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Munich the cosmopolitan city with a heart

In Germany, the Bavarian capital is the city with the most overnight stays in terms of vacationers and visitors. Millions of people are present in this beautiful city every year to experience and enjoy the incomparable flair and the many sights and attractions.
As far as tourism is concerned, the capital has a lot to offer. Who doesn’t know the Theresienwiese, where the world’s largest folk festival, the Oktoberfest, takes place every year? Or the large park in Schwabing with the Bavarian beer gardens at the Seehaus and in the center of the largest outdoor feel-good place in this city. Not to forget the Schwabing shopping street, where countless people linger in cafés every day or go on a shopping spree. These are just a few of the places that make this city so unique in Germany.

Art and Culture

When it comes to culture, the city with a heart has a lot to offer. The many museums and the Bavarian Opera are another figurehead of this lively city. The old art gallery is one of the most famous exhibitions worldwide. It offers masterpieces of European painting from the Middle Ages to Baroque to Rococo. Old German paintings by Altdorfer, Dürer and Grünewald as well as precious plates of Dutch painting, among which the Colombo Altar, van der Wayden is particularly striking. Also a delicacy when it comes to painting the works of Leonardo, Raphael, Tizian and Botticelli.

The Bavarian National Museum is one of the most famous cultural history museums in Europe

The main part of the collections comes from the Wittelsbach art collection, but the existing exhibits extend far beyond the borders of Bavaria and Germany. In a very exciting tour of historical times, the guest will discover the occidental epochs of art from the Middle Ages to Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and the Age of Enlightenment.

On the upper floor, this tour continues through the cultural history of the classicism epochs until the early 20th century. Cultures, furniture, Meissen porcelain, ivory and goldsmith work as well as various musical instruments can be seen. The world-famous collection of nativity scenes is particularly well-known. It contains more than 60 scenes from the Christmas season and a large number of figures. These were created in the Bavarian Alpine region in the 18th century. The German theater is one of the best known of its kind in the world. This site was given the name German theater when it opened as a playhouse based on the model of the then capital, the cult site of naturalism.

Since the New Year’s Eve ball in 1896, the German theater has also been the carnival stronghold in Munich. Festively decorated and in a new outfit, the Playhouse January and February is probably the most beautiful ballroom far and wide. In 1900 the Spaten brewery took over this debt-ridden theater and brought the site back into the profit zone with a combination of food and drinks and light entertainment.

Already in 1918 a Saxon named Hans took over the German theater and presented striking revues. Among other things, it features tiller girls, beauty dancers show their veiled charms and Karl Valentin entertains a smiling audience with bizarre parodies.

Germany 1972 Munich Olympics

Who can not remember the turbulent weeks of the Olympics that took place in 1972? At that time, numerous visitors from all over the world were guests and were able to love and get to know this beautiful city. A special highlight of the city is undoubtedly the largest technical museum in the world, the German Museum. There are exhibits from earlier times of technology to modern times. Natural science exhibits can also be seen there, including a skeleton dinosaur and much more. The Bavarian Opera is also a popular meeting place in this city for people who love musicals, operettas and operas.

The city has seen remarkable growth in tourism over the past few decades. This is not only due to the numerous attractions and sights that this city has to offer, but also to the hospitality of the local residents. With all this, however, should not forget the numerous small theaters and exhibitions that make this city even more interesting. Although small, it also likes to visit the Valentin Museum on Viktualienmarkt, the BMW Museum or the Circus Krone Bau on Hacker bridge. Alternating performances and shows take place there in the winter months of January, February, March, before the biggest circus in Germany then goes on tour again. Much more could be said about this city considering what is on offer in this place.