Rick Steves Tour: Nymphenburg Palace, Munich

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By Rick Steves

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Rick Steves Tours eBooks are straightforward, self-guided walking tours through some of Europe’s most popular destinations, designed for easy reference on your mobile device or eReader.

In Rick Steves Tour: Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Rick shares his candid advice on how to get the most out of a tour of Munich’s Nymphenburg Palace – including where to start, how much time you need, and what’s worth stopping for-all for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. With Rick’s knowledgeable, humorous writing in hand, you’ll also learn some interesting historical facts about the things you encounter along the way.

Packed with indispensable tips and recommendations from America’s expert on Europe, Rick Steves Tour: Nymphenburg Palace, Munich is a tour guide in your pocket-and on your smartphone.

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Nymphenburg Palace Tour

ORIENTATION

THE TOUR BEGINS

Nymphenburg Palace

Map: Nymphenburg

For 200 years, this oasis of palaces and gardens was the Wittelsbach rulers’ summer vacation home, a getaway from the sniping politics of court life in the city. Their kids could frolic in the gardens while the adults played cards, listened to music, or sipped coffee on the veranda.

Today, Nymphenburg Palace and the surrounding one-square-mile park are a great place for a royal stroll or discreet picnic. Indoors, you can tour the Bavarian royal family’s summer quarters, visit the Royal Stables Museum (carriages, sleighs, and porcelain), and browse a few mini-palaces on the grounds. Allow at least three hours (including travel time) to see the palace complex at a leisurely pace.

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Cost: Palace—€6; combo-ticket—€11.50 (€8.50 off-season) covers the palace, Royal Stables Museum, and outlying sights.

Hours: All of these sights are open daily 9:00-18:00, mid-Oct-March 10:00-16:00—except for Amalienburg and the other small palaces in the park, which are closed in winter; park open daily 6:00-dusk and free to enter.

Information: Tel. 089/179-080, www.schloss-nymphenburg.de.

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On Sale
Jul 30, 2019
Page Count
15 pages
Publisher
Rick Steves
ISBN-13
9781641713504

Rick Steves

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually.  He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves’ Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at http://www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.

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