The busy Viktualienmarkt, the city’s most popular market for artisanal goods and delicatessen
5. Shop for souvenirs. Head on over to the busy Viktualienmarkt, the city’s most popular market for artisanal goods and delicatessen. If you’re in Munich during Christmas, visit the Christkindlmarkt, a Christmas market dating back to the Late Middle Ages. Here, you can shop for the tastiest carved Nutcrackers, Christmas cookies, and candied, toasted almonds. Wash it down with hot mulled wine mixed with cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon and you’ve had yourself a merry Christmas!
Leave your inhibition at the airport and dance to the music in Munich
4. Dance to live music. There is plenty of opportunity to dance in Munich. The city is dotted with street musicians who play everything from classic to pop, using guitars to pianos. Munich is a musical city, and it is infectious. Leave your inhibition at the airport!
The busy Marienplatz, the city’s central square
3. Visit the Marienplatz. The Marienplatz is the city’s central square and ground zero for all the interesting buildings and landmarks you can find. Start your adventure here.
The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, the most-famous beer hall in the world, transformed for Oktoberfest
2. Party! The Oktoberfest begins in September at the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, the most-famous beer hall in the world where aficionados can drink to their hearts’ content and sing songs and play games! If it’s not yet Oktoberfest, head on over to the  Feierbanane (party banana), a vibrant area with a cluster of clubs, bars, and restaurants with different offerings. Munich helped develop electronic music, so you know the city knows how to have fun!
This beautiful show runs every day at 11am
1. See a free show available every morning. Every day at 11am, the Rathaus-Glockenspiel reenacts the city’s history through 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures. The show is over 100 years old!
Munich is the place to go to if you want the perfect blend of history and modernism. The city is the place to visit during October, but there’s plenty more even if it isn’t Oktoberfest. For a more memorable trip to Munich fly via Qatar Airways, the World’s Best Airline!
