The golf is even better just south of Munich. Feldafing Golf Club is one of Germany’s oldest clubs. Located 25 minutes southwest of the city, the course overlooks Starnberg See, a 23-square-mile lake. This design by Bernhard von Limburger (the country’s most prolific course architect) opened as a nine-holer in 1926; a second nine was added in 1962. Its reputation for toughness is well deserved, with narrow, tree-lined fairways offering fetching but fleeting glimpses of sailboats cruising the Starnberg.

Beuerberg Golf Club is located 35 minutes south of Munich in its namesake town just off the A95 to Garmisch, a drive with great views of the snowy Bavarian Alps. Owned by Swiss businessman Urs Zondler, this delightful par-74layout  is another Harradine design highlighted by a stunningly scenic back nine. The downhill 10th, a par 4, brings the Zugspitze (the highest peak in Germany, at more than 9,700 feet) into view. A double green receives uphill approaches into the ninth and 18th holes. Bavarian-style gourmet cuisine awaits in the cozy clubhouse.

Your final (and finest) option is St. Eurach Golf Club, a 40-minute drive south of Munich in Iffledorf and just 10 minutes away from Beuerberg. It’s tucked in a quiet wooded setting that offers fine views of the Bavarian Alps. Opened in 1973, this thoroughly enjoyable layout hosted the European Tour’s BMW International Open from 1994 to 1996. It’s in an area known as the “priest corner” due to the many nearby churches (you’ll see various steeples in the distance). The spires may offer useful aiming points as you navigate through 350-year-old oaks guarding spacious but rolling fairways.

If you’re in need of more serious detox, two hours east of Munich near the Austrian border is Europe’s largest golf resort, Bad Griesbach, home to six courses, multiple hotels and thermal springs that are bound to restore your senses, if not your swing. They may also prepare you for a return visit to Oktoberfest—a U-turn to which we would unqualifiedly say: Prost!