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Sales Manual 2 3 WELCOME TO TRANSROMANICA THE ROMANESQUE ROUTES OF EUROPEAN HERITAGE CONTENTS 4 TRANSROMANICA – A Cultural Route across Europe 43 Vezzolano (Italy) 5 A fascinating journey through medieval times 46 Pavia (Italy) Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) 6 49 Alba Iulia (Romania) This brochure was developed as part of the project “Further Development of the European Cultural 12 Sousa, Douro and Tâmega (Portugal) Route TRANSROMANICA” and funded through the “REGIO Sachsen-Anhalt” programme. 52 Königslutter (Germany) 18 Slovakia 55 TRANSROMANICA at a glance: 24 Serbia UNESCO World Heritage Sites Carinthia (Austria) 30 56 TRANSROMANICA at a glance: 35 Castile and Leon (Spain) Romanesque Sites across Europe 40 Paray-le-Monial (France) 58 TRANSROMANICA Services / Contact 4 5 TRANSROMANICA – A Cultural Route across Europe A FASCINATING JOURNEY THROUGH MEDIEVAL TIMES Discover TRANSROMANICA – a cultural route across Europe that offers the spirituality and peace of medieval monuments. TRANSRO- TRANSROMANICA stands for the Western style, including influences of the allegory and regulation, power and ima- MANICA unites nine countries to present their heritage sites of Romanesque architecture together with cultural highlights, culinary treats Romanesque Routes of European French and Mudéjar architecture and gination, deformation and order repre- and numerous events in scenic landscapes. Heritage. Magnificent cathedrals, those of the subsequent Gothic style. senting the medieval period. Romanes- peaceful monasteries and beautiful que style means TRANSROMANICA! churches from medieval times can Travelling the TRANSROMANICA means You are invited to find out more about the unique and diverse attractions in the TRANSROMANICA regions, each of which all be found along this European Cul- following a trail of highly impressive Each region offers its specific and tradi- is a tourist destination in its own right: tural Route. Romanesque monuments, with many tional cultural highlights, culinary treats among them belonging to the UNESCO and numerous events set in picturesque » Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) » Carinthia (Austria) » Vezzolano (Italy) TRANSROMANICA unites European re- World Heritage. In addition, mostly sac- landscapes. For more information on the » Sousa, Douro and Tâmega (Portugal) » Castile and León (Spain) » Pavia (Italy) gions across nine countries to present red sites await visitors to the regions, monuments, travel recommendations, » Slovakia » Paray-le-Monial (France) » Alba Iulia (Romania) their monuments from the Romanesque with art that is plain in style yet abun- touring options and upcoming events, » Serbia » Königslutter (Germany) period, which emerged around the year dant. please visit 1000. Saxony-Anhalt and the Braun- www.transromanica.com. schweig Region of Lower Saxony in A journey along the Romanesque Routes In 2007, TRANSROMANICA was recognised as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe – Germany, Carinthia in Austria, Lombardy of European Heritage also means wal- INFO a title which has only been granted to 33 European routes. Together they demonstrate in and Piedmont in Italy, Castile and León king in the footsteps of important his- a visible way, by means of a journey through space and time, how the heritage of the dif- in Spain, the valleys of the rivers Sousa, torical figures such as Otto the Great, ferent countries and cultures of Europe represents a shared European cultural heritage. For more information about Douro and Tâmega in Portugal, Burgundy- Martin Luther, Matilda of Canossa, St. TRANSROMANICA please visit Franche-Comté in France, Transylvania James of Compostela and many more TRANSROMANICA is run as an international organisation with its head office in Germa- in Romania as well as Slovakia and Ser- emperors and spiritual leaders. ny. By providing useful information and contact details in the shape of this sales manual, www.transromanica.com bia are destinations along the route. the association aims at giving an overview of the regional tourism attractions. Please We might look at this first Europe, emer- contact us with any enquiry! or email This unique association of regional styles ging during medieval times, as the birth allows visitors to experience the variety of our contemporary European com- [email protected]. of Romanesque heritage within TRANS- munity – united in diversity. The Roma- ROMANICA ranging from Byzantine to nesque era is an enchanted world full of 6 7 SAXONY-ANHALT (GERMANY) SAXONY-ANHALT (GERMANY) MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS MUST-SEES IN SAXONY-ANHALT Saxony-Anhalt is one of the 16 federal states (Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of 20,446 km2 and a population of 2.4 million. Its capital is Magdeburg, which is MAGDEBURG situated in the centre of the state. St. Maurice and St. Catherine’s Evangelic Cathedral Church (Ev. Domkirche St. Mauritius und St. Katharina) Saxony-Anhalt borders on the states of Lower Saxony to the Contact address: north-west, Brandenburg to the east, Saxony to the South-East Am Dom 1 and Thuringia to the south-west. 39104 Magdeburg Phone: +49 391 541 043 6 The state is divided into 11 rural districts and 3 independent Email: [email protected] cities: Halle, Dessau and Magdeburg. Website: www.magdeburgerdom.de Most of the state consists of plains and is therefore primarily ag- HALBERSTADT ricultural. In the south west, the eastern part of the Harz Moun- St. Stephanus and St. Sixtus’s Cathedral tains is famous for its vines and wines. The main river of Saxo- (Dom St. Stephanus und St. Sixtus) ny-Anhalt is the Elbe running about 300 kilometres through the Cathedral Treasure (Domschatz zu Halberstadt) state from South-East to North-West. The second largest river, Contact address: the Saale, is a tributary of the Elbe. Domplatz 16a 1 2 38820 Halberstadt Phone: +49 3941 242 37 3 Email: [email protected] TOURISM ATTRACTIONS Website: www.die-domschaetze.de Saxony-Anhalt offers its visitors a wide variety of memorable at- QUEDLINBURG 1 Martin Luther Memorial, tractions: art and culture, lively historic cities, events, nature and St. Servatius Collegiate Church Wittenberg relaxation. (Stiftskirche St. Servatii) Contact address: 2 Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul Saxony-Anhalt is a perfect holiday destination for culture and Schlossberg 1 in Naumburg art lovers, educational travellers as well as all tourists in search 06484 Quedlinburg of peaceful relaxation. It offers the 1,000 km long “Route of the Phone: +49 3946 709 900 3 Garden Kingdom Romanesque” full of fascinating medieval monuments such as Email: [email protected] Dessau-Wörlitz cathedrals, churches, castles, palaces and palatinates reaching Website: www.die-domschaetze.de from Arendsee in the north to Zeitz in the south, scenic and his- torically important parklands and landscaped gardens known NAUMBURG as “Garden Dreams”, UNESCO World Heritage sites, memorial St. Peter and St. Paul´s Cathedral places of great personalities like Martin Luther, Otto the Great, (Dom St. Peter und St. Paul) Bach and Handel, music events and festivals. Contact address: HIGHLIGHTS OF Domplatz 16/17 ROMANESQUE Thanks to its rivers, natural lakes and growing lake landscapes, 06618 Naumburg ARCHITECTURE BRANDENBURG Saxony-Anhalt is also a water tourism destination known as the +49 3445 230 110 1 Phone: “Blue Ribbon” and an ideal place for active holidays including Email: [email protected] St. Mary’s Cathedral, facilities for cycling, horseback riding, hiking, canoeing, sailing www.naumburger-dom.de 1 LOWER SAXONY Website: Havelberg as well as relaxation in wellness and spa centres. BERLIN MERSEBURG St. Maurice and HANNOVER The main tourist areas of Saxony-Anhalt are the Altmark with St. John and St. Laurence Cathedral 2 St. Catherine’s Cathedral, its rural tourism, Anhalt-Wittenberg, Magdeburg, the wine region (Dom St. Johannes und St. Laurentius) Magdeburg 2 Halle-Saale-Unstrut and the Harz Mountains. Contact address: Domplatz 7 MAGDEBURG St. Stephanus and St. Sixtus’ 06217 Merseburg 3 3 Cathedral, Halberstadt Phone: +49 3461 210 045 4 WEBSITE Email: [email protected] St. Servatius Collegiate Website: www.merseburger-dom.de 4 HALLE Church, Quedlinburg (SAALE) www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de HAVELBERG St. John and St. Laurentius’ LEIPZIG (Dom St. Marien) 5 5 St. Mary’s Cathedral Cathedral, Merseburg THURINGIA Contact address: Propsteiplatz 1 6 DRESDEN St. Peter and St. Paul’s SAXONY 39539 Havelberg 6 Cathedral, Naumburg ERFURT Phone: +49 39387 893 80 Email: [email protected] Website: www.havelberg-dom.de Airports Towns 8 SAXONY-ANHALT: SAXONY-ANHALT: 9 TRAVELLING TO AND IN THE REGION IMPRESSIONS OF A DISCOVERY TOUR STRASSE DER ROMANIK 1 Audio guide at Jerichow Monastery INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS CAR RENTAL 2 Halberstadt Cathedral 3 Cycling tour along the River Elbe in Magdeburg 4 Tasting regional food in Magdeburg TRANSROMANICA Bloggers Trip 2018 Leipzig Halle Airport Avis 5 Church of Our Lady in Halberstadt Website: www.leipzig-halle-airport.de Website: www.avis.de Berlin International Airports Budget Website: www.berlin-airport.de Website: www.budget.de 1 2 Hanover Airport Europcar Website: www.hannover-airport.de Website: www.europcar.de Sixt Website: www.sixt.de BUS TRANSPORT and regional railways Local public transport services in Saxony-Anhalt TAXIS (Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH) Website: www.insa.de Taxis are available at central railway stations and in city centres. Borde bus transport services (BördeBus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH) An der Heerstraße 4 3 5 39345 Vahldorf Phone: +49 392 028 920 Email: [email protected] REGIONAL CARD Website: www.boerde-bus.de Local bus services in the Jerichower Land district Magdeburg Tourist Card (Njl Nahverkehrgesellschaft Jerichower Land mbH) Marientraenke 35 The card offers many free-of-charge services such as a guided 39288 Burg tour of Magdeburg and the Cathedral or a tour of the Green Cita- Phone: +49 3921 935 90 del of Magdeburg. Special discounts are available for visitors to Email: [email protected] leisure, recreation or cultural facilities such as the zoo and thea- Website: www.njl-burg.de tres or for delicious meals in one of the many restaurants.