Sunshine dreaming – southern islands - Toubiz
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SAMPLE ITINERARIES PAGE 14 _ 15<br />
_ Wine tasting at Meersburg’s State Winery.<br />
Check in to hotel. Dinner in a local restaurant<br />
with wines from local vineyards.<br />
Overnight in Meersburg.<br />
TIP Check for summer concerts, wine festivals.<br />
DAY 4: FREIBURG (BLACK FOREST) (P. 26)<br />
<strong>–</strong> BADEN-BADEN (P. 21)<br />
After breakfast, continue to Freiburg, Germany’s<br />
sunniest city and one of the world’s greenest.<br />
Take a guided tour. Highlights include:<br />
_ The spectacular Minster, 14th-century cathedral.<br />
_ Augustinermuseum with its great art collection.<br />
Take a break at a café; taste Black Forest Cake.<br />
Carry on through the Black Forest to Baden-<br />
Baden.<br />
Explore this fashionable resort town in a horsedrawn<br />
carriage. Enjoy gardens, boutiques.<br />
Highlights include:<br />
_ The two thermal mineral water spas.<br />
_ Museum Frieder Burda with its modern art.<br />
_ Stroll through Lichtentaler Allee parks.<br />
Dinner in city center.<br />
_ Try your luck at the world-famous casino.<br />
Overnight in Baden-Baden.<br />
TIP Take in a concert or opera at the Festspielhaus,<br />
Europe’s second largest classical music<br />
venue.<br />
DAY 5: KARLSRUHE (P. 29; 43) <strong>–</strong><br />
MANNHEIM (P. 65; 71)<br />
After breakfast, continue to Karlsruhe, nicknamed<br />
the ‘Fan City’, because of its avenues<br />
radiating out from the palace.<br />
Highlights include:<br />
_ Town museum in the Schloss (palace).<br />
_ For great views, climb to the top of the palace.<br />
_ The 200-year-old Pyramid.<br />
_ The State Art Gallery, one of Germany’s best.<br />
Take a break on the Marktplatz.<br />
Continue to Mannheim, SouthWest Germany’s<br />
second largest city and the birthplace of the car<br />
125 years ago.<br />
Highlights include:<br />
_ The TECHNOSEUM’s fascinating collection of<br />
early cars, bicycles (also invented here).<br />
_ The Art Nouveau Water Tower.<br />
_ Shops on the broad, pedestrianized Plancken.<br />
Dinner in city center. Overnight in Mannheim.<br />
TIP Enjoy the four different Reiss-Engelhorn<br />
Museums.<br />
DISTANCES/TRAVEL TIMES<br />
Frankfurt Airport - Heidelberg<br />
By road: 58 miles (94 km); train: 40min.<br />
Heidelberg <strong>–</strong> Schwetzingen<br />
By road: 6 miles (10 km); train: 30 min.<br />
Heidelberg - Stuttgart<br />
By road: 76 miles (122 km); train: 40 min.<br />
Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg<br />
By road: 10 miles (17 km); train: 10 min.<br />
Stuttgart - Hohenzollern Castle/Hechingen<br />
By road: 43 miles (67 km); train: 1 hr<br />
Hohenzollern Castle <strong>–</strong> Meersburg (Lake<br />
Constance)<br />
By road: 85 miles (137 km); train: 2 hr 40 min.<br />
Meersburg - Freiburg (Black Forest)<br />
By road: 85 miles (137 km); train: 3 hr 30 min.<br />
Freiburg <strong>–</strong> Baden-Baden<br />
By road: 68 miles (109 km); train: 45 min.<br />
Baden-Baden <strong>–</strong> Karlsruhe<br />
By road: 29 miles (40 km); train: 20 min.<br />
Karlsruhe <strong>–</strong> Mannheim<br />
By road: 40 miles (65 km); train: 25 min.
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