Englischer Garten

Introduction

The English Garden is a vast and beautiful urban park in central Munich. As one of the largest city parks in the world, this lush urban oasis is a beloved retreat where Munich residents relax, exercise, unwind and connect with nature, and it is also a favorite with visitors for its distinctive attractions. The park was first laid out in the late 18th century and takes its name from the naturalistic English landscape style (as opposed to formal French gardens) that was fashionable at the time. The garden is extraordinarily expansive—reportedly even larger than New York's Central Park—unfolding in broad lawns and green spaces, meandering streams, tranquil lakes, dense woods and leisurely paths, all wonderfully natural and restful. Here Munich locals fully enjoy nature within the city: sunbathing, picnicking and playing soccer on the lawns; strolling, cycling and jogging along the tree-lined avenues; boating on the lakes. The English Garden also has several unique and famous sights: beside a distinctive Chinese-style wooden pagoda stands a lively Bavarian beer garden where people drink beer happily in the shade of chestnut trees; and most astonishing of all, on an artificial stream near the park's entrance there is a naturally formed, stable standing-wave surfing spot—throughout the year, daring surfers ride the waves here, making it a unique and eye-catching urban spectacle in Munich. A stroll through Munich's vast and pleasant English Garden—enjoying the leisure of an urban oasis, watching the unique surfing spectacle and sipping a beer in the beer garden—is a refreshing, life-affirming escape into nature in the heart of the city.

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