Fancy that Oktoberfest feeling in spring? The first big folk festival ... wonderful view over the Theresienwiese and Munich, this year for the first time with closed gondolas.

The best time to visit Munich is from March to May: the Christmas market crowds have long since departed, summer’s peak season hasn’t yet hit, spring blossoms ... book up a year in advance ...

ideal for a souvenir from Munich. The numerous backyard flea markets in the various parts of the city also invite you to browse. Once a year, as part of the Spring Festival at the end of April ...

But many say nowhere is it more fun than in its original home of Munich. The festival attracts some six million celebrants ...