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Romantic things to do in Munich
Ideas for a couples' trip, from small moments to a special day out.
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Quick answer
Munich's romance is relaxed: evening walks along the Isar, palace gardens, candlelit taverns and Alpine lakes an hour away. Couples tend to stay in Schwabing.
Key facts
- Romantic ideas
- 5
- Couple-friendly sights
- 3
- Area for couples
- Schwabing
- Best months
- May–July, September and December
Romantic ideas
1.Sunset at the Monopteros
Climb the small hill in the Englischer Garten to the round temple for a sunset view over the city's spires.
2.Boating at Kleinhesseloher See
Rent a rowing boat on the lake in the Englischer Garten, then have a drink at the Seehaus beer garden.
3.Nymphenburg Palace park
Walk along the canals and through the woods to the hidden pavilions of the palace park.
4.Opera at the Nationaltheater
See a performance by the Bavarian State Opera in the grand neoclassical house on Max-Joseph-Platz.
5.Fraueninsel day
Take the boat to the tiny island on the Chiemsee for lakeside walks and smoked fish.
Sights couples love
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Park · Schwabing
Englischer Garten
Rent a bike to cover the length of the park, stopping at the Chinesischer Turm for a beer and pretzel.
- Time needed
- 2–4 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Outdoors
- Kids
- Couples
- Iconic
Palace · Nymphenburg
Nymphenburg Palace
Take tram 17 from the Hauptbahnhof and walk along the canal to the palace for the classic approach.
- Time needed
- 3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Architecture
- Outdoors
- Couples
Architecture · Altstadt
Odeonsplatz, Theatinerkirche and Hofgarten
Walk from here up Ludwigstraße to the Siegestor and on into Schwabing.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- History
- Couples
Where couples should stay
$$$ · Best for couples, quiet stays and families
Schwabing
Schwabing was Munich's bohemian district around 1900, home to Kandinsky and the Blue Rider circle. Today it is a well-off residential area of Art Nouveau buildings, the Elisabethmarkt and cafés along Leopoldstraße, with the Englischer Garten on its doorstep and the U3 and U6 lines into the centre.
- Good
- Direct access to the Englischer Garten; Pleasant residential streets; Fast U-Bahn to the centre
- Watch out
- Fewer hotels; Quieter nightlife than it once had
- Nearby
- Englischer Garten, Siegestor, Elisabethmarkt, Leopoldstraße
Romantic day trips
- Neuschwanstein Castle (About 2–2.5 hours by train and bus) — King Ludwig II's fairy-tale castle stands on a crag above the Pöllat gorge, with Hohenschwangau Castle below.
- Salzburg (About 1.5–2 hours by train) — Mozart's birthplace in Austria has a baroque old town below the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mirabell Gardens and locations from The Sound of Music.
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze (About 1.5 hours by train) — Germany's highest mountain, at 2,962 metres, is reached by cogwheel railway and cable car from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, an Alpine resort with painted houses and hiking trails such as the Partnach Gorge.
- Chiemsee and Herrenchiemsee (About 1 hour by train, plus ferry) — Bavaria's largest lake holds Herreninsel, with Ludwig II's unfinished Versailles-inspired Herrenchiemsee Palace, and Fraueninsel, a small island with a Benedictine convent and fishing village.
- Lake Starnberg (About 30 minutes by S-Bahn) — A large lake south of the city with paddle-steamer cruises, lakeside beer gardens, swimming spots and views to the Alps; King Ludwig II died here in 1886, and a cross in the water marks the spot at Berg.
For dinner
Share local specialities such as Roast pork knuckle, Roast pork with dumplings and Cheese noodles. Tap water is not always offered automatically; ask for 'Leitungswasser'.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Munich romantic?
Munich's romance is relaxed: evening walks along the Isar, palace gardens, candlelit taverns and Alpine lakes an hour away.
+What is the most romantic thing to do in Munich?
Sunset at the Monopteros: Climb the small hill in the Englischer Garten to the round temple for a sunset view over the city's spires.
+Where should couples stay in Munich?
Schwabing: Elegant former artists' quarter on Leopoldstraße beside the Englischer Garten.