Many of Munich's buildings carry the secrets of a dark past. Just six decades ago, Munich bore the official title, Hauptstadt der Bewegung, the Capital of the Nazi Movement. This was the city that the Allied Supreme Commander General Eisenhower called 'the cradle of the Nazi beast'. Find out why on this fascinating walking tour.

Munich was the birthplace of the Nazi Party and the home of its headquarters. The voice of Adolf Hitler resounded around the public squares and streets of Munich before being heard anywhere else in Germany. As the stage upon which some of the Nazis' most notorious crimes, from Hitler's failed Putsch to the horrific Kristallnacht, the largest anti-Semitic progrom seen in Europe for centuries and a dismal milestone on the road to the Holocaust were launched, Munich was the nursery of a movement that would shake humanity with some of the most infamous and terrible events in history.

In a unique and fascinating tour, our dedicated guide will open up this hidden history for you. We'll show you the beer-halls which hosted the first small gatherings of the fanatics who one day would lead the Third Reich, and the place where Hitler made his first major speeches. We'll walk you through the streets where Hitler and his brownshirts fought their way to power.

The irony is that while much of central Munich was devastated by Allied bombing, many Nazi buildings survived and still stand today. Standing alongside them are memorials to the city's many victims of Nazism, including those who sacrificed their lives in opposing its hateful ideology. We'll show you all these sites and give you the story.

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Get swept up in the festive atmosphere of the Christmas markets in Munich, Germany, on this family-friendly tour. Your guide will explain the history and displays at various Christmas markets around Munich's Old Town including Christkindlmarkt in Marienplatz, the Christmas village at the Munich Residenz and the Medieval Market near Odeonsplatz. Admire beautiful Nativity scenes, shop for hand-crafted gifts, and savor hot mulled wine (Glühwein) as you discover the best of the more than 20 Christmas markets in Munich.

Meet your guide at Munich Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) in early afternoon to begin your 2-hour exploration of several Christmas markets near Munich's Old Town. Your knowledgeable guide will share the history of Christmas markets in Munich -- which dates back 600 years -- and explain the displays at the markets and various German Christmas traditions. Inhale the scent of roasted nuts and hot spiced wine and hum along to Christmas music as you stroll among market stalls bedecked with fairy lights.

Witness the spectacle of Christkindlmarkt, the main city market that fills Marienplatz, and see the impressive Christmas crib market. Visit the smaller Sendliger Tor market, wander the Christmas village in the courtyard of the Munich Residenz, and admire the Nativity scene at Old Town Hall. You'll also go to the Medieval Market near Odeonsplatz with its handmade stalls and stall-holders dressed in period costume.

Savor your complimentary Lebkuchen, a gingerbread-like cake that's a local seasonal treat. Throughout your Munich Christmas market tour, you'll have the opportunity to purchase hand-crafted gifts and hot mulled wine (Glühwein). Your tour of Munich's captivating Christmas markets ends at the Medieval Market, so it's easy to continue shopping on your own!

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Bike Munich to make the most of its wide open parks, elegant plazas, meandering riverbanks, beer gardens and winding medieval alleyways. Bike paths are the secret passageways to Munich's heartland's. Your guide will show you around one of the world's great cycle cities.

Beginning from the Central Train Station, your guide will bike you around the best routes, tell you interesting stories and the perfect spots to stop for a quick drink. Start in Royal Munich where lies the great neo-classical plaza, Konigsplatz (Munich's Acropolis), and a few minutes from there is the equally imposing Odeonsplatz. Both are the legacy of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, a 19th century monarch who set out to put Munich on the map as a center of European royal grandeur. He dreamed of building a great city of Kings. He actually built a great city of cyclists!

From Odeonsplatz, you'll cycle through the picturesque royal gardens and on into the truly magnificent Englischer Garten, Europe's largest city park. In the midst of this, you'll stop at the famous Chinese Tower beer garden for refreshments. Then cruise along the lovely banks of the river Isar, which will finally lead you back into the heart of Munich's beautiful Old Town.

The charming old pedestrianized medieval streets that encircle Marienplatz wind around churches and markets and cafes and are a cyclist's haven. Frequent stops will be made on this relaxed and fun tour and your guide is there to give you their inside knowledge, tips and advice. Want to meet other visitors, see the city together and have a laugh? This is the way to do it.

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Experience a walking tour through central Munich focusing on the City's association with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. The tour draws together modern day Munich with it's more sinister past which is not obvious to the casual visitor. Your highly experienced native English speaking guide will lead you through this beautiful city, pointing out structures pertaining to the period whilst interweaving the story with a biography of Adolf Hitler and his relationship with the city.

You will be met by your guide in front of the Glockenspiel on the world famous Marienplatz in central Munich. You will be given an historical overview of the City from it's founding in the 12th century up to the modern day. You will also learn how Munich was the birthplace of the Nazi party, a political creed spawned from a fusion of occultism, Nationalism and a small political party called the German Workers Party. You will see where Hitler joined this party and where he gave speeches, like the famous Hofbrauhaus. The route of the failed Putsch of 1923 will be explained and locations relevant to it shown, the building where the SS were founded. All the time weaving the relevance of this period with the modern day Munich. Your group will be led towards Königsplatz location of the infamous Führerbau, Hitlers headquarters in the city where the Munich agreement was signed in 1938, on the way the locations where Hitler liked to take coffee will be pointed out. The tour will finish at Königsplatz where you will have the option of being led back to the main station Munich or being left to maybe explore the brand new documentation center of National Socialism on the site of the old Brown House.

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Start with a morning pickup from your personal guide from your hotel or apartment. From there you will see several Munich highlights that include: Marienplatz with City Hall, Odeon Square, the Synagogue, the Residence (500-year old Palace of Bavarian Dukes), and much more. After exploring the streets for 3 hours, the tour will end at Viktualienmarkt. There, you can shop and enjoy a delicious Bavarian lunch on your own.

Munich's history is long and varied, strongly connected with Germany's history as a whole. At the same time, it is quite unique and a great showpiece for Bavarian traditions. Today, Munich is a strong and vibrant city. The insights of a local, help make sense of the traditions, trends and promises of Bavaria's Capital. Your personal guide will pick you up from your hotel or apartment at 9:30am to show you the highlights of Munich and point out the many hidden treasures. Sites visited will include the Marienplatz with City Hall (Old and New),  Frauenkirche (Munich's famous landmark), Odeon Square, the Synagogue, and the Residence (500-year old Palace of Bavarian Dukes). The ast stop will be the Viktualienmarkt, where you may want to shop and enjoy a delicious Bavarian lunch.

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Enjoy a skip-the-line ticket to Neuschwanstein Castle at 9:50am from Munich by train (at own expense) direct to Fuessen. From Fuessen bike ride along the beautiful scenery along the alps to Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. It is recommend that you buy a round trip ticket "Bayern ticket" as it is a budget ticket

Board the train from Munich central station to Fuessen station at 9:50am (train ticket "Bayern ticket" at own expense) and enjoy a bike ride from Fuessen to Hohenschwangau. Please note, you will have to switch trains once on the route to Fuessen (exact schedule will be provided after booking).

Bike through the historical town of Fussen first, visit the St. Mang Monestery with Fussen Castle and continue to the waterfall and along Lech river right on the boarder to Austria along the Alps. Your last stop and highlight of the day will be Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein Castle as well as Marienbridge and Alpssee.

Reach the historical town of Fussen again around 5pm before your return trip to Munich. Take the chance to spend more time in Fuessen on your own before returning to Munich by train.

Note: It is recommended to purchase a "Bayern Ticket" train ticket from Munich, which can be used for the return trip as well. The train at 9:50am from Munich to Fuessen is a direct train, which takes about 2 hours (scheduled arrival in Fuessen is 11:55am). Please check the train schedule before your trip to ensure you will arrive in Fuessen on time. Trains from Fuessen to Munich usually leave on an hourly schedule.

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