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Munich"s surrounding region

A holiday in the country not far from the "International City with a Heart"

Enjoy the tranquility of the countryside around Munich rising towards the Alps and experience the many cultural highlights and sights in the city. 

The Oktoberfest Beer Festival (Oktoberfest) and Christmas Fair (Christkindlmarkt), opera festivals and the "Biennale", a recreational paradise, center for research and teaching an "village of a million people." Munich and its environs is all of that and much more. A region packed with art, culture and joie de vivre that makes things hum. Enjoy the region and its capital with its enticing flair that puts a spell on people from all over the world.

Holidays at home

On weekends everybody can choose between many leisure activities offered all around, which are not more than 30 minutes by car. It is, however, not only the appealing countryside that attracts innumerable city dwellers to the gates of Munich. You can take a bath in one of the many lakes in summer or go on cycling tours through calm and restful woods or villages, where you can often find an idyllic beer garden. Munich"s region is also part of the city"s rail network and they are optimally connected to each other, so you don"t have to go by car.

A huge number of families with children has moved to the region because of its quiescence paired with great playing opportunities for their children. Seeing a city dweller on holidays at home is an experience that every tourist and Munich vistitor should have.

Many other interesting places belong to the region of Munich and they are all worth visiting. 

Freising

The oldest city in Upper Bavaria and hub for the whole world by the Franz Josef Strauss Airport.

Fürstenfeldbruck - a place of culture and nature 

Located between Munich and Augsburg, Fürstenfeldbruck is an adorable and livable town along the Amper river. Once a former monastery grounds of the Cistercians, it now hosts a unique center for culture and events, which attracts more than 300000 visitors every year with concerts, theater, comedy and attractive exhibitions. The magnificent abbey church, a Baroque masterpiece, enjoys national fame. Contemporary art, regional history and the historic role of the monastery are shown in diverse exhibitions of the town museum, which is also placed in the former monastery grounds. The newly developed market place attracts many visitors with its beautiful tradtional burgess houses. The recreational area Pucher Meer and Fürstenfeldbruck"s appealing region with its vast forest areas plus the wetlands of Amper river provide an ideal opportunity for enjoying the intact environment by bike or afoot.

Dachau

... a town with more than 1200 years of history and a concentration camp memorial site in remembrance of the victims of the Nazi regime during Third Reich.

A ride to Grünwald is a smooth transition of the city limits.

The affluent residential area is known as the domicile of Munich"s notables and celebrities. You may very well come across one of FC Bayern"s soccer players, because the club"s training ground in Munich is not far away.

However, Grünwald seems to have lost a little of its popularity, because a handful of the villas are vacant and buyers are long in coming. 

Aying and Erding 

Though not direct neighbors, both of them are famous for their breweries. One is known worldwide and its products are available in nearly any corner of the Earth, the other one is indigenous with regionally focussed sales. Aying borders on the three districts Ebersberg, Miesbach and Rosenheim, and can be reached by urban trains. Besides its beer gardens, the town has a beuatiful views, which can be explored on a cycling tour. 

Erding is an appealing town with a special attraction: Therme Erding, Europe"s largest thermal spa with a white sandy beach and real palm trees. Warm water emanates from the depths of Earth and the dome-shaped roof is opened in summer. Holiday-maker"s paradise is right here!