Hotel Mercure’s straight-forward design and direct connection to the city centre facilitate your journey into the German hub, just 30 minutes away on the metro. Offering comfortable bedrooms and friendly staff, the Mercure is ideal for a quiet stay in the south-eastern district of Munich-Perlach. The aptly-titled Sparks Restaurant is the catalyst to begin your Bavarian adventure, displaying a delectable international cuisine with a strong local accent, and accompanied by a spacious beer garden in the green courtyard.
Das Essen und Getränk (Food and drink)
Munich is renowned for its colossal and ornate beer halls, vibrantly packed and boasting a serious party atmosphere. During the warmer months, the Englischer Garten has an energetic al fresco garden, or, for a better-kept secret, try the Zum Flacher on the River Isar and fill your ears with authentic German tunes performed by its in-house band. A Bavarian excursion is incomplete without traditional fare like wurst and pretzels, and few would disagree that the Wiener Schnitzel at Spatenhaus an der Oper is worth that pretty penny.
Die Ereignisse (History)
Munich is home to a rich, and controversial, timeline in history, although this has done nothing but provide eye-opening experiences to travelers from all corners of the world. Take a walking tour through the Nazi headquarters and the site of the Beer Hall Putsch to learn about the darker periods of German history, and revel in the Renaissance opulence of La Residenz; the official home of Bavaria’s kings and dukes.
Die Kultur (Culture)
Heinrich Heine once wrote that “Munich nestles between art and beer like a village between hills”, and this philosophy certainly rings true. The Kunstareal, Munich’s art quarter, is home to classics such as Rembrandt and Leonard at the Alte Pinakothek, yet the contemporary art scene is harvesting attention in the 21st-century additions of the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Museum Brandhorst, home to over 100 Andy Warhols and works by Damien Hirst.