Monopteros in the Englischer Garten in Munich in autumn.

Everything you need to know for your visit

Munich for first-time visitors

Quickly find the best tips and most important information for your stay in Munich – from the biggest highlights to practical recommendations for getting your orientation in the city. All the basics at a glance, so you can make the most of your time in the Bavarian capital.

Urban & Districts

Sunset over Munich with the Frauenkirche and the New City Hall.

From Marienplatz to Frauenkirche

Sights at a glance

An overview of Munich's top sights that you should not miss.

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Suggestions for your stay

Our tips for your trip to Munich

Stopover, short trip, long weekend or a whole week: here are some ideas for your visit to Munich.

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Collage of the four seasons in Munich.

The climate in Munich

Munich in all weathers: the best time to travel

We can tell you the best time to travel to Munich to help you plan your trip to the city.

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Our brochures

Discover a wide range of informative and lovingly designed materials from München Tourismus to help you plan your stay. Simply download your favourites as PDF files and be inspired by Munich's diversity.

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The best way to get around Munich

Getting around in Munich

Bike, car, e-scooter, bus, S-Bahn or on foot? We have collected the most important tips and information on mobility in Munich.

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The Siegestor on Leopoldstrasse in Munich.

Munich do’s and don’ts: local tips for visitors

Things to know before visiting Munich

Things to know before visiting Munich – from store opening hours and public transport etiquette to tipping culture and common mistakes to avoid.

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Official Munich City Guide

Three copies of the official Munich city guide are slightly stacked on top of each other so that the image of the Frauenkirche remains visible on each one.

Order now for 8,90€ incl. shipping!

Official Munich City Guide

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides.

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides - from sights to hidden highlights. Order now free of shipping costs!

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The new Munich Card and Munich City 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.

Online or at the tourist information offices

Towers of the Frauenkirche in Munich taken from the air.

Frauenkirche: Visit of the South Tower

Book a visit to the observation deck of Munich's Frauenkirche and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the city.

Book now for 7,50 €!

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Guided Tours

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City Tours

Berge auf grünen Hintergrund.

Excursions

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Experiences

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Accomodation

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Vouchers

Give the gift of a special Munich voucher: we also offer vouchers for 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 7 €

Give the gift of a special Munich voucher: we also offer vouchers for 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 waitress and the interior design of the restaurant Großmarkthalle in Munich.

Overview: Culinary Delights in Munich

Eat & Drink in Munich

From rustic pubs and beer gardens to Munich's Michelin-starred restaurants. An overview of culinary offerings in Munich.

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Sports & Leisure

Allianz Arena in the north of Munich at sunset.

Overview: Sport in Munich

Sports events and leisure sports in Munich 2026ans 2027

Munich has a lot to offer in terms of sport: Find the best international sporting events and leisure sports programmes for 2026 and 2027 here.

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Two people at a wooden table in a pub in Munich toast each other with two glass beer mugs.

Overview: Beer Culture in Munich

A Toast to Conviviality

Nowhere else is beer is more loved than in Munich. Munich's world-famous beer has shaped traditions, neighbourhoods and the city's rhythm of life.

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Shopping & Design

Interior view of the souvenir shop Servus Heimat in Munich.

Overview: Shopping in Munich

Munich To Go

A shopping tour through the city not only promises extraordinary finds, it is also an opportunity to immerse yourself in Munich's culture and history.

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View of the Frauenkirche in Munich from the Blue Spa terrace Bird's Nest at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.

Overview: Accommodation in Munich

Where to stay in Munich

Whether you want to sleep like Empress Sisi or in a round tent with 50 strangers. We introduce you to some hotels, hostels and campsites!

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Lakes & Mountains

A man is standing at the Obersee in the Berchtesgadener Alps in the surroundings of Munich.

Overview: Munich surrounding area

Excursions Around Munich

To really experience the city, you need to step outside of it. Because Bavaria's capital and its surrounding countryside are inextricably linked.

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Panorama of Munich with the Frauenkirche and Theatinerkirche.

Tips for every month

Event calendar

Find things to do in Munich by month with our special event calendar. See Munich's top events.

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Two men in front of a ferris wheel at the Oktoberfest in Munich.

Oktoberfest Tour

Take the time to discover "the Wiesn" as it lives and breathes on a guided tour of the festival grounds.

Book now for only 20€

Take the time to discover "the Wiesn" as it lives and breathes on a guided tour of the festival grounds.

A stone jug with the inscription Oktoberfest Munich.

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Oktoberfest Shop

Bring a piece of Oktoberfest home: Purchase official souvenirs such as the Wiesn poster or the Oktoberfest beer stein in the official Oktoberfest shop.

Bring a piece of Oktoberfest home: Purchase official souvenirs such as the Wiesn poster or the Oktoberfest beer stein in the official Oktoberfest shop.

Courtyard of the Neues Rathaus in Munich.

Visit of the New Town Hall Tower

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

Book now for 7 €!

Discover Munich's highlights from a very special perspective after just a few seconds in the lift!

Small meeting room of the Neues Rathaus in Munich

New Town Hall Tour

Explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official City of Munich tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

Book now from 25 €

Explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

Magistrates, Monachia and magnificent celebrations: explore the Neue Rathaus on Marienplatz with an official City of Munich tour guide. A visit of the famous law library is also included!

A beer mug and beer barrels in the Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum in Munich.

Bavarian Beer & Food Tasting Tour in Munich

Experience Munich's beer history with tastings, visits to traditional taverns and stories about the art of brewing.

Book now from 59 €

Experience Munich's beer history with tastings, visits to traditional taverns and stories about the art of brewing.

The Oktoberfest beer stein 2024 on a wooden background.

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Oktoberfest Beer Stein 2025

The official Oktoberfest beer mug with our new Oktoberfest motive is now available to pre-order.

The official Oktoberfest beer mug with our new Oktoberfest motive is now available to pre-order.

Three copies of the official Munich city guide are slightly stacked on top of each other so that the image of the Frauenkirche remains visible on each one.

Official Munich City Guide

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides - from sights to hidden highlights. Order now free of shipping costs! a

Order now for 8,90€ incl. shipping!

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides.

With our new city guide, you can take a relaxed stroll through the most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover insider tips from our guides - from sights to hidden highlights. Order now free of shipping costs!

Towers of the Frauenkirche in Munich taken from the air.

Frauenkirche: Visit of the South Tower

Book a visit to the observation deck of Munich's Frauenkirche and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the city.

Book now for 7,50 €!

Book a visit to the observation deck of Munich's Frauenkirche and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the city.

Law library in the new city hall in Munich.

Visit of the Law Library: Juristische Bibliothek

Impressive architecture and unique ambience: discover the Law Library in the New Town Hall.

Book now from 12 €

Impressive architecture and unique ambience: discover the Law Library in the New Town Hall.

Several pedicaps with guests in the Englischer Garten (park).

Pedicab tour through the old town and nature

Enjoy this special tour and pedicap ride past all the famous sights of Munich's old town and into the Englischer Garten.

Book now for 155 €!

Enjoy this special tour and pedicap ride past all the famous sights of Munich's old town and into the Englischer Garten.

Posters which were put up on the facade of the Haus der Kunst in Munich.

Guided Tour National Socialism in Munich

This tour explores key sites of Nazi history and traces the rise of the NSDAP from 1923 to 1945.

Book now for 25 €!

This tour explores key sites of Nazi history and traces the rise of the NSDAP from 1923 to 1945.

Exterior view of the Hofbräuhaus Munich at dusk.

Hofbräuhaus Tour

Discover the most famous beer hall in the world with an official guide of the city of Munich and enjoy a fresh Mass of beer afterward!

Book for 32€, Mass beer included!

Discover the most famous beer hall in the world with an official guide of the city of Munich and enjoy a fresh Mass of beer afterward!

Discover the most famous beer hall in the world with an official guide of the city of Munich and enjoy a fresh Mass of beer afterward!

Towers at Marienplatz in Munich

Old Town Tour

The city walk for everyone who wants to become acquainted with the most beautiful parts of Munich's city centre.

Book now for 20 €!

The city walk for everyone who wants to become acquainted with the most beautiful parts of Munich's city centre.

Wort kettle at the Spaten brewery in Munich.

Spaten Brewery Tour

Experience a brewery tour at Spaten with a look behind the scenes, interesting facts about the company history and beer tasting in the brewery tower.

Book now for 24 €!

Experience a brewery tour at Spaten with a look behind the scenes, interesting facts about the company history and beer tasting in the brewery tower.

A blue double-decker sightseeing bus at BMW Welt

Hop-On Hop-Off city bus tours Gray Line

The hop-on hop-off city bus tours of Gray Line will let you collect unforgettable impressions of Munich.

Book now from 26 €!

The hop-on hop-off city bus tours of Gray Line will let you collect unforgettable impressions of Munich.

Neuschwanstein Castle in the surrounding region of Munich.

Dream castles Neuschwanstein & Linderhof

Immerse yourself in the world of the fairytale king!

Book now for 73 €!

Immerse yourself in the world of the fairytale king!

View of the Salzach river and the castle in Salzburg.

Salzburg and the Lake District

Visit the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and relax on the journey to beautiful Lake Wolfgang.

Book now from 69 €

Visit the birthplace of composer extraordinaire Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, stroll through the Baroque old town and then relax on the journey to beautiful Lake Wolfgang.

An alley in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Romantic Road: Rothenburg and Harburg

Hop on and be whisked away by one of the world's most beautiful stretches of street: the Romantic Road to Rothenburg and Harburg.

Book now from 74 €!

Hop on and be whisked away by one of the world's most beautiful stretches of street: the Romantic Road to Rothenburg and Harburg.

Kehlsteinhaus Berchtesgaden including a panoramic view of the valley in the surroundings of Munich.

Berchtesgaden area and Eagle's Nest

The day trip takes you along the Alpine Road to Berchtesgaden area with its dreamlike scenery.

Book now from 66 €!

The day trip takes you along the Alpine Road to Berchtesgaden area with its dreamlike scenery.

Two women stand on their heads in the royal hall of the Magic Bavaria.

Magic Bavaria Experience Museum

Experience Bavaria from a completely new perspective at Magic Bavaria, Munich's first upside-down adventure museum!

Book now from 22 €

Experience Bavaria from a completely new perspective at Magic Bavaria, Munich's first upside-down adventure museum!

Alter Peter, Frauenkirche and Neues Rathaus: the Munich skyline in the evening light.

Private guided tour through Munich's Old Town

Exclusive and safe: Discover the most beautiful sights and corners of Munich's city centre with your official personal guide.

Now for only 180 €!

Exclusive and safe: Discover the most beautiful sights and corners of Munich's city centre with your official personal guide.

Vouchers

Buy now vouchers for your visit in Munich. The ideal gift! Guided tours, guest cards and more...

Buy vouchers from 7 €

Buy now vouchers for your visit in Munich. The ideal gift! Guided tours, guest cards and more...

Good to know

Courtyard of the Neues Rathaus in Munich.

Tourist information at Marienplatz

The Tourist Information on Marienplatz can be found in the New Town Hall. We are looking forward to your visit!

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.