Lonely Planet Germany

by Schulte-Peevers, Andrea; Gray, Jeremy; Haywood, Anthony; Fallon, Steve; Selby, Nick

• ISBN13: 9780864427885
• ISBN10: 0864427883
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

-- detailed entertainment guide with a special section on beer and wine
-- a full range of eating options, including vegetarian and organic, cheap eats and local specialties for each region
-- outdoor activities section detailing scenic cycling routes and more than 100,000km of marked trails through national parks
-- accommodation choices for ali tastes and budgets
-- useful language section with food and drink glossary

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 9
This Book	p. 11
Foreword	p. 12
Introduction	p. 15
Facts About Germany	p. 17
History	p. 17
Geography	p. 40
Climate	p. 41
Ecology and Environment	p. 43
Flora	p. 44
Fauna	p. 45
National Parks	p. 46
Government and Politics	p. 47
Economy	p. 49
Population and People	p. 50
Education	p. 52
Science and Philosophy	p. 53
Arts	p. 54
Society and Conduct	p. 72
Religion	p. 78
Language	p. 78
Facts for the Visitor	p. 79
Highlights	p. 79
Suggested Itineraries	p. 79
Planning	p. 79
Tourist Offices	p. 80
Visas and Documents	p. 81
Embassies and Consulates	p. 83
Customs	p. 85
Money	p. 86
Post and Communications	p. 89
Intemet Resources	p. 92
Books	p. 92
Films	p. 94
Newspapers and Magazines	p. 94
Radio	p. 95
TV	p. 95
Photography and Video	p. 96
Time	p. 97
Electricity	p. 98
Weights and Measures	p. 98
Laundry	p. 98
Toilets	p. 98
Health	p. 98
Women Travellers	p. 101
Gay and Lesbian Travellers	p. 102
Senior Travellers	p. 103
Travel with Children	p. 103
Dangers and Annoyances	p. 103
Legal Matters	p. 104
Business Hours	p. 104
Public Holidays and Special Events	p. 104
Activities	p. 105
Courses	p. 107
Work	p. 108
Accommodation	p. 109
Food	p. 112
German Beer and Wine	p. 113
Drinks	p. 132
Entertainment	p. 133
Spectator Sports	p. 134
Shopping	p. 137
Getting There and Away	p. 139
Air	p. 139
Land	p. 145
Sea	p. 148
Lake	p. 149
River	p. 149
Getting Around	p. 150
Air	p. 150
Train	p. 150
Bus	p. 156
Car and Motorcycle	p. 156
Bicycle	p. 161
Hitching	p. 162
Boat	p. 162
Local Transport	p. 162
Organised Tours	p. 163
Berlin	p. 164
History	p. 165
Orientation	p. 167
Information	p. 170
Alexanderplatz Area	p. 175
Museumsinsel	p. 176
Schlossplatz	p. 185
Nikolaiviertel	p. 185
Unter Den Linden	p. 185
Oranienburger Tor Area	p. 187
Spandauer Vorstadt	p. 188
Tiergarten	p. 189
Kulturforum	p. 190
Potsdamer Platz Area	p. 192
Checkpoint Charlie Area	p. 193
Treptower Park	p. 193
Kurfurstendamm Area	p. 194
Schloss Charlottenburg	p. 194
Olympia Stadion	p. 196
Dahlem Museums	p. 197
Other Museums	p. 197
Berlin for Free	p. 198
Language Courses	p. 199
Organized Tours	p. 199
Special Events	p. 200
Places to Stay	p. 201
Places to Eat	p. 208
Entertainment	p. 213
Spectator Sports	p. 222
Shopping	p. 222
Getting There and Away	p. 224
Getting Around	p. 226
Brandenburg	p. 230
Potsdam and Havelland	p. 231
Potsdam	p. 231
Brandenburg an der Havel	p. 239
Spreewald	p. 241
Lubben and Lubbenau	p. 241
Cottbus	p. 244
Markische Schweiz and Oderbruch	p. 244
Buckow	p. 244
Frankfurt an der Oder	p. 246
Northern Brandenburg	p. 247
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp	p. 247
Rheinsberg	p. 249
Unteres Odertal National Park	p. 251
Chorin	p. 252
Niederfinow	p. 253
Saxony	p. 254
Central Saxony	p. 254
Dresden	p. 254
Around Dresden	p. 267
Saxon Switzerland	p. 268
Meissen	p. 270
Western Saxony	p. 272
Chemnitz	p. 272
Augustusburg	p. 274
Leipzig	p. 275
Around Leipzig	p. 286
Zwickau	p. 286
Eastern Saxony	p. 289
Bautzen	p. 289
Gorlitz	p. 291
Zittau	p. 294
Thuringia	p. 296
Central Thuringia	p. 297
Erfurt	p. 297
Gotha	p. 305
Weimar	p. 307
Buchenwald	p. 315
Northern Thuringia	p. 316
Muhlhausen	p. 316
The Kyffhauser	p. 317
Thuringian Forest	p. 318
Eisenach	p. 319
Rennsteig	p. 322
Friedrichroda	p. 322
Ilmenau	p. 323
Schmalkalden	p. 324
Meiningen	p. 325
The Saale Valley	p. 326
Jena	p. 326
Around Jena	p. 330
Rudolstadt	p. 330
Saalfeld	p. 330
Saxony-Anhalt	p. 332
Magdeburg	p. 332
Northern Saxony-Anhalt	p. 338
Stendal	p. 338
Around Stendal	p. 339
Eastern Saxony-Anhalt	p. 340
Lutherstadt-Wittenberg	p. 340
Around Lutherstadt-Wittenberg	p. 345
Dessau	p. 346
Halle	p. 349
Lutherstadt-Eisleben	p. 352
Saale-Unstrut Region	p. 353
Naumburg	p. 354
Freyburg	p. 357
Schulpforte	p. 358
Bad Kosen	p. 358
Harz Mountains	p. 360
Western Harz	p. 362
Goslar	p. 362
Around Goslar	p. 365
Hahnenklee	p. 366
Bad Harzburg	p. 366
Braunlage	p. 367
St Andreasberg	p. 368
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	p. 369
Eastern Harz	p. 370
Wernigerode	p. 370
Schierke	p. 374
Mittelbau Dora	p. 374
Brocken and Torfhaus	p. 375
Quedlinburg	p. 376
Gernrode	p. 379
Thale	p. 380
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	p. 383
Rostock	p. 384
Around Rostock	p. 390
Vorpommersche Boddenland-schaft National Park	p. 391
Wismar	p. 391
Poel Island	p. 394
Mecklenburger Seenplatte	p. 395
Schwerin	p. 395
Around Schwerin	p. 399
Gustrow	p. 399
Neubrandenburg	p. 400
Around Neubrandenburg	p. 403
Muritz National Park	p. 404
Western Pomerania	p. 405
Stralsund	p. 405
Greifswald	p. 408
Around Greifswald	p. 410
Rugen Island	p. 411
Deutsche Alleenstrasse	p. 413
Monchgut Peninsula	p. 414
Binz	p. 415
Prora	p. 415
Jasmund National Park	p. 416
Wittow	p. 416
Hiddensee Island	p. 417
Bavaria	p. 418
Munich	p. 419
Around Munich	p. 458
Dachau	p. 458
Chiemsee	p. 459
Stamberg	p. 461
Andechs	p. 461
Schleissheim	p. 461
Bad Tolz	p. 462
The Romantic Road	p. 463
Aschaffenburg	p. 465
Wurzburg	p. 466
Rothenburg ob der Tauber	p. 471
Dinkelsbuhl	p. 475
Nordlingen	p. 477
Augsburg	p. 478
Fussen	p. 482
Around Fussen	p. 484
Bavarian Alps	p. 486
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	p. 487
Around Garmisch-Partenkirchen	p. 490
Oberstdorf	p. 491
Berchtesgaden	p. 493
Franconia	p. 496
Nuremberg	p. 496
Erlangen	p. 505
Bamberg	p. 507
Bayreuth	p. 511
Around Bayreuth	p. 514
Altmuhltal Nature Park	p. 516
Eastern Bavaria	p. 519
Regensburg	p. 519
Around Regensburg	p. 526
Straubing	p. 527
Ingolstadt	p. 528
Passau	p. 530
Bavarian Forest	p. 534
Baden-Wurttemberg	p. 536
Stuttgart	p. 536
Around Stuttgart	p. 547
Schwabisch Hall	p. 549
Around Schwabisch Hall	p. 551
Tubingen	p. 551
Burg Hohenzollern	p. 555
Heidelberg	p. 555
Around Heidelberg	p. 564
Mannheim	p. 566
Ulm	p. 567
Northern Black Forest	p. 573
Karlsruhe	p. 573
Baden-Baden	p. 576
Schwarzwald-Hochstrasse	p. 580
Freudenstadt	p. 581
Central Black Forest	p. 582
Kinzig Valley	p. 582
Triberg	p. 585
Futwangen	p. 587
Villingen-Schwenningen	p. 587
Danube Bike Trail	p. 588
Southern Black Forest	p. 589
Around Freiburg	p. 594
Feldberg	p. 597
Titisee-Neustadt	p. 598
Schluchsee	p. 599
St Blasien	p. 600
Wutachschlucht	p. 603
Lake Constance	p. 603
Konstanz	p. 604
Around Konstanz	p. 608
Meersburg	p. 609
Around Meersburg	p. 611
Friedrichshafen	p. 612
Ravensburg	p. 614
Lindau	p. 616
Rhineland-Palatinate	p. 618
Rhine-Hesse and Palatinate	p. 620
Mainz	p. 620
Worms	p. 625
Speyer	p. 628
German Wine Road	p. 630
The Eifel	p. 633
Ahr Valley	p. 633
Nurburgring	p. 635
Maria Laach	p. 636
The Romantic Rhine	p. 636
Koblenz	p. 638
Around Koblenz	p. 641
Braubach	p. 641
Boppard	p. 641
St Goar/St Goarshausen	p. 642
Bacharach	p. 643
Bingen	p. 644
Rudesheim	p. 645
Around Rudesheim	p. 646
The Moselle Valley	p. 647
Trier	p. 648
Bernkastel-Kues	p. 653
Traben-Trarbach	p. 654
Cochem	p. 655
Around Cochem	p. 656
Hunsruck Mountains	p. 657
Idar-Oberstein	p. 657
Saarland	p. 659
Saarbrucken	p. 659
Volklinger Hutte	p. 664
Homburg	p. 664
Mettlach	p. 665
Perl-Nennig	p. 665
Hesse	p. 667
Frankfurt-am-Main	p. 667
Around Frankfurt	p. 684
Darmstadt	p. 684
Wiesbaden	p. 685
Fulda	p. 688
Marburg	p. 689
Kassel	p. 692
Warburg	p. 697
North Rhine-Westphalia	p. 698
History	p. 699
Rhineland	p. 700
Dusseldorf	p. 700
Xanten	p. 707
Around Xanten	p. 709
Cologne	p. 709
Around Cologne	p. 721
Bonn	p. 722
Around Bonn	p. 728
Aachen	p. 729
Around Aachen	p. 733
The Ruhrgebiet	p. 733
Essen	p. 734
Bochum	p. 738
Dortmund	p. 741
Centro and Gasometer	p. 744
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord	p. 745
Warner Bros Movie World	p. 745
Westphalia	p. 745
Munster	p. 745
Munsterland Castles	p. 749
Soest	p. 751
Paderborn	p. 752
Sauerland	p. 754
Attendorn	p. 756
Altena	p. 756
Siegerland	p. 756
Siegen	p. 756
Around Siegen	p. 757
Bremen	p. 758
Bremen	p. 758
Around Bremen	p. 767
Bremerhaven	p. 768
Lower Saxony	p. 770
Hanover	p. 772
Fairy-Tale Road--South	p. 782
Hamelin	p. 783
Bodenwerder	p. 784
Bad Karlshafen	p. 784
Luneburger Heide	p. 785
Celle	p. 785
Bergen-Belsen	p. 790
Luneburg	p. 791
Around Luneburg	p. 796
South of Hanover	p. 797
Hildesheim	p. 797
Braunschweig	p. 799
Wolfenbuttel	p. 805
Wolfsburg	p. 807
Gottingen	p. 810
West of Hanover	p. 816
Osnabruck	p. 816
Oldenburg	p. 819
Emden and Around	p. 821
Jever	p. 823
East Frisian Islands	p. 826
Wangerooge	p. 827
Spiekeroog	p. 827
Langeoog	p. 827
Baltrum	p. 828
Norderney	p. 828
Juist	p. 829
Borkum	p. 829
Hamburg	p. 830
History	p. 831
Orientation	p. 831
Information	p. 835
Altstadt Walking Tour	p. 836
Neustadt Walking Tour	p. 837
Kunstmeile	p. 838
Other Museums	p. 839
St Pauli Walking Tour	p. 839
Port of Hamburg	p. 841
Schanzenviertel and Karolinenviertel	p. 842
Altona	p. 842
Ovelgonne and Blankenese	p. 843
Boating	p. 843
Cycling	p. 844
Organised Tours	p. 844
Special Events	p. 844
Places to Stay	p. 845
Places to Eat	p. 849
Entertainment	p. 851
Shopping	p. 854
Getting There and Away	p. 854
Getting Around	p. 856
Around Hamburg	p. 856
Stade	p. 856
Buxtehude	p. 857
Altes Land	p. 858
Schleswig-Holstein	p. 859
Kiel	p. 860
Around Kiel	p. 864
Lubeck	p. 864
Travemunde	p. 872
Schleswig	p. 873
Flensburg	p. 876
Glucksburg	p. 879
Husum	p. 880
Around Husum	p. 882
North Frisian Islands	p. 883
Sylt	p. 883
Amrum	p. 887
Fohr	p. 888
Helgoland	p. 888
Language	p. 891
Glossary	p. 896
Acknowledgments	p. 901
Index	p. 905
Text	p. 905
Boxed Text	p. 911
Map Legend
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