Marienplatz and Munich Old Town

The heart of Munich since the 12th century, overlooked by the neo-Gothic New Town Hall, whose Glockenspiel plays at 11 am and 12 noon (also at 5 pm from March to October), with figures dancing and jousting. Climb the tower of St Peter's Church, 'Alter Peter', for a view over the rooftops to the Alps on a clear day.

A short walk away are the Frauenkirche with its twin onion domes, the Viktualienmarkt food market with its beer garden, and the Residenz, the vast palace of the Bavarian kings.