We have 4days in mid-September with Munich as a home base. Thinking will want to see BMW Welt and day trip to Neuschwanstein. Other recommendations? We are 2 couples in early 60s with interests in hiking, gardens/scenery for photography and beer gardens.
Thanks in advance!
Posted by
Paradise
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Beer, hiking, scenery, possibly photography... Andechs Monastery / Brewery / Biergarten is your place. Take the S-Bahn to the town of Herrsching, a small town on the Ammersee (Ammer Lake,) from Central Munich and do the uphill hike to the facility. Nice views of the lake and countryside on the hike. Rick's book on Germany has hiking details.
https://www.andechs.de/en/monastery-brewery.html
You'll find trail advice for Herrsching > Andechs at the page below if you don't have Rick's book:
https://www.komoot.com/guide/157/wandern-rund-um-den-ammersee
Posted by
Austin, Texas, USA
585 posts
Dachau is a very worthwhile day trip and easy to get to from Munich. The BMW musuem is nice too.
Posted by
Germany
715 posts
Weihenstephan / Freising -- beer garden on the top of the hill at the Technical University, oldest brewery in the world, great views, and at the edge of their botanical garden.
They used to have a beer garden just on the north side of Freising in the woods. Plantage, I think. I hope it's still there. Very pretty area.
The town of Freising is worth seeing, and it is the seat of the diocese--the Frauenkirche in Munich belongs to Freising, not the other way around.
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I whole heatedly agree with what everyone else has said. If you really want to do some hiking, hike up to Eagles Nest. A great hike and views.
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
3500 posts
From Munich, we used Mike's Bike Tours and did a tour to Neuschwanstein. It was really nice as the first stop was in a little town where we got bikes, and we rode out to Swan Lake (think that is the name of it), then had lunch, then headed up to Neuschwanstein. Our adult kids were with us and all of us thoroughly enjoyed this day. Another day we just rented bikes from Mike's and rode all the way through, and past, the English Gardens. It was really nice to have no agenda and just ride and stop when we wanted. Dachau was another day trip we did. We just took the train and did not join any organized tour.
Posted by
Park Ridge, IL, USA
83 posts
I always enjoy taking a day trip to Salzburg as I buy the Bayern Ticket. There are several other cities you can go to with this ticket, the rest are in Bavaria. the cost is under 30 euros for the 1st traveler and about 8 euros each for the next up to four people.
Below is their website:
https://roamaustria.com/bayern-ticket-to-salzburg/
Posted by
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Also, consider a day trip by train to Augsburg. It was founded over 2000 years ago and is very historic.
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Tram #17 in front of the Hbf takes you to Schloss Nymphenburg which is fun to tour. Nearby is the Hirschgarten (largest beer garden in the world) and on the return to the Hbf you pass the Augustiner Keller (2nd largest beer garden in the world).