Flower stalls of the Viktualienmarkt

What it is

The Viktualienmarkt has been Munich's main food market since 1807. It is a permanent open-air market of small huts and stands a few steps from Marienplatz, with a maypole and a beer garden in the middle. One section belongs to the florists. Their stock follows the Bavarian year closely: tulips and pussy willow before Easter, peonies and garden roses in June, sunflowers and dahlias in late summer, and in November and December a great many Advent wreaths, fir branches and dried arrangements. Munich households buy here for the table and for graves.

Before you go

• The market does not trade on Sundays or public holidays.
• Late November is the best time to see wreath making at the stalls.
• Stallholders do not like goods being handled. Point and ask.

The flowers you will see

TulipSpring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many coloursPeonyLarge spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwideDahliaA bushy perennial with tuberous roots and bright, star-shaped bloomsCommon sunflowerA tall annual plant grown for its large yellow flower heads and edible seeds

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ViktualienmarktMunich’s central open-air market with flowers, food and local stalls

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