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Germany, Munich
Munich is much more than centuries-old Gothic buildings, beer halls, Lederhosen-clad thigh-slappers and the FC Bayern Munich. The capital of Bavaria is a treasure chest of lesser known stories and local legends. It is about the love story of King Ludwig I and Lola Montez, a “spanish” dancer who ignited a revolution, or about the not so “Mad King”, Ludwig II, one of the most misunderstood royals of Europe. It’s about the hometown of a young German girl, that later on became the wife of Hitler, Eva Braun, or where a carpenter, Georg Elser, tried to prevent the outbreak of the WWII by planning a very daring assassination on the Fuhrer’s life. Discover the reason why Mary’s Column gave its name to the central square, how old are the Old and the New Town hall, and the meaning behind the famous “Glockenspiel” in the clock tower. Learn how monks gave rise to this city at the oldest catholic church of the city, St. Peter, and get a good view of the double towers of the cathedral Frauenkirche, the largest church in Munich, with its “devil’s footprint” and the legend surrounding it. At Odeonsplatz, learn about the Beer-Hall- Putsch, when two thousand men led by Adolf Hitler, marched to the centre of Munich in the nazi’s first attempt to seize power. Of course, we will not forget the epicenter of Munich’s beer culture, the royal brewery known as Hofbrauhaus, established in 1589. No visit of Munich is complete without passing the Viktualienmarkt, a public food market, which offers local delicatessen, fresh produce, and has the nearest beer garden to the center of Munich.
