Beyond the wonderful jungle of asphalt and glass, Munich has numerous parks, gardens and quiet places where you can exercise or simply relax.
Imagine strolling through the English Garden on a sunny afternoon, letting your gaze wander to the Monopteros or watching the surfers ride the wave on the Eisbach. Yet hardly anyone knows that this world-...
Wild, tamed, and finally free again: When you’re out and about along the Isar today, you can hardly imagine that the river was once forced into a narrow concrete channel. In 2000, the City of Munich and t...
Get your wish list ready and bundle up! Fall is once again treating us to beautiful nights under the open sky in Munich. That’s because October is all about fascinating celestial events. Leading the way,...
Summer is here in the city, and are you longing to cool off or spend some relaxing time by the water? Unlike Munich’s swimming lakes, the Isar is very centrally located and easily accessible from anywher...
When you look at this extraordinary structure in Garching near Munich, you’ll discover an architectural representation of a close binary star system at the decisive moment when one star transfers mass unt...
After the Perseids in August, September was rather lackluster when it came to shooting stars. Fortunately, that’s changing again this month, as three meteor showers are active, two of which will reach the...
The start of fall also marks the end of the outdoor swimming season, and anyone wanting to go swimming in Munich these days has to do so indoors. Fortunately, our city has quite a few indoor pools where y...
People in Munich love dogs. More than 46,000 of them live in our beautiful city and hopefully feel just as right at home here as we do. However, if you ever want to leave the city for a few days with your...
Even though temperatures are slowly dropping and the days are already noticeably shorter, that’s no reason to hole up indoors. After all, fall has its own beautiful sides, and they’re just waiting to be...
Fall is settling into the city, and suddenly everything revolves around pumpkins again. But besides this vegetable, there are other seasonal foods that deserve a place in your kitchen. Mushrooms are espe...