Munich has great beer gardens ... of the Paulaner Garten is a popular photo motif. Best time to visit: If you want to enjoy the feel of a relatively new beer garden, go already!

Nice for parents: The Hirschgarten (see photo above) is Munich's largest beer garden with 8,000 seats ... Nice for the parents: The old villa has a very nice flair at the lake, sitting in ...

MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first ...

of beer were quaffed at the OktoberfestPicture: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Munich’s Oktoberfest is one of the world’s largest food and drink festivals in the ...

The first beers have been served at the Oktoberfest beer festival in the German city of Munich. About six million visitors are expected at the festival, which runs until 7 October. Last year about ...