What to do in Martinsreid?
April 14, 2011 7:32 AM Subscribe
I will be traveling to Martinsreid Germany, near Munich, in June. While my partner is at a conference I will have a couple of days to look around. This is my first time overseas and I'm pretty excited! Suggestions on what to do?
Sorry, I didn't realize you specifically meant IN Martinsreid.
posted by jeff-o-matic at 7:51 AM on April 14, 2011
posted by jeff-o-matic at 7:51 AM on April 14, 2011
Response by poster: Thanks JOM! I am not averse to seeing Munich too!
posted by haikuku at 7:53 AM on April 14, 2011
posted by haikuku at 7:53 AM on April 14, 2011
Yeah, definitely head to downtown Munich and see the sights. Also you might look into heading out to Dachau. I'll quote myself from another Munich AskMe: "about 16kms outside the city is the concentration camp Dachau - first one the Nazi's opened and it served as a model for all the rest. Its doable in a morning / afternoon, and not very expensive, but definitely worth it. Pony up the extra for the tourguide session, our guide was phenomenal and really brought the experience to another (more harrowing, albeit) level."
posted by allkindsoftime at 8:10 AM on April 14, 2011
posted by allkindsoftime at 8:10 AM on April 14, 2011
Best answer: That's very near to a really nice, idyllic Wirtshaus that is somewhat of a secret even among Munich locals - Forsthaus Kasten. You can reach it by Taxicab from Großhadern U-Bahn station, should be about 15 Euro, or by S6 and a 45 minute (pretty!) walk.
(btw, it's MartinsrIEd, just to help with the googling...).
Jump on S6 in Gräfelfing to go to Tutzing at the Starnberger See lake, and check out my favorite Biergarten, Tutzinger Biergarten. Have a Steckerlfisch (Mackerel roasted on a stick) while enjoying wonderful views of the lake and the mountains behind it.
Go into Munich proper with U6 to see all the usual touristy stuff (Marienplatz, Odeonsplatz, and Platzl - the latter is mainly frequented by Americans, though).
Do you like zoos? Hellabrunn is wonderful, and easy to reach by public transport. If you like castles/palaces, there's Nymphenburg - should be a treat this time of the year, lots of flowers there and the Botanical Garden is just next to it. If you like (upscale) shopping, check out Fünf Höfe near Odeonsplatz. I also love Sendlinger Straße for window shopping (get off u6 at Sendlinger Tor and walk towards Marienplatz). If you go there, don't miss Asamkirche, a grotesquely baroque church squeezed in between two houses, and Viktualienmarkt, a famous farmer's market nearby. (Just memail me if you have specific questions.)
posted by The Toad at 9:02 AM on April 14, 2011
(btw, it's MartinsrIEd, just to help with the googling...).
Jump on S6 in Gräfelfing to go to Tutzing at the Starnberger See lake, and check out my favorite Biergarten, Tutzinger Biergarten. Have a Steckerlfisch (Mackerel roasted on a stick) while enjoying wonderful views of the lake and the mountains behind it.
Go into Munich proper with U6 to see all the usual touristy stuff (Marienplatz, Odeonsplatz, and Platzl - the latter is mainly frequented by Americans, though).
Do you like zoos? Hellabrunn is wonderful, and easy to reach by public transport. If you like castles/palaces, there's Nymphenburg - should be a treat this time of the year, lots of flowers there and the Botanical Garden is just next to it. If you like (upscale) shopping, check out Fünf Höfe near Odeonsplatz. I also love Sendlinger Straße for window shopping (get off u6 at Sendlinger Tor and walk towards Marienplatz). If you go there, don't miss Asamkirche, a grotesquely baroque church squeezed in between two houses, and Viktualienmarkt, a famous farmer's market nearby. (Just memail me if you have specific questions.)
posted by The Toad at 9:02 AM on April 14, 2011
Best answer: Since no one's talked specifically about Martinsried and the surrounding areas:
Martinsried itself is not particularly exciting - it's pretty much residential/sorta suburban, as are the surrounding neighborhoods/towns (Großhadern, Planegg, Gräfelfing, etc.) In the area are some churches, and a Gasthaus/Wirtshaus or two (offhand I'm thinking of the one right by the Planegg S-Bahn stop and the Kraillinger Brauerei (which no longer makes their own beer but rather serves Herrnbräu) though there are of course others), and various small stores, but nothing that's really must-see. However, Munich's just a fairly short ride away on the U6 (Großhadern/Klinikum Großhadern stops) or the S6 (at Planegg or Gräfelfing, but the U6 is probably easier to get to if you're near the university/hospital/Max Planck Institute/biotech center.) Most of the big sights in Munich and the surrounding region are very well-served by either the U-Bahn or (further out) the S-Bahn. So really, there's no reason to limit yourself to Martinsried, unless you're really short on time or are for some reason averse to hopping on the U-Bahn.
(And if you're nervous about getting around, don't be. The U-Bahn is really straightforward, busses and trams are everywhere in Munich even if there isn't a nearby U-Bahn stop, and announcements are even made in English as well as German in a lot of the city center.)
posted by ubersturm at 5:53 PM on April 19, 2011
Martinsried itself is not particularly exciting - it's pretty much residential/sorta suburban, as are the surrounding neighborhoods/towns (Großhadern, Planegg, Gräfelfing, etc.) In the area are some churches, and a Gasthaus/Wirtshaus or two (offhand I'm thinking of the one right by the Planegg S-Bahn stop and the Kraillinger Brauerei (which no longer makes their own beer but rather serves Herrnbräu) though there are of course others), and various small stores, but nothing that's really must-see. However, Munich's just a fairly short ride away on the U6 (Großhadern/Klinikum Großhadern stops) or the S6 (at Planegg or Gräfelfing, but the U6 is probably easier to get to if you're near the university/hospital/Max Planck Institute/biotech center.) Most of the big sights in Munich and the surrounding region are very well-served by either the U-Bahn or (further out) the S-Bahn. So really, there's no reason to limit yourself to Martinsried, unless you're really short on time or are for some reason averse to hopping on the U-Bahn.
(And if you're nervous about getting around, don't be. The U-Bahn is really straightforward, busses and trams are everywhere in Munich even if there isn't a nearby U-Bahn stop, and announcements are even made in English as well as German in a lot of the city center.)
posted by ubersturm at 5:53 PM on April 19, 2011
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If I only had a couple days that's what I'd do, as you wouldn't need a car and there's many great things to see in a small, beautiful old city center.
posted by jeff-o-matic at 7:43 AM on April 14, 2011