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SALES GUIDE SOUTHWEST GERMANY PLANNING MANUAL FOR FIT AND GROUP TRAVEL TO BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG WELCOME TO SOUTHWEST GERMANY The Black Forest and Lake Constance, cities place of the automobile and home to global like Heidelberg, Baden-Baden and Stuttgart: brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, these are all jewels in the crown of SouthWest WMF, Ritter Sport chocolate and cuddly Steiff Germany. Bordered by France, Switzerland and Teddy Bears. Austria, this sunny state in the very heart of Europe is called Baden-Württemberg in German. Quality accommodation abounds throughout the region, ranging from world-class luxury resorts This region really is ‘Germany for connoisseurs’, and first class hotels to mid-price and affordable the perfect destination for sophisticated travel- budget places to stay. There is an equally wide ers, whether they are looking for great music or range of restaurants, from hearty fare in cheer- art, fine dining or relaxing spas, unspoiled forests ful country inns to Michelin-starred gourmet and mountains, or the romance of a Christmas restaurants. Whatever their budget, visitors al- market – SouthWest Germany has something for ways get value for their money, because quality everyone. And, wherever visitors go, there are is a priority in SouthWest Germany. beautiful landscapes, dotted with mighty castles, magnificent palaces, medieval towns, grand The Sales Guide SouthWest Germany churches, abbeys and UNESCO World Herit- 2011/2012 is the ultimate source for FIT and age sites. The vibrant cities are a delight, with group travel to Baden-Württemberg. It provides excellent shopping, plus outstanding museums, all the information and contact details to help cultural festivals and entertainment. travel professionals package and sell the region. The Sales Guide is also available online, with SouthWest Germany is not only one of Europe’s the very latest up-to-date deals. Please see the leading dining destinations, it is also famous next page for further details. for its stunning vineyards producing fine wines. And, this is also Germany’s premier spa destina- Finally, we – at the Baden-Württemberg State tion with some 60 spa and health resorts. As Tourist Board – are always at your service, ready well as being one of the most attractive regions to help you at anytime. We look forward to hear- in Germany, SouthWest Germany is the birth- ing from you! Andreas Braun Managing Director State Tourist Board Baden-Württemberg ONLINE SALES GUIDE ON WWW.TOURISM-BW.COM/SALESGUIDE In addition to the features of the print version For faster access to this information, every the Online Sales Guide offers further benefi ts: supplier has a special 5 digit Internet ID Number. Please visit our special website _ simple and fast search using keywords or other requirements www.tourism-bw.com/salesguide _ more detailed information and special offers as well as constant updates and insert the 5 digit Internet ID Number into _ latest packages and special deals the search fi eld. You will immediately have in- _ net rates (after registration) formation on all the current offers from that sup- _ personal notepad plier. The information will be regularly updated _ interactive map for faster planning by the supplier, and new offers will be added. It couldn’t be quicker or easier! Note the Internet ID 1 FEASTING IN FREIBURG in the brochure. Explore sunny Freiburg on a stroll round the Package Altstadt (Old Town) and the Gothic Münster 1 x room (cathedral). Then see why Freiburg’s 1 x audio restaurants enjoy a reputation for good food and 1 x guide wine with a delicious three-course dinner. A mins real feast for the eyes, the soul and the body! 1 x 3_cou e eisgau Internet-ID A7409 Available: year-round Prices: day pass for public transport incl. - group rates 2 Go to the Online Sales Guide and type in the ID-Number. KEY TO SYMBOLS Elevator Distance to city center Main course up to 10 EUR Distance to bus station Luggage service Main course 10 – 20 EUR Distance to railroad station American Express accepted Main course more than 20 EUR Distance to airport VISA accepted Distance to highway MasterCard accepted TV Wireless Internet Swimming pool Parking Accessible MAP OF THE REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST GERMANY Wertheim 3 Weinheim Bad Mergentheim Mannheim 2 Weikersheim 1 NORTHERN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG* Heidelberg Schwetzingen Mosbach Hockenheim Künzelsau Sinsheim Bad Wimpfen Zweiflingen 4 5 Heilbronn 6 Bruchsal Schwäbisch Hall Cleebronn Karlsruhe Ettlingen STUTTGART REGION Pforzheim Ludwigsburg Rastatt Straubenhardt Aalen Leonberg Schorndorf Bad Herrenalb Stuttgart Baden-Baden Rheinmünster Esslingen Calw Göppingen Heidenheim Böblingen Leinfelden-Echterdingen Waldenbuch Sasbachwalden Giengen Herrenberg Nürtingen Lautenbach Metzingen Baiersbronn Tübingen Offenburg Bad Urach Freudenstadt Rottenburg Reutlingen Bad Peterstal- Ulm Griesbach SWABIAN MOUNTAINS BLACK FOREST Hechingen Wiblingen Kappel-Grafenhausen Trochtelfingen Rust Rottweil Gutach Biberach Breisach Sigmaringen Villingen-Schwenningen St. Peter Bad Dürrheim Freiburg Breitnau Oberried Donaueschingen LAKE CONSTANCE REGION Hinterzarten Titisee-Neustadt Feldberg Todtnau Blumberg Wolfegg Überlingen Salem Ravensburg Todtmoos Uhldingen Meersburg Konstanz Wangen im Algäu Immenstaad Friedrichshafen Weil am Rhein LAKE CONSTANCE Towns and cities with a * Northern Baden-Württemberg consists of the following regions: population of: 1 – Heilbronner Land < 50.0000 2 – Hohenlohe < 100.000 3 – Kraichgau-Stromberg > 100.000 4 – Kurpfalz 5 – Liebliches Taubertal 6 – Odenwald A detailed fold-out map of SouthWest Germany can be found on the last page. CONTENTS CITIES & HOTELS & ATTRACTIONS & SPECIALS & TOWNS ACCOMMODATION SIGHTS PACKAGES Black Forest Bad Dürrheim p. 22 Bad Herrenalb p. 32 p.44 Bad Peterstal-Griesbach p. 32 Baden-Baden p. 23 p. 32 p.44 Blumberg p. 24 Breisach p. 24 p. 33 p. 44 Breitnau p. 33 Donaueschingen P. 25 Ettlingen p. 33 Feldberg p. 34 p. 41 p. 45 Freiburg im Breisgau p. 26 p. 34 p. 41 p. 45, 46 Freudenstadt p. 27 p. 35 Hinterzarten p. 36 Kappel-Grafenhausen p. 36 p. 46 Karlsruhe p. 28 p. 37 p. 42 Lautenbach p. 38 p. 46 Oberried p. 42 Offenburg p. 38 Pforzheim p. 29 p. 42, 43 p. 46 Raststatt p. 43 Rheinmünster p. 38 Rottweil p. 29 Sasbachwalden p. 30 p. 47 St. Peter p. 39 Straubenhardt p. 39 Titisee-Neustadt p. 27 p. 39 p. 47 Todtmoos p. 30 Todtnau p. 40 Villingen-Schwenningen p. 31 p. 40 p. 47 Weil am Rhein p. 40 Lake Constance Region Constance (Konstanz) p. 49 p. 51 p. 53 Mainau Island p. 52 Ravensburg p. 52 Salem p. 52 Wangen im Allgäu p. 51 Wolfegg p. 51 Northern Baden-Württemberg Bad Wimpfen p. 55 Bruchsal p. 55 Cleebronn/Tripsdrill p. 63 p. 65 Heidelberg p. 56 P. 61, 62 p. 63 CITIES & HOTELS & ATTRACTIONS & SPECIALS & TOWNS ACCOMMODATION SIGHTS PACKAGES Northern Baden-Württemberg Heilbronn p. 57 p. 63 Künzelsau p. 58 Mannheim p. 59 p. 62 p. 64 Schwetzingen p. 64 Weikersheim p. 64 Weinheim/Bergstrasse p. 60 Zweifl ingen p. 62 p. 65 Stuttgart Region Esslingen am Neckar p. 70 Herrenberg p. 70 Leinfelden-Echterdingen p. 70 Leonberg p. 71 Ludwigsburg p. 67 p. 73 Nürtingen p. 71 Schorndorf p. 68 Stuttgart p. 69 p. 71, 72, 73 p. 74, 75 p. 76 Waldenbuch p. 75 Swabian Mountains Aalen p. 81 Bad Urach p. 78 p. 81 P. 83 p. 86 Giengen/Brenz P. 83 Hechingen (Hohenzollern Castle) p. 81 P. 83 p. 86 Heidenheim p. 82 Metzingen p. 82 P. 84 p. 86 Rottenburg p. 78 Trochtelfi ngen P. 84 Tübingen p. 79 Ulm p. 80 p. 82 Wiblingen P. 84 Incoming tour operators Baffoo Travel & Tours p. 92 Bottenschein Reisen GmbH & p. 93 Co. KG Spillmann Inbound Tour p. 91 Drubba Hotels & Tourism p. 90 Richard Eberhardt GmbH p. 89 GOING CUCKOO? WELCOME TO SOUTHWEST GERMANY CUCKOO-TRAINING Do you know enough about the Black Forest, Heidelberg and more destinations in Baden-Württemberg? The State Tourist Board Baden-Württemberg invites travel professionals to increase their knowledge about one of the most fascinating and spectacular destinations at no cost and to grow their sales to SouthWest Germany. Further information on www.going-cuckoo.com State Tourist Board Baden-Württemberg/ Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg Esslinger Strasse 8 70182 Stuttgart Germany [email protected] www.going-cuckoo.com www.tourism-bw.com © Black Forest Open Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof Forest © Black GENERAL INFORMATION NETHERLANDS POLAND UNITED KINGDOM BERLIN GERMANY BELGIUM FRA CZECH REP. miles 373 249 125 SLOVAKIA km 600 400 200 BW STR MUC PARIS AUSTRIA HUNGARY BSL ZRH SWITZERLANDBERN SLOVENIA FRANCE ITALY SPAIN HOW TO GET THERE By Rail Traveling by train is a convenient alternative Right in the heart of Europe, SouthWest Ger- to flying – and is often the quickest way of get- many is easy to get to by air, road and rail. ting around Europe, Germany and SouthWest Germany. Long-distance and local networks are By air coordinated to ensure quick, easy connections. Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Frie- The ICE-Intercity Express high speed service drichshafen are all international airports. offers at least one train every hour between Germany’s major cities and neighboring coun- Stuttgart Airport (STR) welcomes direct flights tries, such as Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, from countries around the world. The airport and the Netherlands. For example, from Paris is only 8 miles (13 km) from the city center. to Stuttgart takes only 3 hours, 40 minutes on The S2 and S3 urban train lines provide a fast, the ICE/TGV high speed train. direct connection to the main railway station in just 27 minutes. The airport is just off the Deutsche Bahn has a wide range of tailor-made A8 Karlsruhe–Munich motorway (Autobahn). services for visitors traveling to, or within, Further information on Germany by rail. For information, timetables www.stuttgart-airport.com and tickets, please visit www.bahn.com.