Cycling stops in Munich

27 places · Germany

Munich's riding points south. The Isar leaves the city on its own path and keeps going toward the mountains, and within an hour the ground starts to fold: Starnberger See and Ammersee first, then the moraine hills, then the Alps themselves standing across the horizon on a clear day.

It is one of the few big cities where a rider can be in genuine foothills before lunch and back for dinner.

Climbs, views & nature

BavariaViewpointBavaria is an 18.5-metre bronze statue commissioned by King Ludwig I and cast between 1843 and 1850 to a design by Ludwig Schwanthaler, the first colossal br…Blomberg WestgipfelPeak · 1248 mMountain with a 1,248-metre summit and a steep footpath leading to the summit.

History & landmarks

Alter HofCastle · MünchenAlter Hof began as a ducal city castle in the late 12th century, the first residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled Bavaria for over 700 years.Andechser WallfahrtskircheHistoric churchThe Andechs pilgrimage church crowns the Holy Mountain above the Ammersee at roughly 700 meters, its onion dome visible for miles.Burg GrünwaldCastleGrünwald Castle (Burg Grünwald) is a medieval hill castle in Grünwald, Bavaria.BurgstallArchaeological siteA flat earthen mound 18 meters across, ringed by old beech trees, marks the site of a small fortified tower built here in the early 12th century, on the grou…Erinnerungsort BadehausMuseum · WolfratshausenFeldherrnhalleHistoric site · MünchenFeldherrnhalle is a monumental loggia on Odeonsplatz, built between 1841 and 1844 for King Ludwig I to honor the Bavarian army, modeled on Florence's Loggia …Hochschloss PählCastleHochschloss Pähl crowns a ridge roughly 100 metres above the Ammer valley and Lake Ammer, a site held by regional nobility since the Middle Ages for its comm…Kloster SchäftlarnMonastery · SchäftlarnBenedictine monastery on the Isar River in Schäftlarn.Lokomobil R. WolfTechnical monumentMuseum with a preserved 19th-century portable steam engine.Mariae Verkündigung ReutbergChurchMariae Verkündigung is the Baroque pilgrimage and monastery church at Kloster Reutberg, built between 1733 and 1735 as a donation from Munich court treasurer…MarienmünsterHistoric church · Dießen am AmmerseeChurch with Baroque architecture in Dießen am Ammersee.Radom RaistingAttractionRadom Raisting houses Germany's first commercially operated satellite earth station, built in 1963/64 to plans by Hans Maurer for the Federal Post Office.Römerschanze GrünwaldArchaeological siteThis earthwork above the Isar started as a late Roman watch station guarding the Via Julia crossing between Augsburg and Salzburg; a gold solidus of Emperor …Schacky-ParkAttractionSchacky-Park began in 1903, when Baron Ludwig von Schacky and his wife Julia bought meadowland along two streams here and laid out an 18-hectare garden.Schloss FußbergCastle · GautingSchloss Fußberg takes its name from the Fuß family, who administered it in the 12th century; it is first documented in 1342 as a fortified manor and Bavarian…Schloss PlaneggCastleSchloss Planegg has belonged to the same family, the von Hirschs, since Jakob von Hirsch bought it in 1815.Schloss ReichersbeuernCastleSchloss Reichersbeuern, also called Schloss Sigriz, is a moated castle six kilometres east of Bad Tölz, first mentioned in 1350 on a site documented since 875.Schloss RezensriedCastleSchloss Rezensried served as the summer residence of the abbots of Fürstenfeld Monastery until secularization in 1803.Schloss SeefeldCastleSchloss Seefeld began as a medieval fortress guarding the route between the Ammersee and the Starnberger See, first recorded as Veste Seefeld in 1302.Schmied-von-Kochel-DenkmalHistoric siteThis fountain-monument on Lindwurmstraße is topped by the figure of the Schmied von Kochel, a blacksmith who became a legendary leader of the Bavarian peasan…St. JosefChurchSt.St. PeterAttraction · MünchenSt.Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä HimmelfahrtAttraction · Bad TölzBad Tölz's parish church of the Assumption of Mary traces back to a 1262 castle chapel.Tarnname: Bundesstelle für FernmeldestatistikHistoric siteThis site in Stockdorf carried the cover name Bundesstelle für Fernmeldestatistik, "Federal Office for Telecommunications Statistics," a deliberately bland l…WörthseeschlösslCastleWörthseeschlössl sits on Mausinsel, the small island in the Wörthsee, visible offshore from the eastern lakeside path.
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Alter Hof

München · Munich

Alter Hof began as a ducal city castle in the late 12th century, the first residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled Bavaria for over 700 years. From around 1255 it was the seat of Bavaria's dukes, and under Ludwig the Bavarian it briefly served as Germany's first fixed imperial residence, from 1314 to 1347. Rebuilt after wartime destruction, its courtyard is open to the public today.

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The Alter Hof (Old Court) in the center of Munich is the former imperial residence of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and consists of five wings: Burgstock, Zwingerstock, Lorenzistock, Pfisterstock and Brunnenstock. Like most of the old town, it was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II.

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Why stop at Alter Hof on a bike ride?
Alter Hof began as a ducal city castle in the late 12th century, the first residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled Bavaria for over 700 years. From around 1255 it was the seat of Bavaria's dukes, and under Ludwig the Bavarian it briefly served as Germany's first fixed imperial residence, from 1314 to 1347. Rebuilt after wartime destruction, its courtyard is open to the public today.
Where is Alter Hof?
Alter Hof is in München, Munich (Germany).

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