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www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de Hafenguide 2020 Things to do in Friedrichshafen 01 HAFENGUIDE 2020 www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de ”Friedrichshafen embodies urban tradition and zest for life, pioneering spirit and fascination for technology. Our city holds plenty of inspiration for you. In the current ”Hafenguide“ we present you culture and culinary delights as well as sports and nature Visit experiences in Friedrichshafen. Participate in a ride with the lovely apple express, take Friedrichshafen yogayooga cclassesllasses on the shores of Lake Constance or paddle with SUPsSUUPs oonn ththee lake. If you like you can cruise along the waterfront joinjooin usus on a journey through the history of the Zeppelin Town. ButBut fi rstrrst yoyou just arrive, take a deep breath and let the impressive vastnessvastnness ofo Lake Constance spoil you.“ Andreas Brand, Oberbürgermeister 02 03 HAFENGUIDE 2020 www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de Content Services Events Tourist Information centre – Services . 6 Events in 2020 . 44 Trade fairs in2020 . 45 History & City Tour The History of Friedrichshafen . 10 Eat & Drink Friedrichshafen City Tour & Museums . 12 Regional . 48 International . 54 Mediterranean . 58 05 Active Holidays Asian . 59 Weekly Programme 2020 . 22 Café & Breakfast . 60 Guided Tours . 23 Bar . 62 Water . 25 Children, Family & Young People . 28 Sport . 29 Information Wine Tasting . 30 Shopping with a lake view . 64 Air . 31 Things worth knowing A to Z . 65 Cycling around Lake Constance . 32 Hiking around Friedrichshafen . 34 Autumn & Winter in Friedrichshafen . 36 Imprint . 73 Town Map . 74 Contact . 76 Tips Boat Trips . 38 Bopdensee Card PLUS & Bodensee Ticket . 40 Train & Bus . 41 HAFENGUIDE 2020 www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de The tourist information centre v Friedrichshafen is the advance booking offi ce for: BotanicalB Garden Festival Überlingen 23 April to 18 October 2020 – DayD passes and annual passes BodenseeBBoo Card PLUS – Free admission to over 160 attractions and free ride with the Services fl eet of the BSB passenger ships. p. 48 Audioguide Friedrichshafen Bregenz Festival 2020 – “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi on the lake stage. Tickets Interactive City Tour for adults and children – incl. boat and bus transfer in various categories. simply by smartphone! Students of the Zeppelin University tell exciting stories about The steamship Hohentwiel and Art Deco motor ship Austria – the sights in Friedrichshafen. Listening is a must! > audioguide.friedrichshafen.de Nostalgic round trips on the restored ships. Timetable, tickets and vouchers. Guestcard Friedrichshafen Funk Touristik – Interesting trips in the Lake Constance region and beyond. You can Guests who staying staying overnight in Friedrichshafen receive the guest card free travel comfortably in air-conditioned, non-smoking coaches (with toilets on board) of charge upon arrival from their hosts. Only hosts listed at the Tourist Information to the most beautiful destinations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein participate in this programme. You will benefi t from plenty of free and discounted and Italy. (Tour commentary only available in German). services and activities in the Zeppelin Town Friedrichshafen. 06 Combined tickets for boat trips and entrance fees – We off er combined tickets to 07 Souvenirs from Friedrichshafen the Sea Life Centre, the Mainau Island, the old castle Meersburg, the Pfänder, the The Tourist Information centre Friedrichshafen off ers a range of selected souvenirs Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen (Lake Dwellings Unteruhldingen) and further for yourself or for your loved ones at home. attractions. Instagram & Facebook Scenic fl ights with the Zeppelin NT – For information and reservation please Share your most beautiful holiday memories with other Friedrichshafen fan. contact us or Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei + 49 7541 59000, www.zeppelinfl ug.de. Post your photo hot spots on Instagram at #visitfriedrichshafen and p. 38 @visitfriedrichshafen at instagram.com/visitfriedrichshafen and visit us also on facebook.com/visitfriedrichshafen. Friedrichshafen Shopping Voucher www.friedrichshafener-geschenkgutschein.de Last minute Room vacancies and information about the city can be found on the digital Konstanzer Seenachtsfest 2020 (Lake Night Festival) information panel outside the Tourist Information centre. Tickets for the Seenachtsfest at 8 August 2020 Accommodation Tickets for long-distance coach Flixbus So much to see and you’ll want to stay for longer than a day – here you will Tickets for Kulturhaus Caserne fi nd your dream accommodation: www.en.friedrichshafen.de HAFENGUIDE 2020 www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de Friedrichshafen combines pioneering spirit, long standing tradition and provides insights behind the scenes of technical History & masterpieces. The city on the shores of Lake Constance is also City Tour astounding with contemporary architecture and a charming city centre. 08 09 HAFENGUIDE 2020 www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de 1985 the growing town of Friedrichs- 2012 various events were held to cele- hafen created a place for culture and brate a special centenary: 100 years of exchange – “Graf-Zeppelin-Haus”, the seaplane construction in Friedrichshafen. new culture and congress centre. 2013 the town commemorated Count 1989The school museum moves to Ferdinand von Zeppelin’s 175th birthday. the city centre – to the former “Villa Riß” at the Friedrichstrasse. 1996 Another top sight was opened in History 1996, the “Zeppelin Museum” in the FRIEDRICHSHAFEN TOWN – THE ORIGIN OF THE TOWN REACHES BACK TO THE FOUNDATION OF THE ALEMANNIC former Hafenbahnhof (harbour station), VILLAGE, ALT-BUCHHORN, IN THE 5TH CENTURY. now presents the world´s largest collection on the history of airship travel. 1811 King Friedrich of Württemberg 1929 the former railway ferry has 100 years after the fi rst ascent of the united Buchhorn with the village and the also transported cars and lorries to “fl ying giants”, the Zeppelin era was able Hofen monastery to “Stadt und Schloss Romanshorn. to continue. 2014 the Dornier Museum celebrated a double Jubilee: the museum’s fi fth (town and residence) Friedrichshafen” 2001 SSince the year 2001, the Zeppe- 1933 the Hafenbahnhof (harbour birthday and one hundred years of the with altogether 750 inhabitants. lin NT has been cruising almost silently station) was completed. After the Dornier company. Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst on over the Lake Constance region. 2015 various events accompanied the 10 6. May 1937, where 36 people died in the 2003 The current ZF Arena, a muti- 11 100th anniversary of ZF Friedrichshafen. explosion of the LZ 129, the construction functional hall for up to 4,000 people, of further airships, as well as the fl ight was opened. 2017 the town commemorated Count operation of the zeppelins, was stopped. Zeppelin’s 100th death anniversary and 2006 Followed by the new media celebrated Zeppelin NT’s 20th anniver- 1943/1945 Friedrichshafen comple- centre, k42, on the lakeside promenade. tely destroyed by air raids. After the war, sary of its inaugural fl ight. 2007 Friedrichshafen triumphed in the reconstruction period was infl uen- 2019 150 years of the Lake Constance Deutsche Telekom’s T-City Competition ced by companies, such as ZF Friedrichs- railway line and rail ferry – An anniver- and thus became Germany’s fi rst T-City. hafen, MTU Friedrichshafen, Zeppelin sary celebration of the rail ferry traffi c is GmbH and the Dornier group. 2009 Since the summer of 2009, the celebrated on an international festival 1824 the fi rst steamboat appeared on 1950 the fi rst IBO (international Lake new Dornier Museum has become yet weekend around Lake Constance. Lake Constance and, with the takeoff of Constance fair) followed. another highlight of the Friedrichshafen the fi rst Zeppelin airship on 2. July 1900 At present, Friedrichshafen has cultural scene for both locals and guests. ushered in a new era which still infl uen- 1962 the opening of the fi rst “Inter- approx.62,000 inhabitants. ces our town to this very day. boot”( international boat fair) took place 2011 Friedrichshafen celebrated it’s and, later, many other exhibitions and 200th anniversary. In addition, the 1915 the airship airport, Löwental, was fairs which, since July 2002, have found Zeppelin Luftschiff technik GmbH & Co. KG opened and turned into a civilian airport a new home in the even more spacious received the biggest order in the compa- in 1928. new exhibition centre. ny’s history: three new Zeppelin NTs for the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company. HAFENGUIDE 2020 www.tourismus.friedrichshafen.de INFORMATION: Evangelisches Pfarramt v +49 7541 21308, www.schlosskirche-fn.de CONCERT DATES: www.evkirchenmusik-fn.de The Schloss (palace) was originally built as a Weingarten Benedictine monastery by MichaelM Beer from Vorarlberg (Austria) in City 1654.1166 In 1802, it lost its status as a monas- Tour teryttee during the process of secularisation. UnderU Wilhelm I of Württemberg, it was converted to a royal summer residence for the Württemberg Kings between 1824 and STARTING POINT: Tourist Information Centre Friedrichshafen at the central 1828. Today, it is a private residence and is closed to the public. 1 station (Stadtbahnhof ) to 13 Zeppelin Museum. Distance of approx. 4.5km; duration, approx. 1.5 hours. A CITY MAP CAN BE FOUND INSIDE THE COVER PAGE. Wine Store Schloss Friedrichshafen and Sculpture / Dolls Exhibition of the 5 Duchess Diane von Württemberg in the palace. S. 30, 36, 37 OPENING HOURS: Di bis Fr 14 – 18 Uhr und Sa 10 – 13 Uhr (Januar geschlossen) The Monument of Count Zeppelin "You just have to want and believe, 2 ADMISSION FREE OF CHARGE then you will succeed." Is the inscription on the 13 meter high bronze column at the lakeside promenade. The Zeppelin monument honours Count Ferdinand von Schulmuseum (school museum) Zeppelin. 6 12 Here you can let the stylus 13 The Kultur-und Kongress Zentrum squeak... A visit to this museum is like 3 (Culture und Congress Centre) going back to school. During your visit, Graf-Zeppelin-Haus belongs to the you will fi nd out how schools have most important places of cultural interest developed and what classrooms looked in the Lake Constance area. Highest like in 1850, 1900 and 1930.