EN DISCOVER AND EXPERIENCE 2 3 USEFUL INFO CONTENT KA-WLAN KA-WLAN is a free Internet service for Karlsruhe, which is available in numerous public places. Whether you are using a smartphone, tablet or laptop you can surf the net free of charge here and without any time or data limits. www.ka-wlan.de Barrier-free travel in Karlsruhe The brochure „Tips for tourists and locals with a disability“ gives an overview of interesting barrier-free cultural events, leisure activities and tourist attractions. It is available in the Karlsruhe Tourist Information or at: www.karlsruhe-tourismus.de/service/barrierefrei Car parks There are round 10,000 parking spaces in numerous car parks in Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Tourist at your disposal. There is an overview of the parking guidance system at 09 Information 09 Guided tours web1.karlsruhe.de/service/Parken Important note: By 2019, a railway tunnel and a road tunnel will be built in Karlsruhe. As a result there are some partial traffic restrictions. Please check Sightseeing well in advance for possible diversions. Information is available at 13 www.kasig.info Traffic App KA Mobil The KA Mobil app gives information on all traffic-relevant topics, such as the current traffic conditions or available parking spaces in real time and helps you to plan and optimize your journey to the city centre. mobil.karlsruhe.de Rail Karlsruhe Central Station handles 130 long-distance trains daily and is a junction for ICE, InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio as well as TGV connec- tions. www.bahn.de Taxi Taxi control centres, +49 (0) 721 - 94 41 44, www.taxi-zentrale-karlsruhe.de TAXI-RUF Karlsruhe, Tel.: +49 (0) 721 - 160 200, www.taxi-ruf-karlsruhe.de Pubilc transport The Karlsruhe transport association (KVV) offers a very good public bus, tram 02 Useful Info 32 Eating and drinking and suburban railway network in Karlsruhe and the surrounding region. Information about timetables and prices are available at www.kvv.de 16 Art and culture 35 Going out Car Good motorway connections from the Karlsruhe-Mitte/-Durlach exits or the South bypass. A8: Direction Stuttgart/Munich, A5: Direction 24 Nature and leisure 38 Karlsruhe Durlach Frankfurt or Basel, A65: Direction Rhineland-Palatinate. Latest updates on the current traffic conditions:www.mobilitaet.trk.de Please respect the low emission zone in Karlsruhe. Information at 30 Shopping 42 Region around www.karlsruhe.de Karlsruhe Airports Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airport 30 km, Stuttgart airport 80 km, Frankfurt airport 130 km, Strasbourg airport 105 km Coach Karlsruhe can be reached by different coach routes. The coach stops are on the south side of the Central Station. Tickets are available in the Publisher Picture credits: KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus Karlsruhe Tourist Information Centre. GmbH, Christoph Düpper l Andrea KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Fabry l Joachim Mende l Fabian von Rental bicycles Kaiserstr. 72 - 74 l 76133 Karlsruhe Poser l Jürgen Rösner; Roland Fränkle, „KVV-Nextbike“ is the name of the bike rental system in Karlsruhe. Further Tel.: +49 (0) 721 602 997-580 Stadtamt Durlach; Thomas Robbin; information at www.kvv-nextbike.de Fax: +49 (0) 721 602 997-900 Fotolia: Halfpoint, Syda Productions, [email protected] IVASHstudio, Africa Studio, niroworld. regiomove: All it can’t do is beam you up. Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr. Actually, this also applies to the regiomove app. What’s so special about Latest information it is that it incorporates the various classic local transport services as well www.karlsruhe-tourismus.de/en as alternative sharing services such as KVV.nextbike and Stadtmobil. This saves you the hassle of having to switch between a number of apps and Design: tactio actus cor. set up accounts with the various providers. Sign up once. Use all services. tac office marketing Purchase all your tickets all in one go. Now available from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. www.regiomove.de As of March 2021 Printed on 100% recycled paper subject to changes. certified with the Blue Angel ecolabel 4 Karlsruhe – the cultural metropolis in the Black Forest Founded as a baroque planned city in 1715, Karlsruhe has a (Center for Art and Media), the world‘s first media museum. population of around 300,000 and is one of the largest cities The world’s largest data base, »ArtsFacts. net« currently ranks in Baden-Wuerttemberg. the ZKM fourth. So the ZKM ranges among the world’s most important cultural institutions. As a „Gateway to the Black Forest“, Karlsruhe is considered to be one of the sunniest towns in Germany and is surroun- Moreover, Karlsruhe is a „city on the countryside“ with over ded with beautiful scenery. 1,000 hectares of public parks, lakes and forests for active and varied leisure activities. The proximity to France can be It owes its unique townscape as a „fan-shaped city“ to its felt every-where in the city, whether in the local cuisine, the founder, Margrave Karl Wilhelm, who had his palace built at excellent wines or the joie de vivre, which the locals exude. its centre in 1715, from where the roads emanate like rays. Culture, nature, pleasure and the Baden lifestyle – there are Culture and art traditionally have a high profile as the Badi- many reasons to come to Karlsruhe. sches Landesmuseum (Baden State Museum), the State Art Karlsruhe. Prepare to be surprised. Gallery as well as many other institutions prove. Karlsruhe is of particular importance in the cultural scene with the ZKM 6 Unbelievable. Karlsruhe. www.kaum-zu-glauben.com 7 © ZKM l Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Foto: Uli Deck und Medien, Foto: für Kunst © ZKM l Zentrum Did you know that Karlsruhe has won the accolade of ‘UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts’? The fact that it is the first German city to bear this title is ano- ther feather in its cap! Karlsruhe’s cultural calendar is as diverse and colourful as life here in Baden’s metropolis. You can also enjoy a rich variety of museums, Be it the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE – light projections including the Badisches Landesmuseum (Baden State on Southern Germany’s largest screen, or the ZKM l Museum) in the palace, the Staatliche Kunsthalle with Center for Art and Media – the fourth most signifi- its spectacular collection of modern art, and the State cant art museum in the world, or the various media Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe with its fascina- installations scattered across the city, Karlsruhe is ting vivarium. In addition to a wide range of high-end the place to be to experience art in all its forms. All culture from opera to ballet, important regional and year round, the boundaries between video, painting, international galleries and numerous museums, this programming, dance and audio blur, not only city of culture showcases impressive, innovative ideas behind the scenes, but also in interactive exhibitions, and a buzzing small-performance and alternative city-wide events and much more! scene. www.cityofmediaarts.de 8 9 DISCOVER KARLSRUHE THE WAY YOU WANT TO. Public guided city walk at the weekend Heimatstadt Karlsruhe (Hometown Karlsruhe) Dates: in German April to October 2021: every Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 am in English April, 3rd and October 2nd, 2021 at 11:00 am Duration: 2 hours Prices: Adults € 10.50 students and new citizens € 8.50 children up to 14 years € 5.00 www.karlsruhe-tourismus.de/stadtführungen Karlsruhe Tourist Information Office You will find information material, guided city tours, hotel KARLSRUHE’S booking service, souvenirs, tips for your stay in Karls- ruhe and much more at the Karlsruhe Tourist Information SHOWCASE Office directly on the market square. Opening hours A DIGITAL EXPERIENCE CENTRE Mon.–Fri.: 9.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. New prospects, networking and first encounters. Sat.: 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. All this and more here on Karlsruhe’s marketsqua- Sun.: 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. (April – October) re. The tourist information office and Stadtwerke Karlsruhe have jointly created an interactive infor- Ticket-Service mation and advisory centre, as well as a venue for Tel.: +49 (0) 721 25000 local events, network partners, information days, public readings, experiences, receptions and much @ [email protected] more. www.facebook.com/VisitKarlsruhe www.twitter.com/Visit_Karlsruhe www.instagram.com/visitkarlsruhe RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY: INFORMATION & BOOKING KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Stadtwerke Karlsruhe GmbH Karlsruhe Tourist Information Office Kaiserstraße 72-74, 76133 Karlsruhe Kaiserstrasse 72–74 (on the market square) 76133 Karlsruhe Telefon: + 49 (0)721 602997-580 Telefon: + 49 (0)721 599-2255 [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0) 721 602 997-580 Fax: +49 (0) 721 602 997-900 [email protected] #SchaufensterKarlsruhe 10 11 24 HOURS IN KARLSRUHE Karlsruhe in 24 hours. This gives you just enough time to visit the most important sights, experience the typical flair of the city and try out castle gardens into the ries offer out-of-the-ordinary one or two of the culinary de- nearby forest, regional and fashion options, accessories lights. international culinary high- and artworks. The good thing about lights can be enjoyed in the Karlsruhe: courtyard of the Majolika most of the sights can be ea- Ceramic Manufactory. sily accessed on foot. So why 07:00 p.m. A long and 24 h in Karlsruhe not discover all that Karlsruhe 02:00 p.m. Feeling refres- eventful day is sure to build has to offer in just one day? hed of an afternoon, we up your appetite. The Baden continue past the Federal cuisine has something to fill 08:30 a.m.Early risers takenote! Karlsruhe‘s weekly mar- Constitutional Court, to the a hole in every belly.