Munich City Breaks - A long association with art
Unearth nearly a thousand years of history on a Munich city break. The settlement was founded in 1158 by Henry the Lion, awarded city status in 1175 and became capital of a reunited Bavaria in 1506. Arts and politics became increasingly influential throughout the 16th century as Duke Wilhelm V commissioned the Jesuit Michaelskirche, the famous Renaissance church and… the Hofbräuhaus brewery! In 1826 the Landshut University moved here and many of the city’s finest buildings belong to this period, constructed under the first three Bavarian kings. After the American occupation in 1945, the city was meticulously rebuilt preserving its pre-war street grid. Take a stroll through its beautiful streets in a Munich city break.

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Short Breaks In Munich - Delightful buildings
Munich is situated on the elevated plains of Upper Bavaria, about 31 miles north of the northern edge of the Alps. From its south central location in deepest southern Germany, the city is close to the borders of Switzerland, Austria and Italy and enjoys excellent transport links with the rest of the country; the perfect base for a short weekend break. See the four grand royal avenues of the 19th century that connect Munich’s inner city with the suburbs: the neoclassical Brienner Straße starts at Odeonsplatz and runs from east to west and opens into the impressive Königsplatz; Ludwigstraße skirts the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, the St. Louis church, the Bavarian State Library and numerous state ministries and palaces; the neo-Gothic Maximilianstraße is famed for its neo-Gothic buildings, designer shops, luxury boutiques, jewellery stores, and one of Munich's foremost five-star hotels, the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten; Prinzregentenstraße is home to museums such as the Haus der Kunst, the Bavarian National Museum, the Schackgalerie and the Villa Stuck. So much to do during a Munich city break.

Munich City Breaks - Top ranked
This bustling city is filled with modern museums, world-class art collections, high-end shopping and adventurous restaurants guarantees a tasty city break! Munich residents typically enjoy a high quality of life and the city constantly ranks among the top ten places with the highest quality of life worldwide. Find out for yourself on a Munich city break.