Munich Essentials

The stops, in walking order

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   Stop 1: Bayerisches Nationaltheater

   ~3 min here

   The Bayerisches Nationaltheater is the opera house before you, with a monumental portico of Corinthian columns and a paired triangular pediment.

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   Stop 2: Residenz

   ~3 min here

   The Residenz is Munich’s former royal palace, now a museum of architecture, decorated rooms, and Wittelsbach collections.

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   Stop 3: Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan

   ~15 min here

   Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan is the church before you, with a pale monumental façade and paired towers.

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   Stop 4: Feldherrnhalle

   ~3 min here

   Feldherrnhalle is the monumental loggia opening onto Odeonsplatz, built as a Bavarian military memorial rather than as an ordinary passageway.

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   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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   Stop 6: Hofbräuhaus am Platzl

   ~3 min here

   Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is the historic beer hall filling this lively corner of Munich’s old town.

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   Stop 7: St. Peter

   ~15 min here

   St. Peter is Munich’s oldest recorded parish church, and the tower rising above it is known as Alter Peter.

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   Stop 8: Neues Rathaus

   ~3 min here

   Neues Rathaus is the town hall forming the northern edge of Marienplatz, and it still houses Munich’s city government.

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   Stop 9: Frauenkirche

   ~15 min here

   The Frauenkirche is Munich’s cathedral, a vast late-Gothic brick church designed by Jörg von Halspach.

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    Stop 10: Sankt Michael

    ~15 min here

    Sankt Michael is the Jesuit church before you, a monumental Catholic building whose patron is the archangel Michael.

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