{"id":17410,"date":"2025-03-11T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/?p=17410"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:03:50","slug":"munich-away-from-the-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/en\/munich-away-from-the-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Munich Off the Beaten Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Admittedly, Munich is not necessarily an insider tip among German city breaks. Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Rathaus, Arena \u2013 all very beautiful, all already seen. Nevertheless, a weekend in the Bavarian capital is worthwhile even for the well-traveled. Editor Konrad took a look away from the hotspots.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s because of my \u2013 from the point of view of some southern Germans \u2013 northern German ignorance. But for me, Munich was for a long time a homogeneous IT and automotive stronghold, where people also like to eat Weisswurst, drink beer and become football champions. Add to that a bit of royal kitsch and you&#8217;re done. So it&#8217;s terribly clich\u00e9d. But you travel to broaden your horizons, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-planned-idyll\">A Planned Idyll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And in the case of Munich, it is enough to walk just ten minutes from the touristy <strong>Marienplatz <\/strong>to the not-so-much less bustling <strong>G\u00e4rtnerplatz<\/strong>. People are coming from work, from university, from the weekly shop. I&#8217;ll go out on a limb and say that this is the \u201creal\u201d Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"G\u00e4rtnerplatz in the Glockenbachviertel in summery green.\" class=\"wp-image-15864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-883x588.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"G\u00e4rtnerplatz in the Glockenbachviertel in summery green.\" class=\"wp-image-15864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-883x588.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gaertnerplatz-c-Muenchen-Tourismus-Sigi-Mueller.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: M\u00fcnchen Tourismus \/ Sigi M\u00fcller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And it&#8217;s no coincidence that the <strong>Glockenbachviertel <\/strong>has chosen the G\u00e4rtnerplatz as its public living room. The circular square, with a flower-covered grassy area and plenty of seating options, surrounded by historistic facades, is the perfect place to start or end the day when the weather is nice. I am particularly taken with the neoclassical fa\u00e7ade of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaertnerplatztheater.de\/en\/home\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G\u00e4rtnerplatztheater<\/a> \u2013 whose revolving stage is a real highlight. But I also quickly notice how far you can see through the lines of sight that radiate from the square in six different directions, including to the <strong>Isar <\/strong>and the <strong>Viktualienmarkt<\/strong>. Of course, this is part of the concept; after all, we are in Munich, aren&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"View of the bright white facade of the G\u00e4rtnerplatztheater in Munich's Glockenbachviertel\" class=\"wp-image-15866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-883x662.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"View of the bright white facade of the G\u00e4rtnerplatztheater in Munich's Glockenbachviertel\" class=\"wp-image-15866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-883x662.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-gaertnerplatzutheater-c-julian-ostarek-unsplash.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Julian Ostarek \/ unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Isarvorstadt, as we see it today, was designed as a planned city,\u201d explains Hartmut Speck. The friendly tour guide is one of many who invite you to so-called \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.munich.travel\/en\/categories\/discover\/urban-districts\/local-love-munich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Viertelliebe<\/a>\u2019 tours. These offer the opportunity to discover the city with new eyes, to immerse yourself in the exciting history of the individual neighborhoods and to get to know the cultural and gastronomic hotspots. This appeals to locals as well as to me as a stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hartmut Speck holds up a historical photo on the bridge to the Museum Island.\" class=\"wp-image-15868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hartmut Speck holds up a historical photo on the bridge to the Museum Island.\" class=\"wp-image-15868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-viertelliebe-guide-hartmut-speck-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Viertelliebe&#8221; Guide Hartmut Speck | Image: Konrad Bender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illustrious company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the tour, I would certainly have walked past many a treasure in the district. For example, the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutsche-eiche.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsche Eiche<\/a>\u201d hotel. At first glance, the building, erected in 1871, looks like a classic, rustic inn, and the name does the rest. But as so often, appearances are deceptive. After the Second World War, the restaurant quickly became the haunt of the cast of the nearby G\u00e4rtnerplatztheater \u2013 and thus a meeting place for artists and culture vultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Front of the \u201cDeutsche Eiche\u201d hotel in Munich's Glockenbachviertel\" class=\"wp-image-15870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Front of the \u201cDeutsche Eiche\u201d hotel in Munich's Glockenbachviertel\" class=\"wp-image-15870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-hotel-deutsche-eiche-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Konrad Bender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the late 70s, the Deutsche Eiche also developed into a place of retreat and encounter for Munich&#8217;s gay scene. \u201cAmong others, <strong>Rainer Werner Fassbinder <\/strong>and <strong>Freddie Mercury<\/strong>, who lived here during his time in Munich, were to be found here,\u201d reports Speck. And holds up a photo showing the Queen singer in the Eiche as proof. And even today, after the bar was on the verge of closing down in the mid-1990s, the men&#8217;s sauna in the back building is still very popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A pedestrian light shows a same-sex couple in the red signal\" class=\"wp-image-15872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A pedestrian light shows a same-sex couple in the red signal\" class=\"wp-image-15872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-traffic-light-lgbtq-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Konrad Bender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to the G\u00e4rtnerplatz. It was planned and implemented in its current form around the turn of the century as the center of the Glockenbachviertel. \u201cThis was also a response to the city&#8217;s rapid population growth,\u201d says Hartmut, putting this planning in context for me. \u201cFor a long time, the Isarvorstadt was rather rural and characterized by craftsmanship. With the redesign, that changed abruptly.\u201d In fact, much more was changed here than \u201cjust\u201d a few apartment blocks being built. The eponymous Glockenbach was moved underground and built over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to Nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I quickly learn that the major construction projects from this period continue to shape the city to this day. And some are even being reversed. This is what happened to the <strong>Isar<\/strong>. The river that has shaped Munich since its founding was heavily canalized in the 19th century, and not only in Munich. As was common in many places at the time. This made the river deeper and the water faster, which was primarily desired for economic reasons. But the lack of alluvial areas also increased the risk of the city being flooded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Many people gather on the restored banks of the Isar in Munich's Glockenbachviertel\" class=\"wp-image-15874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Many people gather on the restored banks of the Isar in Munich's Glockenbachviertel\" class=\"wp-image-15874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-883x1323.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-293x439.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-770x1154.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender-1400x2098.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/muenchen-isar-beach-c-konrad-bender.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Konrad Bender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 2000 and 2011, the Isar was therefore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.munich.travel\/en\/topics\/convention-bureau\/news-highlights-2023\/isar-renaturation\">renatured<\/a> over a distance of eight kilometers under the motto \u201c<strong>New Life for the Isar<\/strong>\u201d. In other words, it was restored to its original state as far as possible. Canal walls were removed, river banks uncovered, the river bed widened and dikes repaired. Today, the Isar meanders idyllically through the city again and the wide, green riverbank is a popular place for locals to enjoy the sun and the gentle lapping of the river, especially in summer. Even a few <strong>beavers <\/strong>have settled here again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Mountain Range in the Middle of Munich<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also relax on the banks of the <strong>Praterinsel<\/strong>, which lies in the middle of the Isar, roughly level with the <strong>Gasteig<\/strong>. At the southernmost tip of the island stands the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpenverein.de\/museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alpine Museum<\/a>, whose outdoor area, surrounded by trees, is a real oasis of calm in the middle of the city. At least, when the renovation work is completed. The museum, which is run by the <strong>German Alpine Club<\/strong> (DAV), has been extensively redesigned in recent years and has recently reopened. The renovation opened the building up to the Isar. Just as the building was originally built around the turn of the century. At that time as Caf\u00e9 Isarlust, originally for a Munich art exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Alpine Museum on the Prater Island in Munich\" class=\"wp-image-15876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-883x662.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Alpine Museum on the Prater Island in Munich\" class=\"wp-image-15876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-883x662.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-c-dav-tina-gauss.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: DAV \/ Tina Gauss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the renovation, the region&#8217;s natural environment was taken into consideration, as museum educator Thomas Lindner explains: \u201cThe Alpine Club is not only a sports association, but also a nature conservation organization.\u201d That is why a lot of regionally sourced wood was used in the redesign of the interior, while elsewhere, the \u201cNagelfluh\u201d (a type of rock typical for this region) look evokes memories of the banks of the Isar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-haptic-experience\">A Haptic Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The small but elegant <strong>permanent exhibition <\/strong>on the ground floor is modeled on a mountain range and divided into five main topics: adventure, body, performance, nature (conservation) and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The permanent exhibition at the Alpine Museum\" class=\"wp-image-15878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-883x589.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The permanent exhibition at the Alpine Museum\" class=\"wp-image-15878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-883x589.jpg 883w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alpine-museum-permanent-exhibition-c-marco-kost.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Marco Kost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the exhibits are also very special <strong>individual pieces<\/strong>. For example, a functional jacket from Reinhold Messner or an ice axe used by Andreas Hinterstoi\u00dfer in the attempt to climb the Eiger north face in 1936. These are, of course, behind museum glass. But there are also plenty of exhibits to touch. \u201cThe haptic experience is an asset,\u201d explains Lindner. And yes, I too quickly grasp the difference between a hemp rope, as used for a long time in mountaineering, and a modern climbing rope. 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Since I&#8217;ve learned so much about them. I don&#8217;t have to go far to do that. I just have to cross the Isar and go to the <strong>Alter Gasteig<\/strong>. This colossal 80s building on the Isar embankment in <strong>Haidhausen <\/strong>was home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mphil.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Munich Philharmonic Orchestra<\/a> for many years. Due to renovations, however, it is playing in the beautiful replacement location, the Isarphilharmonie. And in the meantime, the cultural project \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/fatcat-muc.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fat Cat<\/a>\u201d operates and manages the more than 200 rooms, studios and halls that house artists, associations, restaurants and countless other projects during the interim use. 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