Sport and fun
Around the nearby lakes you will find many attractive possibilities to exercise and be active in sports:
Volleyball courts, mini golf course, broad meadows for any kind of ball games, beautiful walking and hiking trails, bicycle paths, in-house bicycle rental.
The Eschenried golf course with its beautiful old stand of trees – popular amongst beginners and pros – is only 2 km away.
Experience nature around the lake
Depending on the season, many rare animals and plants can be seen in the Langwieder See recreation area. You can observe pikes, salamanders and frogs in the shoreline area. With a bit of luck you will come across swallowtail butterflies and rose chafers. Many songbirds and waterfowl, which one otherwise hardly sees, have their territory here.
Wild flowers and herbs grow along the trails — a paradise for photographers and discoverers!
Munich
The “metropolis with a heart” offers world culture in museums and theatres as well as opera and architecture. You can reach us from all central locations in Munich in 30-40 minutes through the ideal transport links.
Our recommendations:
Pinakothek der Moderne
www.pinakothek.de/pinakothek-der-moderne
This facility features one of the world’s largest exhibitions of 20th and 21st century art. Includes large section on industrial design (furniture, cars and computers); features internationally acclaimed architecture.
Haus der Kunst
This facility features alternating exhibitions of the international avant-garde ranging from painting via photography to action art. Open on Thursday night until 22.00. At the adjacent “Eisbach” stream you can marvel at Germany’s most famous surf locality.
Deutsches Museum
This is a place for amazement. All of mankind’s great inventions at one site: aircraft, ships, turbines, computing machines, musical instruments, as well as many experiments and spectacular presentations.
Kammerspiele
Munich’s best theatre: superlative contemporary productions. Jeans and evening gown, jet set and protest movement meet here.
Bayerische Staatsoper
Alone the fantastic hall in the Cuvilliés Theatre is worth a visit. The Bavarian State Opera particularly inspires during the opera festival in July through a daring, many-sided programme.
Allianz Arena
Whether football fan or not: the post-modern architecture of this stadium is absolutely worth seeing. Depending on which of the two Munich clubs – FC Bayern and 1860 – plays, the façade lights up red or blue!
Tollwood Festival
In the meantime, this festival is one of the world’s largest cultural events. It is held in the summer and winter. Handicraft, theatre, music, international cuisine and drinks — a colourful mix for young and old!
Fünf Höfe
This is a new, exacting shopping paradise. Here you can simply either marvel or spend a great deal of money for beautiful things ranging from a pencil for € 1,000 to designer costumes.
Jewish Museum and Synagogue
www.juedisches-museum.muenchen.de
The opening in 2006/2007 was an event observed worldwide. The architecture is unique. This is a historically important place in the heart of the city.
Dachau Old City
The district city Dachau lies northwest of Munich. The Dachau Palace, Hofgarten with the baroque lime arcade and various art galleries are worthwhile excursion destinations.
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
The Dachau concentration camp north of Munich was one of the first in the German Reich and still exists today as a memorial site. The camp was a model for all others. Its name developed into the byword for concentration camp in the era of National Socialism.
www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de
Nymphenburg Palace
For a long time this palace was the summer residence of the Wittelsbach royal family, and today – together with the Nymphenburg Palace Park – is amongst the most well-known attractions in Germany.
www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/objekte/ny_schl.htm
Munich-Nymphenburg Botanical Gardens
The Munich-Nymphenburg Botanical Gardens are amongst the world’s most important botanical gardens. About 14,000 plant species are cultivated here. You can embark on a botanical journey in humid tropical areas, cool tropical mountain forests or hot deserts in the gigantic greenhouses.