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44 SPOTLIGHT ON GERMAN REGION: BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG Hall 6.2b / 201 TOURISM IN BADEN- WÜRTTEMBERG CONTINUES ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS © Stuttgart Marketing GmbH Armin Dellnitz General Manager, Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH © Stuttgart Marketing GmbH - Werner Dieterich Positive balance sheet for the hospitality sector in the first nine months of 2018 saw guest figures up 3.9% and overnight stays rising by 3.5%. In the summer months of 2018, the tourism industry in Baden-Württemberg also recorded growth. According to the State Statistical Office, for the period January to September 2018, approximately 17.2 million arrivals and just under 42.5 million overnight stays were reported. That was overall 3.9% more guests and 3.5% more overnight stays than in the first nine months of 2017. The positive trend for the first half of 2018 also continued for foreign guests – even more so than domestic guests. For example, the number of arrivals increased by 4.5% to 4.1 million in the first nine months of 2018, with overnight stays increasing by 4.0% to 9.3 million, compared to the same period last year. Regional evaluations by the National Statistical Office show that all travel areas in the region benefited from the growth. For the Hegau (+ 5.5%) and the Middle Black Forest (+ 5.3%) And Northern Baden- Württemberg (+ 4.9%) in the first three quarters of 2018, overnight stays saw the strongest increases - above the national result. Only in the southern Black Forest holiday regions (+ 1.8%) and Northern Black Forest (+ 1.2%), the development was more restrained Stuttgart nightlife Stuttgart: the capital of Baden- Württemberg welcomes you with an exceptional range of cultural activities While Baden-Württemberg is world famous for its Black Forest and the celebrated, romantic city of Heidelberg, there is much more to see. The dense yet very green metropolitan area around the land’s capital, Stuttgart, on the river Neckar can also surprise with the beauty of its vineyard-adorned landscape and wealth of cultural attractions. Stuttgart is in fact No. 1 Culture Capital for the fourth time. With the Stuttgart State Gallery, the Stuttgart Museum of Art and the Stuttgart State Theatre, the city’s art and culture scene Weissenhofsiedlung Le Corbusier STUTTGART CELEBRATES MODERNISM In the year 2019, the Bauhaus celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. This seems like a good opportunity for the Stuttgart Region also to spotlight its architectural and cultural attractions from the fields of New Building, Modernism and the avant-garde. The Weissenhof Estate is one of the most prominent testimonies to the New Building movement. Originally conceived for an exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund, the project involved famous architects such as the Bauhaus directors Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well as Hans Scharoun, who also had Bauhaus leanings. In the house designed by Le Corbusier the Weissenhof Museum with its Weissenhof workshop is devoting two exhibitions to the jubilee © Stuttgart Marketing GmbH - Achim Mende boasts three outstanding flagships. 2019 will see several temporary exhibitions to supplement the State Gallery’s permanent displays. The exhibition “Marcel Duchamp. 100 Questions. 100 Answers” gives visitors important insights into the artist’s way of thinking. As the inventor of the “Readymade”, who declared everyday objects to be works of art, Duchamp revolutionised art history. The State Gallery’s extensive Duchamp collection is on show until 31st March 2019 Porsche Museum CLASSIC AND VINTAGE CARS AT THE MOTORWORLD: 10 YEARS OF THE MOTORWORLD REGION STUTTGART Design hotel, event location and an exhibition of mobile classics – the Motorworld Region Stuttgart is a concentration of automotive passions on an area of 50,000 sq m. This year, the automobile complex celebrates its 10th anniversary. The building has been thoroughly restored using the most up-to-date materials, while paying strict attention to the preservation of the historic original. The Motorworld’s “Hall of Legend” is an ideal venue for congresses, meetings or gala occasions. Large event areas of over 1000 sq m can be booked for a wide range of functions and can accommodate up to 950 guests © Porsche AG ITB BERLIN NEWS • Wednesday 27 th February 2019 www.itb-berlin-news.com
© Thomas Keller HOSPITALITY / RESTAURANTS / BARS Berlin CLUBS / EVENTS / SHOPPING / CULTURE When romanticism took Berlin by storm In the early 19 th century, Berlin became home to the romanticism movement. The southwest district of Zehlendorf, just facing the city of Postdam, turned into Berlin most romantic corner with a string of castles and gardens inspired by Rome and Ancient Egypt. Peacock Island Castle Lake Wannsee is a very popular destination for locals. It has one of the biggest inland beaches in Europe. In summer, the beach is crowded along its 3.5 km of white sand while sail boats contribute to the holiday atmosphere of the place. Boats are plentiful to do a Wannsee tour up to Glienicke. Many companies organise a 7-Lakes Tour which connects Wannsee to Postdam. It is possible however to go out at Nikolskoe and transfer to a small ferry to reach Peacock Island. The place looks to come out of a fairy tale book. In 1794, Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II commissioned carpenter Johann Gottlieb Brendel for a castle and dependences on a small islandl. The King gave this summer residence to his mistress, Countess Wilhelmine von Lichtenau. A fake while gothic and renaissance ruin was constructed in the midst of a large meadow surrounded by forests. A cow farm was built in the style of a gothic monastery, while between 1820 and 1830 an aviary as well as a Palm Tree Conservatory GLIENICKE CASTLE AND GARDENS REPRESENT THE PERFECT VISION OF ROMANTICISM were added. Gardens were later redesigned in the romanticism style by gardener Peter Joseph Lenné. To add a further touch of magic to the place, free range peacocks just stroll around the area, shouting and totally indifferent to visitors! Taking back the ferry to Nikolskoe, there is a possibility to catch again a boat to further sail to Glienicke, the quintessence of romanticism. At the extreme tip of Berlin, a few meters away from Potsdam, the famous architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel built in 1826 for Prince Carl of Prussia a castle similar to a Roman mansion. A UNESCO World Heritage today, Glienicke castle and gardens represent the perfect vision of romanticism with a fountain surrounded by golden lions, Egyptian sphinxes, fake Greek columns and Roman style statues in the gardens. Under sunshine, visitors get the feeling to be lost along the Mediterranean Sea with the waves of the Havel River shining under the light. ITB BERLIN NEWS • Wednesday 27 th February 2019
