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Munich: Special places of interest?

Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Sigurdur Nordal.
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Munich, or Muenchen, in German, is home to a wide variety of interesting sights, from the world’s most famous beer hall to a baroque palace nestled in a beautiful park (Portal München). It sports a futuristically designed football stadium, the Allianz-Arena, which is home to two football (soccer) teams. The “English Garden” is Munich’s largest urban public park with – what else? – a beer garden. But for major beer-tasting and delicious Bavarian dishes, that famous beer hall, Hofbräuhaus, is the place to go. Since 1644, it has been the place for oom-pah music, drunken revelry, Lederhosen and enough beer to make your head spin – and possibly the rest of your body as well. And as with all Bavarian restaurants, only “Stammtisch” [regulars] can sit at designated tables. For a quieter good time, the summer residence of the Bavarian monarchs, Nymphenburg Palace, can provide hours of stately viewing with many attractions within its grounds. Badenburg, for example, contains the first heated indoor pool since Roman times; it was built in 1719-1721. Amalienburg is a rococo pleasure pavilion with a circular hall of mirrors. Pagodenburg is a unique blend of Chinese styling and rococo flair. It is a garden pavilion with an octagonal ground floor and two hexagonal drawing rooms. And of course, Munich is the place to be for the annual Oktoberfest celebration.

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