Activities in Munich

The Allianz Arena is the home of FC Bayern Munich, seating 75,000 beneath an inflated ETFE-pillow facade that glows red, blue, or white depending on which team is playing. Since opening in 2005, it has become one of the most recognisable stadiums in the world.

At the southern entrance to the English Garden, a permanent standing wave on the Eisbach canal draws surfers year-round—in wetsuits when it's −10 °C and boardshorts in July. It's one of Munich's most iconic and unexpected sights.

The renaturalised Isar riverbanks south of the city centre are Munich's favourite outdoor living room. Since a €35-million restoration (2000–2011) removed concrete embankments and reintroduced natural gravel beaches, the Isar has become a summer destination for swimming, barbecuing, and sunset beers.