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• Beer!

  Einz...Zwei...Drei...Suffa!Bavaria, and Munich in particular, is perhaps most famous for beer. The Oktoberfest, the biggest party in the world, has been held here every year since 1833, but the brewing goes back much further than that....

• Riversurfing

  
  One of Munich’s most surprising summertime attractions is the riversurfing on the Eisbach river that flows though the Englischer Garten....

• Munich's Districts

  Old TownAction is centred in the medieval Old Town (Altstadt), originally located within the old town walls, which have long ceded to a ring road....

• Oktoberfest

  
  You'll either lovit it or hate it, but every year it happens. Be a part of it this year and get it right with our special insider's guide....

• Skiing

  
  Some beautiful German villages near the Austrian border offer great skiing in stunning landscapes. Read more here....

• Kocherlball

  Pleasure would be boring without the pain, and one of Munich’s best traditional festivals involves getting up early (and we mean early) to dress up and head to the park to dance polkas and drink beer together with thousands of others as the sun rises....

• The Bavarian Menu

  So you can't tell your weisswurst from your schinken? That's where our handy menu decoder comes in....

• Previous IYP covers

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• Lenten & Easter traditions

  In the Catholic state of Bavaria they take their religious holidays very seriously, which means that shops and offices close on Good Friday (April 9) and Easter Sunday and Monday 11-12 April)....

• The night of 25,000 blades

  Blade Night sounds like it could be fencing or it could refer to the night of the undead, when you can fulfill your vampire slaying fantasies while attempting to be as sexy as Wesley Snipes....

• New Year's Eve

  
  On Silvesterabend (New Year’s Eve) the whole of Munich becomes a party zone. Nearly every restaurant offers pricey five-course dinners and entertainment, and club parties that last well into the new year....

• Auerdult Market

  This historical market festival (held from Oct 16 – 24) is little known to tourists but has fair prices and appealing wares....