What is the Munich self-guided walking tour?
The Munich self-guided walking tour is a walk you take at your own pace, with audio narration on your phone instead of a guide at the front. Allow about 3 hours: 55 minutes of that is walking, the route covers 4.5 km, and there are 10 stops where you stand still and listen. Nobody sets off without you and no hour is fixed.
On Königsplatz the narration begins with the Greek ambitions of Ludwig I and the Propylaea gate finished in 1862, and on Karolinenplatz with the black obelisk Leo von Klenze raised in 1833 for the Bavarians who died in Napoleon's Russian campaign. Under the Frauenkirche you hear about Jörg von Halsbach, about towers that received their rounded domes in 1525, and about the dark footprint in the entrance hall that legend hands to the devil. Later come the Marian Column of 1638 and the Glockenspiel with its 43 bells, the eight-metre façade the Asam brothers gave their own church, and the fresco of 1835 inside the Isartor showing Louis the Bavarian home from Mühldorf.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 55 min · 4.5 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish
What you do on the walking tour
Listen
At each stop the audio gives you the history of the place, its legends and the details you would otherwise walk past. The same text sits on the screen for anyone who would rather read.
Cross the centre
Google Maps links the stops across flat, largely car-free streets: 55 minutes of walking over 4.5 km, at whatever pace suits you.
Break off
Take a coffee or an hour in a museum, then pick the walk up again, the same afternoon or another day.
Eat and browse
Tips for food and shops near the route arrive along with the stops. The opening point and the order are yours to rearrange in the app.
See the route and attractions →
How it works
- Book online Choose the number of people. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Walk when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who the walking tour is for
A first visit
One walk puts the royal squares, the churches and the market in order and explains what you are looking at.
Anyone who avoids groups
No umbrella to follow and no meeting point: you stay where something holds you and move on when you decide to.
One day in the city
3 hours covers the centre, which leaves the afternoon free for a museum, for a beer garden or for the English Garden.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Groups of up to 5 work best; larger groups split up, one ticket per person.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
Sandra– Switzerland –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Man konnte selbst einteilen und trotzdem infos erhalten auch ohne guide
Beth – United States –
Collected on GetYourGuide
I enjoyed the different sites I visited and the information about those sites. I became frustrated when I was taken through passage ways at the bottom of buildings or narrow passage ways off the main streets. My internet often took 5 minutes to catch up on the map and I had to turn around and back track because I missed my turn. All in all, I did enjoy the sites.
karine– France –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Un peu compliqu? de d?marrer l’activit?, il faut penser ? t?l?charger une autre application pour y avoir acc?s….
Heike– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Am sch?nsten ist es dass ich quer durch die Stadt gelaufen bin und tats?chlich auch viel gesehen habe und etwas erfahren konnte. Der Viktualienmarkt war das allerbeste. Die Kirchen waren auch wundersch?n.