Extra time at Euro 2024: day trips and more from Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Leipzig
Spectacular scenery and rich culture from the Alps to the North Sea are just a train ride away from the main hubs at this summer’s football tournament
February 2023
Queensland’s beer garden culture seemed wonderful to me … then I went to Munich
Katherine Feeney
We couldn’t think of a single family-friendly Brisbane location to enjoy a drink surrounded by trees
December 2021
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Munich: great museums, taverns (obviously) and a Christmas treat
Judith Csiki delights in the city’s art galleries, vibrant music scene, swims in the Isar river ... and sweet, fluffy pancakes
January 2020
On my radar
On my radar: Jonathan Coe’s cultural highlights
The comic novelist on the genius of jazz organist Barbara Dennerlein and his love of Munich
March 2019
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Munich: 10 top tips
The Bavarian capital is famous for its parks, history and beer halls, but its underground music and neighbourhood restaurants are worth checking out, too
September 2018
Pass notes
Oktoberfest dirndl: is it ever OK to wear 'sexy' versions of traditional dress?
Visitors wearing ‘pornographic’ Alpine outfits at the Munich beer festival have been accused of tasteless cultural appropriation
November 2016
Why I love …
‘Munich feels like someone pushed a slow motion button’: Alice Sara Ott on her home city
Insider's guides
An insider's guide to Munich: the land-locked city where you can go surfing
September 2016
Datablog
Oktoberfest – beer, fried chicken, rollercoasters and more beer
The 183rd Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich as the data shows 70% more beer being drunk by each visitor than in 1980 – while the price has shown a similar trajectory
August 2016
Top 10 holidays in Bavaria's lake district
In summer Munich heads to the hills and lakes of the Bavarian countryside to cool down, where the water is pure enough to drink and there are cosy lakeshore inns a short hop from the city
November 2015
Holiday guides
Munich city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
Outside Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital is a graceful city – green in summer, atmospheric in winter, and buzzing with great museums and bars year round
September 2015
World view
World view: Let there be lager … Oktoberfest, Munich
Readers' travel tips
Bavaria and Munich: send us your tips – and you could win a £200 hotel voucher
October 2014
Joanne O'Connor's great escapes
Travel tips: alternative Munich and the week’s best deals
Munich’s gay and lesbian Glockenbachviertel district; plus a Christmas break in Cornwall and an adventure holiday in Finland, writes Joanne O’Connor
October 2013
Boutique Bavaria: designer hotels in Munich's winter playground
Bavaria: skiing in a winter hinterland
September 2013
Oktoberfest 2013 – in pictures
With the world's largest beer festival in full swing over in Munich we pass a sober eye over the opening weekend's festivities
November 2011
A budget Orient Express
Gavin Bell's alternative train journey from Paris to Istanbul followed the route of the Orient Express, at a much less murderous price
September 2011
Oktoberfest in Munich - in pictures
The world famous beer festival attracts up to six million visitors for three weeks of drinking and fancy dress fun
March 2011
New Europe: Germany
Wunderbar! The best of Germany
From chilling in the beach bars of Frankfurt to taking a paddle steamer on the Elbe, Germany has plenty to explore, say Andrew Eames and Barbara Geier
