Münchner Marionettentheater

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Lonely Planet review

Munich's grand tradition of children's puppetry emanates from this purpose-built theatre, which was set up in 1900 by the legendary and much-loved Papa Schmit, who first started delighting Munich ' kinder ' with his intricate puppets and cunning sets in the 1850s.

Many of the shows are based on fairy-tales - particularly the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen - so there's plenty of witches, giants, dwarves and princesses on offer. If your German language skills aren't great, choose a story you're familiar with.