The Munich Surf Open is held at the Flosslände—a pair of canals beside the Isar, some five miles south of the Eisbach wave. I pedaled there on my bike too, following the wide basin of the river ...

English Garden (Englischer Garten ... is ranked #2 out of 24 things to do in Munich. ... at the garden entrance, a human-made standing wave that allows surfers to try their hand at river surfing ...

Image: PHOTO: Munich's English Garden. (photo via Flickr/digital cat) by Scott Hartbeck Last updated: 10:00 AM ET, Sat September 23, 2017. ... Near the southern entrance to the English Garden, you ...

At 370 hectares, Munich’s English Garden is one of the biggest city parks on Earth. On sunny days, it’s a favorite spot for residents and tourists alike to go for a stroll, exercise or just ...

Surfers who ride the wave of the Eisbach, a small canal, have become a major tourist attraction in Munich. For years the sport has been prohibited on the river. But state and city officials may ...

The Eisbach is a canal that flows through Munich's iconic English Garden park. In one shallow section, it forms an artificial standing wave about 1 metre high that is popular with surfers.

In August 2012, Munich hosted the second European River Surfing Championships on an outdoor artificial wave built next to the city’s airport. It was part of a three-week Surf and Style event ...

In this Travel With Val, Time Warner Cable News’ Valarie D’Elia stops by Munich, Germany, where there are hundreds of pretty bridges, but just one attracts attention rain or shine. The wail of ...

View English Garden in a larger map Visit Atlas Obscura for more on the Eisbachwelle urban wave. Ella Morton is a writer working on The Atlas Obscura , a book about global wonders, curiosities ...

Through the Hofgarten and past the Bavarian State Chancellery, your path leads to the English Garden - Munich's green lung. Here, young and old meet to walk, do sports, relax - and even surf.

Munich is said to be the home of the original Christmas market and, from this week through to December 24, the Marienplatz square in the centre of the city is transformed into a winter wonderland ...