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Bayern Munich Stadium Tour
Come along for a Bayern Munich Stadium Tour. Their 75,000-seat Allianz Arena has hosted a World Cup Semifinal and a Champions League Final, and it’s a modern, beautiful place to watch football.
How to Book a Bayern Munich Stadium Tour
The Bayern Munich Stadium Tour, which also includes the club’s museum, runs every non-matchday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You should expect the guided tour of the stadium to last about an hour, and you should budget another hour for the museum and gift shop.
The price is 25 Euro for adults, 22 Euro for students and pensioners, 11 Euro for kids aged 6-13, and free for kids under 6.
More details and online bookings are available on the Bayern Munich website.
Bayern Stadium Tour: Photo Gallery
Allianz Arena, named for an insurance company that sponsors it, opened in 2005. It's famous for its luminescent exterior that changes colors.
Seemed appropriate somebody having a kick-about
These are Bundesliga trophies, and Bayern has a lot of them.
They have pretty much the whole history of Bayern shirts.
This hat-trick was three straight European Cups, from 1974 to 1976
Of course, you have to exit through the gift shop. Perfect for roasting sausages!
The writing says "Mia sam mia," which means "We are who we are."
Total capacity is 75,000
Allianz hosted the 2006 World Cup semis
It also hosted the 2012 Champions League Final -- which Bayern lost to Chelsea on penalty kicks!
The players enter through a tunnel which is then covered by a piece of turf.
Crest on the seats
The sun was perfectly aligned when I visited!
Press conference room
Players' tunnel
Looking down the tunnel towards the pitch.
Dressing room, surprisingly small and low-key
