Every time Wendy comes to a new city, she likes to arrange the itinerary most, which is to take a high view and take a boat trip to take a good look at the landscape features of each city. This time she came to Munich and not only boarded the new municipality of Marienplatz The hall overlooks the city view. After visiting the BMW Welt, I walked to the Olympic Park, climbed the higher Olympic Tower, and saw the wider city of Munich, which made people feel much more relaxed.
Transportation: How to get to the Olympic Tower?
The Olympic Tower is located at the Olympic Park station (Olympiazentrum) on the U-Bahn U3 line of the Munich subway. It can be reached directly from Marienplatz by taking the U3 line.In addition, there is also a U8 subway route that can be reached directly from Munich Central Station, but U8 is a non-scheduled route. It is recommended to take U3 to be the safest.
U-Bahn is the abbreviation of the German underground railway (Untergrundbahn). Untergrundbahn is the combination of the underground (Untergrund) and the railway (Bahn). Now U-Bahn refers to the urban railway transportation system including the light rail on the road, so the German part The U-Bahn in the city runs on the road and belongs to the underground railway that does not fit the name, such as the Cologne we visited.
The Munich Olympic Park is adjacent to the BMW Automobile Museum and Exhibition Center. There are ice skating rinks, swimming pools and indoor and outdoor sports fields in the park. Various performances are often held in the park. There are also ancillary facilities such as the Olympic Tower, aquarium and restaurants. After visiting the BMW Automobile Museum, You can drop by here, and it is also especially suitable for parents and children traveling with children.
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▲Take the U3 subway route from Maria Square to the Olympic Park directly without changing trains.
▲ You can also reach the Olympic Park by taking streetcars 20, 21, and 27.
▲ After exiting from the U3 subway station, passing the BMW Welt and the viaduct, you will arrive at the Olympic Park.
▲Come up from Exit B, pass through BMW Welt, and cross the highway viaduct before arriving at the park.
▲ The map and surrounding environment of the Olympic Park (Olympiapark München).
Ticket prices for the Olympic Tower
The entrance ticket to the Olympic Tower is 7 euros per person. When purchasing, you can show the tickets for BMW Welt, BMW Museum, aquarium, and amusement park trains, and you can buy admission tickets at a preferential ticket price of 6 euros per person. Various facilities in the park There are similar preferential ticket practices.
Basically, everyone here should not only visit the Olympic Tower, so it is recommended that you remember to keep the tickets for various facilities, and you can buy tickets at a discount.At that time, we bought tickets for the Olympic Tower with a full ticket of 7 euros, and then went to the aquarium to buy discounted tickets.
▲ The amusement trains of the Olympic Park start from the subway station, which can save a lot of walking effort.
▲ At the entrance of the Olympic Tower, after entering the gate is the ticket counter.
▲ Prepare to take the high-speed elevator to the observatory. On the left is a small souvenir shop on the first floor.
▲ After stepping out of the elevator, there is an indoor 360-degree observation deck.
▲ After getting out of the elevator, continue to climb one floor to the open-air observatory.
The experience of visiting the Olympic Tower
The Munich Olympic Park (Olympiapark München) was built in 1972. It was originally an arena for the Summer Olympic Games and later became the main venue for Munich.
The Olympic Tower erected in the park has a total height of 291 meters. The observation deck is located at a height of 190 meters. There is a 181-degree view restaurant at 360 meters. Outside Munich’s new town hall, the Olympic Tower is the best place.
The Olympic Tower is located in the north of the city of Munich. If you look to the south, you can see the landmark of the New Town Hall. To the east are the English Garden and the river, and to the north are the farmland and factories. The observation deck outside the elevator is an indoor space, and going up is the open space. .
At the time of our visit, we were lucky enough to have a clear view of the city. The weather was clear and comfortable. We stopped for a long time. Although the BMW Museum was not open on Monday, we had a lot of time to browse here. It is also quite small, which is quite worth it!
▲ There are BMW World, BMW Museum, Aquarium and various sports venues nearby.
▲ BMW Automobile Museum and Corporate Headquarters Building.
▲ The Olympic Park has a vast green area, second only to the English Garden and Nymphenburg Palace.
▲ I just met a group of teachers and students who were teaching after class.
Restaurant dining experience at Olympic Tower
The Olympic Tower is equipped with two restaurants, Restaurant 181 and Restaurant Olympiasee. The former is a 181-degree revolving restaurant located at an altitude of 360 meters. It provides 230 seats. The price is higher and reservations are required. The selling point is that you can enjoy the high-altitude view while dining; The latter is a buffet-style cheap restaurant located next to the ticket office on the first floor. The meals are mainly Western fast food such as pizza, French fries, and sausages.
After visiting the BMW Welt, which only sells light meals, we crossed the viaduct of the highway and came to the Olympic Park. We were already hungry at this time. We immediately had a good meal at Restaurant Olympiasee. The quality of the meals was quite satisfactory. The advantage is With the buffet style, you can choose the type and portion of your favorite meal, and there are also on-site dishes, and finally you can get it at the counter to check out.
In addition, there is also a mobile stall next to the Olympic Lake (Olympiasee), offering a lot of light snacks for sale, and eating while enjoying the lake view, seems to be a good choice.
▲ Restaurant Olympiasee on the shore of Olympic Lake.
▲ It adopts a buffet style, and there is also a cooking counter for on-site ordering.
◎ Olympiaturm.Olympic Tower
– Address: Olympiapark, Spiridon-Louis-Ring 7, München
– Tel: +49 89 30672750
– Official website: https://www.olympiapark.de/de/olympiapark-muenchen/
