Obere Au: Nockherberg

Nockherberg is a steep, historic part of Au-Haidhausen known for the Paulaner brewery tradition and the annual strong-beer festival. Hillside streets, old housing and views toward the Isar create a distinctive local atmosphere shaped by beer culture and topography. The Isar provides a continuous recreational corridor, linking riverbanks, cycling routes, swimming places and wooded slopes across several neighboring quarters. Haidhausen contributes nineteenth-century streets, neighborhood gastronomy and steep connections toward the Isar, creating a particularly layered urban setting. The interest lies in the continuity of the built fabric: older façades, courtyards and street proportions remain part of ordinary use rather than functioning as isolated monuments. Water is not only a backdrop here; it directs walking and cycling routes, opens long views and creates informal places for rest, sport and summer recreation.