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Sport Football is arguably Munich’s favourite sport. The city supports two first-league (Bundesliga) football teams – FC Bayern-MüncheneV, Säbener Strasse 51 (tel: (089) 699 310 or 6993 1333, for bookings; website: www.fcbayern.de) and TSV 1860 (tel: (089) 6427 85100 or (01805) 601 860, for bookings; website: www.tsv1860.de), otherwise known as the Lions. The former is the biggest club in the country and one of the most successful clubs in Europe. Both teams play at the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21 (tel: (089) 30670; website: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de). Two major tennis tournaments are held in Munich each year – the BMW Open (website: www.iphitos.de) takes place in the summer/spring, while the indoor Compaq Grand Slam Cup is in the autumn. One of the biggest events of the year is the November Six-Day Bicycle Race in the Olympiahalle. Regular horseracing events take place at the Galopp-Rennbahn, in München-Riem, Graf-Lehndorff-Strasse 36 (tel: (089) 945 5230; website: www.galoppriem.de), and at the Trabrennbahn München-Daglfing, Rennbahnstrasse 35 (tel: (089) 9300 0010; website: www.daglfing.org). The best general source for tickets to sporting events is München Ticket (tel: (089) 5481 8181; fax: (089) 5481 8154; website: www.muenchenticket.de). München Ticket also has a counter in the tourist information office in the Rathaus, Marienplatz. In addition to enjoying the plentiful sports facilities and parks in the city, residents and visitors can make use of Munich’s enviable proximity to the Alps, by heading south for hiking, mountain-biking and climbing during the summer, or for skiing and other snow sports in the winter. The Bayerischer Landessportverband, Georg-Brauchle Ring 93 (tel: (089) 1570 2400; website: www.blsv.de), can provide information on sporting opportunities throughout the state. The Sportamt, Sachsenstrasse 2 (tel: (089) 2333 2103; website: www.sport-32103 or www.sport.musin.de), has details of all sports clubs and facilities in the city. Fitness centres: The Olympia-Schwimmhalle, Olympic Park, Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21 (tel: (089) 3067 2290; website: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de), has a fitness centre, sauna and solarium. The centre is open 0700-2300 (except Tuesday and Thursday, when it is closed 1730-2100). Entrance is €3 or €11 with a sauna. Golf: Non-members are welcome at Golf München-Riedhof, Egling-Riedhof (tel: (08171) 21950; website: www.golf.de/riedhof). This 18-hole course is open from Tuesday to Sunday. The same applies for Golf Club München Nord-Eichenried, Münchenstrasse 57, in Eichenried (tel: (08123) 239 3080; website: www.gc-eichenried.de). Rates are €50-90 for one round. A valid golf pass stating a maximum handicap of 32 is required. Swimming: There are 17 municipal pools in Munich, ranging from outdoor Freibäder, set in spacious parkland, to indoor pools with spa facilities. The Olympia-Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21 (tel: (089) 3067 2103; website: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de) is Europe’s largest indoor swimming venue, complete with a fitness centre, sauna and solarium (see above). Müllerisches venue, complete with fitness centre, sauna and solarium. The centre is open 0700-2300 (except Tuesday and Thursday, when it is closed 1730-2100) and a swim costs €3, while a sauna plus swim costs €11. The Müllersches Volksbad, Rosenheimer Strasse 1 (tel: (089) 2361 3434), has an indoor pool and steam rooms all housed in a beautiful Art Nouveau building. Tennis: Tennis courts, costing between €16 and €33 per hour, are located at Rothof, Denningerstrasse 120 (tel: (089) 9280 8080), and Sport Scheck, Allwetter-Nord, at Unterfohring (tel: (089) 9928 7420). The Tennisanlage im Olympiapark, Olympiapark (tel: (089) 3067 2690; website: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de), charges between €6.50 and €12 per hour. Wintersports: The highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze (website: www.zugspitze.de), is located a one-and-a-half-hour train ride south of Munich, near the popular ski resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. A day’s ski pass for the Zugspitze costs €34 for adults (concessions are available). Season passes for the whole Garmisch area are also available for €449. |
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