Real Estate
Moving to Munich? What You Need to Know About Bavaria’s Quiet Jewel
The housing stock is lovely—with stately historic buildings lining sleepy streets—but apartments go fast, so be ready to leap.
Illustration: Owen Gatley
Berlin might be cooler, and Frankfurt might have more buzz, but Munich, located about 45 minutes by car from the Alps, boasts a superior quality of living. Its manicured parks, quiet streets, discreet baroque palaces, and profusion of excellent restaurants make it one of the most desirable cities in Europe. And industry is growing: Microsoft, Siemens, and Google have all recently opened new offices there.
“Munich itself is very charming,” says Leslie von Wangenheim, a resident who works in the marketing department of real estate brokerage Duken & v. Wangenheim AG. “There are no high towers. It’s definitely not an ultra-urban-type environment.”