MUNICH
TRADITION MEETS INNOVATION

Munich boasts the Deutsche Museum, the world’s largest museum of science and technology, the “Pinakothek der Moderne“, the most important museum of modern art in Europe, and of course, it’s the home of FC Bayern München, one of Europe’s most successful football clubs.

You should also pay a visit to the Olympiapark and Olympia tower. On clear days, you can enjoy stunning views from the tower and even see as far as the Alps!

The famous Oktoberfest beer festival takes place in the autumn. This is something both locals and visitors look forward to all year! Young and old gather in the huge marquees and celebrate in a relaxed and lively atmosphere with folk music and current hits. It won’t take you long to get to know locals! The vast festival takes place on the Theresienwiese, and the most important thing about it, of course, is the beer! Many visitors wear traditional Bavarian costumes. Women wear a dress called “Dirndl“ and men wear leather trousers.

Viktualienmarkt is also a good place for meeting people from Munich. You can buy fresh food at this popular market (“Viktualien“ is an old term for food) and wander past the stands. A generally accepted motto in Munich is: speaking makes life easier.

If you’re shy about approaching people, many higher education institutions have buddy programmes where international students are supervised by students from higher semesters during their stay abroad. These buddies help you with organisational matters or language problems.

There are lots of nice places in Munich where students get together. The Englischer Garten or “Eisbachwelle“ are very popular spots. The rapidly flowing Eisbach has a manmade wave which surfers like to ride. You can sunbathe on the lawns next to the Pinakothek museums in Maxvorstadt.

Popular and, above all, typically Bavarian meeting points in good weather are the beer gardens. This is where friends meet to drink a cool beer or refreshing “Schorle“ (juice with mineral water). The beer gardens next to the Funkhaus, “Hofgarten“ or on Wiener Platz are especially attractive. When you’re in Munich, of course, you also have to try local culinary specialities, such as the traditional Bavarian breakfast with Weisswurst, or white sausage, wheat beer and pretzels. This is typical brewery fare.

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