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Lonely Planet Germany
by Schulte-Peevers, Andrea; Gray, Jeremy; Haywood, Anthony; Fallon, Steve; Selby, NickFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-03-01
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Summary
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 | |
| Metric Conversion | |
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