Tours
Short guided tours and ‘Stocherkahn’ boat rides (in English)
On three evenings during the congress, we will offer short guided evening tours through the medieval old town of Tuebingen, as well as rides on a Tuebingen ‘Stocherkahn’, a traditional wooden longboat that contributes to the city’s famous riverside scenery. Please find detailed information below. Bookings of both tours will be part of the Congress registration procedure, opening in January 2011.
- Guided tour through Tuebingen old town
During this approx. 100 minute guided tour you will learn interesting and entertaining facts about Tuebingen's past and present, about important buildings and famous writers, poets, or scientists. Our tour guides will also introduce you to the everyday life of our citizens, about funny and strange happenings and what makes Tuebingen so special and different.
Dates: Sunday (21.8.), Monday (22.8.), Tuesday (23.8.) Meeting point: Tourist Information Centre (downtown at River Neckar bridge; just opposite the venue for the Welcome Reception) Starting time: 8 p.m. Duration: 1-1.5 hours Fee: 7 Euro per person
- Punting Trip (‘Stocherkahn’)
Enjoy this famous Tuebingen leisure activity! Punting belongs to the town and to the Neckar River in the same way as the University and science do. Punting is a Swabian classic that stimulates conversation in a laid-back atmosphere. The boat glides slowly past the luxuriously green vegetation of the riverbank, offering splendid views of the admirable romantic scenery of the Tuebingen Neckar Front, which includes the Hoelderlin-tower, old university buildings and the Castle.
Dates: Sunday (21.8.), Monday (22.8.), Tuesday (23.8.) Meeting point: Punting boat landing at the Hoelderlinturm (close to River Neckar bridge) Starting time: 8 p.m. Duration: 1 hour Fee: 7 Euro per person
Post-congress excursions (in English)
Participants will have an option to separately book admission to several half- and full-day post-conference excursions, taking you to the Hohenzollern Castle, the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, the prehistoric museum and excavation site Holzmaden, or to Wuerttembergian art history collections in Zwiefalten and Sigmaringen. Please find detailed information below. All these tours can be booked within the online Congress registration opening in January 2011.
- Half day trip to the Hohenzollern-castle
Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the Prussian Kings and German Emperors as well as the Swabian branch of the Princes of Hohenzollern. It ranks among Europe’s most famous and popular castles. [more info]
09:15 a.m. Departure at the hotel Domizil, Woehrdstraße 5-9 09:45 a.m. Arrival at the parking and shuttle bus to the castle, or a 1 km (20 minutes) walking tour with an altitudinal difference of approx. 100m 10:45 a.m. English guided tour: „Castle grounds and guided tour interior“ 12:45 a.m. Lunch (extra fee) at Burgschaenke, the restaurant at the castle 03:15 p.m. Arrival in Tuebingen
Date: Thursday, August 25 2011 Fee: 35 Euro per person (lunch not included)
- Mercedes Benz Museum
During a two-hour tour of the exhibition, you will experience a unique journey though automotive history. Transported by lift to the uppermost level of the museum, the visitor arrives back in the year 1886 when it all started. Two museum tours gradually spiral their way down through the extensive collection into the present and back to the museum exit. [more info]
09:00 a.m. Departure at the hotel Domizil, Woehrdstraße 5-9 10:15 a.m. English guided Tour in the museum, afterwards free time to visit the museum 01:00 p.m. Departure from the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart 02.00 p.m. Arrival in Tuebingen
Date: Thursday, August 25 2011 Fee: 39 Euro (including museum admission)
- Day trip to the castle Lichtenstein and the Hauff - museum of prehistoric findings in Holzmaden
This excursion presents the natural beauty of the so called Swabian Alb, a plateau of Jurassic limestone, as well as its geology. The prehistoric museum presents their impressive collection of Ichthyosaurs, Plesiosaurs, Marine Crocodiles, Pterosaurs, Fish, Sealilies, Ammonites and Belemnites – the best fossils to have been found in the shale quarries around the village of Holzmaden in the past 100 years. The exhibition includes an 18 x 6 metre colony of sea lilies – the largest of its kind in the world. One of the most famous pieces is the large ichthyosaur – a female with one of her young just born and five embryos in her womb. [more info]
The first part of this excursion will take us to romantic Lichtenstein Castle, set spectacularly on the cliffs of the Swabian Alb mountains. The tour of the castle, a little gem of 19th century gothic revival, will provide more insight into the cultural heritage of the region. [more info]
09:00 a.m. Departure at the hotel Domizil, Woehrdstraße 5-9 10:00 a.m. English guided tour at Lichtenstein castle 11:15 a.m Departure from Lichtenstein castle 11:45 a.m. Lunch at a restaurant beautifully located at one of the Württemberg horse-breeding-farms in Offenhausen 01:15 p.m. Departure from the restaurant in Offenhausen 02:30 p.m. English guided tour at the museum prehistoric world in Holzmaden (Urweltmuseum Hauff) 04:30 p.m. Departure from the Urweltmuseum Hauff in Holzmaden 05:30 p.m. Arrival in Tuebingen
Date: Thursday, August 25 2011 Fee: 50 Euro (lunch not included)
- A journey into Swabian art history
Highlights are a guided tour at the fantastic baroque cathedral in Zwiefalten, a visit to the castle of the Prussian kings in Sigmaringen, the drive through the marvellous valley of the young Danube River with its high rising rocks and a visit to the baroque church of Beuron in a Benedictine monastery that is still active.
09:00 a.m. Departure at the hotel Domizil, Woehrdstraße 5-9 10:30 a.m. Guided tour at the cathedral in Zwiefalten 11:30 a.m. Departure from Zwiefalten 12:30 p.m. Lunch at Sigmaringen 02:30 p.m. Visit of the Hohenzollern Castle in Sigmaringen 03:30 p.m. Drive through the valley of the Danube river with a stop at the monastery in Beuron 06:00 p.m. Arrival in Tuebingen
Date: Thursday, August 25 2011 Fee: 47 Euro (lunch not included)
Accompanying persons program
Tuebingen with its surroundings offers plenty opportunities for leisure, sightseeing, and shopping. The Tuebingen website offers a good overview about the various activities as well as booking options for attractive sightseeing destinations. Once registered, accompanying persons will be contact to see whether they wish to receive suggestions for joint activities or whether they prefer to venture out on themselves.
