Munich - Around Town : Downtown & Old Town (part 2) - Best of the Rest

Isartor & Valentin-Musäum

Dedicated to the city’s favourite son, Karl Valentin (1882–1948), the Valentin-Musäum is situated in the south tower of the Isartor (14th century). A small room in the tower furnished in turn-of-the-19th-century style houses a café.

• Im Tal 50

• 11am–5pm Mon–Tue & Fri–Sat, 10am–6pm Sun

• Adm

• www.valentin-musaeum.de

Episcopal Palace & Palais Portia

The Episcopal Palace is the last remaining city palace (1733–7) by Franxçois Cuvilliés. Nearby is the Baroque Palais Portia.

• Kardinal-Faulhaber-Str. 7 bzw. 12

• Closed to the public

Literaturhaus

On Salvatorplatz stands the Literaturhaus, a former Renais­sance school now used for liter­ary gatherings. The famed coffee house Oskar Maria, a café and restaurant, is on the ground floor.

• Salvatorplatz 1

• www.literaturhaus-muenchen.de

Wittelsbacher Platz

Brienner Straße leads from Odeonsplatz to Wittelsbacher Platz, which features a palace and statue of Maximilian I.

Promenadeplatz

In the Middle Ages, this long narrow square served as a salt market. On the north side is the famous Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Montgelas palace.

Künstlerhaus

Meeting place for artists at the turn of the 19th century, the Künstlerhaus (1892–1900) on Lenbachplatz features a Mövenpick café and restaurant on the ground floor.

Justizpalast

Dominating Stachus, the high court was completed by Friedrich Thiersch in 1898.

Karlsplatz

Also known as Stachus, this square with large fountains just past Karlstor marks the end of the pedestrian zone.

Gärtnerplatz

Pretty 19th-century hexagonal square with Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich’s gay district .

Max-Joseph-Platz

Square with Königsbau and Nationaltheater developed to the south of the Residenz from 1820 onward.