Beer garden tip: Gasthof Hinterbrühl on the high bank of the Isar

Beer garden tip: WirtshausWiesn at Gasthof Hinterbrühl in Thalkirchen on the Isar – in Munich's south: 16 days of WirtshausWiesn at Gasthof Hinterbrühl – arguably Munich's most beautiful beer garden – an insider tip by the Isar, near Hellabrunn Zoo, Lake Hinterbrühl, and the campsite

 

Beer garden recommendation: Open for celebrations in good weather and during the Wirtshauswiesn (until October 4) – Gasthof Hinterbrühl, located by the lake and the high bank of the Isar, is a local insider tip – a relaxed spot even during Munich's Oktoberfest

 

Until October 4, 2026 – Oktoberfest in Munich's inns – The WirtshausWiesn: Today featuring Gasthof Hinterbrühl on the high bank of the Isar – Beer garden on the high bank of the Isar: Hacker beer and Bavarian delicacies (ITALIANO,  DEUTSCH, FRANÇAIS, ENGLISH, NEDERLANDS)

 
Munich. Wirtshauswiesn – until October 4, 2026, at one of Munich's most beautiful beer gardens: GASTHOF HINTERBRÜHL, featuring playgrounds and mature chestnut trees, is situated on the high bank of the Isar. Here, you can experience Munich beer garden tradition accompanied by live Bavarian music and a lighthearted Oktoberfest atmosphere. After a long bike ride or a walk around the small Hinterbrühl lake, it is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the beer garden. Of course, you can also get there quickly by public transport – see below! Website: gasthof-hinterbrühl.de

 

Gasthof Hinterbrühl – Beer garden with a view of the restaurant, featuring traditional Bavarian cuisine and an Oktoberfest atmosphere; photo: Helga Waess

 

Shady spots are guaranteed beneath the old chestnut trees

 

This is a meeting place for cyclists, zoo visitors, and families with children—who, incidentally, will find everything they need for fun at the two playgrounds (covering 600 square meters and featuring a trampoline, climbing house, etc.).

Morning drinks at Gasthof Hinterbrühl; press photo: Helga Waess

The beer garden complex also includes a traditional Bavarian tavern.

So, head to the Isar for a Bavarian snack. Website: gasthof-hinterbrühl.de

Gasthof Hinterbrühl offers a rustic restaurant with Munich charm. Here, delicious Hacker beer is served alongside Bavarian cuisine. Guests can sit under huge blue parasols on the 450-seat serviced terrace

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The bear on the balcony and the elk under the gable—everything has its place at Gasthof Hinterbrühl; press photo: Helga Waess

The Gasthof Hinterbrühl beer garden

With 800 seats, the beer garden welcomes everyone. It offers Bavarian specialties—such as sausage salad, spare ribs, pretzels, and *Obazda* (cheese spread), as well as fine local dishes. And—true to Munich beer garden tradition—bringing your own food is permitted (in areas without tablecloths)! Drinks, however, must be purchased fresh at the beer garden.

Poster for the 16-day "WirtshausWiesn" at Gasthof Hinterbrühl; press photo: Helga Waess

 

We visited on October 19, 2026, around 2 p.m.—following the opening of Oktoberfest (see our article on the start of Oktoberfest at this link Oktoberfeststart )—to listen to Bavarian music and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere! 

Gasthof Hinterbrühl

Hinterbrühl 2

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Getting to Gasthof Hinterbrühl

•     S7 (Solln) or U3 (Thalkirchen) + Bus 135
•     U2 to Thalkirchen/Tierpark, then continue on Bus 135 – stops right in front of Gasthof Hinterbrühl

 

It’s beautiful everywhere along the Isar!!! Press photo archive: Helga Waess

Munichtipp: ENGLISH GARDEN - summer - bike tour

Summer in the City: Shady paths under old trees and the sound of the Isar ... Idyllic, green and relaxed people - that's Munich too!

ENGLISH GARDEN - Impressions of a bike tour: From Haidhausen to Oberföhring and back through the English Garden (DEUTSCH)

Munich. It's the hot August days in Munich that inspire us to take a bike tour along the Isar. Our bike tour with reliable "PAKKA" bikes begins above the Isar and will lead through the English Garden. We start on the eastern high bank of the Isar: in Haidhausen. Winding paths lead down to the banks of the Isar. We enthusiastically stop at almost every corner and enjoy the greenery, the shade and the romantic places where we are almost alone today. Relaxed Munich residents and tourists lie, play and sleep on the meadows. This is Munich too!

Path on the high bank of the Isar near Haidhausen, photo: Helga Waess

From here we drive down to the Isar and continue towards Bogenhausen.

Isar Canal, photo: Helga Waess

We drive through lush green parks with old trees, which provide wonderful cooling at almost 35 degrees.

Angel of Peace, Munich Maximiliansanlagen, photo: Helga Waess

Here we allow ourselves a look at the Angel of Peace, which towers over Munich's Maximilian complex at a height of 38 meters.

Isar in Munich, photo: Helga Waess

We drive an idyllic route to the right of the Isar under tall trees. Here on the edge of Bogenhausen the Isar flows slowly towards the Oberföhring dam. There the Isar is dammed by 6 meters by the building, which appears almost monumental like a castle.

Oberföhring weir, photo: Helga Waess

The so-called inlet, on which ducks and swans frolic, spans the Middle Isar Canal. At this point we cross the waterways. However, this impressive weir is not, as one would expect, a hydroelectric power station.
However, a smaller power plant located slightly below feeds the Middle Isar Canal, which only flows back into the Isar near Landshut. On the route to Landshut there are several run-of-river power plants that generate electricity over a total gradient of 109 m.

Isar Canal at the Oberföhring dam, photo: Helga Waess

Cycling along the Eisbach from the north takes you directly past the Tivoli power plant. The secluded red brick building complex, surrounded by trees, was built in 1896 as a hydroelectric power station. The bare brick building in our photo can now be used as an event location. The rest of the former facility with the turbine hall over the Eisbach, boiler hall and machine facilities are only partially there.

Pakka bicycles in front of the entrance to the Tivoli power station, Photo: Helga Waess

Wide paths lead from the north of the English Garden towards the city.

Northern English Garden, Munich, photo: Helga Waess

 

Artists can exhibit their works in the Orangery at the English Garden - but the lists are long and you have to wait a while.

Orangery at the English Garden, photo: Helga Waess

Now we have earned a break in the beer garden at the Chinese Tower

There is an article about this in this blog: Munich tip: Beer garden with live music and Bavarian delicacies at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden ... The Chinese Tower in Munich: Traditional Munich cuisine and a cool Hofbräu beer with traditional folk music from the tower. The beer garden is open from Monday to Sunday during “beer garden weather”! Mon-Fri from 11 a.m. / Sat and Sun from 10 a.m

Beer garden at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden, Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

From afar we can hear the brass band playing beer garden music on a plateau of the 25 meter high wooden tower.

Chinese Tower - Pagoda with Bavarian live music, beer garden atmosphere in the English Garden, photo: Helga Waess

Here you can quickly start a conversation and find out who came here or was even born in Munich.

Monopteros in the English Garden, Munich, photo: Helga Waess

After a refreshing stay in the beer garden, we drive towards the city center, past the Monopteros Hill and experience the city panorama above the trees of the English Garden.

Meadow in the English Garden in Munich, in the background the dome of the Bavarian State Chancellery, the top of the town hall tower and the characteristic towers of the Frauenkirche Munich, photo: Helga Waess

Behind the trees rises the dome of the Bavarian State Chancellery, the top of the town hall tower and the characteristic towers of the Frauenkirche with their “Welsh hoods”.

Relaxed Munich residents and tourists lie, play and sleep on the meadows.

This is Munich too!

August 7 - Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich

Munich: August 7, 2026 is Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt

Viktualienmarkt fountain, Bavarian folk music, and historical costumes – Munich celebrates the Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt every year on the first Friday in August…

Viktualienmarkt: the celebration on August 7, 2026, will draw half of Munich to the Old Town starting at noon (ENGLISH, DEUTSCH, ITALIANO, FRANÇAIS)

Munich - Viktualienmarkt. Munich will be celebrating in style on Friday, August 7. Everyone will gather at the Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt in the heart of the Old Town. It's just a short walk from Marienplatz to the most famous market square in the Bavarian capital. The market stalls and vendors have long been world-famous and a must-see for locals and tourists from all over the world. It's a must-see in Munich. What better opportunity than the famous Fountain Festival, where the market stallholders decorate the fountains with flowers and perform in historical costumes to Bavarian folk music? They also celebrate their folk artists, such as Liesl Karlstadt, Karl Valentin, and the many others whose bronze figures adorn the fountains. The fountains are located in various spots throughout the market and are named after singers and other notable figures. Every August, the Viktualienmarkt honors its fountain figures with festively decorated fountains, live music, and traditional dances. In the following article on this blog, we present all the fountains: A great way to experience it: Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt. Fountain Festival in Munich's living room, the Viktualienmarkt. Traditions count at the Viktualienmarkt: "Munich Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt" = Feiertipp: Brunnenfest auf dem Viktualienmarkt. Brunnenfest im Wohnzimmer der Stadt München, dem Viktualienmarkt.Auf dem Viktualienmarkt zählen Traditionen: „Münchner Brunnenfestes auf dem Viktualienmarkt"

Fountain Festival musicians at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, photo: Helga Waess

The beer garden at the Viktualienmarkt – you can bring your own food – drinks are purchased from the vendor!

When the weather is nice, the Fountain Festival is the perfect opportunity to visit the most beautiful and centrally located beer garden in Munich's city center. Here, you can sit comfortably under the old, shady chestnut trees, enjoy a refreshing drink, and relax before or after a shopping spree, which is always something special in Munich's city center, from Kaufingerstrasse to the Fünf Höfe shopping center and on to the elegant Maximilianstrasse.

... Fountain at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

Along with live music and a lively atmosphere, you can sit on one of the 1,100 seats next to friendly locals on the classic beer benches during the Fountain Festival.

The special thing about Munich beer gardens:

Where there are no tablecloths (where you can be waited on), you can eat your own packed lunch and enjoy a freshly tapped beer.

Fountain Festival and Plate Festival: with a Maß (liter of beer) and Bavarian delicacies, Photo: Helga Waess

This Munich beer garden has another special feature:

...because beers from all six Munich breweries are on tap here – however, a different delicious, golden-yellow brew flows into the Maßkrugs every six weeks.

Every six weeks, you can sample the delicious beers from the following major Munich breweries:

• Hofbräu
• Spaten Bräu
• Augustiner Bräu
• Hacker Pschorr
• Paulaner
• Löwenbräu

Anyone lucky enough to snag a spot in a beer garden will enjoy the Fountain Festival with its musicians at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich even more. Photo: Helga Waess

"Hock di her, dan san ma mehr!"

Everyone gathers at the Fountain Festival, and you'll often hear the phrase: "Hock di her, dan san ma mehr!" – because wherever there's a free spot, every tourist will find a place to enjoy themselves alongside a Munich local in traditional dress. And as mentioned, you can bring your own food or buy something cold or hot at the many Viktualienmarkt stalls: from Bavarian delicacies like roast pork or meatballs to pretzels and Obazda (a Bavarian cheese spread), there's something for everyone.


At the Fountain Festival, everyone meets up, and you'll often hear the phrase: "Hock di her, dan san ma mehr!" – because wherever there's a free spot, every tourist will find a place to relax and enjoy themselves alongside a Munich resident in traditional dress. And as mentioned, you can bring your own food or buy something cold or hot at the many Viktualienmarkt stalls: from Bavarian specialties like roast pork or meatballs to pretzels and Obazda (a Bavarian cheese spread), everything is available.

... Stall at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich – local and exotic fruits, Photo: Helga Waess

Fountains and streams, beer and champagne – truffles or fish sandwiches: the Viktualienmarkt has it all.

There are Kustermann hydrants and a total of six fountain monuments that once supplied the Viktualienmarkt in the heart of Munich's old town with water – so the entire market is a celebration. The former farmers' and herb market has become a highly valued destination for gourmets and food lovers. Visitors can choose from traditional Bavarian goods, exotic fruits, and culinary specialties. Around 140 stalls and vendors, a butcher's row, and the Viktualienmarkt's beer garden are always worth a visit.

Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt, 

August 7, 2026, Viktualienmarkt

Cancelled in case of rain! – Free admission!

Here are a few impressions from the Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt in recent years.

From Marienplatz, it's just a few steps to the Viktualienmarkt – visible from our vantage point as soon as we turn around! Photo: Helga Waess

Fountain Festival musicians at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

Fountain Festival musicians at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

Fountain Festival musicians at the beer garden in the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

Fountain Festival musicians at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

After so much celebrating, a nap in the city is in order:

Bench at the Munich City Museum in the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

Fountain Festival at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

Exhibition tip: Stuttgart 21 - railway exhibition in Munich

Exhibition tip: Stuttgart 21 in Munich

The Deutsches Museum's Transport Center is presenting a special exhibition on the new Stuttgart Central Station – here you can already enjoy a 360° view of the underground platform hall – a must-see for railway enthusiasts

Until October 7, 2025: Special exhibition "Stuttgart Central Station" in the Deutsches Museum's Transport Center – Alter Messeplatz behind the Bavaria statue in Munich (opposite the Inn at Bavaria Park with a beer garden and playground)

Munich. Station Architecture of the future - experience it now: Stuttgart 21 – arguably Germany's most famous construction site – is currently on display and can be experienced in the Deutsches Museum's Transport Center in Munich. The new Stuttgart Central Station has been under construction in the heart of the Baden-Württemberg state capital for more than 15 years. The first trains are scheduled to run here at the end of the year – the grand opening is planned for 2026. In the Deutsches Museum's Transport Center, you can already learn about the station and enjoy a 360° view of the underground platform hall. 

Transport Center of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Am Bavariapark 5, 80339 Munich, Photo: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv)

"Stuttgart Central Station" is the simple title of the new special exhibition.

In the gallery in Hall III, photos, films, graphics, and two large models create a picture of a station that, with its combination of architecture, technology, and sustainability, is exemplary for our time. The highlight of the exhibition is a rotunda more than four meters high and almost ten meters in diameter, offering visitors a panoramic view of the underground station construction site.

In addition, three monitors provide a mix of interviews and moving images to learn more about the design process and construction of the station. A seven-meter-long light table displays an infographic on various aspects of the project – including its significance for German and European rail transport and the urban development perspective offered by the underground station above ground. A large cutaway model of the station is on display in the exhibition, as is a model of a "chalice support." These chalice supports not only characterize the architecture of the building but also provide natural lighting and ventilation for the platform concourse.

 

"Stuttgart 21 and its main station represent, like few other projects, the current challenges facing large-scale infrastructure projects in democratic societies," says Frank Zwintzscher, Curator of Rail Transport at the Deutsches Museum. These projects are complex, expensive, lengthy, and often fraught with conflict, which has long been the focus of attention, especially with the Stuttgart project. "Now construction is complete, and the concrete result is becoming visible: an impressive station building with a very high level of design and technology," says Zwintzscher. "We want to give our visitors the opportunity to gain an impression of it and form their own opinion."

The exhibition was created in collaboration with "christoph ingenhoven architects" and the Deutsches Museum's Transport Center.

Christoph Ingenhoven, whose architectural firm designed the station, emphasizes the project's ambitious ambition: "The heart of the city of Stuttgart will be the future main station with its surrounding squares. A new center is being created that will sustainably change the entire area for the better."

 

An extensive supporting program is planned for the exhibition, which focuses on station construction. Starting with Stuttgart 21 and the new main station, the current debate about the future of the railway, between dilapidated bridges and the announced "billions for infrastructure," will be addressed. "How can we agree today on what will be built, where, and how tomorrow? Why do we have such a hard time with major projects? How can we achieve a sustainable infrastructure in this country? And what are good design and landmarks worth to us? We would like to discuss questions like these with representatives from science, politics, business, and society in the coming months," says Zwintzscher.

The special exhibition "Stuttgart Central Station"

runs until October 7, 2025

Transportation Center of the Deutsches Museum
Am Bavariapark 5, 80339 Munich

Opening hours:

• Sunday 9:00–17:00
• Monday 9:00–17:00
• Tuesday 9:00–17:00
• Wednesday 9:00–17:00
• Thursday 9:00–17:00
• Friday 9:00–17:00
• Saturday 9:00–17:00  

Beer garden tip: Hinterbrühl in Munich on the Isar

Munich's most beautiful beer garden - An insider tip on the Isar River opposite Hellabrunn Zoo

Beer garden recommendation: Open in good weather and from May 1st - An insider secret of Munich residents is the Gasthof Hinterbrühl am See and Isarhochufer - a relaxing spot even during the Munich Spring Festival

Beer garden on the Isarhochufer: Hacker beer and Bavarian delicacies (Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais)

Munich. Munich's most beautiful beer garden, with its old chestnut trees, is located on the Isarhochufer. Here you can experience Munich's beer garden tradition. After a long bike ride or a walk around the small Hinterbrühler See, you can look forward to relaxing in the beer garden. This is where cyclists and zoo visitors meet, as well as families with children, who will also find everything they need to entertain themselves in two children's playgrounds (600 square meters with a trampoline and climbing frame, etc.). The beer garden also includes a traditional Bavarian restaurant, which even offers curling in the winter. So head to the Isar for a snack. Homepage: gasthof-hinterbrühl.de

 

The rafters set off with their party in Wolfratshausen. Press photo: A. Waess

The beer garden at Gasthof Hinterbrühl

The beer garden, with 800 seats, is inviting for everyone. Bavarian delicacies such as sausage salad, spare ribs, pretzels, and Obazda (traditional Bavarian sausage), as well as fine local dishes, are served. As is customary in Munich beer gardens, bringing food is permitted, but drinks should be purchased here.

A shady spot under the old chestnut trees is safe. As mentioned, you overlook the Isar River and can see the guests waving to the rafters rushing past. The summer raft trips from Wolfratshausen to Munich are very popular.

Gasthof Hinterbrühl offers a rustic restaurant with Munich charm. In winter, the decor here is unbeatable, incredibly cozy, and ideal for Christmas parties with curling.

Here, good, delicious Hacker beer is served with Bavarian food. And on the 450 seats on the service terrace you can sit under huge blue parasols.

 

Directions to Gasthof Hinterbrühl

• S7 Solln or U3 Thalkirchen + Bus 135
• U2 to Thalkirchen/Tierpark, then continue with Bus 135 – stops in front of Gasthof Hinterbrühl

Gasthof Hinterbrühl

Hinterbrühl 2

81479 Munich

 

It's beautiful everywhere along the Isar!!! Press photo archive: Helga Waess

Munich: ENGLISH GARDEN - bike tour

ENGLISH GARDEN - Impressions of a bike tour

Shady paths under old trees and the sound of the Isar ... Idyllic, green and relaxed people - that's Munich too!

From Haidhausen to Oberföhring and back through the English Garden

Munich. It's the hot August days in Munich that inspire us to take a bike tour along the Isar. Our bike tour with reliable "PAKKA" bikes begins above the Isar and will lead through the English Garden. We start on the eastern high bank of the Isar: in Haidhausen. Winding paths lead down to the banks of the Isar. We enthusiastically stop at almost every corner and enjoy the greenery, the shade and the romantic places where we are almost alone today.

 

Path on the high bank of the Isar near Haidhausen, photo: Helga Waess

From here we drive down to the Isar and continue towards Bogenhausen.

Isar Canal, photo: Helga Waess

We drive through lush green parks with old trees, which provide wonderful cooling at almost 35 degrees.

Angel of Peace, Munich Maximiliansanlagen, photo: Helga Waess

Here we allow ourselves a look at the Angel of Peace, which towers over Munich's Maximilian complex at a height of 38 meters.

Isar in Munich, photo: Helga Waess

We drive an idyllic route to the right of the Isar under tall trees. Here on the edge of Bogenhausen the Isar flows slowly towards the Oberföhring dam. There the Isar is dammed by 6 meters by the building, which appears almost monumental like a castle.

Oberföhring weir, photo: Helga Waess

The so-called inlet, on which ducks and swans frolic, spans the Middle Isar Canal. At this point we cross the waterways. However, this impressive weir is not, as one would expect, a hydroelectric power station.
However, a smaller power plant located slightly below feeds the Middle Isar Canal, which only flows back into the Isar near Landshut. On the route to Landshut there are several run-of-river power plants that generate electricity over a total gradient of 109 m.

Isar Canal at the Oberföhring dam, photo: Helga Waess

Cycling along the Eisbach from the north takes you directly past the Tivoli power plant. The secluded red brick building complex, surrounded by trees, was built in 1896 as a hydroelectric power station. The bare brick building in our photo can now be used as an event location. The rest of the former facility with the turbine hall over the Eisbach, boiler hall and machine facilities are only partially there.

Pakka bicycles in front of the entrance to the Tivoli power station, Photo: Helga Waess

Wide paths lead from the north of the English Garden towards the city.

Northern English Garden, Munich, photo: Helga Waess

 

Artists can exhibit their works in the Orangery at the English Garden - but the lists are long and you have to wait a while.

Orangery at the English Garden, photo: Helga Waess

Now we have earned a break in the beer garden at the Chinese Tower

There is an article about this in this blog: Munich tip: Beer garden with live music and Bavarian delicacies at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden ... The Chinese Tower in Munich: Traditional Munich cuisine and a cool Hofbräu beer with traditional folk music from the tower. The beer garden is open from Monday to Sunday during “beer garden weather”! Mon-Fri from 11 a.m. / Sat and Sun from 10 a.m

Beer garden at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden, Munich, Photo: Helga Waess

From afar we can hear the brass band playing beer garden music on a plateau of the 25 meter high wooden tower.

Chinese Tower - Pagoda with Bavarian live music, beer garden atmosphere in the English Garden, photo: Helga Waess

Here you can quickly start a conversation and find out who came here or was even born in Munich.

Monopteros in the English Garden, Munich, photo: Helga Waess

After a refreshing stay in the beer garden, we drive towards the city center, past the Monopteros Hill and experience the city panorama above the trees of the English Garden.

Meadow in the English Garden in Munich, in the background the dome of the Bavarian State Chancellery, the top of the town hall tower and the characteristic towers of the Frauenkirche Munich, photo: Helga Waess

Behind the trees rises the dome of the Bavarian State Chancellery, the top of the town hall tower and the characteristic towers of the Frauenkirche with their “Welsh hoods”.

Relaxed Munich residents and tourists lie, play and sleep on the meadows.

This is Munich too!

Literature on the topics mentioned

•     Manfred Nerdinger (ed.): Architecture Guide Munich. Reimer, Berlin 2002
•     Werner A. Widmann: A piece of beauty lies above the Eisbach. The Tivoli power station in the English Garden. Tivoli Handels- und Immobilien-Aktiengesellschaft, Munich 1986

Celebration tip Munich - Summer festival at the farm in Sendling - Stemmerhof on August 3rd, 2024

Celebration tip Munich - summer festival in the Stemmerhof

On August 3rd, 2024 you should enjoy the summer festival with an idyll village square in the Stemmerhof in the middle of Munich

Event tip: August 3rd, 2024 summer festival at the Stemmerhof in Munich Sendling - in case of bad weather there is an alternative date of August 10th, 2024.

Munich - Sendling. Everyone joins in when the Stemmerhof invites you to the summer party. There is delicious food in the restaurants on the farm, a bar with all kinds of drinks, a large raffle music, good wines in the new wine bar Servus and fun for the little ones. The Munich district of Sendling is very popular with its residents. And almost right in the middle is the Stemmerhof with its many shops, restaurants and event rooms that allow all kinds of cultural events. Here you can find food, organic products, even clothing and gift items as well as jewelry directly from the designer.  This old farm opposite the old Sendlingen church of St. Margret, which is interesting in terms of cultural and art history, today forms, so to speak, the Sendlingen village square. The beautiful Austrian restaurant ÖEINS (Ö1) has a great outdoor area in the courtyard and a cozy beer garden or relaxing relaxation garden with a play area at the back of the restaurant. The farm also impresses with smaller restaurants, sun terraces and restaurants throughout the farm. There is a great court theater, a painting school, always new exhibitions and even a music school with great teachers for all kinds of music lessons! Just 30 years ago, the last cows were kept and dairy farming was carried out on this farm.  (further information at www.stemmerhof.de)

Stemmerhof in Munich Sendling, July 2024, photo: A. Waess

Summer festival at the Stemmerhof in Munich Sendling

• Plinganserstr. 6, 81369 Munich, 
• Saturday, August 3, 2024, 
• 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m

PPoster for the summer festival at the Stemmerhof in Munich Sendling - on August 3rd, 2024  

Summer festival at Stemmerhof

Saturday, August 3, 2024, 

• 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m

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throughout the entire farm area

Munich excursion tip: Lake Starnberg

Excursion tip: Lake Starnberg

Swimming fun, cycling tour or delicious fish from the fisherman and a cool Bavarian beer in one of the numerous beer gardens around Lake Starnberg

 

Tip: take the S-Bahn or the bus - without having to look for a parking space, directly to the boat pier and then continue... (GERMAN)

 

Starnberger Lake. Anyone visiting Munich should not forget the many lakes in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps. The Munich locals' lake, as Lake Starnberg is also called, is worth a trip at any time of year and especially in midsummer. The water temperature in Lake Starnberg, which is almost 128 meters deep, is currently (July 8, 2024) at 22 degrees and can still rise a little. So: best bathing weather! From Munich you can quickly reach the lake in about 30 minutes by car, as it is 40 km away. However, parking spaces are rare in summer! But the proximity to Munich invites you to take a day trip. Here is a link for more information: bayregio-starnberger-see.de (enter the link in your browser and explore the lake on the map).

Lake Starnberg - Photo from Ammerland towards Starnberg, photo: Helga Waess (archive)

 

Bike tour on Lake Starnberg

 By the way, the lake has a total length of 21.7 km and if you want to ride around by bike, you should allow almost 6 hours for the SEERUNDWEG - not including breaks and uphill and downhill rides.

So it's better to plan partial routes: Ostuferweg or through the Osterseen from Seeshaupt. But it's also possible on foot! The S-Bahn from Munich takes you to Starnberg or Tutzing and also to Seeshaupt. Here and there there is a waterfront promenade like in Herrsching, where you can stroll along the lake for a full 10 km and here and there you should sit by the water in the beer garden.

 

Starnberg Lake with a view towards the Seeshaupt and the Alps - here: water sports on Lake Starnberg, photo: Helga Waess

 

Photo impressions from Lake Starnberg

 Cozy spots can be found around the lake

But you have to search a bit, because many banks are built-up and private property, but there are designated bathing areas with secluded spots... for example in Bernried. For a comfortable day of swimming, you should consult the nautical chart beforehand and plan straight away!

 

 Here the famous SEE sport for everyone

The pluffists who practice this sport are simply concerned with the most beautiful sound:

for the most beautiful PLUFF !!!

Here are the instructions for future Pluffists: (our article in this blog: You need a body of water with stones. We choose Lake Starnberg for our self-experiment as Pluff athletes. The water is so clear that you can immediately find the stone with the most beautiful PLUFF - in German: Man braucht ein Gewässer mit Steinen. Wir wählen für unseren Selbstversuch als Pluff-Sportler den Starnberger See.  Das Wasser ist so klar, dass man den Stein mit dem schönsten PLUFF sofort wiederfindet.

Lake Starnberg - romance on the lakeshore, photo: Helga Waess (archive)

 
Count Pocci, the inventor of Kasperl Larifari, lived here

From the lake the view towards Pocci Castle - Ammerland, photo: Helga Waess (archive)

ROMANCE TIP

You should always plan for a sunset at Lake Starnberg!

Lake Starnberg in the evening! When the day goes... Photo: Helga Waess (press archive)