February 9, 2024

Fascination Munich

The institution was named Karl Müllersches Volksbad in memory of its founder. Construction of the public pool began in July 1897 and the institution was opened for business in May 1901. The costs of the construction including furnishings amounted to 1,970,000 marks. The construction was financed by a donation from the Munich engineer Karl Müller

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December 27, 2023

Fascination Munich

Emperor Barbarossa first supported the machinations of Henry the Lion and gave “Munichen” market rights. The former monks' quarters become a trading town. In 1175, Henry the Lion had city fortifications built. However, the Duke is later banished to England because he refuses to be loyal to the emperor. After the Regensburg arbitration, Bishop Adalbert of Freising becomes the new ruler

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November 29, 2023

Fascination Munich

The first people of Munich wore furs, hunted animals and lived in caves. Where the old town is now, around Marienplatz, there were huge forests with lots of animals in the Neolithic period. And there was also a wild river, the raging Isar. It wound its way from the Karwendel Mountains near Mittenwald to the Danube near Deggendorf

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November 18, 2023

Fascination Munich

The Würm flows idyllically around the late Gothic building and the associated castle chapel. The medieval castle complex in the west of Munich was mentioned for the first time in 1432. Under Albrecht III, who used the Blutenburg as a hunting lodge, gates with defensive walls, a gate tower and an economic building were built. Clever navigation in the article – just click… 1AHA, Cool…1.1Wittelsbach Water Castle2Incredible2.1International Youth Library

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November 11, 2023

traditions | Customs | art

What the café is in Paris and Vienna, the pub in England and the teahouse in China, the beer gardens are in Bavaria. Here you can meet for a white sausage breakfast, a snack, a long brunch or just to drink a beer, let your soul unwind and take a break from everyday life. But not every beer garden in Bavaria meets the characteristics

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