View of Munich from Monopteros in the Englischer Garten (English Garden).

What makes Munich's corners so special

Hood love Munich

Munich's neighbourhoods are diverse, contrasting and worth exploring. Dive deep into the individual districts of Munich and discover the charm and special features of each corner, street and alley.

Urban & Districts

Overview and test: Adventure neighborhoods

Is it really all Munich?

Munich's districts could not be more different. Find out here how they came to be and which district suits you best. With Test!

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Urban & Districts

Special streets: Tegernseer Landstrasse

The diversity of Giesing

The Tegernseer Landstraße in Obergiesing impresses with its diversity and the quarter-love of the people of Giesing.

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A young woman stands in an empty, light-flooded entrance hall of a museum in Munich.

Hood love: Kunstareal

The power of culture

The museum area is notable for its unique concentration of top-class museums and art spaces – right at the heart of one of the city’s liveliest districts.

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Out and about with ...

Two women talk to each other with microphones outside in Munich.

Out and about with ... Laura Schieferle

A walk through Kunstareal: Laura Schieferle

Our author meets Munich personalities for a walk: this time Laura Schieferle shows us her art area.

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Urban & Districts

Panoramic view of the inner city of Munich at sunset with the Müllersches Volksbad in front and the towers of the Alter Peter, Heilig-Geist-Kirche and Frauenkirche in the background.

Hood love: Altstadt

The city centre

There are few other cities which are as focused around their centres as Munich – but unlike other city centres, Munich’s Altstadt is a place that’s actually full of life being lived.

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Urban & Districts

Rainer Langhans with girlfriend a walk in the Luitpold Park

Walk through the district with Rainer Langhans

'We were in paradise and flew out again'

Schwabing is probably the best known of Munich's districts. And hardly any resident is associated with Schwabing as much as the bon vivant Rainer Langhans.

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Urban & Districts

Facade of a building in the district Schwabing in Munich.

Hood love: Schwabing

Living nostalgia

Schwabing is the district that is associated with Munich all over the world, reminiscent of golden times and evoking a good feeling.

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Urban & Districts

An older man in a jacket stands on a square and looks into the camera.

A walk through Altstadt with Christian Ude

“I wanted to symbolically bring Munich’s Jews back into the city centre”

Munich’s former Lord Mayor takes us on a stroll through the historic Altstadt district and shares his memories of both obstacles and successes.

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A walk through the district with Patrick Lindner

"I think Giesing has a cult appeal"

Giesing used to be a working-class neighbourhood. That has changed. The popular singer Patrick Lindner shows us his neighbourhood.

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Various house facades in the sunlight in Munich.

Hood love: Giesing

Everything stays different

Giesing was formerly a working-class district, and it retains a raw charm to this day – while at the same time offering proof that a certain amount of gentrification enrich.

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Sports & Leisure

Players from TSV 1860 Munich and Würzburg kickers play football at Grünwalder Stadion.

Football report

Kick it in Giesing!

Between Grünwalder Stadion and football pubs, true football culture is still lived in Giesing, the home of 1860 Munich.

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Urban & Districts

Hood love: Bahnhofsviertel

Colourful and loud

Munich’s Bahnhofsviertel encompasses multicultural communities, exciting restaurants, young artists and galleries.

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Urban & Districts

A woman with a pink mackintosh and flying hair walks towards the entrance of a main station.

Hood walk with Polina Lapkovskaja

“There is great acceptance here”

Bahnhofsviertel is the melting pot of the city. Artist and musician Polina Lapkovskaja shows us her diverse favourite city district.

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Urban & Districts

The view through Landwehrstrasse to St Paul's Church

Special streets: Landwehrstrasse

Travel the world – just outside Hauptbahnhof train station

Landwehrstraße in Munich is captivating in its diversity - a little trip around the world through the Bahnhofsviertel.

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On some corners in Haidhausen you really feel like you're in France.

Hood love: French Quarter

Live and let live

The so called French Quarter as a part of Haidhausen is Munich’s most liberal district. It is a place where people appreciate quality without feeling the need to show off about it.

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Districts of Munich

During the Streetlife Festival and other street festivals, Ludwigsstraße belongs to the pedestrians.

A district full of life and adventure

Maxvorstadt is a bustling district: education, culture and business meet a colourful urban offering.

Maxvorstadt is a bustling district: universities, cultural temples and business meet small cafés, bars, restaurants and colourful shops.

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One of the most beautiful squares in Haidhausen: Weißenburger Platz is always planted differently.

A village in the city

Haidhausen and Au have developed from working-class quarters into popular residential areas.

When strolling along the narrow streets of the districts Haidhausen and Au with small shops and green courtyards, it almost feels like being in a village in the middle of the city.

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Academy of Fine Arts in the Maxvorstadt district.

From artists and writers

Around 1900, it was the artists and writers who settled around the university and the art academy and shaped the spirit of Schwabing.

In the heyday of the Schwabinger Bohème around 1900, it was the artists and writers who settled around the university and the art academy and shaped the spirit of Schwabing.

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St Luke’s Church, located on the banks of the Isar, is the only almost preserved Protestant church of historicism in Munich.

A beautiful spot

Lehel is considered one of Munich's most popular and exclusive residential areas. But it wasn't always the case.

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With an area of around 229 hectares, Nymphenburg Palace Park offers plenty of space for strolling.

Around Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace is one of the most extensive Baroque palaces in Europe. A summer walk.

Bavarian electors and kings spent their summers here: Nymphenburg Palace is one of the most extensive Baroque palaces in Europe. A summer walk.

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The Hans-Mielich-Strasse in the district Untergiesing in Munich

A district full of variety

Giesing may be famous for soccer and beer, but what the locals value most is the neighbourhood’s lively diversity.

Giesing may be famous for soccer and beer, but what the locals value most is the neighbourhood’s lively diversity of architecture, culture, and people.

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The Bavaria statue on the Theresienwiese holds its laurel wreath high above Munich.

Old buildings and winding backyards

A walk through the Westend: a district on the move. 25 nations live here side by side.

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Where the night begins

Independent labels, hip bars, pubs and cool inns attract the young and the young-at-heart.

The Gärtnerplatz and Glockenbach neighbourhoods are known as trendy quarters. Their independent labels, hip bars, pubs, cool inns and calm backyards attract the young and the young-at-heart.

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The Karlsplatz-Stachus was an important junction in Munich in the sixties. This is most likely where the expression „Da geht’s ja zua wia am Stachus“ originates from.

Classical and curiosities

Numerous Munich stories can be told along the roughly one-kilometer-long route between Karlsplatz-Stachus and Marienplatz square. A city walk.

Numerous interesting Munich stories can be told along the roughly one-kilometer-long route between Karlsplatz-Stachus and Marienplatz square. A city walk.

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Once a village, now a noble district

The Bogenhausen district in the northeast of Munich captivates with many green areas, old villas and its proximity to the river Isar.

There's a lot to discover here: the Bogenhausen district in the northeast of Munich captivates with many green areas, old villas and its proximity to the river Isar.

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View of the museum tower of the Deutsches Museum with the Isar in the background. Once a wild mountain river, the Isar attracts today bathers, cyclists, strollers and nature lovers.

Between the Isar and the Theresienwiese

The Isar river, clubbing, Oktoberfest or multicultural mix at the main station: On a voyage of discovery in a versatile district of the city

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Masterpieces of architecture and entertainment

BMW Welt, Allianz Arena and Olympic Park - Munich's north has much to offer.

With the Olympiapark, BMW Welt and Allianz Arena and the city's oldest church, the north of Munich has a lot to offer.

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Many cultures, one neighborhood

The charm of the oriental Bajuvaric microcosm in the quarter to the south of the main train station gives you that holiday feeling.

The aroma of mocha and black tea fills the air: the charm of the oriental Bajuvaric microcosm in the quarter to the south of the main train station gives you that holiday feeling.

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Urban & Districts

The districts of Munich

Every district has its own unique beauty

Schwabing, Glockenbach, Haidhausen, Nymphenburg: an overview.

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