Suggestions for a few days away from Munich and then back

Hello and thanks for the reply. I have been to Nuremberg only from your list. I am going to be by myself so I thought that the charms of a small sleepy town might translate to loneliness

Go to the more remote places, those places in Germany off the American tourist radar....Ingolstadt, Schwerin, Weimar, Marburg (north of Frankfurt), Lübeck, Lüneburg, Celle, Naumburg an der Saale. Forget the loneliness.

Thanks Frank,

I am intrigued by your list. Where would you suggest starting somw research on these places?

Also I should have clarified that I may have some time for day tripa during my stay so would appreciate help distinguishing thise places easily done in a day (which is how I did Nuremberg) versus a longer stay.

Sorry, I misread your question in asking about possible day trips done from Munich. My list ? These are places listed are in eastern and north Germany. The nearest one is Marbug , north of Frankfurt, still too far for a decent day trip.

Apart from that, where I get the list? I know Germany. These places I picked at random, not big cities, (ie, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Berlin, etc) which are cultural and historical sites, a few of them real gems, not inundated by international tourists.

For starters look at the Rough Guide Germany, competent and informative.

I'd recommend some time in the mountains instead of another big city. The foothills of the Alps are easily reached by the BOB train from Munich (your could even do day trips to save having to move hotels twice). If you like a museums, I'd recommend the Markus Wasmeier Freilichtmuseum for something you probably haven't seen before. It's right next to the Fischhausen-Neuhaus train station. Another very nice and untouristed museum south of Munich is the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See. Also near Kochelsee is the Walchenseekraftwerk with a small museum if you are interested in engineering and technology. It is small but I still enjoyed it very much.

DJ

I am a bit confused by this "day trip" discussion. From your post, I understood that you are looking for a destination for that weekend of the 28-30, that is, starting on Saturday, and returning on Tuesday?

For a weekend, of course you can do Krakow or Prague. For Krakow, you would have to take a plane, and I would not attempt to combine that with another city, or you'll be spending all your time traveling.

Dresden and Prague would work together, or Dresden and Meißen, Dresden and Erfurt, Dresden and Leipzig. Combining two cities does of course leave you with one full day for each city only.

If you are interested in museums in particular, keep in mind that many museums are closed on Mondays, so make sure you check the opening hours of the ones you want to see.

Thank you, Anna.

I apologize for the confusion -- you are correct about my original post and question about a weekend destination.
When some posters suggested certain cities (such as Nuremberg) I mentioned that in addition to the weekend I originally asked about I will also have a bit of time for day trips in my overall visit as well.

In addition to the day trips I suggested, when we lived in Munich we took long weekends to Verona (car or train), Helsinki (got a good deal on a cheap direct flight), Prague (train or bus), Dresden (train or flight, but flights in and out of Dresden have been expensive lately), and London (another cheap direct flight).

Being a major train and airport hub with three days just about anywhere in Europe is accessible. My advice would be to make a short list of places you’d like to go then create a airfare alert with KAYAK or sky scanner and wait to see a flight for price that you like just book it and go.

DJ

I believe that the summer holidays for Bavaria stArt that weekend so airport will be busy and roads out of Munich worse. Stick to the train. Could try the train to Innsbruck but it is not as big as Vienna. What about Verona or even Venice - you won't be short of company there!

Have a look at Bayreuth, if you have never visited, a short ride from Munich. Famous opera house, may have a festival of it's own at around this time.
Plenty of interesting places close by, including palaces, abbeys and gardens, if they hold any interest to you, in and around Bad Staffelstein, Coburg, Kronach. Bamberg is close by.

If you recommend the Bayreuther Festspiele, you should in all fairness add that you need to apply for tickets up to ten years in advance. And expect hotel rates to be high during the festival.

"you should in all fairness add that you need to apply for tickets up to ten years in advance."

Why should I know that? I did not visit Bayreuth for the opera, the OP is the opera buff. And you can buy tickets for the upcoming season, according to this website: https://www.opera-festivals.com

If you recommend the Bayreuther Festspiele, you should in all fairness add that you need to apply for tickets up to ten years in advance.

Fortunately, that's not the case anymore. Everybody can buy tickets online now. All you need is a bit of patience - typically you will spend 1-3 hours before your computer to get your turn. I've bought tickets twice that way.

BTW, by "The Bayreuth opera house" is usually understood not the Festspielhaus (vulgo "die Scheune" / "the barn") but the famous baroque Markgräfliche Opernhaus, which will be re-openend in April after five years of restauration.

Why should I know that? I did not visit Bayreuth for the opera

Well, since you were recommending the Bayreuth Festival, I figured you would know about it.

Fortunately, that's not the case anymore.

I'd be more than happy to find out that my information is not up to date. My most recent information was that the online tickets were sold out within seconds. Maybe there has been an end to the 700% black market prices too then.

Talk about black market, that is a fun site Gundersen linked to. Just for the fun of it, I pretended I wanted to buy a € 400 Lohengrin ticket. And guess what they would have charged me: € 1320.

Just this negligible little "service charge" of 226 %. Incredible, isn't it?

I am a fan of taking the train south, though with only 2-3 days, the destinations may be smaller than you prefer: Innsbruck, Bolzano, Garmisch. You could aim for Verona and even Venice. If going for Venice, perhaps a flight one way would be a good idea with the train either south or north. I like the train which is why I would prefer it to a RT flight, though that could work too in some cases.

We loved Bamberg and Regensburg. Bamberg especially has a great night life. We did a day trip to Bayreuth from Bamberg. The Opera House was under renovations not much for us to see.... Awesome bratwurst stand in Bayreuth, husband had to have 2. 1 when we got there and one on the way out.

Hi,

If it's a doable trip r/t from Munich you want, then I recommend Ingolstadt, if you have a specific interest in history, in addition to Regensburg.