German Language School Munich
Your language school is situated
in the very centre of Munich, the Bavarian capital
with a heart. There is a great deal to discover here ...
Food & drink
The ground floor of the language school
building has a branch of ´Vincenz Murr‘.
Apart from filled rolls, the traditional Munich butcher
offers light salads and reasonably priced warm lunches.
Just around the corner, in the Schwanthalerstraße,
you can find branches of the well-known fast food chains,
Subway and McDonalds.
Opposite the language school, in the Sonnenstraße
11, the Café ‘Bohne & Maltz’
invites you to have lunch or unhurried coffee and cake
in the afternoon.
Just a few yards away, on the Stachus and in Munich’s
pedestrian precinct, there are the right things for every
taste: well-known fast food chains, delicious pastries,
fresh fruit and vegetables. Numerous cafés and
restaurants offer you scrumptious meals and a relaxing
atmosphere. Why not just test the famous ‘Augustinerbräu’
in the Neuhauser Straße 27?
Shopping & souvenirs
The central location of the language school
allows you to launch a wonderful shopping expedition from
there. Simply cross the Sonnenstraße and walk about
150m to the Stachus. Check out the shopping
on the Stachus itself and then turn through the Karlstor
into the Neuhauser Straße (later on Kaufingerstraße).
This street connecting the Stachus and the Marienplatz
is Munich’s real shopping mall.
Here you can find all the well-known brand outlets such
as Benetton, Esprit, H&M, Zara etc.
as well as some original Munich shops. The very popular
ones are: the bookseller ‘Hugendubel’ with
its enormous range on Karlsplatz 11-12 and Marienplatz
22, the high-class department store ‘Oberpollinger’
in the Neuhauser Straße 18, the traditional and
trendy men’s outfitters ‘Hirmer’
in the Kaufingerstraße 28 and the so-called department
store of the senses, ‘Ludwig Beck’,
at Marienplatz 11, whose range extends from the finest
confectionary to designer fashion.
Whoever then has not had enough of shopping can find
on the Marienplatz the ideal starting point to go to other
shopping malls in Munich, e.g. the exclusive shopping
alley ‘Fünf Höfe’
in the Theatinerstraße and the luxurious Maximilianstraße
close by. Then down into the valley with shops for traditional
costumes and souvenirs, to the Viktualienmarkt with countless
regional specialities or into the Sendlinger Straße
with its many small hip shops. Individual designers have
moved into the old houses in the adjacent Gärtnerplatz
district and scenesters can also find quaint shops beyond
the mainstream in the student quarter of Schwabing.
Sightseeing & culture
Many of Munich’s sights can be reached quickly
and simply from the language school. On the Stachus about
150m away you can admire one of the old city gates, the
Karlstor. Also take a look at the other
side of the street: the old Palace of Justice
is impressive with its venerable architecture.
A few yards behind the Stachus Lenbachplatz begins with
its historic buildings and with the House of Artists and
its changing exhibitions.
If you choose the way from the Stachus through the pedestrian
precinct in the direction of Marienplatz, you can see
some of Munich’s best known cultural treasures,
including the Bürgersaalkirche, the Richard
Strauss Fountain and the Frauenkirche.
The Marienplatz itself is dominated by the neo-Gothic
City Hall with its world-famous glockenspiel.
You can listen to it every day at 11 and 12 o’ clock
as well as at 5 o’ clock pm from March until October.
If you walk down from the Marienplatz through the valley
and turn left through the little lanes to the Platzl,
you can admire another Munich landmark, the Hofbräuhaus,
the ideal place to combine sightseeing with a short break.
But Munich offers much more to those interested in culture:
from the premises of the Pinakothek,
the art gallery, or the world-famous Geman Museum, over
magnificent buildings such as Nymphenburg Palace,
the Maximilianeum or the University to
modern highlights like the Olympic Park,
the new BMW Headquarters or the popular
Allianz Arena belonging to FC Bayern München. We
have detailed information available for you at the language
school and you can also obtain good material at the Tourist
Information Centre in Munich City Hall.
Partying & relaxing
Munich is a city for parties. This is particularly noticeable
in the last weeks of September, when the largest popular
festival in the world, the Oktoberfest,
takes place on the Theresienwiese. For two long weeks
there is nothing but dancing, singing and drinking in
14 large marquees, several smaller tents, countless stalls
and many crazy attractions
But Munich is a veritable party city not just at the
time of the Oktoberfest. All year round traditional Bavarian
taverns, trendy pubs, hip bars and well-known clubs invite
you to celebrate a party. City and scene magazines like
‘inMünchen’ or ‘Prinz München’
and the many flyers in the pubs and cafés of the
city offer you an overview of forthcoming parties.
The day after the party it is recommendable to visit
one of the many, magnificently tended parks, such as the
Englischer Garten, the Westpark or the
parks along the Isar. When the weather is cooler, you
can relax in recreation and sports facilities like the
Müllersches Volksbad, the Westbad
or the Olympic indoor swimming pool.
Cars & transport
If you would like to get to know not just Munich, but
also other attractive areas in Bavaria during your stay,
it might be worthwhile renting a car. All the usual car
rentals such as Budget, Hertz, Sixt or Europcar have branches
in Munich.
You do not need a car in Munich itself. You can get everywhere
at almost any time of the day or night by surburban train
and underground, tram and bus. Here, too, the
language school is ideally situated: traffic
junctions such as the Stachus, the main
railway station, Sendlinger Tor
and the Marienplatz are all within a
few minutes’ walking distance.
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