2 Best Sights in Munich, Germany

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Munich is a wealthy city—and it shows. At times this affluence may come across as conservatism. But what makes Munich so unique is that it's a new city superimposed on the old. The hip neighborhoods that make up the City Center (Innenstadt) are replete with traditional locales, and flashy materialism thrives together with a love of the outdoors.

Museum Villa Stuck

Haidhausen Fodor's Choice

This dramatic neoclassical villa is the former home of one of Germany's leading avant-garde artists from the turn of the 20th century, Franz von Stuck (1863–1928). His work, at times haunting, frequently erotic, and occasionally humorous, covers the walls in many rooms. Stuck was prominent in the Munich art Secession (1892), though today the museum is famous for its fabulous art nouveau collections. The museum also features special exhibits of international modern and contemporary art.

Historic Home Fodor's Choice
Prinzregentenstr. 60, Munich, 81675, Germany
089-455–5510
villastuck.de
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Roseninsel

Rose Island on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.
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Just offshore is the tiny island where King Maximilian II built a summer villa (called a casino). You can swim to the island's tree-fringed shores or sail across in a dinghy (rentals are available at Possenhofen's boatyard and at many other rental points along the lake). Visits to the casino are available by German-language guided tour only. There is also a ferry service to take you over; the cost is €5 round-trip.