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Page Index
What We Saw
•  Dachau Concentration Camp
•  Nazi Documentation Center
•  Alte Pinakothek
•  Hofbräuhaus (Beer Hall) Munich
•  New Town Hall
Where We Stayed
•  Hotel Isartor

  Overview Tour Itinerary

Day 7 (Saturday - Aug 31) Dachau & Historic Bavaria  
Today we'll journey further into the romantic heart of Germany to Bavaria's largest city, Munich. On our way, we'll pay our respects at Dachau, the infamous Concentration Camp Memorial, and learn powerful lessons of the Holocaust and World War II. After free-time for reflection and lunch, a short drive brings us to Munich's historic Old Town. This evening, we'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the city's history and traditions on a walking tour before capping the day with a hearty "Welcome to Bavaria" dinner together.   Moderate walking: 2–6 miles throughout the day with some hills and stairs. Bus: 4 hours. Sleep in Munich.

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Day 8 (Sunday - September 1) Free Day in Munich  T5he day is all yours to stroll around Germany's most livable city. Your guide will provide an orientation for the many fun adventures you can choose. Immerse yourself in the city's art from Baroque Theater to Wittelsbach palaces to several world-class museums, rent a bike to pedal the car-free paths along the English Garden and Isar River, or simply enjoy the lively Bavarian atmosphere, a frothy mug, and a big pretzel at one of the city's many beer halls or outdoor biergartens.  Light to strenuous walking (your choice). No bus. Sleep in Munich.

Day 8 (Sunday - September 1)   On Our Own 
As it say...today we're on our own.  We're pushing to fill the day with the Nazi Documentation Center, Alte Pinkothek (art museum), Hofbrauhaus Beer Hall and the New Town Hall.
  What We Saw Dachau Concentration Camp
Saturday, August 31, 2024


 Background from Wikipedia 
Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents. It is located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory northeast of the medieval town of Dachau, about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Munich. After its opening, its purpose was enlarged to include forced labor, and eventually, the imprisonment of Jews, Romani, German and Austrian criminals, and, finally, foreign nationals. The Dachau camp system grew to include nearly 100 sub-camps, which were mostly work camps located throughout southern Germany and Austria. The main camp was liberated by U.S. forces on 29 April 1945.

  

Dachau Concentration Camp
Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany
      
 
  What We Saw Nazi Documentation Center
Sunday, September 1, 2024
 In Their Words 
The new Munich Documentation Center opened in 2015 on the site of the former “Brown House,” the headquarters of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), as the Nazi Party was officially called. Between 1933 and 1945, the area around Königsplatz became a showcase for Nazi aesthetics and the regime’s seat of power where many branches of the Nazi administration had their central offices.

From their Mission Statement...Nazi ideology and the crimes perpetrated by the Nazi regime form the starting point for our work. Munich’s role as the place where the Nazi Party originated and where its headquarters were located is of special significance. Topics such as war and genocide, racism and anti-Semitism, exclusion and displacement are further focuses of our work.

Nazi Documentation Center
Max-Mannheimer-Platz 1
80333 Munich
Tel: +49 (0)89 233-67000
         
 
  What We Saw Alte Pinakothek
Sunday, September 1, 2024
 Background from Wikipedia 
The Alte Pinakothek is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. IIt is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. The name Alte (Old) Pinakothek refers to the time period covered by the collection—from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. The Neue Pinakothek, re-built in 1981, covers nineteenth-century art, and Pinakothek der Moderne, opened in 2002, exhibits modern art. All three galleries are part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, an organization of the Free state of Bavaria.

Alte Pinakothek
Barer Str. 27
80333 München, Germany
Tel: +49 89 23805216
      
 
  What We Saw Hofbräuhaus (Beer Hall) Munich
Sunday, September 1, 2024
 Background from Wikipedia 
The Hofbrauhaus am Platzl was originally built in 1589 by Bavarian Duke Maximilian I as an extension of the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München brewery. The general public was admitted in 1828 by Ludwig I. The building was completely remodeled in 1897 by Max Littmann when the brewery moved to the suburbs. On February 24, 1920, the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is where Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler made a speech backing the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or the Nazi Party.  All of the rooms except the historic beer hall ("Schwemme") were destroyed in the World War II bombings. The reopening of the Festival Hall in 1958 marked the end of the post-war restoration work.

Hofbräuhaus (Beer Hall) Munich
Platzl 9,
80331 München, Germany
Tel: +49 89 290136100
      
 
  What We Saw New Town Hall
Sunday, September 1, 2024
 Background from Wikipedia 
The New Town Hall (German: Neues Rathaus) is a town hall that forms the northern part of Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It hosts the city government including the city council, offices of the mayors and a small portion of the administration. In 1874 the municipality had left the Old Town Hall for its new domicile. The first section of the building in the eastern part of the Marienplatz was carried out between 1867 and 1874. From 1889 to 1892, the section on the corner of Dienerstrasse and Landschaftstrasse was constructed. In December 1905, the shell of the third building section was finished with the setting of the keystone on the Rathausturm.

New Town Hall
Marienplatz 8,
80331 München, Germany
Tel: +49 89 115
      
 
 
  Where We Stayed Hotel Isartor

Hotel Isartor
Baaderstrasse 2-4
Munich
Tel: 011 49 89 21 63 34 0
FAX: 011 49 89 21 63 34 20
         
 
 
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