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www.stuttgart-tourist.com STUTTGART discover and enjoy Highlights of a vibrant metropolis Our services We’ll be pleased to advise you! • Hotel accommodation service with over 500 hotels in different categories in the Stuttgart Region • Advance ticket sales by phone for events in the Stuttgart Region and all over Germany • Organisation and booking of excursions, supporting programmes, sightseeing, guided city tours and tours for groups, clubs, firms and individuals • Arranging for city guides • Arranging bus transfers • Arranging travel offers with and without overnight stays • Brochures, text and photo service • Call centre for tourist information • Advisory service for event organisers Please phone us Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm Sat 10 am – 4 pm Sun and public holidays 11 am – 4 pm Reservations of hotel accommodation, guided tours and walks Tel. +49 (0)711/22 28 100, [email protected] Advance ticket sales Tel. +49 (0)711/22 28 111, [email protected] Enquiries for group tours and walks Tel. +49 (0)711/22 28 122, [email protected] Stuttgart Convention Bureau Tel. +49 (0)711/22 28 228, [email protected] Tourism Sales & Marketing Tel. +49 (0)711/22 28 229, [email protected] Press Tel. +49 (0)711/22 28 222, [email protected] Postal address Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH and Regio Stuttgart Marketing- und Tourismus GmbH Postfach (P.O. Box) 10 44 36 · 70039 Stuttgart [email protected] www.stuttgart-tourist.com Contents Welcome to the Stuttgart Region Page 2 – 3 How to get to the Stuttgart Region Page 4 – 5 StuttCard, Stuttgart Citytour, Page 6 – 7 i-Punkt Tourist Information INVENTIVE Page 8 – 13 Automobile region of Stuttgart SOphisticATED Page 14 – 25 Palaces, castles & squares Theatres Museums & galleries Architecture ENticiNG Page 26 – 40 Events Wine, culinary highlights & nightlife Shopping Wilhelma: zoological-botanical gardens Tips for excursions in Baden-Württemberg Page 41 Congress region of Stuttgart Page 42 – 43 Highlights in the Stuttgart Region 2016/2017 Page 44 Our services/Contact Travel time (in minutes) and route descriptions, on foot and / or with public transport services leaving from Stuttgart main station (Hauptbahnhof). Please observe the Journey Planner and current notifications at www.vvs.de! Route descriptions (in kilometres and miles) from the centre of Stuttgart for those travelling by car. MAsthEAD Publisher and copyright: Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH and Regio Stuttgart Marketing- und Tourismus GmbH Postfach (P.O. Box) 10 44 36 · 70039 Stuttgart [email protected] · www.stuttgart-tourist.de www.facebook.de/StuttgartTourismus www.youtube.com/smgstuttgart As at February 2016, subject to alteration 2 | 3 Welcome to the Stuttgart Region In the heart of Europe and the south of Germany Fascinating and beautiful, cosmopolitan and charming, traditional and future- oriented: the diversity of the Stuttgart Region makes it worth visiting more than once. Its economy and its culture are equally thriving – whereby the one is of- ten interlinked with the other, as in the case of the world-famous automobile brands whose names are synonymous with the Stuttgart Region. There's something to gratify all the senses here. Brilliant achievements are evident at every turn: castles and pal- © Daimler AG aces bear witness to a great past – and bold, futuristic architecture to an equally great present. The fine arts have always been given ample room to flourish, and many visitors are astonished at the wealth of outstanding gems which the Stuttgart Region has to offer. The region- © SSG al cuisine also has much to delight, and the famous Württemberg wines are the So welcome to a particularly pleasant ideal accompaniment to its specialities. part of the world: welcome to Swabia! STUTTGART © Porsche AG BLACK FOREST www.stuttgart-tourist.com 4 | 5 Arriving by air Arriving by train With some 120 trains arriving and de- www.bahn.com parting daily, Stuttgart's main railway station (Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart) is an important junction for international rail traffic. The railway network (ICE, TGV, EC and IC) provides direct links (from April 2016) Around 55 airlines provide direct flights between Stuttgart and many other to Stuttgart from more than 100 desti- German and European metropolises, nations in 30 countries, thus transport- so fast and convenient rail travel is an ing over 10 million passengers annu- ideal way to get here. Train tickets can ally. This guarantees excellent transit be purchased at the Tourist Information options and connections to just about at Stuttgart Airport. anywhere in the world. The modern air- port is one of short distances and fast, Stuttgart Transport and Tariff Union (VVS) uncomplicated check-ins. Passengers also appreciate its punctuality. There are restaurants and a wide range of shops to pass the time. Stuttgart Airport The Tourist Information at Stuttgart Services available (Flughafen Stuttgart) is the only airport Airport is the first port of call for in- • Tourist information and advice in Germany with a Michelin-starred res- formation on the Stuttgart Region and • Information on the Stuttgart Region taurant, the “top air”. the Messe Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre. • Train tickets and tickets for the VVS www.stuttgart-airport.com Train tickets, tickets for the local pub- local transport network lic transport network, souvenirs and a • Hotel reservation service for over selection of regional products are also 500 hotels in the Stuttgart Region available here. • Advance ticket sales for musicals, concerts, cultural highlights and events © MEV-Verlag, Germany Hotel accommodation incl. VVS tick- Tourist Information at • Reservations for city tours and et for the whole network: When you Stuttgart Airport themed walks Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart VVS 3-Day Ticket: Hotel guests and book hotel accommodation through the Terminal 3, Level 2 • Souvenirs and regional products (VVS): An environment-friendly and com- congress participants can obtain a VVS Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH in one of its 70269 Stuttgart • VfB Stuttgart tickets and merchandise fortable way to reach all the important 3-Day Ticket on presenting proof of partner hotels, you will receive a VVS [email protected] destinations in the Stuttgart Region is their reservation. This ticket is valid for ticket covering the entire regional net- www.stuttgart-tourist.com with S-Bahn or Stadtbahn trains or by one adult and two children (aged from work for the duration of your stay (8 days bus. A valid ticket for the zones selected 6 – 17 years) on 3 consecutive days. Chil- maximum) – absolutely free. For each Mon – Fri 8 am – 7 pm can be used on any of the public trans- dren under 6 years are included free adult reservation (single or double room Sat 9 am – 1 pm port facilities. of charge. There are two options: one bookings only) one child aged up to from Stuttgart main railway station (Hauptbahnhof): approx. 30 minutes 1.45 – 4.30 pm covers the city of Stuttgart, the other 14 years is entitled to accompany you Sun + public holidays 10 am – 1 pm the whole regional transport network. free of charge. immediate vicinity of the A8 motorway 1.45 – 5.30 pm www.vvs.de www.stuttgart-tourist.com www.stuttgart-tourist.com 6 | 7 StuttCard – Stuttgart Welcome Ticket Stuttgart all inclusive i-Punkt Tourist Information Pay once, discover Stuttgart: the StuttCard opens doors and saves you i-Punkt money. It’s your admission ticket to the Tourist Information Stuttgart Region’s museums and gives you reductions for the Stuttgart City- tour, on theatre tickets and in exciting leisure facilities. It treats you to a free welcome drink or delicious dessert at some of Stuttgart’s nicest restaurants. Even shopping sprees in the city centre and the famous Outletcity Metzingen are more fun for StuttCard holders because many of the stores give attractive dis- counts when you present the card. All of the free admissions and discounts can be found at one glance in the accompanying leaflet. To help you reach your destina- tion as conveniently as possible, you have the option to buy the StuttCard PLUS. For Free WifiSpot: the period of its duration, the StuttCard · i-Punkt PLUS gives you free travel on the whole Tourist of the VVS local transport network in the Information Stuttgart Region. No question: this is def- · Schlossplatz/ initely a must-have! Königstraße www.stuttgart-tourist.com · Schillerplatz · Marktplatz Stuttgart Citytour – The hop-on/hop-offcity tour © Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Stadtmessungsamt 2015 in an open-top double-decker bus A tour of discovery past some of Stutt- The i-Punkt Tourist Information has Services available gart’s most interesting visitor attractions all you require for a successful stay in • Tourist information and advice with lots of scope for individual prefer- the Stuttgart Region. The staff will be • Information on the Stuttgart Region ences: the open-top double-decker bus pleased to provide individual tips and • Hotel reservation service for over allows visitors uninterrupted views under suggestions. There are no language 500 hotels in the Stuttgart Region an open sky (if the weather’s fine). You barriers either: English, French, Italian, • Advance ticket sales for musicals, can get off and on at any of the 9 stops Spanish and Portuguese are spoken. concerts and events to explore the sights along the route. • Reservations for city tours and The bus leaves on a fixed schedule, and themed walks the tour can be broken off and rejoined i-Punkt Tourist Information Stuttgart • Souvenirs and regional products at any of the stops. Audio guides pro- Königstraße 1a · 70173 Stuttgart • Travel advice vide interesting facts and entertaining (opposite main railway station) • VVS-Infothek (local transport trivia on Stuttgart in the form of audio Phone +49 (0)711 / 22 28 0 information) drama scenes. They're available in eleven Fax +49 (0)711 / 22 28 253 • VfB City Shop different languages – including Swabian.