Munich in 4 days

Morning

• 
  Asamkirche (St. John Nepomuk Church) about 15 minutes

  A jewel-box Rococo church built as a private chapel by the Asam brothers — one of Germany's most ornate small interiors.

• 8 min on foot
• 
  Viktualienmarkt about 45 minutes

  Munich's beloved year-round open-air food market — over 100 stalls just south of Marienplatz. Closed Sundays.

• 5 min on foot
• 
  St. Peter's Church & Tower (Alter Peter) about 1 hour

  Munich's oldest parish church — climb 306 stairs (no elevator) for the city's best rooftop panorama.

Afternoon

• 
  Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Dear Lady) about 45 minutes

  Munich's twin-domed cathedral and skyline icon — free nave, paid south-tower viewing platform.

• 5 min on foot
• 
  Marienplatz & Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall) Glockenspiel about 30 minutes · heart of the city

  Munich's central square — free Glockenspiel chimes daily at 11:00 and 12:00 (plus 17:00 Mar–Oct).

• 6 min on foot
• 
  Hofbräuhaus am Platzl about 1 hour

  The world's most famous beer hall — Bavarian oompah music, liter Maß beers, open since 1589 (public since 1828).

• 10 min on foot
• 
  Residenz München (Munich Residence) about 2 hours

  The former royal palace of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty — Europe's largest city palace, with a separate Treasury and Cuvilliés Theatre.

Evening

• 
  Odeonsplatz & Feldherrnhalle about 15 minutes

  A grand square framed by the Theatinerkirche and the Feldherrnhalle monument, site of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch's violent end.

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Morning

• 
  Alte Pinakothek about 2 hours and 15 minutes

  One of the world's oldest and finest Old Master collections — Dürer, Rubens, Raphael. €1 admission on Sundays.

Afternoon

• 
  Pinakothek der Moderne about 2 hours

  Germany's largest modern art museum — design, graphics, architecture and 20th/21st-century art under one roof.

• 13 min on foot
• 
  NS-Dokumentationszentrum München about 1 hour and 45 minutes

  A major documentation center on Munich's role as the 'Capital of the Movement' under the Nazis — free entry.

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Morning

• Englischer Garten (English Garden) & Chinese Tower Beer Garden about 2 hours · heart of the city

  One of the world's largest urban parks — bigger than Central Park — with the Eisbach river-surfing wave and Chinese Tower beer garden.

Afternoon

• 
  Deutsches Museum about 3 hours

  One of the world's oldest and largest science and technology museums, on its own island in the Isar.

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Morning

• 
  Schloss Nymphenburg (Nymphenburg Palace) about 3 hours

  The Wittelsbachs' vast Baroque summer palace and park, west of the center — palace, pavilions, and a huge formal/English garden.

Afternoon

• 
  BMW Museum & BMW Welt about 2 hours

  BMW's futuristic bowl-shaped museum (paid) and the free showroom/delivery center BMW Welt across the street.

• 7 min on foot
• Olympiapark München about 1 hour and 30 minutes

  The 1972 Summer Olympics site — tent-roofed stadium, artificial lake and hills; the Olympic Tower is closed for renovation until late 2027.

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