Square
Marienplatz
Munich, Germany
Munich's central square, home of the neo-Gothic New Town Hall and its famous glockenspiel.
Park · Germany · Bavaria
English Garden
A huge city park with a beer garden, a Chinese tower and surfers on a river wave.
Free to enter about 2 h
For storytellers
Why English Garden matters
The English Garden is one of the largest city parks in Europe, and certainly one of the most fun. People swim, picnic, sunbathe and drink beer under a pagoda-like Chinese tower. In a stream near the southern end, surfers ride a standing wave, and crowds line the bridge to watch.
Talking points
- Surfers ride a permanent wave on a small river
- A Chinese Tower beer garden is a classic stop
- It is bigger than many European city parks
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