Honeymoon Question-- Europe

Since you are in Munich, I would drive to Salzburg. Wife and I love Salzburg, and also visit nearby Hallstat. Rent a car you get to drive on the Autobahn.

In fact, I will be there Sep. 9-13th.

You can also neuschwanstein castle.


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+1 on the side trip to Salzburg...it's an easy train ride if you don't want to rent a car. Town is small, charming, and easy to like. A few decent markets, loads of culture, and some quirky things like:
--Stiftsbackerei St. Peter: a water-powered flour mill dating from the 12th century...it was refurbished & the power is used to grind grain. A small bakery sells breads made from the flour ground on site. Link: A short walk away is an interesting cemetery.
--Salzburger Schranne, a food market well worth a visit, esp if you are renting an apartment: https://www.salzburgerschranne.at/

If you do rent a car, you can stay at a traditional guesthouse or farmhouse a short ride out into the countryside...the scenery is lovely, English is spoken widely, and the beer is fantastic. Salzburg has a great tourism website with lots of accomodations photos: LINK
These farmhouse/guesthouses are usually simple in style, but often with great views/scenery and run by families. Some will do half-pension (1 meal a day, either breakfast or dinner), which can be a good value.

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It will be cold during Oktoberfest

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Doubt it. Oktoberfest is actually in mid-late September and the temps should be great.

Just about one hour south of Munich is Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where Germany sponsored the '36 Winter Olympische. The tallest German Alpine peak (the Zugspitze) is just out of G-P. You can ride a train/tram to the peak. There's also a minor Mad King Ludwig castle (Linderhof Palace) just to the West off the route from Munich.

Back to going to Oktoberfest for a Honeymoon?

Kinda like going to Mardi Gras to me, just never struck me to Honeymoon at either event.

But to each his/her own! Good luck & safe travels.

Germany and Austria are wunderbar!

Congrats & Prost!

I wouldn't do Munich during an Octoberfest weekend, especially on honeymoon. But that's just me. I'm guessing it would be very hard to find accomadation. I know people sleep in campsites and many can't even get into the beer halls or tents after waiting all day. Sounds awful to me.

But Munich is a cool town. Echo what others have said about day tips to Salzburg and Fussen (castles). Look into the Romantic Road as well. I think Octoberfest is a Bavarian celebration, so you might look into finding a small town festival for that.

Get your Alps time in at Switzerland. They have the best scenery and infrastructure imo, plus Swiss cities are a bit boring and overpriced.

You might also consider taking one or both of their famous scenic panoramic trains - Glacier Express and Bernina Express.

Lake Como would be a nice spot for a Honeymoon.

We could easily stay for 2 weeks in Munich and be happy as a clam. So much to see and do! Augustiner Dunkel is our favorite beer there FYI. If you get bored, you could take the train up to Berlin. That's where we are going next year. The cathedral in Cologne is amazing as well.