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Munich - Getting around
Best bet is the Tram (streetcar), bus and U-Bahn (subway) system. For connections to the suburbs use the S-Bahn. You can get individual, group, day and week tickets. The metro (U-Bahn) stations are signed... [more] Munich - History of the town
The city was founded in 1158 by the Welf Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, next to a settlement of Benedictine monks, called Munichen (Latin Monacum, Monachium). The monks' presence dated... [more] Munich: Marienplatz
At the center of the city is the Marienplatz - a large open square named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column in its centre - with the Old and the New Town Hall. Its tower contains the Rathaus-Glockenspiel,... [more] Munich: Neues Rathaus/Glockenspiel
Neues Rathaus/Glockenspiel During the summer, a curious sight appears every morning in Marienplatz. Hundreds of tourists begin craning their necks skyward (and it's obvious they are tourists, because... [more]
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Munich is the capital city of Bavaria and the third-largest German city. Munich is noted for
its fine architecture and culture, while its annual Oktoberfest is world famous.