Palaces and Churches

Palaces

The City of Munich boasts glorious palaces. Nymphenburg, formerly the residence of the Bavarian Wittelsbach Dynasty, is at the top of the city’s sights year-round. What is remarkable about the palace grounds is its expansive park that includes canals, small lakes and hidden pavilions.
On the northern outskirts of Munich, the Baroque Schleissheim Palace represents an expression of light-hearted elegance and the playfulness of life at the court. The Bavarian princes’ summer residence was built in the 18th century.
The Munich Royal Palace (Residenz) is located in the centre near the Opera. It was remodelled, expanded and built over the course of five centuries. The Royal Palace is a fascinating complex of buildings that ranks among Europe’s greatest palaces and boasts an impressive treasure chamber.

You will find more famous palaces worth visiting in the vicinity of Munich and may want to visit them on a day trip: They are no more than a comfortable one- to two-hour drive away.

Churches

Exploring Munich’s roughly 300 churches, you will come across almost any style. There is Munich’s oldest parish church, St. Peter’s Church (“Alter Peter”), from the 11th century. After scaling the church’s spire, enjoy a fantastic view of Munich’s city centre that often extends all the way to the Alps!
Downtown you will also discover the city’s hallmark, the Cathedral of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), a late Gothic 15th-century hall construction that features art from the last five centuries. By dint of its sheer size, the building is the most pre-eminent among Munich’s baroque churches. Its clear interior design symbolizes a semblance of heaven on earth.
Other churches just as remarkable include Theatinerkirche (1667), a Baroque church displaying an Italian style; St. Anna Monastery Church (1733), Munich’s and Old Bavaria’s first Rococo church, and Asamkirche (1733-46), a sumptuously decorated church full of Baroque delight in splendour and movement.