LIEBLINGSORTE | Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich

Olympiapark Spiridon-Louis-Ring | 80809 München The Olympiapark is one of the Munich's most impressive and best-loved venues. The Munich Olympic Park was built for the 1972 Olympic Games. The unusual structure and unique design of both the building and its world-famous tented roof were conceived by architect Frei Otto and engineer Günter Behnisch. Today, the Olympiapark is THE venue for social, cultural, company and sporting events. Munich's residents love walking here, jogging through the park, or picnicking on the hills. We recommend parking your Vespa somewhere here and climbing the Olympic Mountain. It may be hard work, but it's definitely worth the effort – the view of the Olympiapark from the top is amazing! Don't miss the 291 m-high Olympic Tower, either. There's a viewing platform 190 m up with an incredible view of the city – on a clear day you can even see as far as the Alps! BMW Welt Am Olympiapark 1 | 80809 München Spare 20-30 minutes to take a peek into BMW Welt – it's free as well! At BMW Welt, you can learn about – and experience – the BMW brand. Put simply, BMW Welt is the firm's exhibition area, and vehicles from the MINI, Rolls Royce, BMW i and BMW M brands are also on show. BMW Museum Am Olympiapark 2 | 80809 München Motorsports combined with elegance and passion. That's what the BMW Museum has stood for ever since it was opened in 1973. The BMW Museum is the motoring museum for the BMW brand, showcasing their technical developments and company history. There are motors, aeroplanes, motorbikes and vehicles to admire here from across the decades. Around 250,000 people visit the BMW Museum every year, boasting more visitors annually than any Munich museum save the Deutsches Museum and Pinakothek der Moderne.

Englischer Garten 80805 München

You've now reached the entrance to the Englischer Garten ('English Garden'), one of Munich's most frequently visited sites! We recommend you park your Vespa here and get a feel for this amazing park on foot. The English Garden is a municipal park in the centre of Munich and is one of the largest parks in Europe. Sir Benjamin Thompson designed the garden in 1789 for Prince Charles Theodore of Bavaria. It was called the English Garden due to its stylistic similarities to an English landscape park. It's top of TripAdvisor's list of things to see and do in Munich, and it's easy to see why. Extending over 3.7 km², it's larger than New York's Central Park. The English Garden has numerous open meadows and green spaces which, come summer time, are filled with people sunbathing, picnicking, or playing sports or music. But there are also trees and lovely little paths scattered throughout the park. The weeping willows are especially worth a look, as well as the recently renovated »monopteros« (Greek-inspired round temple), from where you have a great view of the park. The Eisbach ('Ice Brook') which flows through the park really deserves its name: it's very cold and has a really strong current. This is where you can often watch the brave Eisbach surfers (  p. 193). Maxvorstadt & Der verrückte Eismacher Amalienstraße 77 | 80799 München Welcome to Maxvorstadt, Munich's cultu- ral and architectural centre! Maxvorstadt is one of Munich's liveliest districts – during the daytime there are generally four times as many people out in the streets as normally live here. Architectural highlights include the Königsplatz, Pinakothek and Siegestor, as well as the Ludwigstraße high street with its magnificent buildings on either side. You've now arrived at one of Munich's best ice cream parlours: Der verrückte Eismacher ('The Mad Ice Cream Maker'). You can buy ice creams

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