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Family Friendly Novotel Hotel am Konzerthaus in Freiburg, Germany

Henk Bekker — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:43:38 +0000

The Novotel Hotel am Konzerthaus in Freiburg is a comfortable family-friendly four-star hotel at the edge of the old town center near the Hauptbahnhof train station.

The Novotel Freiburg am Konzerthaus is a very comfortable modern hotel located next to the Freiburg concert hall across the road from the Hauptbahnhof (main train station). The [...]

Transportation to Metzingen Outlet City Factory Stores near Stuttgart

Henk Bekker — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:45 +0000

Getting to the factory outlet stores in Metzingen, Germany is easy by car, train, or shopping shuttle from Stuttgart. Ample cheap parking is available at the Location Hugo Boss and Samtfabrik.

Save at Metzingen Outlet Shopping Malls on Brand Name Fashion near Stuttgart

Henk Bekker — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:47:08 +0000

Hugo Boss, Bally, WMF, and Calvin Klein are just some of the fashion brands offering savings and discounts at factory outlet stores in the malls in Metzingen Outlet City near Stuttgart in Germany.

By Bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Heidelberg, Mannheim, Karlsruhe

Henk Bekker — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:53:12 +0000

The Hahn Express is a cheap airport shuttle bus service from Flughafen Frankfurt Hahn Airport (HHN) to Heidelberg, Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Alzey, and Karlsruhe.

Flughafen Frankfurt Hahn Airport (HHN) is rather inconveniently located in western Germany far from Frankfurt am Main. Buses usually provide the best public transportation to Hahn Airport popular with low-cost airlines [...]

Top Sights in Tauberbischofsheim & Lauda-Königshofen

Henk Bekker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:00:57 +0000

See Pretty Half-Timbered and Baroque Towns in the Tauber Valley

Tauberbischofsheim and Lauda-Königshofen are two small but pretty towns in the Tauber Valley in Germany with half-timbered houses as well as some Baroque façades.

Around 735, St Boniface founded a nunnery in Tauberbischofsheim that became important enough to warrant imperial visits in the early [...]

Top Sights in Bad Mergentheim & Stuppach, Germany

Henk Bekker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:59:59 +0000

Spa, Teutonic Order Castle & Stuppacher Madonna in the Tauber Valley

Bad Mergentheim in the Taubertal, Germany is famous for its spa, the Teutonic Order (Deutschorden) Castle and Museum, and the Stuppacher Madonna by Matthias Grünewald.

Bad Mergentheim in Germany is a prosperous town of close to 23,000 inhabitants. For tourists, it has a [...]

See the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim

Henk Bekker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:59:36 +0000

Visit the Teutonic Order Castle in the Tauber Valley, Germany

The Teutonic Order had its head offices in the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim in the Tauber Valley in Germany from 1525 to 1809.

The main sight in Bad Mergentheim is the Deutschordenschloss (Teutonic Order Castle), which dominates the eastern part of the old town. The [...]

Top Sights in Weikersheim & Röttingen, Germany

Henk Bekker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:59:11 +0000

See the Renaissance Castle, Baroque Palaces, Medieval Walls & Watchtowers

Weikersheim is famous for its Renaissance Schloss, Baroque structures, and the Goethe connection. Röttingen has medieval town walls and watchtowers.

Weikersheim was first mentioned in 837 when the area was given to the abbot of Fulda. During the 12th century, it came under the [...]

Top Sights in Creglingen in Tauber Valley, Germany

Henk Bekker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:58:43 +0000

See the Herrgottskirche, Fingerhutmuseum (Thimble Museum) & Lindleinturm

Creglingen in Germany’s Tauber Valley is famous for its Tilman Riemenschneider Marienaltar in the Herrgottskirche, the Fingerhutmuseum (Thimble Museum) and the odd Lindleinturm.

Tilman Riemenscheider’s famous Virgin Mary altar in Creglingen is world famous and the main region to visit this small Tauber Valley town. The [...]

Tauber Valley Cultural Events & Outdoor Adventures

Henk Bekker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:58:23 +0000

Taubertal Festivals, Concerts, Hiking, Cycling, Boating & Spas

Germany’s Tauber Valley has outdoor activities including hiking, cycling, and boating balanced by cultural events, concerts, festivals, and Bad Mergentheim’s spas.

The Tauber Valley is popular with hikers and cyclist while much of the Tauber River can also be used for canoeing in and kayaking. Cultural [...]