The English Garden and Schwabing

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Elisabethmarkt

   ~3 min here

   Elisabethmarkt is a working food and flower market spread across Elisabethplatz, with small market buildings shaping the scene around you.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Siegestor

   ~3 min here

   The Siegestor is a memorial arch whose sculpted crown turns military triumph into a message about peace.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Kleinhesseloher See

   ~3 min here

   Kleinhesseloher See is an artificial lake within Munich’s English Garden, and its calm water makes it a popular place for outings.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Haus der Kunst

   ~1 hr here

   Haus der Kunst is an exhibition building for modern and contemporary art, standing on Prinzregentenstraße at the southern edge of the Englischer Garten.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Hofgarten

   ~3 min here

   Hofgarten is a historic garden beside Munich’s Residenz, and its formal layout carries the character of an Italian Renaissance garden.

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