Welcome to Destination Munich

What comes to mind when you think of
Munich and Bavaria?

Lederhosen, laptops and fairytale castles. State-of-the-art cars and age-old traditions.
Golden beer, white sausages and rolling green hills all the way to the Alps.
Sweet dreams are made of this and so is Bavaria, Germany’s most enchanting corner and a must on any European tour.
Hi, I’m Stu, a journalist and long-time lover of all things Munich and Bavaria. I’ve created this site to help visitors get the most out of their trip to the region.
It's a place I’ve come to love and if you’re lucky enough to visit, I’m sure you will too.
So pull up a chair, get comfy, and let's explore Munich and Bavaria's many wonderful sites, beer gardens, castles and kooky customs. As they say here: Willkommen in Bayern!

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Welcome back!

The past couple of years have been, shall we say, tough for those of us who love to travel. But things are now more or less back to normal in Germany and you can rest assured that Octoberfest 2023 is going ahead as usual.

So it's time to book your tickets and get planning - we hope you'll find this website the perfect place to do it :)

Munich in a nutshell

•Status: Capital of Bavaria, the biggest and richest state in Germany.
•Population: 1.5 million
•Known for: Oktoberfest, lederhosen, BMW, Olympics
in ’72, birthplace of the beer garden
•Language spoken: German and a local dialect called Boarisch
•Useful phrases: -Grüss Gott (formal hello),
-Servus (informal hello, goodbye),
-Gut schaust du aus (you look great),
-Noh a Moss, bitte! (One more litre mug of beer, please!)
-Hast du ’was Klopapier? (Have you got any loo paper?)
•Famous past residents: Vladimir Lenin, Lola Montez, Freddie Mercury, Joseph Ratzinger (former Pope), Lou Bega
•Currency: The Euro € . One Euro equals about 1.06 US dollars, 0.85 British pounds, 1.42 Australian dollars and 2.32 Tonga Pa'anga
•Common souvenirs: Beer steins, lion dolls, Oktoberfest hats
•Quote: "Today is the good old times of tomorrow"–Munich comic Karl Valentin

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