St. Peter's Church Tower (Alter Peter)

St. Peter (Alter Peter)

Climb about 300 steps for the town hall and twin towers in one view

⚠ No lift

Hours

Apr–Oct daily 9am–7:30pm (last entry 7pm). Nov–Mar Mon–Fri 9am–6:30pm (last 6pm), Sat/Sun/holidays 9am–7:30pm. Closed Good Friday, Shrove Tuesday, Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Tickets

Adults €5, reduced €3, pupils 6–18 €2; church free (muenchen.de). Buy at the door

Address

Just behind Marienplatz to the south, on the little rise toward the Viktualienmarkt

The tower of Munich's oldest parish church, known to everyone simply as Alter Peter, Old Peter. Close to 300 narrow wooden and stone steps bring you out on a railed balcony 56 metres up. From here the New Town Hall tower and the Frauenkirche's onion-domed twins line up in a single frame, which is why most Munich postcards are shot from this exact spot. On a clear day the Alps sit white along the southern horizon. On the way out, look into the church for its gilded high altar.