Munich Episode 06 The Town Centre

Published: Jan. 2, 2019, 6:39 p.m.

Munich Episode 06 The Town Centre\nStarting in Marienplatz, hear about the two \u2013 yes, two \u2013 Town Halls and the quaint daily marionette shows: why does the blue-and-white knight always win the daily jousting competition and what are the coopers frolicking about? Then we visit the Peterskirche (Munich\u2019s oldest church) and the Frauenkirche (her biggest), plus others offering sunny, Italian-feel baroque, the dank crypts of the Wittelsbachs and the vanity project of two brothers with plenty of money and a taste for the extravagant. You\u2019ll find out where and why the devil stamped his foot and which bell tolled when there was to be a public hanging. Lastly, we're off round the Englischer Garten, one of Europe\u2019s very largest city parks.\nhttp://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk