We are visiting Munich for business in mid November. We fly into Munich and will have a car. We will have Friday evening, Sat, Sun, Mon to spend outside of Munich, returning to Munich on Mon evening. We are going to the Berchtesgaden area for Sat and Sun. In November, sounds like many of the tours will not be available. Son is a big time WWII buff. Should we stay in this area and do Salzburg and then head back to Munich? Should we do the Berchtesgaden area fairly quickly and head up to the Rothenburg area before going back to Munich? Or maybe go west and hit Fussen? Hard to determine how to maximize our time this time of year. Would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!
Posted by
Paradise
7072 posts
" In November, sounds like many of the tours will not be available. Son is a big time WWII buff. "
Hitler's Nest (B'gaden) closes at the end of October.
Suggest you visit Salzburg on a day trip from Munich.
Do a second day trip to Nuremberg:
Doc. Center and Rally Grounds
Kaiserburg
Nuremberg old town
Do a half-day trip from Munich to Dachau as well if you can handle a concentration camp.
Overtouristed Rothenburg is a pretty long day trip. Landshut is closer and a handsome city near Munich and worth a visit:
Landshut w/ town hall
Maybe visit Landshut on the way to Regensburg, another handsome destination.
Or drive to Nördlingen, a very appealing old walled town like Rothenburg but much closer and with fewer tourists.
photos of Nördlingen
Posted by
Phoenix AZ
635 posts
A couple of suggestions, convenient to Munich:
-- Ingolstadt, about a third of the way from Munich to Nuremburg, is the home of the Audi factory. The historic center is appealingly colorful and quiet. Visit the German Museum of Medical History, in an 18th-Century building that once was the Anatomy Building of the University of Ingolstadt. That building is more famous in literature than in real life, as it was the setting for the original Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein.
-- Schleißheim Palaces, summer home of the Wittelsbachs, an easy ride on the S-1 from downtown Munich. The palace buildings and grounds are colorful and relatively devoid of tourists. On the grounds are touching memorials to locals lost in 20th-Century wars. In addition to hometown military personnel, the community lost many civilians to the Allied bombing raids in 1943-45. Adjacent to the palaces is Flugwerft Schleißheim, the air museum branch of Deutsches Museum, a must-see for aviation history buffs. The museum is located on Germany's oldest operating airfield.