Stadium sights in Munich
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Olympic Park
Built for the 1972 Olympic Games, Munich's Olympic Park remains an important part of life in the city. The park's lofty centrepiece is the 290m-high Olympia Tower, and the architecturally gargantuan 75,000-sq-m transparent 'tented' roof covering the Olympic Stadium is also impressive.
In the 19th century the site was a practice field for royal riders; in 1909, the first Zeppelin airship landed here; and in 1929, it became the site of Munich's first civil airport.
Today the Olympic complex is open as a collection of public facilities, and the grounds play host to numerous celebrations, concerts, fireworks displays and professional sporting matches throughout the year.
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Allianz Arena
Soccer and architecture fans alike should take a side trip to the northern Munich suburb of Fröttmaning to see Munich's showpiece football stadium - already an historic site after hosting the opening game of the World Cup 2006. Nicknamed the 'life belt' and 'rubber boat' (Schlauchboot), the state-of-the-art, €340 million Allianz Arena (off Map p000) has walls made of inflatable cushions that can be individually lit to match the jerseys of the host team - be it local sides FC Bayern München and TSV 1860 München (who share the stadium) or the national team. Take a tour of the stadium but expect to queue in summer. To get there take the U6 to Fröttmaning.
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Olympiastadion
Wandering the grounds is free but you'll have to pay to see inside the Olympiastadion. There are several tours available, but most settle for the one-hour Stadium Tour, which visits the Olympic Stadium, VIP area and locker rooms, or the year-round, self-guided Audiowalk, which takes in all the Olympiapark's sights on a prescribed route.
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