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Royal Munich: free self-guided audio tour of Munich
Royal Munich is a free self-guided audio walking tour of Munich, Germany: 5 stops in about 1 h 40. 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Duration | about 1 h 40, including time at each stop |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Distance | about 2.0 km 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 |
Residenz, Hofbräuhaus and the old town
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.
- Munich ResidenzThe Munich Residenz was for more than four centuries the palace of the dukes, electors and kings of Bavaria. Behind a sober façade lies one of Europe's most sumptuous palaces: ten inner courtyards and some hundred and thirty rooms unfold in Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles. Do not miss the Antiquarium, a huge vaulted Renaissance hall covered with frescoes, the Ancestral Gallery lined with gilded portraits, and the Treasury holding…
- Hofbräuhaus am PlatzlThe Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is the most famous beer hall in the world. Founded in 1589 as the court brewery of the dukes of Bavaria, it opened to the public in 1828 and has poured beer ever since. Under the painted vaults of the great hall, waitresses in dirndls carry litre steins at arm's length while a band in leather breeches plays Bavarian tunes.
- 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 Royal Munich.
- 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 Royal Munich 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 Royal Munich tour take?
- About 1 h 40 for 5 stops, including time at each stop.
- Where does the Royal Munich 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.