People tend to think that there’s not much you can do in munich during the month of December January and Febuary. But the world’s most beautiful city is still the world’s most beautiful city when covered in snow. We as Hostel Munich have some secret places everybody should know in winter.
Hostel Munich – Christmas fairs
Christmas is celebrated by almost every citizen and that’s why there a wide variety of christmas fairs in every part oft he city. Probably the biggest one is in the English Garden right at the chinese tower. At this market you can shop for all the things you might need or not need for your perfect christmas. You can’t imagine what stuff you can get there from cinnamon scented hot wine to ornaments for your christmas tree that are shaped like a glass of beer or the mascot oft he city of munich, the Münchner Kindl. Traditional snacks are sold like hot, edible chestnuts or sugared almonds. And there’s a lot stuff to do for kids, too. You can get any type of wooden weapons here or listen to a medieval storyteller. The Hostel Munich Team loves it here!
Hostel Munich – Ice skating
Ice skating at the Nymphenburger Channel in Neuhausen is very popular. The artificial river is located very central and is easy to reach. At first you can pay the Castle of Nymphenburg a visit and afterwards take a walk along the river until you are at the Hubertus Fountain. There you can borrow some ice skates for around 2,00€ at a small distributer. Again you can buy hot cinnamon scented wine or just a simple hot choclate and start your journey on the ice. This place is very beginner friendly and there are mostly families with their children. So don’t worry about your skating skills, because most oft he people here are beginners.
To get there you take the U1 to Rotkreuzplatz and then you take the Metro number 12 until Romanplatz. From there it’s a 5 minute walkt o the castle and the channel.
Hostel Munich – Zoo 365 days opened
The zoo Hellabrunn located at the Isar is opened during the winter months, too. And you might not know that but most tropical animals don’t care about the cold temperatures and the snow. Only the bears and prarie dogs can’t be seen because they are hibernating. The chimpanzees and turtles prefer the warm tropical huts, located all around the zoo. Andi f you get too cold just visit the monkeys or take a look at the aquarium and marine life. The only downside ist he lack of Harambe but we can make up for that with a broad variety of animals that are still observable even during winter.
As you can see there are a lot of activities you can do during the cold months. So why not spending your witerholidays here instead of coming fort he Oktoberfest. And there’s another positive side on that. Planetickets are much cheaper than in the summer months. So pay us a visit and enjoy munich during winter!
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