Kon rad - H ub er - St ra ß e Cultural life in the town Interesting sights of the Guelphs Don't miss out on these Tradition and experience unite 1 5 Guided tours Festivals A stroll through the history of - Fasnet (Swabian-Alemannic carni- Weingarten's abbey and the town. val) (February/March) 1 May to October, 3 p.m. Saturdays. - (Procession of the Holy Abteistraße Tourist-Information Meet: In the garden of the Stadt- Blood) (May) Sterngasse 2 Münsterplatz 3 6 History close enough to touch museum (Town Museum) in the - Guelph Festival (July) (square for public events) Schlössle, Scherzachstraße 1, time: - Town Festival (August) Stuttgart Four museums to discover Weingarten’s history about 1.5 hours, - Kite Festival (September) price: 4 EUR per person Motorway 8 Events Tübingen Town Museum in the Schlössle piety from churches and monas- Town Hall 4 Mostgässle Railway - Weingartener Spielzeit cultural Kirchstraße 2 Living faith in Visitors to the Schlössle can ex- teries. The collection ranges from Tourist Information in Weingar- Ferry festival (all year round) Ulm perience an exciting trip into the objects of devotion linked to the 3 Stadtgarten park 7 Baroque splendour ten also offers numerous topic 8 Fruchtkasten Border past through the multi-faceted veneration of the Holy Blood, - Art and Museum Night (June) and landscape related tours as (Library of the Airport DEUTSCHLAND Weingarten's treasures in the impressive atmosphere - Abbey Festival (August) history of Weingarten. Interactive Upper Swabian clerical habits, Kornhaus universities) well as children's tours. All tours 5 of the Basilica - Promenade concerts Löwen- (Alamannic Museum) 7 displays and audio installations pilgrimage statues and paraments, can also be booked all the year platz 81 cover the time from the rule of right up to Christmas cribs. (May-July/September) Karlstraße round for groups. More tours at u Biberach - International organ concerts na Basilica decorated console. The monu- the Guelphs and the foundation Do Heinrich-Schatz-Straße 20, opening www.weingarten-online.de. Liebfrauenstraße Schlössle Statue of the 30 96 (August/September) Landrichtergasse 6 Massive and splendid, 's mental sonority means that every of the Abbey to the history of the hours: Fri to Sun 2 p.m. to 5 p.m 4 St James Pilgrim 8 Weekly markets - International Weingarten New (Town largest Baroque basilica stands at service and concert becomes a Basilica and up to the Blutritt Museum) Fasnet Museum - In the town centre, Wednesdays, Music Days (November) the top of the Martinsberg, visi­ new experience. procession, still relevant today 7 96 If you want to learn all about 7.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. WEINGARTEN ble from afar and inviting you to Scherzachstraße 1, opening hours: Swabian carnival, the Plätzler­ - In the “Untere Breite”, Saturdays Find the current dates in Scherzachstraße Überlingen come in. Enchanting façades, al- Current dates and times for music Wed to Sun 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Blutfreitag (Blood Friday) Ceremonies on Blutfreitag zunft (guild of traditional 7.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. the events calendar at Stuttgart tars and ceiling frescoes, remind- in the Basilica can be found at n Singen Probably the most impressive Ascension Day ei 30 32 r Alamannic Museum carnival characters) in the Fasnet - In the Oberstadt, Fridays 7 a.m. www.weingarten-online.de le ers of the mystery of faith, by www.weingarten-online.de and Rh BO 8 Konstanz MoIl torway Weingarten tradition is the 7.15 p.m. Evening Mass in the The Alamannic Museum shows Museum is just the place for you. to 12.30 p.m. 1. The Basilica in Weingarten – The mighty “Hirsch” (Stag) building, 5. This granary, built in 1621, is 7. Today, the former seat of the DE Tübingen Cosmas Damian Asam impress in the “Music in the Basilica” 7 NS Railway E famous Blutritt – Europe's larg- Basilica the most beautiful finds from the This exhibition covers more than heart of our town and the most an inn, once the offices of the now the home of the Alamannic Landvogtei governor and impe- E thousands of visitors every year – leaflet available in the Tourist Ferry Ulm est equestrian procession – on 8.30 p.m. Feast-day sermon by well- 801 early mediaeval Alamannic three hundred square metres and beautiful place of faith and calm. former Landvogtei of , Museum. The exhibition displays rial judge accommodates the as do the precious treasures: the Information Office. Bregenz Border Augsburg the day after Ascension Day. known clerics, followed by proces- graves. These include wafer-thin displays over 50 life-size figures, The Basilica is one of the most the Martinusbrunnen fountain significant grave goods such as Stadtmuseum (Town Museum). Zürich Gabler organ and the relic of the Dornbirn Airport DEUTSCHLAND Relic of the Holy Blood For centuries, Weingarten has sion of lights to the Kreuzberg gold leaf crosses, precious fibula newspaper articles and countless important church buildings of the and the Guelph sculpture in the jewellery, clothing and weapons Visitors can familiarise them- ÖSTERREICH Holy Blood. SCHWEIZ St.Gallen 14 Christ's blood mingled with been celebrating this solemn 10.30 p.m. organ music High Baroque period along the Kleiner Münsterplatz. from the time of the Alamanni, selves with the history of the 7 brooches and rare runic inscrip- masks and photographs of the 81 earth – the Abbey of Weingarten festival in honour of the relic of tions. Visitors at the hands-on history and development of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. discovered during the excavation Abbey and of the town in this Open to visitors every day from u received this gift in 1094 as a the Holy Blood. On the evening Blutfreitag 4. The Rathausplatz (Town Hall of 801 graves. magnificent Renaissance building IMPRINT Tourist-Information Weingarten na Biberach 8.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m., apart from displays learn about clothing, Altdorf Fasnet. Do bequest of the Guelph duch- before, thousands of pilgrims 11.30 p.m. to 3.30 a.m. Prayers in 2. This Baroque storehouse Square) was once used for read- dating from 1550. Publisher and editor: Münsterplatz 1 30 96 during services. weapons or jewellery, getting to Am Vorderochsen 3, ess Judith of Flanders. Abbot and faithful worshippers form the Basilica building was built for the Ben- ing out judgements and public 6. For centuries, Weingarten Stadt Weingarten, Tourist- 88250 Weingarten know the everyday life of the opening hours: Sundays and Memmingen Gabler organ Sebastian Hyller had the Basilica a procession with lighted 6 a.m. Eucharist edictine Abbey of Weingarten in pronouncements, as well as for has been an important station 8. The Stadtgarten park is con- Information Weingarten tel. 00049 (0) 751 405232 Alamannic settlers. public holidays 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 96 The organ built by Josef Gabler built as an abbey and pilgrimage candles from the Basilica to the 7 a.m. Start of the Blutritt with the 1688 to store grain and wine. To- holding markets. Today, you can on the Way of St James. The sidered the prize-winning green [email protected] WEINGARTEN Karlstraße 28, opening hours Wed fascinates its listeners now as it church to make a worthy site for Kreuzberg. On Friday morning, handing over of the Holy Blood Further information day, the so-called Fruchtkasten still see a statue of St Conrad and Statue of the St James Pilgrim centre of town life with large- Design: www.diezone.net www.weingarten-online.de Überlingen to Sun 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Ravensburg did then. Various instrumental the relic. Today, the relic of the the Blutreiter (Rider of the Holy relic to the Blutreiter and prices can be found at (Fruit Store) contains the library a fresco of the Guelph legend is a reminder of this tradition of scale sculptures by internation- Picture credits: Reinhard Jakubek, n Singen ei 30 32 r

sounds, birdsong, the cuckoo's Holy Blood is placed by the main Blood), accompanied by about 9 a.m. Mass for Pilgrims Museum of Monastic Culture www.weingarten-online.de of the universities. on the town hall building. Next pilgrimages. Next to it, in the so- ally famous artists. Children can Anja Koehler, Achim Mende, Derek Opening hours le Rh BO Konstanz Il call and the tubular bells, altar at the entrance to the choir. 3,000 riders and more than a 11 a.m. The Blutreiter is received in In a permanent exhibition, the lo- For inquiries contact to these, the Fasnetsbrunnen called “Sammlung”, the Abbey paddle in the water course or let Schuh, Johannes Volz Mon 10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m DE Friedrichshafen 7 NS E and above all the legendary hundred musical bands, rides the outer courtyard of the Abbey cal historian Jürgen Hohl displays tel. 0049 (0) 751 405255 as well as 3. The Münsterplatz is used all fountain alludes to the historic of Weingarten founded a convent off steam along the play trail. Tue to Fri 10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. E human voice “Vox Humana” are through the city and the fields to 11.15 a.m. Pontifical mass and his collection of sacred objects [email protected] and the year round for festivals and Plätzlerzunft, the guild of tradi- for Franciscan nuns. Status: March 2016. We reserve and 2.00 to 4.00 p.m. Lindau Bregenz all special features on the richly bless them. blessing and other testaments to popular [email protected] events. Special highlights are the tional Fasnet characters. the right to make changes Zürich Dornbirn ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ St.Gallen 14 B re c h Hummelstraße e n m J.-v.- Sport- a L 317 ch e halle r st ra ß Kon e rad Michael- - H ub Mensa Mensa Kraf-Str. er Kleine - Hallen- St ra Straße ß K 7950 Skate- bad H H e Winzerweg Practical information Food and drink Accommodation Jakob- Museum of St .-L anlage Reiner- Monastic Culture on Gartenstraße g

Straße Promenade in For an excellent stay u H The heat is on in the kitchens of Weingarten. Flädlesuppe or minestro- From a simple holiday apartment to a superior four-star hotel, Wein- s -S t ra ne: The menus of the Weingarten restaurants are varied and range from garten has the right accommodation for every need. Experience hos- ß Getting there Literature – Schmökercafé Schillerstraße e Lazarettstraße traditional Swabian to international and experimental dishes. Crea- pitality in Weingarten – you can also book comfortably and quickly 7 Hermann- By car (Reader's Café) Festplatz Egle-Platz WEINGARTEN tive chefs and seasonal produce from the region let you experience via the online booking system at www.weingarten-online.de. Doggenried B 30, exit Weingarten, parking Breakfast followed by literary dis- Abt- Bus Hy 6 special flavours. Many small cafés, bars and pubs invite you to linger. ller- Heinrich-Schatz-Str.Bus options in the town centre cussion in the Schlössle, Scherzach- Straße Im Fischergarten

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straße 1, Thu 8.30 a.m, bookings straße Salbeiweg Schubertstraße ß Schatheitlinstraße Post- a 1 By bus and train r 1. Restaurant Altdorfer Hof 8. Restaurant in the 1. Akademie Tagungshaus 5. Hotel-Gasthof Rössle t s via www.buecherei-weingarten.de amt i S 8 t Ehrenpreisweg e . Route 1 or 2 from Ravensburg t - Burachstraße 12, tel. +49 (0)751 BEST WESTERN Parkhotel (Conference Centre) Weingarten Friedhofstraße 3, b Upper Swabia Cultural WC A L Schwanen- o station, Route 15 Weingarten/Berg Parking spaces Fußgänger- 2 n 50090. Regional and international Abt-Hyller-Straße 37-39, Kirchplatz 7, tel. +49 (0)751 56860 tel. +49 (0)751 509250 and Conference Centre H g weiher Akeleiweg H i unterführung Abt-Hyller-Straße Münsterplatz n Basilica u station. www.bodo.de Parking options in the town centre, s cuisine, garden terrace with play tel. +49 (0)751 5040, www.hotel- www.akademie-rs.de www.roessle-weingarten.de - Enjoy nature, be active Charlottenpl. Bücherei S Ev. Kirche 3 t some free of charge and some with Waldmeisterweg ra area, special events rooms weingarten.bestwestern.de H 1 ß By plane Gemeindehaus Tourist e Leisure and fun in and around Weingarten 2. AKZENTSchwaben- Hotel 6. Hotel Sonne *** charges and time limits. Unlimited Frankenweg International and regional cuisine, weg BEST WESTERN Information Friedrichshafen airport, only 20 2. Restaurant Poseidon Altdorfer Hof **** LiebfrauenstraßeEfeuweg 26, H time parking: Festplatz, Weingarten Flieder- straße Parkhotel 4 8 lunch menu and promotional menus Blumenau Schützenstraße

minutes away from Weingarten. Immergrünweg Postplatz 1, tel. +49 (0)751 44228 Burachstraße 12, Korn- tel. weiß-+49 (0)751 560790 Judithaweg Kl. Münsterpl. Weingarten offers many choices Recreational areas, gardens Anemonenweg Promenade e Bus www.fly-away.de Toilets Zeppelinstraß ß e a Greek and international cuisine, 9. Ristorante L‘uva tel. +49 (0)751 50090 e www.sonnehotel.de r and parks Edel- t Martinsberg for getting active: a variety of ß s blumen- Schulstraße a H gasse H r - Postplatz Asamstraße ; 3 11 h t beer garden (closed Mondays) Riedstraße 15, www.altdorfer-hof.de c routes for running, hiking or - Stadtgarten By taxi s straße r i M n 7. Holiday Apartment Im Alten Stadion K o - Stadtgarten ; e Gablerstraße Town st Sc tel. +49 (0)751 1807490, Italian n Gablerstraße gä hie cycling, green parks, gardens and - Schlösslegarten Biermann, tel. +49 (0)751 44444 Obere n s ß Im Alten Stadion 3. Hotel-Gasthof Rössle 3. Hotel Gasthof Bären *** Steinhilber*** Fidel-Sporer-Straße s 2 p a l la - Café Museum, Karlstraße 28 ; Hall 4 12 e tz Stern- Sterngasse

cuisine, (closed Mondays) Gartenstraße m recreational areas plus one open - The Stille Bach Speidel, tel. +49 (0)751 44066 Tulpenstraße 6 Fruchtkasten st e S r Friedhofstraße 3, Kirchstraße 3, l Keltenstraße 1, g a - Hotel-Gasthof Rössle, i ch ß A (Library of the e e Broner t m Enzianweg Stadtgarten park s air and one indoor swimming - Rössler Weiher MAC GbR Taxiunternehmen, r id Keltenstraße universities) tel. +49 (0)751 509250 10. ACAPULCO tel. +49 (0)751 561200 tel. +49 (0)7529 4311160 Marktga Platz Wi e ga Friedhofstraße 3 sse lhel b s 8 mstr r se pool with sauna facilities. Apart tel. +49 (0)751 46633 aße e Traditional home cooking, house- Löwenplatz 6, www.baeren-weingarten.de www.steinhilbers.deHolunderweg G Cycle paths and bike trails - Naturwissenschaftliches Straße from the usual network of cycle Am Stadtgarten H 5 Kornhaus - Bike facility to the south of the Town centre bus stops Zentrum (Natural History Centre), owned butcher's, beer garden tel. +49 (0)751 56998808 Gemeindehaus 4. BEST WESTERN Parkhotel 8. Motorhome parking site Löwen- (Alamannic Museum) paths there are special moun- Nelkenweg Blumenau Höllgässle car park at Nessenreben - Weingarten, Charlottenplatz Kirchplatz 14 Mexican cuisine, steaks done on Talstraße u. Kindergarten 4 Kornhausgasse platz K

4. Café Schmidt Weingarten **** Festplatz, Abt-Hyller-Straße Veilchenweg tain bike trails – for those who "Paul Gerhardt" a 10 K 7948 the lava rock grill, cocktails (closed e r l PrimelwegKrokus- - Entry to the Flow Trail directly - Weingarten, Post Office - “Kaffeemühle” beer bar, weg Rosmarinweg P s H rom ß Ochsengasse Seniorenweg Löwenplatz 8, tel. +49 (0)751 Abt-Hyller-Straße 37-39, t a Isenbartstraße love that downhill rush. There en r r Irmentrudstraße Mondays) a st Gerberstr. a

next to the Nessenreben open-air - Weingarten, Löwenplatz Maybachstraße 1 Talstraße de n ß Vogteistr. 560720. Traditional home cooking Kleinetel. Bleiche+49 (0)751 5040 e e 6 Statue of the is also plenty for guests on foot: 9 7 u ra Welfenstraße swimming pool bf St. James Pilgrim four Nordic walking routes with Coach parking places Souvenirs 11. Restaurant Bären www.hotel-weingarten. Lie Rosenstraße Döllegasse Schlössle 5. Hotel Sonne Landrichtergasse St.-Konrad-Straße

Kirchstraße 3, bestwestern.de Rungsgasse (Town a total length of 27 kilometres Hiking trails - Festplatz, Abt-Hyller-Straße - Pfarramt (Rectory) St. Martin, Liebfrauenstraße 26, Schlossergasse H Bachstraße S Frieden- 5 6 Museum) ch Kleingartenanlage Marienstraße through the countryside around - Educational hiking path on the - Postplatz, Heinrich-Schatz-Straße Kirchplatz 6, mornings tel. +49 (0)751 561200 straße erza Zweierweg tel. +49 (0)751 560790 chst Regional and international dishes, 7 raße Weingarten plus walking and history of water engineering - Pädagogische Hochschule, Kirch- - Rathaus (Town Hall) Infothek, Waldseer International cuisine rzach- various promotional menus, (closed che hiking paths with a variety of in- along the Stille Bach straße 2 (short stay parking) Kirchstraße 1 S Mühlbachweg straße Sechserweg 5 3 Untere Gerbersteig terest. A little outside the town is - “Kreuzbergweiher” trail - Strobels Lädele, Karlstraße 8, 6. Ristorante “Zum Stern” Mondays) H Library f- Broner Platz 4, tel. +49 (0)751 o the Stille Bach, unique evidence - “Weingartener Bächle” trail Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 12 noon Jak h Kanalstr 12. Kultur Bar Impuls ob d aße Abt-Hyller-Str. 19, -Eh e 556633. Italian cuisine, Granducato in ri of mediaeval water engineering - Four Nordic walking routes - Tourist Information, Münsterplatz 1 ge F Interesting sights Broner Platz 2 r-St tel. +49 (0)751 76451973 di Toscana (closed Wednesdays), r. in Upper Swabia. The many- - Stadtmarketing GmbH, tel. +49 (0)751 95895219 Kreuzbergfriedhof For information see front page Viewpoints [email protected] Kolpingstraße Liebfrauenstraße branched and almost completely Free WiFi Kirchstraße 18 rg coffee bar, music, literatur, cultural be - Sechserweg at the Sechserbrunnen straße rs Hallersberg www.stern-weingarten.de Ehrenfriedhof lle preserved system of canals once Free WiFi is now available e a Hotels meeting place (closed mondays) H Kreuzberg H - Köpfingen Motorhome parking site ß Marienfriedhof H a r m served to provide water to the throughout the town centre. t A Information on previous page s 7. Restaurant “Zur Post” Sägerstraße l 8 pitches, central, near the Fest- h Abbey. From this point, an edu- Swimming pools ü S Postplatz 8, tel. +49 (0)751 52575 b c platz in Weingarten with utilities e h Cinema in the Linse Cultural t e cational path on the history of - Open-air pool, Nessenreben 3 u Food andMahnmal drink r Laura- Indian and Italian cuisine Kuenstraße B e z Straße e a Centre supply and waste disposal station rn R Marienkirche ha d. Ostens c water engineering, six kilometres - Indoor pool, Brechenmacher- H Weg rd- Bergstraße Information on previoush page G ö Lammstraße Liebfrauenstraße 58, and power connection. Gemeindehaus z- Straße e 513,4 long, leads to one of the oldest straße 1, sauna facility in the Bleichestraße ß "St. Maria" a tel. +49 (0)751 51199 r t Schloßbühel H S artificial lakes in Central Europe, indoor pool Parking options r Kleingarten- e www.kulturzentrum-linse.de e l Ehem. Welfenburg ß i the Rössler Weiher. Further information on opening e ra anlage t g w s s i e e i n ß hours can be found at li W n H Bus stops l a - o e r t h h weingarten b r s c c www.weingarten-online.de r S o Konrad- o e 2 1

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