Theme Week Munich – Schwabing and Maxvorstadt

5 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  5 minutes

Richard Wagner Street © David Kostner

Richard Wagner Street © David Kostner

Schwabing is Munich’s most versatile district being home to various theaters, museums, a university, the largest park in Europe, and shops that cater to those with money to burn. Schwabing’s highlight is the Englischer Garten, with endless bike and hiking trails, the Eisbach stream, and the makeshift concerts that are put on for people’s enjoyment, which makes this district the perfect place to end a day of sightseeing or a date.   read more…

German Museum in Munich

20 May 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  7 minutes

© deutsches-museum.de

© deutsches-museum.de

The Deutsches Museum (which means German Museum) in Munich, is the world’s largest museum of science and technology, with approximately 1.5 million visitors per year and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology.   read more…

The Lake Constance

19 May 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Lindau Island © Edda Praefcke

Lindau Island © Edda Praefcke

Lake Constance (German: Bodensee) is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee (“upper lake”), the Untersee (“lower lake”), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein. The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps. Specifically, its shorelines lie in the German federal-states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the Austrian federal-state of Vorarlberg, and the Swiss cantons of Thurgau and St. Gallen. The Rhine flows into it from the south following the Austro-Swiss frontier. Car ferries link Romanshorn, Switzerland to Friedrichshafen, and Konstanz to Meersburg.   read more…

The Lake Starnberg

10 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Rose Island in Lake Starnberg © Petermann/cc-by-sa-3.0

Rose Island in Lake Starnberg © Petermann/cc-by-sa-3.0

Lake Starnberg — called Lake Würm until 1962, and also known as Prince’s Lake — is Germany’s fifth largest freshwater lake in terms of area and, due to its great average depth, the second largest in terms of water volume. The lake and its surroundings are an unincorporated area within the rural district of Starnberg; the lake itself is the property of the state of Bavaria and is administered by the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes.   read more…

Oberstaufen in Oberallgäu

11 February 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Invitation from Oberstaufen to Google Street View. As a result Oberstaufen is the first German village featured on Google Street View © Oberstaufen.de

Invitation from Oberstaufen to Google Street View. As a result Oberstaufen is the first German village featured on Google Street View © Oberstaufen.de

Oberstaufen is nestled amongst the Allgaeuer meadows, with the breathtaking alpine backdrop of the striking local mountain, the Hochgrat. Mother nature meant well when she created Oberstaufen, and the locals are proud of this fact. Guests are invited to come and join us and spend memorable holidays in our region.   read more…

Wholesale Market Munich, the third biggest wholesale market in Europe

7 February 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Shopping Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Dominik Hundhammer/cc-by-sa-3.0

© Dominik Hundhammer/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Großmarkthalle München (Wholesale Market Munich) is an international wholesale market located in the Munich borough of Sendling. In an area of 310,000 m², 270 importing companies and wholesalers offer 140 different product classes from 83 countries with a sales volume of more than 750 million Euro. Additionally there are 65 horticultural producers, 45 florists and 15 wholesalers of miscellaneous lines. The market’s geographical sales area is virtually “boundless“: day after day it supplies a region with approximately 5 million people and delivers goods to almost every European country.   read more…

Viktualienmarkt in Munich

29 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit, Shopping Reading Time:  6 minutes

Viktualienmarkt © Helmlechner/cc-by-sa-3.0

Viktualienmarkt © Helmlechner/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Viktualienmarkt is a daily food market and a square in the center of Munich. The Viktualienmarkt developed from an original farmers’ market to a popular market for gourmets. In an area covering 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft), 140 stalls and shops offer flowers, exotic fruit, game, poultry, spices, cheese, fish, juices and so on.   read more…

The Ammersee in Bavaria

6 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Sunset at Lake Ammer in winter © Thomas Then/cc-by-3.0

Sunset at Lake Ammer in winter © Thomas Then/cc-by-3.0

Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer) is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi), it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is at an elevation of 520 metres (1,710 ft), and has a maximum depth of 81 metres (266 ft). Like other Bavarian lakes, Ammersee developed as a result of the ice age glaciers melting. Ammersee is fed by the River Ammer, which flows as the Amper out of the lake. Like neighbouring Lake Starnberg, which is similar in size and shape, it is a popular location for watersports.   read more…

Lake Chiemsee in the Chiemgau region

29 July 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

View from Herrenchiemsee Island to Frauenchiemsee Island © Rufus46/cc-by-sa-3.0

View from Herrenchiemsee Island to Frauenchiemsee Island © Rufus46/cc-by-sa-3.0

Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, between Rosenheim in Germany, and Salzburg in Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out of it. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest.   read more…

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