Excursion in Munich

Duration: Group - 14 hours; Individual - 14 hours.

The excursion route in Munich goes by the Palace of Justice constructed in the XIX century as a symbol of independence and power of Bavarian Justice. Then you will go down the Sonnenstrasse Street where once a city wall was. Then we drive to the square of victims of National Socialism - a place where at the time of Hitler rule the first Gestapo in Germany was situated.

Then we will see the once most beautiful street of Munich Karolinenplatz where is erected a monument to the Bavarians who died during Napoleonic war against Russia in 1812. The great Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev lived not far from it and served in the Russian diplomatic mission in the Bavarian kingdom.

Now we will stop at Königsplatz square and examine a majestic architectural ensemble of Glyptothek, state donatives archaeological collections and Propylaea. This is an architectural embodiment of Bavarian king Ludwig I - to turn Munich into "Athens on the Izar". Further the route of our bus tour in Munich lies to one of the biggest palace complexes of Europe, to the previous summer residence of the Bavarian royal dynasty of Wittelsbach, notably to the Nymphenburg palace. After a small walk over the palace park we will go to the Olympic complex which has become the modern card of Munich since the beginning of the 1970ies.

Our guide across Munich will show you the Olympic stadium, Olympic television tower, buildings of the central office, museum and presentation complex of automobile concern BMW. We will see the historical district Schwabing where at a turn of the XIX-XX centuries Feuchtwanger, Thomas and Henry Mann, Wassily Kandinsky, Marianne von Werefkin and lots of other world famous writers, artists and actors make their creations. The houses of Hitler and Lenin rehomeed till nowadays. We will go across the Munich "Avenue des Champs-Élysées", Leopoldstrasse Street with its Poplar Avenue and Triumphal arch. In the widest city street - Ludwigstrasse we will examine the buildings of the Munich University, St. Ludwig's University church and the building of the Bavarian State Library.

Further the route of our excursion in Munich lies across the river Izar to "Angel of Piece" monument, Corinthian column with gold-plated goodness of victory Nika on its top. On the way we will examine buildings of the Bavarian Office where the Government of Bavaria has its seat, and also the Art House as an architectural monument of the "brown" period of the German history. We will pass by the Maximilianeum Palace of Bavarian Landtag, in the well-known Maximilianstraße Street of luxurious hotels and shops. We drive up to Odeonsplatz square and leave the bus. In the history of the square various eras have mixed, and in its architecture the most various styles can be traced. On this square there is also the New Residence of the oyal dynasty of Wittelsbach who governed here till 1918, Theatinerkirche Church that is one of the finest cathedrals of Munich and a monument of the Bavarian army - Gallery of Commanders. On this square Hitler’s putsch took place in 1923 known as Beer Putsch when the Nazis first made themselves known.

Further our guide across Munich will show you Max-Joseph-Platz square, National Opera Theater which looks like the building of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. The route of our bus excursion in Munich leads us to Marienplatz Square which is the home square of Munich. Virgin Mary's Column who is the defender and patronesses of the Bavarian capital is located in the center of the square. The oldest cathedral St. Peter's church and a tower of the Old City Hall of the XVth century rise on the square. The home and most beautiful building in Munich on the square is the New City Hall. You will remember the majestic, neo-gothic outlines and the well-known clock with moving figures for a long time. In Munich people often joke "All roads lead to Munich". Really the previous beerhouse attract the lovers of beer from all over the world. Irrespective of the fact whether you like this drink or not, this place should be surely visited, after all beer is a part of the Bavarian history! Your guide across Munich will tell you about the people making the world history of the XX century who liked to drink a glass of beer here.