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Munich areas outside of usual spots

Reading about trip reports and Munich related topics on various travel forums, I don't read much about travelers visiting the various districts surrounding the Altstadt-Lehel, south Schwabing area. So, I'm wondering, what about Bogenhausen, the rest of Schwabing, Maxvorstadt, Haidhausen etc.? in terms of nice urban ambience, architecture etc.

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Spent a little time in Bogenhausen many years ago. Couple of big convention type hotels, urban developments like Arabellapark, corporate offices. Nothing too special there.

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If you are interested in Jugendstil architecture ( Art Nouveau ) , Bogenhausen and Schwabing are both loaded with great eye candy . Let me know if you want specific instructions and locations .

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Rob , that site is very good , but one addition to add to the Bogenhausen route - From The Villa Stuck you will walk north on Ismaniger Strasse , be sure to turn right a few blocks up on Holbeinstrasse . It is not noted on the walking route you found , but there are numerous striking buildings on that that street . https://www.google.com/maps/place/Munich,+Germany/@48.1414707,11.6015668,17.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x479e75f9a38c5fd9:0x10cb84a7db1987d!8m2!3d48.1351253!4d11.5819805 The other locations on the site are all magnificent , don't miss any of them , and make certain you have plenty of memory cards for the pictures you will surely want . Happy Hunting !

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Steven thanks for that tip. I'm really looking forward to seeing Munich now. Was there 30 years ago, but just saw a lot of the highlights (and even then missed some).

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Haidhausen is often overlooked by travelers which is too bad as there is a lot to see and do there. This area is older than Munich by about 400 years!

See pictures of the neighborhood here: https://www.muenchen.de/stadtteile/haidhausen.html and here https://www.munich.travel/en-gb/topics/urban-districts/a-village-in-the-middle-of-the-city and here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidhausen.

Haidhausen is full of great cafes and restaurants, interesting shops, good connections with public transport (U-bahn, S-Bahn and Ostbahnhof) and lots of charm (flowered squares, quiet streets, etc). The streets are quiet compared with other districts in Munich with minimal traffic (they limit auto traffic in Haidhausen with creative one way streets and some taxi and tram only sections to keep people from cutting through). There are lots of beautiful squares full of flowers in this area.

Regarding architecture, there is a broad mix in Haidhausen from the art nouveau Müller'sches Volksbad , Maximilianeum, the more modern Gasteig, several historic churches, historic labourers’ tenements and inns on Preysing Str, An der Kreppe and Kirchen Str, the alpine hut Kriechbaumhof, plus lots of turn of the century charm throughout.

The neighborhood even has it's own museum. You could spend a whole day wandering around Haidhausen.

DJ

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