What to do in Munich: 4 must-sees in the capital of Bavaria

Keep exploring the city with the Kunstareal, the museum district. This part of Munich is full of art pieces from every era and every school. The Alte Pinakothek invites you to contemplate works by old masters such as Dürer and Rubens. The New Pinakothek focuses on 19^th-century art, with works by Van Gogh and Monet. The Pinakothek der Moderne, with its delightful glass rotunda, houses four museums dedicated to modern art, design, architecture and graphic arts.

Villa Lenbach is another must-see, famous for its rich collection of modern art, including works out of the Blaue Reiter movement. Finally, the Documentation Centre on National Socialism offers an educational exhibition on the rise of Nazism in Munich, providing some much-needed food for thought on those dark pages of history.

There’s nothing quite like an evening in a Munich biergarten to let off some pressure in the shade of centuries-old chestnut trees. These open-air “beer gardens”, open daily from April to October, are part and parcel of Bavarian life. The Augustiner Keller, the oldest such venue in the city (1812), and the Hofbräuhaus, with its large tables set in a magnificent inner courtyard, are particularly pleasant. Here you can enjoy a beer served in a Maß (1 litre mug), along with an obatzda, a pretzel dipped in a cheese sauce with chives. You can also try schweinshaxe, a grilled pork shank, or steckerlfisch, a grilled fish on a skewere. Drinks, food and laughs to be shared in plenty!

Just 8 km from the centre of Munich, Nymphenburg Palace is a magical site. Formerly the summer residence of Bavarian sovereigns, this Baroque palace dates back to the 17^th century, taking you back to the time of the Wittelsbachs, one of the most powerful families in the Holy Roman Empire and who built some of the most beautiful castles in Bavaria.

In the main palace, you can admire the stuccoed décor in a rococo style, as well as the colourful frescoes of the Festival Hall. You will also enjoy the even more ravishing decor in the Gallery of Beauties of Ludwig I. Then take a stroll through the park’s magnificent French formal gardens, explore the hunting pavilions, including the charming Amalienburg, and make sure to see the botanical garden, one of the richest in the country with its flower-filled esplanade, alpine garden and large tropical greenhouses. Are you looking for a romantic experience? At the end of the day, take a gondola ride on the castle canal. So romantisch!