Stuttgart Public Transportation
Stuttgart transportation system follows simple idea 'one ticket for one ride' no matter if you use local train tube or bus.The tickets are issued by Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS) and often referred as VVS tickets. The city with the suburbian area is divided into several zones, most of the hotels in the centre and the monuments are in the zones 10 and 20. Outside the centre are for example Ludwigsburg, Airport and Stuttgart fair, thus they require the extended tickets. VVS tickets are valid in: metro lines (Stadtbahn) defined by U- Bahn signs, the commuting local trains identified as S-Bahn and ...
Stuttgart and Baden Wurttemberg
Stuttgart There are million and one things to do in Stuttgart. It is recommended to start at the Tourist Office outside of the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and then spend at least half a day walking down Koenigstrasse. Stop at an outdoor cafe, or enjoy some ice cream in summer, or put on your ice skates in winter. There is lots of shopping and site seeing in a one mile radius of the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof.
Schloss Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein was started by Ludwig II (or Mad King Ludwig) in 1868, only four years after he became King. It is falsely considered to be the inspiration for Disney’s Cinderella Castle. Instead, Sleeping Beauty’s castle was based on Neuschwanstein. Though the castle isn’t old, it is one of the most visited and photographed castles in Germany. If you’ve even seen a guide book of Germany, you know what it looks like. Unfortunately, the castle was never finished as Ludwig died before its completion.
Munich
Munich Churches
As the name suggests the city Munichen ( ‘at Monks’) features enormous number of church buildings.
Besides of Benedictine Abbey and the Arcbishopric Palace there are numerous churches with hundred years of history.
Below are the most important ones, located around the Main Market Square.
Munich and Bavaria
Munich
One Stop Germany. If you can only get to only one place in Germany, Munich is the place to go. Extensively rebuilt after WWII, the city still has its old charm, interesting buildings, unique history, and plenty of brew houses. You could hit the major sites within a day, but take your time and [...]
Frauenkirche in Munich
Originally built 1468, the cathedral sustained much damage in WWII and reconstruction efforts lasted until 1994. Today it is a symbol of Munich and its two towers ( 99 m and 100 m) are easy to see from anywhere in the city. It is a Catholic church, the religion of most Bavarians.
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Hohenschwangau Castle
The present castle, where King Ludwig II of Bavaria spent his childhood has been built during the reign of his father Maximilian of Bavaria , who in 1832 commissioned the renovation of medieval ruins of former castle Schwanstein. The new building followed the neo-Gothic style of Domenico Quaglio.
Schlosscard
The SCHLOSSCARD is the collection of 21 tickets, which allows to visit 21 important cultural monuments of Baden-Württemberg.
As the name suggests the places are mostly the castles and palaces, but the offer includes also the most important monasteries, some ruins and historic gardens.
Valid for one full year, the card is the moneysaver for the visitors [...]
Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg
In 1704 the works were started on the new summer residence for Württemberg family, that was originally supposed to be only the hunting lodge of Duke Eberhard Ludwig,
but soon developed into much bigger palace complex. The Duke moved into the Palace in 1709 and, following the temporary fashion, established the town around his residence.
In [...]