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Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is the capital of the German State Hesse. Wiesbaden is a historic spa city, which has catered to people from countries near and far for many centuries. Even the "old" Romans knew of the "Aquis Mattiacis".
Should you have to overnight near Frankfurt Airport consider staying in Wiesbaden and visit this small, pretty city. It is much smaller than Frankfurt, but offers a lot.
Get in
Wiesbaden is very well connected by many highways coming from Frankurt, Cologne or Mainz. Further Wiesbaden is frequented constantly by trains.
By car
If you start from Frankfurt you take the A66 until Wiesbaden- Erbenheim. Here you follow the signs Wiesbaden City Center and Wiesbaden Kurhaus. Coming from Frankfurt Airport you choose the A3 until Wiesbadener Kreuz, where you switch to A66.
By train
S- Bahnen heading to Wiesbaden are S1, S8 and S9, all starting in Frankfurt. Surely you can also take the Regionalbahn or the ICE (which costs more). A oneway ticket from Frankfurt to Wiesbaden costs 6 Euros, if travel in groups ask for group tickets.
Get around
Once you are in the city center it is pretty to comfortable to walk around.
If you want to go farther use the developed Bus System. It is possible to buy your tickets in the bus, just ask the driver. There exists a one day ticket, with whose you can go wherever you want, available at the ticket machines.
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Buildings
The most attractive building in Wiesbaden is the Kurhaus situated in the city center. Built for emperor Wilhelm around 1900 it serves as wellness and leisure time centre. It also offers a pretty garden where you can walk around or relax.
Next to it are two further important buildings: the famous casino and the theatre.
Do
Wiesbaden is famous for its spas. If you like saunaing and wellness you really have to plan one day for relaxing at the Kaiser- Friedrich Therme in the city center. This old spa let you feel like Caesar with its old roman fresques and its four saunas, swimming pool and whirlpools. Enjoy it!
Visit the "Red Baron" Manfred von Ricthofen's - and his brother Lothar's - grave. Von Richtofen flying a brilliant red Fokker Tri-plane made 80 aerial kills during WWI and became the leading fighter pilot of his age in the fledgling "art" of aerial combat. Recent forensic study indicates he was killed by an Australian soldier's rifle shot during a low-level dog fight. Von Richtofen is buried along with other family members in a cemetery in Wiesbaden. As a result of de-emphasizing Germany's militaristic history many locals do not know of von Richtofen's presence in their community. Enter the Sudfriedhof ("Southern") Cemetery on Siegfriedring Strasse. After you enter under the arches turn right on the gravel path. Just past the buildings on the right there is a semi-circlular gravel path that enters the Westhain Section. Follow the path counter-clockwise about 40 yards ( 35 meters ) to the most Northwestern point on the semi-cirle (there is a map on the wall under the arched cemetery...
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Hotels in Wiesbaden
| | City Partner Hotel Fürstenhof  |
Score 7.625 from 54 reviews | | Sonnenbergerstrasse 32 |  |
| There are hotel car park spaces in the courtyard and the garage.
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 | Hotel Am Lerchenberg |
Score 7.85 from 10 reviews | | Hindemithstraße 5 | |
| The restaurant "Lerchenberger Hof" is located at the ground floor of the hotel. Here you will find a wide range of rustic dishes and various drinks.
At the summer time we open the terrace and the beer garden.
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 | Hotel Attaché |
Score 0 from 0 reviews | | Frankfurter Straße 34 | |
| The rooms boast a tasteful design and individual charm. They offer all the amenities you need for a comfortable stay.
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 | Hotel Römerstein |
Score 7.075 from 26 reviews | | Draiser Strasse 136 f | |
| The Hotel Römerstein is a ideal starting point in finding out about the attractions of Mainz. The 1000 years old cathedral, the famous Chagall windows, the quaint old town and others.
Wiesbaden, Frankfurt/M. as well as the airport and Rheingau can be reached quickly.
If you want to relax in the evening, you can use our fitness-machines and enjoy the sauna or solarium.
We gladly help with further advice.
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 | Best Western Hotel Hansa |
Score 7.675 from 30 reviews | | Bahnhofstr. 23 | |
| Enjoy fine Italian and light Mediterranean cuisine in the neighbouring restaurant "Rossini". ... more | | |
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This tour on a double decker bus (open top in fine weather) will take you all of the main sights of Potsdam. You may hop on and off at any of the 12 stops on the route, and your ticket is valid for 24 hours. Your sightseeing guide speaks English and German and will present the tour with wit and charm. Discover this magnificent German city with historic buildings in the city center as well as world famous parks and garrisons. In the past few years, the former garrison town once again turned into a splendid town near Berlin. Located along the banks of the Havel River and the surrounding lakes, Potsdam is a beautiful place to explore.
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| "An Evening at Charlottenburg Palace" - Palace Tour and Concert by the Berlin Residence Orchestra |
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Tour of Charlottenburg Palace - Old Palace
Charlottenburg Palace is today's largest residence of the royal house of Hohenzollern in Germany's capital Berlin. The sumptuous building is surrounded by unique baroque gardens featuring various architectural styles. The palace includes magnificently furnished chambers and ceremonial rooms with exclusive art collections. You will visit the New Wing accompanied by an audioguide (German, English, French, Italian).
Your tour will take you to the rooms of the so-called Old Palace, which was built for Electress Sophie von Charlotte by Nering and Eosander von Gothe. You will discover private chambers and ceremonial rooms, the Oak Gallery and the Porcelain Cabinet dating back to the era of Friedrich I, the first Prussian king.
Concert
The Orchestra
The Berlin Residence Orchestra will have been exclusively gathered for this Charlottenburg Palace Series of Concerts. Its members will be professional and renowned musicians from Berlin with particular understanding and love for music of the late baroque and classical era, who are eager to help a modern audience to appreciate the music of this historical time.
The Program
The program comprises a number of musical peaks of the 17th and 18th centuries, ranging from the Olympic musical genius Johann Sebastian Bach to Queen Sophie Charlotte, after whom the palace was named and who was a gifted composer herself; from King Frederic the Great and his court musician Luigi Boccherini to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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| Innsbruck and Swarovski World of Crystals Day Tour from Munich |
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Enjoy a drive along some of Bavaria's most beautiful lakes as you travel through the Karwendel mountains to Innsbruck, the city of the Golden Roof, and the Tirolean capital.
One of the highlights of your tour is a visit to Swarovski's "World of Crystals". The complex was designed by the famous Austrian performer - artist Andre Heller, and it takes you on a interesting journey into the world of crystals. At Swarovski's "World of Crystals" you will find the world's biggest crystal which weighs 137 pounds (62 kilograms) and the largest Kaleidoscope in the world.
In Innsbruck you will have enough time to savor the sights of the historical center such as the Hofburg and Hofkirche, and you will pass the venues of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games, before returning to Munich.
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