Giesing was first mentioned in documents at the end of the 8th century as Kyesinga and was incorporated into Munich in 1854 then divided into the districts of Obergiesing-Fasanengarten and Untergiesing-Harlaching in 1936. For a long time Giesing was considered a classic working-class district and is now an attractive residential area. Together, we will stroll along the Obergiesinger main road Tegernseer Landstraße from the Grünwalder Stadium via the Giesinger Grünspitz and the 'Tela-Post' to the Ostfriedhof, with side views of gastronomic places, the 'Dom' Heilig Kreuz and the picturesque Feldmüllersiedlung.

Moving to a different country, or even continent, comes with a lot of life changes. Starting over in an unfamiliar environment can be challenging, and feelings can range from positive excitement to slight annoyance over missing familiar things to feeling uprooted or isolated - but you are not alone. Such feelings are quite common and a period of cultural adaptation is a normal process. In this workshop, you will learn more about cross-cultural-adjustment. Together, in a safe group setting, we will explore possible difficulties and ways of overcoming them.

No other square in Munich's city centre has undergone as many changes in two hundred years as Königsplatz. The future King Ludwig I had it built at the beginning of the 19th century in classic Hellenisitc style. The National Socialists (NSDAP) converted it into a parade ground for their party quarter. Following an architectural and historical examination of Königsplatz, we will visit St. Boniface's Abbey and take a closer look at the former buildings of the NSDAP.

"Everything that was rotten and bad in the Reich fled, as if by magic, to Munich", this is how Lion Feuchtwanger in his novel "Success" characterized the decade after the end of WWI, the time when Munich became the founding city and nerve centre of the Nazi party. On a tour of the historic city centre we explore buildings, streets, squares and memorials witnessing the birth, rise, reign, the crimes and atrocities and the downfall of National Socialism and its legacy as well as the role local authorities and the people of Munich played in it.

The Munich Residence was home and seat of government of the Bavarian Dukes, Prince-electors and Kings from 1508 to 1918. Rooms and art collections such as the Antiquarium, one of the most magnificent Renaissance halls north of the Alps, and the Rich Rooms, pearls of the Rococo period, bear witness to the artistic sensibilities of the House of Wittelsbach. Further highlights of the tour include the "Rich Chapel" of Maximilian I and the renovated Königsbau with the royal appartments of Ludwig I.