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English Garden
The English Garden is without doubt one of the best know sights Munich has to offer. With 373 hectare it belongs to the biggest green inner city spaces in the world and it provides great diversity of leisure activities. In summer there are many extended cycle and hiking paths and loads of free spaces for sporting activities as well as a number of beer gardens. Especially recommendable are the ones close to the Chinese tower, the Lake House, Hirschau and Aumeister and the Japanese tea house where regular tea ceremonies are taking place. In 1989 the English garden was 200 years old.
Munich
Botanical garden
The botanical garden in Munich belongs to the most beautiful and most varied botanic gardens in Europe. A visit is therefore always recommendable. In 1914 the old garden was replaced by a new one which is now located to the Castle Nymphenburg. The garden includes a big greenhouse with over 600 different types of plants.
Opening times:
Jan, Nov, Dec: 9 am - 4.30 pm
Feb, March, Oct. 9 am – 5 pm
April, Sept 9 am – 6 pm
May, June, July, Aug 9 am – 7 pm
The greenhouses close between 11.45 am and 1 pm, except Sat, Sun and on public holidays.
Menzinger Straße 65
80638
Munich
Tel: +49 (0)89 17861 310
Hofgarten
This great location offers an amazing view on the Theatiner church and is used by locals and tourists alike as a sort of hideaway from the turbulences of the city. The park includes many sights in itself like Hofgarten gate, the octagonal pavilion or the alleyway of 125 arches. The garden was established at the beginning of the 17th century according to Italian renaissance gardens. Today the Hofgarten also has a beer garden, a café and enough space for people playing boule. A path in the North East leads directly to the English Garden.
Munich
Luitpoldpark
Liutpoldpark lies between Schwabing and the Olympia location on a 37 m high hill which used to be a hill of debris. It was established in 1911 for the 90th birthday of the prince regent Luitpold. The park spans a area of 33 hectare and includes the Bamberger Haus, a small castle with a café and restaurant and the gallery "Cartoon-Caricatur-Contor".
Maximiliansanlagen
T he Maximiliananlagen are a kind of construction of the right shore of the Isar. It includes the Maximilianeum - the seat of the Bavarian Parliament, and the angel of peace. The construction was made under king Max II. between 1856 and 1866.
Petuelpark
The Petuelpark connects the two quarters Milbertshofen and Schwabingen and is a perfect oasis for stressed city people. Three squares in the park offer enough room for playing, relaxing, strolling and enjoying. A water playground for children and many other playing possibilities make sure that kids won’t be bored. Furthermore, the park possesses many art facilities and about 13 pieces of art are placed in different locations for visitors to discover. A café and a generation’s garden complete the concept of a green oasis.
Westpark
The Westpark was constructed in 1983 for the International Horticultural Exhibition IGA’83. On an area of 720000 m² two beer gardens, two cafes, numerous walking paths as well as some lakes and small ponds are located. During summer time theatre events and concerts are taking place and an open-air cinema creates a great atmosphere for showing movies. The western part of the park the East Asia ensemble attracts with a Chinese garden, a Japanese garden, Thai-Skala and a Nepalese pagoda.
Olympiapark
The Olympiapark was constructed for the Olympic Summer Games in 1972. The pavilion roof construction and the 290 m high tower are already the modern landmark of Munich. Events are taking place in the stadium and the Olympia hall but the park also has a rich offer in leisure and recreation opportunities.
Ostpark
The Ostpark was part of a big construction plan for the new quarter Neuperlach in the 1960s. After 13 years of construction a completely new form of landscape was created which is a big open valley of grassland with a lake that is surrounded by an afforested chain of hills. The purpose of the park is to offer many leisure possibilities like ice skating and tobogganing in winter and sun bathing and swimming in summer. There are many playgrounds and sporting facilities as well as a beer garden and a room for different events which is used by many organisations and groups.
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