Tourism tip Munich: Munich Summer in the English Garden
The Eisbach Wave refreshes spectators, the Monopterus offers a panoramic view, and at the Chinese Tower, you can enjoy a cool beer with live Bavarian music.
From Munich city center, Odeonsplatz, or the university, you can be in nature in just a few minutes – in one of the largest inner-city parks in the world, the English Garden. (Deutsch, Italiano, English, Francais)
Munich. Summer in the city is pure vacation, and anyone who lives in Munich is, in short, on vacation in this globally popular metropolis. Cycling, relaxing, and enjoying! If you don't know the English Garden, you don't know Munich!!! And 5 million visitors annually demonstrate that this park, which is, by the way, larger than New York's Central Park, is a true paradise. Students at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) can relax on the lawn in the English Garden in five minutes, eat ice cream, read books, and study – or something like that... I, too, fondly remember those days; from the university library or the state library, you could quickly get to the countryside.
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| English Garden in the heart of Munich - View towards the State Chancellery and the Frauenkirche, Photo: Helga Waess (press photo archive) |
There are many famous sights in Munich that you absolutely MUST see!
... among them is the English Garden, the green lung of the metropolis of Munich, and the city's most beautiful amusement park. Here you can sunbathe, there you can cool off in the river, there's even a nude beach, and above all, surfers can enjoy the refreshing ride of a big wave.
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| The Eisbach wave in the English Garden is reopened to surfers "at your own risk." Photo: July 18, 2025 - Helga Waess (press photo archive) |
The English Garden is a great place to spend your free time, especially in summer.
On foot or by bike (on marked paths), you can enjoy the English countryside atmosphere without end. The park was laid out directly along the Isar River, which meanders along it.
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| Streams run through the expansive park in the heart of Munich, Photo: Helga Waess (press photo archive) |
The English Garden is one of the largest inner-city parks in the world
On a hill with a magnificent view towards the Frauenkirche stands the famous Monopteros, not far from which is the Chinese Tower with its beautiful beer garden. The band playing in the pagoda creates a Bavarian atmosphere.
Chinese Tower
The Chinese Tower, probably the most famous wooden structure in the English Garden, and its expansive beer garden, are popular with all visitors to Munich worldwide. In summer, the pagoda, built in the imperial Chinese style, and the brass band playing from it are very inviting. It rises 25 meters high and was designed in 1789.
This structure has been so popular throughout history that it often had to be faithfully rebuilt, as it burned down several times.
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| The band plays from the Chinese Tower, and visitors relax in the beer garden under tall trees. Photo: Helga Waess (press photo archive) |
In this expansive park, pedestrians and cyclists find a relaxing and shady path.
The English Garden offers plenty of space for this within the city center. And from the Monopterus, a 16-meter-high round temple in the Greek style, you have a fantastic panoramic view!
The English Garden, with its Monopteros, Chinese Tower, Japanese Tea House, and more, is an absolute MUST-SEE when visiting Munich.
The Monopteros
The Greek-style Monopteros, a small round temple, captivates every visitor with its view of the Old Town skyline. Situated on a hill, the temple-like circular structure was erected in 1836 in the southern part of the park.
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| Monopterus in the English Garden in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess (press photo archive) |
You can stroll, jog, and cycle along the 78-kilometer trail!
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| Mit dem Pakka-Fahrrad durch den Englischen Garten, Foto: A. Waess (Pressearchiv) |
Am nördlichen Ende des Englischen Gartens kommt man zum Stauwehr Unterföhring
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| Stauwehr Unterföhring, Foto: Helga Waess (Pressearchiv) |
