Day 1 - Old Town & Beer Culture: Start at Marienplatz for Glockenspiel (11am). Visit Frauenkirche, climb St. Peter's tower for views. Explore Viktualienmarkt for lunch. Afternoon: Residenz Palace or Deutsches Museum (choose based on interests). Evening: Hofbräuhaus beer hall experience with dinner and music. Walk through illuminated city center.
Day 2 - Art & Gardens: Morning at English Garden - watch Eisbach surfers, visit Chinese Tower beer garden for coffee. Late morning: Choose between Alte Pinakothek (Old Masters) or Museum Brandhorst (contemporary). Lunch in Schwabing neighborhood. Afternoon: Nymphenburg Palace and gardens. Evening: Glockenbach quarter for dinner at trendy restaurants, drinks at local bars.
Day 3 - Day Trip: Dachau Memorial (morning, allow 3-4 hours) OR Neuschwanstein Castle (full day tour). Evening return: Relax at sunset in English Garden or enjoy final beer garden meal.
Day 1: Arrive Munich, explore Marienplatz area, Viktualienmarkt, evening beer hall
Day 2: Munich museums (Deutsches Museum or Pinakothek galleries), Nymphenburg Palace, English Garden
Day 3: Romantic Road - Drive to Rothenburg ob der Tauber (3 hours), explore medieval town, overnight
Day 4: Continue to Füssen, visit Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, overnight near castles or return Munich
Day 5: Salzburg day trip OR Berchtesgaden/Eagle's Nest (depending on interests)
Day 1: Munich arrival - Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Viktualienmarkt, Hofbräuhaus
Day 2: Munich - Residenz Palace, Englischer Garten, Nymphenburg Palace or museums
Day 3: Day trip to Dachau Memorial + Andechs Monastery
Day 4: Drive Romantic Road to Rothenburg (stop Würzburg Residence en route), overnight Rothenburg
Day 5: Morning Rothenburg, drive to Füssen, visit castles (Neuschwanstein/Hohenschwangau), overnight Füssen or Garmisch
Day 6: Zugspitze OR Partnach Gorge + Oberammergau + Linderhof Palace, overnight Garmisch
Day 7: Drive to Berchtesgaden, Königssee boat tour, Eagle's Nest (if open), return Munich evening
Days 1-2: Munich comprehensive exploration including museums, palaces, neighborhoods
Day 3: Salzburg day trip (or overnight)
Day 4: Chiemsee - Herrenchiemsee Palace, island hopping
Day 5: Berchtesgaden National Park, Königssee, Eagle's Nest
Day 6: Drive to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zugspitze summit
Day 7: Partnach Gorge, Linderhof Palace, Oberammergau, Wieskirche
Day 8: Füssen - Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau castles, overnight
Day 9: Romantic Road - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen
Day 10: Nuremberg - Castle, old town, Germanic Museum, return Munich or depart
Days 1-2: Munich - Christmas markets (if December), museums, beer halls
Days 3-5: Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Skiing Zugspitze or classic Garmisch slopes, winter hiking, evening Bavarian culture
Day 6: Neuschwanstein in snow (unforgettable), Linderhof Palace
Day 7: Return Munich, final shopping/sightseeing