplatz, designed by Friedrich von Gärtner for King Ludwig I and inspired by Florence’s Loggia dei Lanzi.
4 min walk · 370 m
Hofgarten
A historic garden beside Munich’s Residenz, shaped as an Italian Renaissance garden around the Dianatempel.
9 min walk · 780 m
Hofbräuhaus am Platzl
A historic Munich beer hall whose present form was created by Max Littmann.
4 min walk · 380 m
St. Peter
Munich’s oldest recorded parish church, crowned by the 91-metre tower known as Alter Peter.
2 min walk · 200 m
Neues Rathaus
Munich’s town hall on the northern side of Marienplatz and remains a seat of city government.
3 min walk · 260 m
Frauenkirche
Munich’s cathedral, a monumental brick church designed by Jörg von Halspach.
4 min walk · 310 m
Sankt Michael
A Jesuit church whose facade turns religious history into sculpture.