A lovely market in the heart of the city.

When the food market of the city had grown too large for the central square Marienplatz, King Maximilian I issued a decree in 1807 to have it moved a few metres to the south-east, to the square between Heiliggeist-Kirche and Frauenstraße. Charity buildings that had once belonged to the church were demolished to make way for the market square or “Markplatz”, which only much later came to be known as “Viktualienmarkt” or victuals market.
in 1823 the market was enlarged by the addition of various halls like the Great Market Hall which burnt down in 1932.
In the old days, seven brooks, which were connected to the river Isar, flowed across the square. The Maypole in the centre carries figurettes displaying the trades and crafts of this part of Munich.
Today it has 140 stalls and shops offering flowers and plants, fruits and vegetables, venison and fowl, eggs, butter, honey, fish, meat, sausages, herbs, spices, delicatessens, wine and tea are assembled on an area covering 22,000 square metres.
Around the market are to be found numerous little restaurants, so it is a hive of activity around lunch time with some bargain eateries offering excellent value.

Let me have a short look at Munich Viktualienmarkt, a place where flower ladies dance, fruit-and-vegetable dealers trade, cheese merchants hawk their unique tasty products in a traditional folksy Munich setting that never fails to enchant. Love that place, go there whenever I come to Munich.