LIEBLINGSORTE | Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich

in the craziest flavours imaginable here! If you've ever fancied trying a gin and tonic or pretzel ice cream, this is the per- fect gourmet venue for you. For the less adventurous, there are some fantastically delicious classic flavours also available.

classical concerts to open air cinemas. It's also the place where Munich's students come to relax. Karl von Fischer designed the square in the neoclassical style for Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. It was Ludwig's dream to transform Munich into a modern-day Athens; he believed his plans for the Königsplatz would help him realise his goals. The Königsplatz was used for party rallies during the Third Reich. Honour Temples were placed on the eastern side of the Königsplatz; today only the foundations remain as the temples were destroyed by the US Army in 1947. That was the last stop on the Grand Tour! We started outside of the city centre, in Nymphenburg. Here we saw popular destinations like the majestic Nymphen- burg Palace, Olympiapark and the BMW Museum. The tour ended in the city centre, in Maxvorstadt, where you were able to see popular attractions like the Pinakotheken and Königsplatz. We hope you've got lots of wonderful im- pressions to look back on and had fun on your tour proposed by Vespa Munich.

Alte Pinakothek Barer Straße 27 | 80333 München

The Alte Pinakothek is one of the oldest and most important galleries in the world. It houses more than 800 paintings (mostly from the 13 th to 18 th centuries) just waiting to be admired in this exceptional art gallery. The Alte Pinakothek was designed by Leo von Klenze for King Ludwig I. A triumph of modernity in its time, the building functioned as the architectural compass for additional museum building projects in Germany and the rest of Europe, as well as for galleries in Rome, Saint Petersburg and so on. Neue Pinakothek Barer Straße 29 | 80333 München If you're interested in the work of Van Gogh, Picasso and Klimt, you should definitely park your Vespa at the Neue Pinakothek. Together with the Alte Pina- kothek and the Pinakothek der Moderne, it is part of the Munich Kunstareal artistic quarter. Focusing on European art from the 18 th and 19 th centuries, it's one of the most important museums in the world. Around 400 paintings are on show in the Neue Pinakothek. As with the Alte Pina- kothek, the Neue Pinakothek was built by Friedrich von Gärtner under King Ludwig I. and was almost completely destroyed during the Second World War and later rebuilt.

Königsplatz Königsplatz 1 | 80333 München

Constructed in the 19 th century, the Königsplatz is one of Munich's historic town squares and is famous as the centre of Munich's cultural life. The area surrounding the Königsplatz is now home to the Kunstareal as well as a number of galleries. The Königsplatz is also a popular venue for open air events, from pop and

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