Munich city centre with the church towers and the New Town Hall in the evening.

Short break between the years in Munich

Holiday over Christmas and New Year 2023/24

Simply escape the hustle and bustle of the holidays around the turn of the year and go away. Does that sound good? Then why not enjoy your days off between the years on a short holiday. Munich has a lot to offer between Christmas and New Year to spend a relaxing time as a couple, with family or friends. Here you will find tips for excursions, events and experiences for your short trip between Christmas and New Year's Eve or Epiphany, until the end of the Christmas holidays in Bavaria. Let yourself be inspired.

Markets & Fesitvals

View from above of the illuminated Tollwood winter festival in Munich.

Tollwood Winter Festival

The alternative Christmas market

Spreading joy, celebrating culture and raising awareness for the environment and social equality are all on the agenda at this Munich festival.

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People watching a sparkling fireworks display in Munich

New Year's Eve in Munich

Welcome the New Year together

Locals and visitors come together to celebrate New Year's Eve in style. You'll find plenty of like-minded people in Munich.

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München Card und München Pass

Munich Card & City Pass

Discover Munich in a relaxed and uncomplicated way: discounts for the diverse range of art, culture and leisure activities with our guest cards.

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Free Public transport

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Public transport is included

Many discounts with the Card, many things for free with the Pass.

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A woman and a man are joking on a sunny winter day in front of the Monopteros in the English Garden in Munich.

Suggestions for your stay

Guide to Munich on the Cold Days

Munich is one of Germany's top travel destinations – even in winter!

The Monopteros in the English Garden in Winter in Munich

Munich winter walks

Walking with refreshment

The most beautiful walking routes from the English Garden to the Isar.

The most beautiful walking routes from the English Garden to the Isar - and the right refreshments to warm you up.

View from above of a snow-covered winter landscape with a monastery in the outskirts of Munich.

Winter walks in and around Munich: snow trekking

Into the snow!

Whether in the city centre, along the banks of the Isar river or up a mountain in advance of tobogganing back down into the valley, Munich offers a wide selection of winter hikes to enjoy.

Whether in the city centre, along the banks of the Isar river or up a mountain in advance of tobogganing back down into the valley, Munich offers a wide selection of winter hikes to enjoy.

Winter activities

Winter sports in the city center

Our author went skiing. Right in the city center.

The people of Munich love to go outdoors and do a bit of sport. And even in winter, there's quite a lot on offer right in the middle of the city.

The Seehaus at the English Garden in Winter in Munich

Love letter to the Munich winter

Snow boots and skis

Snow-capped peaks, curling and roast chestnuts: Why is Munich so magnificent in winter? An explanation attempt.

Snow-capped peaks, curling and roast chestnuts: Why is Munich so magnificent in winter? An explanation attempt.

The Monopterus in Englischer Garten in Munich in winter.

Ten ideas for winter

From taverns to winter sports

Go out sledging or shopping and then head back inside for a hearty meal – we have ten tips that make winter in Munich even cozier!

Go out sledging or shopping and then head back inside for a hearty meal – we have ten tips that make winter in Munich even cozier!

Two skiers skiing down in deep snow in front of a mountain panorama.

Ski touring

Under your own steam

From Munich, you can experience the combination of climbing under your own steam and descending through untouched snow within a weekend.

From Munich, you can experience the combination of climbing under your own steam and descending through untouched snow within a weekend.

Ice curling rink on the canal in front of Nymphenburg Palace in Munich in winter.

Nymphenburg Canal

A winter fairy tale

Over winter, the Nymphenburg Palace canal is overrun with ice skaters, curling teams and ice hockey players.

Winter fun in a fairytale setting: over winter, Nymphenburg Palace canal is overrun with ice skaters, curling teams and ice hockey players.

Sports & Leisure

Three men ice bathing in the Eisbach in winter

Self-experiment: Winter swimming

Ice bathing in Munich

Winter swimming enjoying surprising popularity, our author joined the lads from Munich Hot Springs to give it a try.

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Sports & Leisure

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Saunen in und um München

Saunas in and around Munich

Snow cabin to sauna ship: these saunas in and around Munich offer relaxation and surprising extras.

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Nativity scene with figures in front of the Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius in the background.

The nativity scene collection

Away in a manger...

Munich’s Bayerisches Nationalmuseum owns the world’s most artistically valuable and extensive collection of nativity scenes. An interview with curator Thomas Schindler.

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View of the Junior Suite at the DO&CO Hotel am Marienplatz in Munich.

Overview: Hotels in Munich

Find your perfect accommodation in Munich: from affordable hotels and guesthouses to 5-star hotels with glamorous luxury.

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Guided Tours

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City Tours

Berge auf grünen Hintergrund.

Excursions

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Travel Packages

Travel Packages

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Accomodation

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Vouchers

Give the gift of a special Munich voucher: we also offer vouchers for all our guided tours. Here you can book unique Munich experiences directly online, print them out and give them as a gift voucher to friends or family.

Buy vouchers from 6,50 €

Give the gift of a special Munich voucher: we also offer vouchers for all our guided tours. Here you can book unique Munich experiences directly online, print them out and give them as a gift voucher to friends or family.

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Highlights

A man and two women, one of whom has a small child on her lap, in a sitting position but without a seat in a room lined with red granite.

A sneak preview of Munich's 2024 gallery exhibitions

Hungry for art

You'll definitely want to catch these exhibitions in Munich's museums and galleries in 2024!

Shopping & Design

A woman and a man in a coat in front of the shop of Eduard Meier in Munich

How to shop like royalty

A visit to the former Purveyors to the Court

We visited the former Royal Bavarian Purveyors to the Court and did some shopping in the old town - from porcelain to perfume.

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Bird's eye view of the Isar Philharmonic in Munich-Sendling and the other buildings of the Gasteig HP 8 at night

Isarphilharmonie, Neues Volkstheater and more

Four new cultural stages for Munich

Excellent acoustics and ultra-modern architecture – four spectacular new concert and theatre stages have recently opened in Munich.

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A dessert with pineapple on a white plate in the star restaurant Atelier in the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich

Gourmet restaurants

Munich's award-winning cuisine

Whether it’s Michelin stars or Gault Millau toques, Munich seems to inspire leading chefs.

Whether it’s Michelin stars or Gault Millau toques, Munich seems to inspire leading chefs, with the Bavarian capital topping the gourmet charts year after year.

Fine-dining at lunchtime

Award-winning cuisine at a taster price

Many upmarket restaurants and award-winning eateries in Munich offer a lower cost lunchtime menu. An overview.

Many upmarket restaurants and award-winning eateries in Munich offer a lower cost lunchtime menu. An overview.

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Places to drink mulled wine in Munich

Where to get your mulled wine to drink or takeaway

As soon as the days start getting chillier, expect to feel a yearning to be warmed from within.

As soon as the days start getting chillier, expect to feel a yearning to be warmed from within.

A vegetarian dish called Latschenkiefer-Topfenknödel is served on a plate.

Young bavarian cuisine

Modern bavarian taverns

A growing number of traditional taverns in Munich are proving that bavarian cuisine can also be modern, serving up offbeat creations in a laid-back atmosphere.

A growing number of traditional taverns in Munich are proving that bavarian cuisine can also be modern, serving up offbeat creations in a laid-back atmosphere.

A glass of wine and a plate of ham and olives in Geisels Vinothek in Munich

Wine bars in Munich

Wine & Dine

In Munich you can discover the best wines in the world. We show you the best places to go.

Thanks to a generation of young sommeliers and committed retailers, the capital of beer has become a new hot spot for wine-lovers.

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Munich’s coffee roasteries

From bean to cup

With the “third wave coffee” trend in full flow, there are more and more small coffee roasteries opening in Munich. We visited Fausto in Giesing.

With the “third wave coffee” trend in full flow, there are more and more small coffee roasteries opening in Munich. We visited Fausto in Giesing.

Three people are sitting in the evening sun by the Isar in Munich and one of them is playing a guitar.

Urban & Districts

Local Love Munich

Munich's districts are diverse, contrasting and worth exploring. Immerse yourself!