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Munich Getaway: free self-guided audio tour of Munich
Munich Getaway is a free self-guided audio walking tour of Munich, Germany: 3 stops in about 1 h. The Itinerarly app walks you from one stop to the next and plays a short narrated story when you arrive, in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
| Stops | 3 |
|---|---|
| Duration | about 1 h, including time at each stop |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Distance | about 713 m in straight lines between the stops (a little more on foot) |
| Start | Marienplatz |
| Finish | Viktualienmarkt |
| Price | Free (some sights charge their own entry ticket) |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese |
Marienplatz, Frauenkirche and Viktualienmarkt in 1h
The stops, in order
- MarienplatzWelcome to Marienplatz, the historic heart of Munich since 1158. This rectangular square is dominated by the neo-Gothic New Town Hall, whose façade bristling with turrets and statues looks straight out of a fairy tale. Every day its famous carillon, the Glockenspiel, sets forty-three bells and thirty-two life-sized figures in motion, re-enacting a knights' tournament and the coopers' dance.
- Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Lady)This is the Frauenkirche, the Cathedral of Our Lady, Munich's undisputed emblem with its twin brick towers crowned by green onion domes nearly one hundred metres high. Built in just twenty years at the end of the 15th century, this Gothic brick church can hold twenty thousand worshippers. At the entrance, look for the "Devil's Footstep", a footprint in the paving: legend says the devil, furious at being tricked by the architect, stamped the ground in rage.
- ViktualienmarktThe Viktualienmarkt is Munich's gourmet belly: an open-air market of more than a hundred stalls where, since 1807, fruit, flowers, cheeses, cured meats, spices and Bavarian specialities have been sold. At its centre, a blue-and-white maypole covered with guild crests rises above a beer garden shaded by chestnut trees, where you can enjoy a Weisswurst washed down with fresh beer. It is the perfect place to taste a pretzel, the giant radish sliced into a…
How to take this tour
- Install the free Itinerarly app on iPhone or Android and create a free account.
- Open Guided tours, choose Munich, then Munich Getaway.
- Start whenever you like: the app guides you to Marienplatz and the story plays when you arrive at each stop.
Other audio tours of Munich
Planning a whole day? See one day in Munich.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Munich Getaway tour in Munich free?
- Yes. It is one of 3 free self-guided audio tours of Munich in the Itinerarly app. Some sights charge their own entry ticket.
- How long does the Munich Getaway tour take?
- About 1 h for 3 stops, including time at each stop.
- Where does the Munich Getaway tour start and finish?
- It starts at Marienplatz and finishes at Viktualienmarkt.
- Which languages is the narration in?
- English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese, with natural-sounding synthetic voices.