Munich Insider Tips and advice from Munich residents for self-guided tours and trips

You can spend a few hours enjoying a free castle tour, scenery, sunbathing and even lunch in a tavern when you visit the Blutenburg castle located within Munich city limit.

The Munich Residenz offers a lot to visitors. It is one of the main tourist attractions in the city center.

The Hohenzollern Castle is one of the most impressive German castles. This tourist attraction is located in the southern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, not far from Stuttgart. It is the ancestral residence of the noble and royal Hohenzollern House.

Nymphenburg Palace, the summer residence of Bavarian kings, is one of the attractions in the city of Munich worth visiting. It is easily accessible by public transportation.

Just an hour drive from Munich, there is the Herrenchiemsee palace, which is often referred to as the Bavarian Versailles. The palace is situated on beautiful Lake Chiemsee. The nearby Frauenchimsee island is the place of one of the oldest Benedictine women’s convent.

Neuschwanstein is probably the most famous of German castles. It is depicted on most postcards and tour books. On the way to Neuschwanstein you can visit another beautiful castle, Linderhof, as well as typical Upper Bavarian towns and villages. Of course, the Alps where all these sites are situated are an attraction in itself.