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| Hannover Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The "U" of Hannover The "U" of Hannover laudia1975-Laurentiu Hannover (engl. Hanover), formerly sharing the king with the British Empire and today the City of Trade Fairs - including CeBIT, the biggest IT-Fair of all - was host to the first World Exposition that took place in Germany and the first of the new Millenium. During the time of the EXPO 2000 the capital of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) welcomed 20 million visitors from all over the world. |
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| But apart from the EXPO, which was certainly a point of main interest,
Hannover has a lot to offer to the visitor. A modern city, it's also rich in
tradition, its beautiful gardens, municipal and royal parks worth visiting,
and a university capital with important cultural centres, excellent shopping
facilities, remarkable events of both national and international importance.
The Schuetzenfest every summer rivals Munich's Oktoberfest. Since 1947
Hannover has been the city of trade fairs. At first glance, Hannover seems easy to grasp. However, there are quite a few quarters worth a closer look, i.e. the surviving buildings from the time of the monarchy, the idyllic green areas where you can relax and enjoy nature, and the culturally diverse quarters which are delightful to explore. The nightlife of Hannover is also rich and diverse. Travel: Langenhagen Airport, railway hub, autobahn hub. _________Sights Edit This The Old Town Hall The Old Town Hall The city of Hannover is literally packed with sights. Ranging from the Old and the New Town Hall to the amazing number of Castles and Churches on such a small surface, not to forget about the largest city forest of Europe. Even if you only have come to the city for a fair or an exposition, take your time to explore the city and its sights. Display all or display just: Castles Churches City tours & Daytrips Hotspots Museums Other Sights Parks, Gardens & Zoos general Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Sight] Sprengel Museum of Modern Art Edit This x The museum was opened in 1979 and extended in 1992. The idea of the museum is the dialog between opening and closing, between the public and the atmosphere of art. With its characteristic openness the museum has in the meantime become a place of meeting and communication. A generous donation made this museum possible. In 1968 Dr. Bernhard Sprengel gave his extensive collection of modern art to the city of Hannover and donated a considerable sum of money for the construction of the museum. The city of Hannover and the federal state of Lower Saxony agreed to finance the more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] address: Kurt-Schwitters-Platz , 30169 Hannover tel: +49-511-16843875 openings: Tu 10am - 8pm, Wed - Su 10am- 6pm Tiergarten Edit This The term "Zoological Garden" often used for "Tiergarten" is not quite appropriate in this case. The 112 hectares of this recreational forest are inhabited by a large number of wild animals, making it one of Hannover's most popular attractions. From the beginning it was not the production of wood, but hunting and the beauty of the wild animals and the forest that stood in the foreground. The Tiergarten was created in 1678/79 by Duke Johan Friedrich for hunting. 120 fallow deer were let free in the forest. This is approximately the number living there today. Unfortunately, Duke more.. type: Parks, Gardens & Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Tiergartenstraße 149, 30559 Hannover openings: Mon-Fri 06.00 till dusk, weekends 7.00 till dusk tel: +49-0511 / 526653 admission: free Hannover Zoo Edit This The Zoo was declared an EXPO-Project called "EXPOnat Hannover Zoo" ("Exhibit Hannover Zoo"), with an entirely new concept of visitors' experience. The new attractions like the Gorilla Mountain, Jungle Palace, Meyers Hof, Sambesi and (in the near future) Arktika, were designed as enclosures (rather than the traditional cages) where the animals can live in conditions similar to their natural habitats. type: Parks, Gardens & Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Adenauerallee 3, 30175 Hannover url: www.zoo-hannover.de openings: March to October 9:00-19:00; ticket box cloeses at 17.30; Nov-Febr 9.00-16.00, ticket box closes at 15.00 tel: +49-0511 / 28074-0 admission: adults 19 DM; cildren 17 DM Stadtpark Edit This At the back of the city hall is a lovely park and garden with fountains, ponds, lawns, a rose garden and works of art. The "Stadtpark" was designed in 1951 when the first "Bundesgartenschau" took place right here. Numerous attractions derive from that time, like a lot of the sculptures and a bridge leading into the "Eilenriede", the city's forest. There is also a pavilion and a japanese tea house. Visitors of the HCC who stay overnight at the "Hotel am Stadtpark" could miss this lovely park together, because they can use an underground passageway between the city hall and the more.. type: Parks, Gardens & Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] Eilenriede Edit This Virtually a "city forest" and Hannover's true "green lung" is the Eilenriede forest. It covers an area of 650 hectares in the middle of the city, which makes it unique in the whole of Europe. Accordingly, the citizens of Hannover are very proud of "their" Eilenriede. The privilege to use and cultivate the Eilenriede as their possession, granted in 1371 by the dukes Wenzeslaus and Albrecht of Sachsen, is the foundation of its development. The forest stretches across the city, almost into the city centre. It takes its name from the alder trees (germ. Erlen or Ellern), which used to more.. type: Parks, Gardens & Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] The Castle of Hannover Edit This x Overlooking the picturesque old town of Celle lies the prominent castle. Celle became the residence of the Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg in 1378, but of the medieval structures of the castle nothing has survived. Duke Ernst der Bekenner who introduced the Reformation had the castle rebuilt in Renaissance style in 1530. In the 18. century the last duke, Georg Wilhelm, who liked art, gave the castle the appearance that has been preserved until today. The walls were decorated in a Venetian manner, inside palatial rooms and the castle's theatre were built. Today the theatre is a more.. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] address: Schloßplatz, 29221 Celle openings: April to october daily, each hour between 10am-4pm tel: +49 (0) 51 41 / 1 2373 admission: DM 5,- Herrenhäuser Gärten and Zoo Edit This x Starting from Königsworther Platz, the tour guides through the Georgengarten, a very beautiful parkway, passing the Wilhelm Busch museum, until reaching the Großer Garten. During a visit at the Großer Garten, unique baroque gardening artwork can be admired. Numerous fountains and wells can be seen between the expensively created beds and hedges; in the centre of the Großer Garten, the big fountain ejects a jet of water, several meters high, into the sky. Inform yourself about the international fireworks contest at Hannover Tourist Information. In the summer months, different more.. type: City tours & Daytrips World66 rating: [rate it] Old Town Hall Edit This It was built over a period of more than 100 years. The earliest part (from 1410) overlooks the Schmiedestrasse (Blacksmith Street), the later wing next to the market was erected on the foundations of the 13th century trade hall. The adjacent wing in the Koebelinger Str. is called the "Chemists' Wing ("Apothekenflügel"), because it was the location of the Town Hall's pharmacy. This wing was later rebuilt in Italian Romanesque style, after a citizen's "action group" led by a well known neo-Gothic architect, Conrad Wilhelm Hase, managed to save the entire building from demolition more.. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] address: Köbelingerstraße, 30159 Hannover Wilhelm Busch Museum Edit This The Wilhelm Busch Museum was opened in 1937 at Georgsplatz in Hannover to honour 19. century cartoonist Wilhelm Busch. The building was destroyed in the war, but the collection was preserved. In 1949 the Wilhelm Busch Society was offered the Georgenpalais in Georgengarten park as a new home for the Wilhelm Busch collection. In 1950 the museum was reopened. In a permanent exhibtion you can see the ouevre of famous lower Saxony artist Wilhelm Busch -333 Oil paintings, 1200 drawings, 49 cartoon stories, 896 letters,193 poems, a large archive and a library. The collection was more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgengarten 1, 30167 Hannover openings: Tu-Sa:10am-5pm ;Sun:10am-6pm tel: +49-511-714076 admission: 6,- DM, with reduction: 3,- DM The Castle Marienburg Edit This Marienburg Castle Marienburg Castle photo by: RDHarrold This romantic castle is situated on a hill near Nordstemmen on the River Leine. King Georg V. of Hannover has it built between 1857 and 1866 as a present to his queen, Marie. The large four-winged structure was begun by Hannoverian architect Hase, who was relieved by Opler in 1864. The style is Neo-Gothic, mainly in shape, not in structure. It was meant to look like a romantic medieval castle. Today it is a museum with a lot of objects from Hannovrian kings and the Welfen. The Marienburg was never completed. The annexation in 1866 stopped the construction works. The Ex-Queen more.. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] address: 30982 Pattensen tel: +49 (0)5069 / 407 openings: Tues-Sun 10.00 - 1, 2.00, 13.00 - 18.00, Sundays/ public holidays from10.00 - 18.00 from 1st of December to 28th of February open only on Sat/Sun The Castle of Bückeburg Edit This x Here, close to the ancient trading route of the Helweg the Counts of Schaumburg had a castle built in the 14. century. Next to the castle a settlement began to develop which gradually grew to a small town. Little happened before the reign of the most remarkable of the counts of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ernst (1601-22). He made Bückeburg his residence, granted the town the rights of a borough and had a lot of new structures built in the town, new roads, fortifications and buildings. The church with the facade of Early Baroque Style (1612) is unique in Northern Germany. Bückeburg castle more.. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 0 57 22/50 39 admission: DM 7,- openings: daily 9 am - 12 am and 1 pm - 6 pm, october to april 1 pm - 5 pm Oriental Carpet Museum Edit This i photo by: Richard Ong The museum of Oriental carpets is situated on the fifth floor of the Basse House in Georgstraße in Hannover. This remarkable exhibition is based on private initiative of Dr. Amir Pakzad, who is the owner of more than 100 objects from five centuries which come from Turkey, the Caucasian Mountains, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, India and China. Outstanding in the collection are the Uschak-carpets, silk fabrics, two "Polish" carpets and a fragment of a garden carpet. There is also a collection of Islamic, especially Safawidic and Osman textiles, embroidery, works , bracts and clothes. more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgstraße 54, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-511-327566 openings: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sa 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. City sightseeing tour Edit This x Follow the red line through Hannover. This line, 4200 meters long, is painted of the pavement and leads to 36 sights in the downtown of Hannover. A picture book on the red line is available at Hannover Tourist Information (Tel. 0511/314-20, -21, -22). The sightseeing tour leads, among others, to the New Town Hall, here you can take the opportunity for a visit. Inside the New Town Hall, there are City models of 4 phases of the development of Hannover. An inclined lift leads you to a view platform from where you can e, njoy a magnificent view over wide parts of Hannover. more.. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Historical Museum am Hohen Ufer Edit This x The Beginenturm built in 1357 and integrated within the Museum is the symbol of the historical museum and the last witness of the old city wall. The museum displays 750 years of Hannover's history - from the "to den hogen overen" settlement right through to today's major city. The state history section on the ground floor covers the development from the Calenberg principality in around 1600 to the end of the Kingdom of Hannover in 1866. Coaches from the Hannoverian court, portraits of its rulers, flags, costumes and medals, transport visitors back to an age when the state more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Pferdestraße 6, 30159 Hannover openings: Tue 10am- 8pm, Wed - Fri 10am- 4pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm tel: +49-511-16843052 admission: 3 DM, Special exhibitions: 5 DM, free entrance on fridays, for children under 12 years and for school classes Niedersachsen Landesmuseum Edit This x The Niedersachsen Landesmuseum contains a selection of paintings and sculptures spanning nine centuries, as well as interesting archaeological, ethnological and natural history exhibits. The museum's art collection includes the works of Rembrandt, Rubens and Albrecht Duerer as well as numerous other artists. German and Italian renaissance art hang alongside old Dutch masters and masterpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries. Almost half of the 44 galleries containing the Landesmuseum's collection of paintings and sculptures are dedicated to 19th and 20th century art from more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Willy-Brandt-Allee 5, 30169 Hannover tel: +49-511-98075 Veterinary Museum Edit This x The vets' college in Hannover was founded in 1778 as "königliche Roß-Arznei-Schule" by Georg III. The exhibition shows the development from the 18. century to the recognition as a university in 1913 until today. The collection, openend to the public in 1981, shows all aspects of veterinarian research and practice. The base of all veterinarian science is horse medicine which was in due course extended to other working animals and pets. You can see a lot of instruments for diagnosis, operations, the treatment of teeth, castrastion, epidemic control etc. The vet works in a country more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 856-7503 openings: Tues-Thurs 10.00-16.00 Museum of the Blind, Hannover - State Training Centre Edit This x This museum is situated in the school for the blind in the "Landesbildenzentrum" which was built in 1912/14. It was opened in 1994. With the help of 6000 objects it is demonstrated how blind people have been educated between 1843 and today. You can see education materials, media and tools for daily life. There is a lot of information about Braille-script, books, maps and globes, writing machines and electronic reading machines which make ordinary writing readable with tactual sensation. This collection is unique in Germany. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bleekstraße 22, 30559 Hannover tel: +49-511-52470 openings: by agreement Tram Museum Edit This x In Sehnde-Wehmingen, 20 km from Hannover on the grounds of a disused potash mine there is an institution that has been visited by thousands of people within the last few years: the Hannover Tram Museum. As a museum of public transport it is popular not only with Hannoverians. The museum is situated in the old buildings of the mine company and uses the tracks on the grounds, which are the right size for the old trams. A good part of the tracks are "under wire" now, so visitors can go for a ride on an ancient tram. In the exhibition one can find out a lot about trams. The very more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Kirchroder Straße 5, 30625 Hannover tel: +49-5138-4575 openings: April to October, Sun and holidays: 10am- 5pm, guided tours for groups possible Kestner Museum Edit This Ancient Egyptian, Roman and Greek art and arts and craft from the Middle Ages to the present times are the themes of the exhibition in the Kestner Museum. Furthermore the museum holds an impressive collection of Art Deco and shows objects of present design and art from all over Europe. The collection of Roman and medieval coins is world famous. The founder of the Kestner Museum was August Kestner, Hannoverian diplomat in Rome and the son of Charlotte Buff who was a friend of Goethe's and example for the "Charlotte" in Goethe's famous "Werther. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Trammplatz 3, 30159 Hannover openings: Tues-Sun 11.00 - 18.00 Uhr, Wed until 20.00 tel: +49-0511 / 168-42120 admission: 3,- DM, free on fridays Kestner Gesellschaft Edit This The Kestner Gesellschaft was founded in 1916 as a gallery for 20th century art. Banned by the Nazis in 1936, the Kestner Gesellschaft reopened its gallery in the Warmbuechenstrasse in 1948. The Kestner Gesellschaft began to look for a suitable gallery when the old building became too outdated to meet the technical demands of present-day art exhibitions. The Kestner Gesellschaft found the ideal location for its new gallery in the centre of the city in the former Goseriede Public Baths. With the Goseriede, the Kestner Gesellschaft now has a gallery consisting of 5 exhibition halls. more.. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] address: Goseriede 11, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 70120-0 openings: Tues-Sun 10-19.00; Thurs 10-19.00,Thurs 10-21.00, public holidays 10-19.00 Royal Hunting Lodge Springe Edit This x To the North of "Kleiner Deister" hills the King of Hannover had a castle built in the years 1838-42. It was there the Hanovrian royal family resided during the hunting season. The royal hunting district was the "Saupark", which had to be surrounded by a wall in 1835. After the annexation of Hannover in 1866, the place continued to be a royal hunting lodge for the Kaiser. Today the recently renovated lodge houses an exhibition on hunting and local wildlife. Open: April to September: 10 am - 5 pm, October to March: 10 am - 4 pm, daily except mondays, in December and january more.. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 (0)50 41 / 20 22 admission: DM 3,- openings: 10 am - 4 pm, not on monday The Castle Wilhelmstein Edit This x Duke Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724-1777) who was a distinctive character in the Age of Enlightenment had this fortress built for the protection of his rather small county. It is situated on an artifical island in the Steinhuder Meer and based on piles of stones, that had to be carried there by the local fishermen in their boats. The fortress originally consisted of 16 islands that were later connected. In the fortress Wilhelm established a millitary college. Only once the Wilhelmstein proved useful when in 1787 it was besieged by the Duke of Hessen-Kassel who planned to annex more.. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 (0)5033 / 1436 admission: 6.- DM Reduction possible openings: April to october: daily 9 am - 6 pm Castle of Landestrost in Neustadt-hehhe Edit This x Near an important ford in the River Leine the dukes of Wölpe had a castle built in medieval times which they inhabited for centuries. Later it was inherited by the Dukes of Calenberg. In 1572 Erich of Calenberg had it rebuilt as a fortress with walls and ramparts and named it Landestrost ( "Trost" means "comfort"). The ordinary people did not appove of it, because Erich was a cruel man and by no means a popular lord. Schloß Landestrost is the only Renaissance castle in Hannover Region. During the Thirty Years War it was besieged twice. Later the walls and ramparts were more.. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] address: Schloßstr. 1, 31535 Neustadt a. Rbge. tel: 0 50 32/8 99-1 56 + -1 58 openings: wed, thu, fri 10 am - 12 am, tue, sat, sun 2 pm - 5 pm. A day at the Steinhuder Meer Edit This Hannover Visit of Wilhelmstein Fortress: Adults: DM 6.-; Children: DM 2.- admission: fisher and weaver museum: adults DM 4.-; children DM 2.- admission: toy and children's world museum: adults DM 4.-; children DM 2.- Example for a diversified day in Steinhude at the Steinhuder Meer: he morning, a trip with the funny "Auswanderer" (big wooden motor sailboats), only existing on the Steinhuder Meer, to the island of Wilhelmstein and visit of, the museum there (daily 8.00 - 18.00 o'clock), later, a look behind the door of one of the may eel fumigations; then, you may more.. type: City tours & Daytrips World66 rating: [rate it] address: Tourist Office Steinhude, 31515 Wunstorf OT Steinhude admission: adults:DM 8.-; children: DM 5.- Historical buildings in the Hannover region Edit This x The Marienburg (Tel. 05069/407 and 535) is one of the most remarkable sights in the area of Hannover. It bears, among other things, pictures, furniture, chinaware, objects of art, arms, flags, historical documents of the Guelphs, the kingdom of Hannover and the duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. As alternative to this, the Royal Hunting Lodge Springe (Tel. 05041/2022), located to the North of "Kleiner Deister" hills, invites for a visit. Built in the mid of the 19th century, it was the residence of the Hannoveranian royal family during the hunting season. Today the recently more.. type: City tours & Daytrips World66 rating: [rate it] Herrenhäuser Garten Edit This x The baroque garden and park ensemble of Herrenhausen in Hannover is a remarkable example of the traditional art of landscape gardening.The baroque garden ensemble, one of the greatest and most beautiful in Germany, was founded in 1666 by Duke Johann Friedrich of Calenberg. Its preservation and further development are owed mainly to one remarkable woman: Sophie, princess-elect of Hannover and mother of the first "Hanoveranian" on the English throne, was of English descent and needed a garden. And so the baroque ensemble was created, with trees, hedges, numerous special and model more.. type: Parks, Gardens & Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Herrenhäuser Straße 4, 30419 Hannover openings: daily from 8:00 until early evenings hours tel: +49-0511 / 168-47576 admission: adults DM 5,-, children up to 14 yrs. for free The Convent of Barsinghausen Edit This x The Convent of Barsinghausen was founded in 1193 by two noblemen. It was an Augustinian nunnery, later sold to the Welfen and became a convent in 1543. It was a very properous convent with possesions in more than 80 villages. In 1831 in the course of the development of the Deister mining industrya coal mine was built in the convent grounds. The mining came to an end in 1956. The picturesque church was built in Deister sandstone in the 13th century and shows element of the Gothic as well as the Romanesque style. It is one of the oldest three-naved churches in Niedersachsen. more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bergamtstr. 8, 30890 Barsinghausen tel: +49 5105-61938 The Convent of Wülfinghausen Edit This x The Augustinian nunnery near Engerode was transferred in 1236 to the southwest slope of the Osterwald and founded anew. The church, built in the same year, was consecrated to the Virgin Mary. The nunnery received a lot of donations but did not do very well because of the large number of nuns. The nunnery was sold to the Welfen in the 15th century and resisted Reformation for a long time. It was gradually converted into a Protestant convent. Since the 17th century the convent has an abbotess and twelve members who each have their own household. In 1728 most of the buildings burned more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 5044-1305 The Convent of Mariensee Edit This x Duke Bernhard of Wölpe transferred his Cistercian nunnery of Mariensee to his possesions in Catenhusen on the River Leine in 1221. The name of this institution replaced the old village name. The church, a one-naved brick building became the parish church during the Reformation. It was rebuilt in 1860. During the Reformation the nunnery was made a Protestant convent , which it still is today. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] address: Höltystr. 1, 31535 Neustadt a. Rbge openings: Guidance: 30th march - 15th October; Open: Wed, Fri, Sun 3pm-6pm, Sat 10am-12am and 3pm-6pm tel: +49 5034-4777 admission: 3,- DM Church of Ronnenberg Edit This x St. Michael was erected in the 12th century as a Romanesque basilica in the place of what was probably a pagan shrine. The well-known Hannoverian architect Hase redecorated the church in 1876 and gave it its present appearance. The portal of an ancient chapel, St. Bonifatius, which was mentioned in 1908 and pulled down in 1660 was built into St. Michael's outer wall and it is said that this portal bears elements of Merowingian and Langobardic style and would thus be unique in Niedersachsen. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] Church of Idensen Edit This The old church of Idensen is something very extraordinar, y. Bishop Sigward of Minden (1120-40) must have had close links to the old villiage of Idanhusen - it was probably his home. He had this Romanesque church built as his private church, had four altars installed and consecrated it to St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins. The inner walls were decorated with fresco paintings by well-known painters of the time. The style is Byzantine. The painters used minerals for the colours like lapislazuli and malachite. The precius paintings were whitewashed in the time of the more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] The Convent of Wienhausen Edit This x Agnes von Meißen, Heinrich der Löwe's daughter-in-law donated this Cistercian nunnery in 1231, which was first established in Nienhagen near Celle and then moved to Wienhausen. The nunnnery had a good income from the possessions as well as a beautiful church in red brickwork with its gables in the Gothic style and the wall paintings in the nun's gallery. There is also a famous collection of tapestries which is exhibited once a year durung the "Teppichwoche". The nuns of Wienhausen did not approve of the Reformation and had to be forced to accept it. In the process, a lot more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] address: An der Kirche 1, 29342 Wienhausen tel: +49 5149-357 admission: 5,- DM, groups ( 15 p. ) 4.- DM, pupils and students: 3.- DM, groups: 2,50 DM The Convent of Loccum Edit This x Loccum, still the most important Cistercian monastery in Niedersachsen, was founded in 1163 by the Dukes of Hallermunt. Numerous donations made the monastery very prosperous. It gained lokal jurisdiction with the protection of the Pope and the king. After the Reformation, Loccum remained independent and did not lose its possessions. It became Protestant by the end of the 16th century but never abandoned its monastie tradition. In the 19th century a priest's seminar was established in Loccum.The Romanesque church, built in the typical modest style of the Cistercians, is very more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] address: Im Kloster 2, 31547 Rehburg-Loccum tel: +49 5766-96020 admission: 5,- DM Church of Mandelsloh Edit This Mandelsloh is an ancient settlement and it has had a church for many centuries. The present church was built in 1175-90 as a cross-shaped basilica with a low timber ceiling. The tower, made of ironstone, was added in the 15th century. Among the impressive wall paintings inside there is one from 1425 which shows St. Osdag to whom the church was consecrated. The knight with the cudgel in his hand was the Duke of Burgundy and legend tells that he was slain in the battle against the Norsemen at Ebstorf in 880. His sister took his body to Mandesloh where they made him a local saint. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] address: St. Osdag-Str. 23, 31535 Neustadt a. Rbge. openings: daily from 9 am - 6 pm tel: +49 5072-334 admission: DM 5 the Old Town Edit This x In the days before the Second World War there was a large old town in the centre of Hannover with narrow lanes and many half-timbered buildings from the Middle Ages. A lot of poor people lived there under bad conditions. Ordinary Hannoverians stayed away from the old town because they also considered it a place of crime and demimonde. The historic value of the picturesque old buildings interested but a few. The old town of Hannover extended from Steintor to Aegidientorplatz and is today only recognizable by its elliptical shape. The old main streets like Osterstraße, more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] City Centre Edit This When you walk out of Hannover Central Station towards Ernst August Platz you are almost in the middle of Hannover's city centre. The centre is rather large for a city of half a million. It has grown over the centuries between the old town down by the river, the Aegidientor in the west, the Steintor in the east and the Central Station. The bomb raids of the Second World War turned most of the city centre into a large heap of rubble. Hardly an old building was spared. So most of the centre was rebuilt in the fashion of the fifties. The Bahnhofstraße, leading from the Central more.. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] Opera Edit This The opera house was built in 1845-52 based on a plan drawn by Laves. Originally it served as the royal theatre, as the king considered the theatre in the Leineschloß too small. The new opera house is a classical style building with two large wings and a balcony with statues of famous poets and composers. The balcony used to be open so that visitors could drive straight to the entrance in their carriages. Nowadays they can use the stairs to the underground car park. Hannover's opera house was badly damaged in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1948. In 1985 the acoustics were more.. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] address: Opernplatz 1, 30159 Hannover tel: +49 - 0511 / 168-46161/62 New Town Hall Edit This Many visitors are surprised to hear that this magnificent building they are standing in front of is, actually, the "new" townhall. It's size and grand architectural style make it look more "historical", like a relict from more majestic times, when Hannover used to be a kingdom. The townhall itself was, however, ceremonially opened on 20 June 1913, after twelve years building time. "And it is all paid in cash, your Majesty", as the then mayor of Hannover, Heinrich Tramm , proudly announced to the emperor Wilhelm II, present at the opening ceremony. The proud figure of ten million more.. type: Other Sights World66 rating: [rate it] address: Trammplatz 2 tel: +49-0511 / 168-42292 admission: 65 Mark for a guided tour The Convent of Wennigsen Edit This It is not known when the Augustinian nunnery in Wennigsen was founded. It was first mentioned in the documents of the Dukes of Schaumburg in 1224. It was not very prosperous, but managed to enlarge its possessions in the 14th century to make ends meet. After the Reformation, Wennigsen became a Protestant convent. The village and convent of Wennigsen suffered bady in the Thirty Years War. The Romanesque convent's church is also the parish church, the convent's building dates from 1711. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] address: Klosteramtshof 3-5, 30974 Wennigsen tel: +49 5103-454 openings: Tue - Sat 10-11 am and 3.30-4.30 pm, Sun 3.30-4.30 pm Daytrip to Celle Edit This Celle is a city full of contrasts. The 700-year-old framework town offers modern life besides picturesque facades. If you visit the city, you should not forget, apart from a stroll through the old town, to visit the Celler Herrenschloss, the building of which started in 1527. The renaissance building, surrounded by ditches, formerly was the centre and the nucleus of Celle. Inside, you can find the Schlosstheater; built 1695, it is the oldest preserved theatre in Germany. Here, different plays are performed regularly. In the afternoon, the "Celler Badeland" invites the whole more.. type: City tours & Daytrips World66 rating: [rate it] address: STADT CELLE tel: +49 (0)5141/1212. Marktkirche Edit This The marketplace was at the very centre of urban expansion in Hannover. Merchants and craftsmen used to live around here. In the 14th century, the Marktkirche ("The Church at the Marketplace") was built here. Together with the Old Town Hall to the right they are considered to be the southernmost specimens of the "North German neo-Gothic" style. Just as the tower reached half of its planned height, the construction had to be stopped due to shortages in the town's coffers. Unchanged in style, the Marktkirche was rebuilt in 1952. The portal with scenes from the saddest chapter of more.. type: Churches World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 - 0511 / 364370 openings: weekdays from 10:00-16:00, Sat/Sun 10:00-18:00 ___________History Edit This i Richard Ong The town of Hannover was founded sometime in the early Middle Ages as a small rural settlement on the high banks of the River Leine at the crossing of two important ancient trading routes. One of them crossed the river in a shallow ford close by. The small settlement of the ferry and fishermen developed into a town under the protection of the Dukes of Roden who had a castle built on the opposite side of the river. The Dukes of Roden sold the prospering town to the Welfen. In 1241 Duke Otto granted the town the rights of a borough. This certificate is the oldest document of Hannover's history. At that time, Hannover was already a thriving community of confident traders and craftsmen. In the 14th century the city was fortified with a solid city wall. There were three gates in the wall: the Leintor, Aegidientor and Steintor. Three gothic churches were built in the same century, Aegidienkirche, Marktkirche and Kreuzkirche. A hundred years later the old town hall was built next to Marktkirche also in the common brickwork style of northern Germany. For a few centuries little changed in the life of Hannover. Then in 1636 in the Thirty Years War the Duke of Calenberg decided that it was better to live in a well-fortified city and made Hannover his residence. The old monastery by the river was converted into the duke's castle. On the other side of the river a new part of the town was built to house all the people who worked for the court. It was called "Calenberger Neustadt". In 1714 the duke left Hannover to became King of England. And again - few changes occured during the time of the personal union with England. After the Seven Years War the embankments were pulled down and the city started growing again. In the place of the large embankments two boulevards were built, the Georgstraße and the Friedrichstraße (today Friedrichswall). In the 19th century, after the Napoleonic Age was over, Hannover became a kingdom and when the union with England was finished it had its own king, Ernst August, whose monument now stands in front of the Central Station. At that time G.F. Laves, a well-known architect of the time, worked in Hannover by appointment of the king. A lot of important buildings in Hannover are based on his plans, like the Leineschloß, the Castle of Herrenhausen (destroyed in the war), the opera house, Waterloo Square and the Central Station. Between the station and the old town the Ernst-August Stadt was built, new trades and companies were established there, so in the course the city centre moved from the old town to Ernst-August Stadt. In the 19th century the city really started growing. Villages on the fringe were incorporated, but industralization did not get going before 1866, when the Kingdom of Hannover was annexed by the Prussians. Before that the king did not want any smelly, dirty and noisy industry in his city. So Hannover's industrial develoment started in the village of Linden, which was incorporated into Hannover in 1920. After 1866, during the "Gründerzeit", Hannover's industry boomed. The Mittellandkanal and the motorway connected the growing city to the modern traffic network. The Second World War dealt a heavy blow to Hannover's economy. Almost two thirds of the buildings were destroyed or burnt out and a lot of people lost their homes. Also a large number of refugees from the East had to be accommodated. It was a hard life, but after 6.3 million cubic metres of rubble were removed, the rebuilding of Hannover began. ___________Getting Around Edit This x Suburban Railway: Hannover, like all mayor German cities, has extensive public transport system with trams busses and metro lines. They make it very easy to reach most destinations within the city and it’s surroundings without the trouble of having to find and pay for parking places The suburban railway system was finished just before the 2000 World expo so it now is one of the most modern in Europe. For information on timetables, stops etc. check out the electronic time table for info. [Add Local transport mode] AVIS Autovermietung Agentur Ata Aka Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Brabeckstr. 155, 30539 Hannover tel: +49 (0)5 11 / 5179481 ___________Practical Information Edit This Display all or display just: Consulates Emergency Services Tourist & Fair informations Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Practical address] Tourist Board Hannover Edit This type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] address: Köbelingerstr. 2, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 168-4 09 21 Hannover Tourist Information Edit This Tourist information, room agency, city tours, ticket sales type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] address: Ernst-August-Platz 2, 30159 Hannover url: www.hannover-tourismus-service.de openings: mon-fri 9 am to 7 pm, sat 9.30 am to 3 pm tel: +49-0511 / 1684 97-00, -01, -02 Association for tourism Niedersachsen e.V. Edit This type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] email: :info@tourismusniedersachsen.de address: Vahrenwalder Str. 7, 30165 Hannover url: www.tourismusniedersachsen.de tel: +49 (0)511 / 9357-250 Association for tourism Niedersachsen e.V. Edit This type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] email: :info@tourismusniedersachsen.de address: Vahrenwalder Str. 7, 30165 Hannover url: www.tourismusniedersachsen.de tel: +49 (0)511 / 9357-250 Association for Tourism Hannover region e.V. Edit This The Hanover Region is in the middle of Niedersachsen, tourism is organised by this association. type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] address: Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3, 30175 Hannover url: www.tourismus.hannover.de tel: +49-0511 / 8113-569 Hannover Congress & Tourism Centre Edit This Organisation of travels, tours, ticket sale etc. type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] email: hcc@hannover.de address: Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3, 30175 Hannover url: www.hcc.de tel: +49-0511 / 8113-502 Agency for Romanesque period Niedersachsen Edit This Over 150 romanesque buildings, sculptures etc. in Niedersachsen are open to tourists type: Tourist & Fair informations World66 rating: [rate it] address: Vahrenwalder Str. 7, 30165 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 9357-255 Consulate of Norway Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Herrenhäuser Str. 83, 30419 Hannover tel: +49-0511/7907-0 Consulate of Peru Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Messegelände, 30521 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 89-31004 Swedish Consulate Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Tiergartenstr. 130, 30559 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 51005-25 Consulate of Togo Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raiffeisenstr. 2, 30938 Burgwedel tel: +49 (0)5139 / 8088-21 Consulate of Uruguay Edit This canada type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Wespyhof 5, 30519 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 834795 Consulate of Austria Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Constantinstr. 40, 30177 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 907-4870 Spanish Consulate Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bödekerstr.22, 30161 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 311085 Consulate of Luxembourg Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Riethorst 2, 30659 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 649175 Mexican Consulate Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Kramerstr. 10, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 328188 Dutch Consulate Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: Büttnerstr. 25, 30165 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 938-2285 Weißer Ring e.V. Hannover district (help for victims of crime) Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49 (0)5101 / 58242 AIDS advisory centre of the Public Health Offices of Hannover Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] address: Ricklinger Str. 3 B, 30449 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 168-43505 Travellers Aid Society (railway station) Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511 / 322970 or 320168 La Strada drugs advisory center Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] address: Goethestr. 42, 30169 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 14007 Women's emergency call centre in Ronnenberg for women and girls subject Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511 / 2621622 Homosexual advisory service Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511 / 391441 Jugend- und Drogenberatungszentrum Hannover Edit This Youth and Drug Advisory Center Hannover type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] address: Odeonstr. 14, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 701460 Central Bureau of Criminal Investigation Niedersachsen/drugs information Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511/3102210 Girls Hostel Hannover e.V. Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511 / 440857 Emergency phone number for raped women Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511 / 332112 Support line for disabled people Edit This type: Emergency Services World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +49-0511 / 168-43344 Turkish Consulate Edit This type: Consulates World66 rating: [rate it] address: An der Christuskirche 3, 30167 Hannover tel: +49-0511 / 76865-0 ____________Museums Edit This automobile sweepstakes car sweepstakes cash sweepstakes free contests sweepstakes free online sweepstakes free sweepstakes online sweepstakes sweepstake sweepstakes 2007 sweepstakes clearinghouse travel sweepstakes wheel of fortune sweepstakes __________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This Hannover has a rich and diverse nightlife scene. A large number of bars, ranging from the traditional style pubs to the most trendy of places, many disco's where you can move to the latest grooves and a good number of "biergartens": places where you can have a beer in a pleasant garden-like setting. Display all or display just: Bars & Pubs Casinos Clubs & Discos Jazz Show best rated on top | Show in alphabetical order [Add Entertainment place] Mezzo Edit This x This is the place where people meet after their shopping trip or for a chat with friends. Or they spend the whole day sitting by the large windows. The atmosphere is straightforward and for those who sleep long into the morning there is breakfast until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Mezzo has become a very special place. During the day you can meet students reading and learning but at night it's very different. You find the Mezzo in the middle of Hannover's "Bermuda triangle" - it's the perfect starting and meeting point for trips to the shops in the nearby shopping centre of more.. type: Casinos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lister Meile 4, 30161 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 31 49 66 openings: So - Thu 9-2, Fr & Sa 9-3 Osho Edit This x Nothing much is heard from the Bhagwan fans nowadays, but everybody knows the "Baggy". The large glass rotunda behind the central station still belongs to Germany's Bhagwan discos and has become the meeting point for teenagers in Hannover. But of course there is still the Wednesday. That's when the ex-guest come along to celebrate the "Forever-Young-Party" . They dance to the hits of the old days from the Grease-classics to synthie-pop of the eighties. Nobody will bother about wrinkels in the faces in the bright disco lights. The division of the interior is cleverly made. From more.. type: Casinos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz 7L, 30161 Hannover openings: Wed-Su from 22 h tel: +49-0511/ 34 22 17 admission: over 18 DM 8,00 Sophies Ballhaus Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Königstr 12, 30175 Hannover Capitol Edit This type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Schwarzer Bär 2, 30449 Hannover Heck-Meck-Gasse Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Marktstr. 45, 30159 Hannover Rockdisco Maniac Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Brüderstr. 7, 30159 Hannover Zaza Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Hamburger Allee 4a, 30159 Hannover Osho Diskothek Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz 7L, 30159 Hannover Palo Palo Edit This x The Palo has long since achieved a position in Hannover's club scene. There is a wide variety of music styles which delight a large number of fans. During the weekends there is mainly black music - funky and soul. Even famous stars like Mousse T. can by spied at the record players in Palo Palo now and then. So it won't be surprising that the place is somtimes crammed with people and you will get very close to your partner while dancing whether you like it or not. Anyway: the Palo is on top of the charts for Hannover's common night owls! Specials: Sunday's bar time from 20h. more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz, 30161 Hannover openings: daily from 22 h tel: +49-0511/33 10 73 admission: Fr & Sa DM 8,00 entrance fee incl. Drink Mecki´s Edit This x The name of the bar is the owner's name. Mecki, plainly and simply Mecki. And Mecki has been in charge of his "cave" for fifteen years by now and he takes care that no modern stuff like techno finds its way to Mecki's. His guests appreciate that - they want it all to stay the same: the patina on the walls, the dark corners, sparsely lit with candles and of course Agathe the display dummy, haging from the ceiling. Mecki likes jazz. And live jazz is best. So it's not surprising that there are more or less well known jazz musicians at Mecki's every night, on the stage or just more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Roscherstr.7, 30175 Hannover tel: +49-0511/33 16 06 openings: except Sundays 21 - 5 Acanto Edit This x Even competitors must admit - the "Acanto" is the nicest bar in town. This noble bar is situated in the vaults of a former riding-stable. The interior is in Spanish style: lavish curtains, mirrors, chandeliers, fruit-decorations, flowers and candles everywhere. Everything matches the style, even the rest room. And the guests match the noble atmosphere, too. Elegant outfit is compulsory, nobody would wear trainers! Malicious people mumble that guests are bound to pay for the lavish decorations by the list of beverages. But the atmosphere is well worth it. Specials: weekend more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Dragonerstr., 28, 30163 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 39 10 30 openings: Mo - Thu, 18 - 2 Uhr, Fr + Sa 18 - 2 Uhr, Closed on Sundays Altro Mondo Edit This x It's a different world! The times when this place was a cinema are past and gone. From the very first minute this location was accepted by Hannover's dancing crowd. And since then the party goes on every weekend. The gogo dancers really do their best - as well as the crowd. The "Altro Mondo" has several levels, thus one can wander through the "different world" and watch things going on from different levels. The interiour is also different: The main colours are blue and gold. To mention the music: the organizers believe in superb live-gigs. And the record collection includes more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bahnhofstraße, 8, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 32 33 27 openings: Thu-Sa 22-5 Wine and Women Edit This An interesting mix of refined certainties and news resonant; this would be able to be the layout of inspiration of the review: Young Italian interpreters, pledged in the jazz, you plan where the talent comes put in obviousness, and the wine presented comes excited not only for the perfumes and the tastes, but acquires another sense: l' hearing. Also the location and' been chosen in function of different parameters, that go dall' acoustic to the centralita'. Easily attainable from the areas I park, enjoying of a walk in a renewed Run Umberto. The review more.. type: Jazz World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +39 3483010330 url: www.pievati.com accessibility: FREE address: Olbia - Sardinia email: info@pievati.com Oscar´s Edit This x A must for all whisky-lovers! Oscar's selection of 600 different whiskies from all over the world is the largest. Certainly, there are really special ones among them. The real connaisseur likes them straight. But also cocktail lovers and others will like it at Oscar's. Well-trained bar keepers will mix any drink foryou as extraordinary as can be. Those who want more than peanuts with the drinks can take one of the delicious snacks offered. Or smoke a cigar for a change? Oscar's offers a noticable selection. Oscar's Art Nouveau atmophere is sophisticated but not posh -it's time more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgstr.54, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/32 04 08 openings: daily 15-3 Alcazar Edit This x This is the place for those who like it extravagantly. From travesty to male striptease, there is everything here which makes you stay a while. Do dive into the glamorous atmosphere and enjoy yourself. Or maybe you like to dance. No problem, people here dance in couples like in the good old days. If you're thirsty - there is a well sorted list of beverages that includes exciting cocktail creations. Find out about "Horny Paula" - no, it's not the charming waitress , it's the most exclusive cocktail creation of "Alcazar". Favourite Drinks: Pina Colada DM 13,00, Pinot Grigio more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Leonhardtstr., 11, 30175 Hannover openings: Wed, Thu, Su 20 - 5 ,Fr, Sa 21 - 5 tel: +49-0511/34 46 10 admission: Entrance Fee 20 - 25 DM Café Caldo Edit This x The name of this bar may give you a hint about the guests: they are mainly gay. This does not exclude heterosexuals who are always welcome. Together they occasionally celebrate exessive parties. Those who have once submerged in the cosy cafe bar while drinking liters of champaign with ice cream appreciate the atmosphere and the drinks. The motto parties at Cafe Caldo are legend. The team invites for "Schlampenball" and unforgettable New-Year's-Eve-Parties, which usually cause the team to buy loads of new dishes and glasses afterwards. Well, pieces of broken glass mean good more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bergmannstraße, 7, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 151 73 openings: Mo-Thu 18-2 , Fr 18-3, Sa 20-3, Su 16-2 Casablanca Edit This x This small bar has been the meeting point of the "usual suspects" for twenty years by now. Three generations of the in-people of the city celebrate themselves in the smallest disco in Germany. On 65 square metres they meet in different parts. In the front part together with Bodo, the patron, you find the well-off fifty-year olds, at the bar the thirties and on the dance floor the twenty-year-olds dancing to the charts and black music. Twenty years of business has left traces, though nothing much has changed. Once a year the walls are being repainted, the mirrors wiped and more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lister Meile, 26a, 30163 Hannover tel: +49-0511/34 46 10 openings: Mi, Do + So 22 - 2 Uhr, Fr + Sa 22 - 3 Uhr Central Park Edit This x A small but noble bar on Marienstraße with a decoration of a lot of timber and glass. Here you will mainly meet regular costumers, who enjoy themselves with black music and prefer to stay to themselves. But new guests are always welcome. When you arrive, the bar keeper will be in charge for you and get you a cocktail or a draught beer. The best time to arrive here ist "Happy Hour" between 5 and 8 o'clock in the evening. Then you can stay all night. The Central Park has no neighbour, so the evening can go on and on... If you are lucky we have a "special event" like the Gourmet more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Marienstr.116, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/283 11 39 openings: Daily 17-3 , in summer also 12-15 Uhr Chimu Edit This x Everybody in Hannover agrees: Jaime was there first. He was a pioneer in cocktail matters and he offered Caipirinhas in his South American Bar at a time when nobody in this town had a clue what that was. The high quality of his drinks has not changed during the last ten years, though the number of guests in his bar has increased. After dinner in the restaurant part of the Chimu you can go to the bar to conclude the evening. Or if you arrive later you can head for the cocktails straightaway. The interior of the bar is appropriate to the style: dark earthy colours, wood, terracotta more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lange Laube 32, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 180 80 openings: Mo-Sa 19-2 Coma Edit This x The name does not necessarily decribe the condition of the guest. But it can happen, especially when the nights are long. It was not intended though when this "trendy" bar was opened as a starting point for Hannover's night owls. The menu offers delicious titbits as well as tasty, substantial food as a good base for a number of drinks. The guests should enjoy themselves and therefore the level of the music allows a charming conversation. Design is a must: the local brew "Herri" is served in special glasses, the "Bömbchen". Favourite Drinks: Caipirinia DM 12,00, Frozen more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Weißekreuzstraße, 25, 30161 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 33 60 636 openings: Mo - Thu 15 -1, Fr 15 - 3 , , Sa 11 - 3 , Su 11 - 1 Daily Planet - News Bar Edit This x Well, you have to look for this small bar, whose owners believe in openness and communication -it's tucked away among the offices of a Hannovrian bank. It's not only the atmosphere but the possibility to surf the web that stands for the motto: communication is everything. Those who don't want to surf the web won't feel lonesome here. The oval bar attracts small talk among the guests. The interior is very modern, bright-coloured wood is combined with metal sculptures. Changing exhibtions of modern art invite yo to contemplate and stress the idea of a "news bar". By the way, the more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Aegidientorplatz, 1, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/32 30 02 openings: Mo - Sa 11 -open end Extrablatt Edit This x This is the place where Hannover's journalists meet, which is not surprising, when you consider the name. Also business people from the nearby offices pay a visit. Not only to relax after the day's routine, but also for breakfast and lunch. Guests will find a large menu and the patroness Ingrid will cater for their well-being. Especially cocktails are very popular. At "Happy Hour" you can see the guests sitting at the American bar, carefully studying the list of beverages and testing the drinks! Once a months there are live gigs on the agenda and especially popular is the Sunday more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Königstr.53, 30175 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 34 31 00 openings: Mo - Fr 12- open end, Sa 11-? Once a month Sundays 11-? Georxx Edit This x This modern bar is situated in the middle of Hannover banking quarter. It is the meeting place of a lot different people. In the well-styled long and narrow premises you will not only find banking people but also lovers of new grooves and beats. Therefore it is sometimes not too easy to keep a conversation going, because the music is a bit intense. Regular jazz events and variations in the menu and the list of beverages attract guests continuously, so the place is always well-visited. The Georxx is also popular with those who have been to Theater am Aegi and want to conclude the more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgsplatz, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/30 61 83 openings: Daily at 9.30, open end Grüner Pelikan Edit This x With a lot of skill and knowledge the former factory hall of the stationary company Pelikan has been transformed into a very trendy meeting place of the in-people. The typical atmosphere of the factory has been preserved - steel beams, bare walls und a high ceiling. This may look impressive but it does not really improve the acoustics. The interior consists of cleverly combined timber elements, flexible parts can create intimate corne, r for privacy. Grüner Pelikan is the place where Hannover's VIPs meet for small talk and a glass of champaign. Especially at the weekends, more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Podbielskistraße143A, 30177 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 394 23 00 openings: daily from 18 - open end Falkners Edit This x A well-tended bar not only for those who live in Hanover-List. They must be able to sleep long in the morning because even on weekdays the bar is busy until two o'clock in the morning. The "Falken" prefer a straight design: bright parquet floors, blue lamps, columns and red brick walls. The black leather seats are very comfortable and invite you to sit down for a snack. They are very good: tomato soup and chilli con carne are favorites of the guests. The partron prefers spare ribs and invites to a spare rib session regularly. The best digestive for a bistro snack is a cocktail - more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Ferdinand-Wallbrecht-Straße 6-8, 30163 Hannover tel: +49-0511/394 54 40 openings: Mo - Fr 12 - open end, Sa 11 - open end Once a month Sunday 11-? Henry J. Beans Edit This x If you are looking for the American way of life in Northern Germany - this is the place for you! The Henry J. Beans is as American as can be, from the interior to the menu, even the staff speaks English! At the back of the bar you can relax and enjoy yourself at tables with red checkered tablecloths while eating burgers and spare ribs. And the best drink to go with a meal like that is American import Beer like Michelob, Samuel Adams or Miller. At the bar you can order moderately priced cocktails. While outside the busy life of the city is going on, you will meet here a more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgstraße 50, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 32 32 22 openings: Mo - Thu 12 - 0:30, Fr + Sa 12 - 1:30 , Su 11 - 24 Pepe´s Mexican Bar Edit This x Even copying a style can be an art - no other bar owner in Hannover has managed so far to copy the atmophere of Pepe's Mexican Bar. Small, but beautiful - in an ordinary residential building in the Friesenstraße you find a highlight of Hannover's bar scene. The owner used to work as an interior designer - you got it? He really had his fling here. With a lot of care for details and decoration - it's just unbeatable. In this Mexican atmosphere you can sit, listen to folklore and sip one of the seventy cocktails you can find in the list of beverages. And if further wishes more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Friesenstraße 52, 30161 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 394 60 80 openings: Mo-Thu 19:30-1, Fr-Su 20-? Sempre Edit This x A bar? A cafe? Or a cocktailbar? What is it then? The answer is: a little bit of everything. "Sempre" means "always". The name stands for the idea of the Sempre. Any time of day the guest can expect culinaric delicacies, taken by the word well late into the night. The interior was designed by Italian designer Duccio Ducci: He played with colours, shapes and materials in a very unconventional way. But he was not allowed to alter the facade, because the building is a historic monument. The guest love the Italian cuisine, but also cocktails are "sempre" popular. In Sempre one more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Karmarschstraße 50, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 306 80 80-1 openings: Mo-Su from 8h Spaghetti-Palast Edit This x As the name tells you: The Spaghett Palast's attraction is the large variety of pasta (and pizza). But not only the friend of Italian cuisine like it in Spaghett Palast. At an American bar on the ground floor in its classical style you can meet your friend for a nice drink. There is a large selection of international draught and bottled beers, but the barkeeper will be pleased to mix a cocktail for you, not only during "Happy" and "Blue Hour". As the Spaghett Palast is very centrally situated, it is rather busy here , especially when the shops close in the evening. It's ideal to more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Karmarschstr.43a, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 3 63 24 81 openings: daily 11 - open end Texcoco Edit This x A fixed point in the famous and notorious Bermuda triangle is the "Tex". Be it as the starting point for expeditions through the nearby clubs or for the "last for the road" - nobody can avoid the "Tex". With a large selection of 250 cocktails, the most popular being the Margheritas and Caipirinhas, there is a large colourful crowd of guests to be found in the three-storey- bar. The upper floor decorated with a large aztec figure offers good seating facilities. There you can sit, sip your cocktails and enjoy a Mexican snack. Especially pleansant is Uli's music selection of trendy more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Friesenstraße 15, 30161 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 34 57 07 openings: Tu-Thu, Su 19-2 , Fr + Sa 19-3 Trinidad Edit This x As the name tells you: the atmosphere is Carribean. Palm leafs, straw mats and as a gag oil barrels which serve as tables spread the flair of Southern Islands and give you the feeling of holidays. Reggae and steel drum sounds in the background make you want a cool drink - so ask for a cocktail or a bottle of Mexican beer. Sometimes especially after cinema in the neary Cinemaxx the place gets really busy and the bar keeper is on the verge of rotating. But he'll manage with Carribean coolness, because the daily routine and rat race has to be kept out! Favourite Drinks: more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Nikolaistraße 1, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 155 11 openings: Su-Thu 18-1 , Fr + Sa 18-3:30 Zaza Edit This x When other bars close late at night, life gets going in the Zaza. It's where the beautiful and the in-people of the town meet, mainly in the early hours of the morning to dance into the brand new day. The DJs have a colouful mix of music from House to the charts and care for a good party atmosphere. And when the first rays of early morning sunshine peak through the large windows the bar keepers are still happily handling their shakers and creating cocktails for the still thirsty guests. Especially popular: Tropicals and coladas. The bar on the ground floor is the place to sip more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Hamburger Allee 4a, 30161 Hannover openings: Tu-Sa 22 - open end tel: +49-0511/ 31 44 73 admission: 10 DM Zino Edit This x Whether this bar has really got its name from Cigar king Davidoff, will always be a secret. One thing everybody knows is that it's the very place to go. Therefore you need a club card - to get hold of the masses of youngsters. Happy are those who've got the card! The "Zino" is especially popular with the "Thirty-Somethings". Roman columns, a lot of marble and a well-wipes bar seem rather cool at first, but the atmosphere is certainly different at party time every night. People go on celebrating all night. Those who feel hungry, have a quick American snack and go on celebrating. more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Otto-Brenner-Straße 9, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/131 94 00 openings: Tues-Thu 20-2 , Fr+Sa 20-5 Ferrys Victor´s Edit This x Here new regulations have been tried: When the place was opened the guests received valet parking and club cards and there were doormen at the entrance. But there was no success. Meanwhile Ferry Foulandian, a character of Hannover's bar scene has seen to it and changed the Victor's into a restaurant with french cuisine and a bar. Candle light creates a warm atmosphere and Ferry cares for even small details like ash trays and candle holders. The guest is the "king" and service is everthing. Very convenient: when you feel like dacing after the meal you can do it here. There is a more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Friesenstraße 14, 30161 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 38 76 00 openings: Su-Wed 9-3, Thu-Sa 9-5 Konvex Edit This x It's in the middle of the city where you find the number one of House. Those who have managed to get past the doormen (no trainers please!) find themselves in an old vault. The small dancing area, surrounded by mirrors, is the place for the in-people who like the latest and hottest House trends. Two bars offer refreshments like classical cocktails and long drinks and also drinks to cheer you up: cocktails based on energy drinks. They keep you fit! Those who want to relax after an exhausting dancing session can rest on the sofas and watch the gogo-dancers. Sporadicly invited DJs more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgstr. 26, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511/62 25 24 openings: Mo-Fr 17-open end, Sa 20-open end Lunablu Edit This x The Lunablu has not only got a melodious name but also a terrace for lovely summer nights. Although this part of the town is not really one of the first addresses - the "Nordstadt" with the notorious Sprengel grounds and memories of "chaos days" - the Lunablu is something special. There are delicious snacks and international dishes on the menu, which taste even better when eaten outside on the terrace. But it's also rather nice inside. Especially when you have managed to to find a place on the cosy velvet sofa. The modest interior with bistro tables and a home made bar is more.. type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Schaufelder Straße 11-13 ( Im Werkhof ), 30167 Hannover tel: +49-0511/ 13 10 01 openings: daily 10 - 1 Bombastic Edit This type: Bars & Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz 13B, 30159 Hannover Vulcano Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lange Laube 24, 30159 Hannover Fantasia Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Badenstedter Str 58, 30453 Hannover Diabolo Latino Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz , 30159 Hannover Eternity Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Odeonstr. 13, 30159 Hannover Eurosalsa Club Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Goseriede 8, 30159 Hannover tel: +49-0511-17649 Index Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Odeonstr. 4, 30159 Hannover Ipanema Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Podbielskistr 303, 30655 Hannover Jazz Club Edit This Small club with numerous live appearances by jazz combos, no dance floor. type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Am Lindener Berg 38, 30449 Hannover Konvex House Music Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Georgstr. 26, 30159 Hannover Labor Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Callinstr. 23, 30167 Hannover Liquid Bar&Lounge Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz 11G, 30159 Hannover Men's factory Edit This Fridays open for men and women, otherwise only for men type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Engelbosteler Damm 7, 30167 Hannover Nanu, der Tanztreff Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Karlsruherstr. 40, 30519 Hannover Gig Edit This David: Definitely a nice place to hang out and sample a couple of Hannover's nice beers. The age group is very diverse, ranging from 16 to 40. The gig is a cool location onto itself, but it's best when there are special events (mostly Saturday), where you'll get to hear famous, once-famous, or to-be-famous alternative music type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lindener Markt 1, 30449 Hannover Nashville Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Weidendamm 8, 30167 Hannover New Entry Edit This Live music on some days type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Am Hohen Ufer 3a, 30159 Hannover Offenbachs Keller Edit This Pub with live music on some days type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Drostestraße 14, 30161 Hannover Rainbow Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Varrelheidering 4, 30659 Hannover Palo Palo Edit This type: Clubs & Discos World66 rating: [rate it] address: Raschplatz 8a, 30159 Hannover |
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Guide Hanover Travel Guide and Hanover Travel Information - TravelPuppy.com Hanover may have been a bit of late starter, with the city not founded until the 12th century and not coming to prominence until the 17th, but it has more than made up for lost time and today it is one of Germany’s richest cities. The story starts back in the days of the Hanseatic League, when this north German city used its proximity to the Baltic Sea to emerge as a serious economic player. The golden age came in the 17th century, when a complex interweaving of marriages and political machinations in England, to avoid a Scottish Catholic monarch taking the throne, resulted in Hanover’s royalty holding sway of Britain. Hanoverian George I became the British king, despite the fact that he could not speak English and chose to spend much of his time holed up back in his native city. By the 20th century, the British royal connection had been long since cut and British bombers returned in World War II, to mete out a severe beating – over 80per cent of the city centre was flattened. Today, a painstaking reconstruction programme, somewhat ironically instigated by the occupying Allied forces in the post-war years, has brought back a sense of grandeur, although there are few of the fine architectural set pieces that grace many other German cities. What Hanover does have, however, are first rate shopping opportunities, excellent examples of Hanseatic red-brick churches, a brace of interesting museums, a sprinkling of atmospheric beer halls and a string of relaxing civic parks – the highlight of which is the Herrenhäuser Gärten, a fittingly grandiose and expansive legacy of its days as a royal city. The city is well geared toward tourists and visiting businessmen alike, with an array of hotels, an integrated public transport system and the ‘Red Thread’ – a 4-kilometre (3 -mile) red line that traces the way to most of Hanover’s main attractions, with an informative handbook on sale to fill in the blanks. The city’s economy is dominated by the Messegelände to the southeast, Germany’s largest, and one of Europe’s most high-tech, show and exhibition grounds, which hauls in millions of visitors every year, who attend the various business and leisure events. This vast area was also home to Expo 2000, the first World Expo ever to be held on German soil. Compared to Lisbon 1998, the Expo was an unmitigated disaster, with visitor numbers a fraction of those anticipated and a welter of negative publicity. But a few years further on, it appears that the local authorities may have been shrewd by attracting the massive state funding that went with the project. Hanover’s main railway station has been rejuvenated, the city was put firmly on the map and the Expo site has become a permanent asset, as well as another potential conference venue. The Expo site, like the rest of Hanover, is at its best in the summer months, when the city can see as much as seven hours of sunshine per day, with an average temperature of 21ºC. Nevertheless, this drops to as little as one hour of sunshine in the depths of winter and a chilly average temperature of only 3ºC but perfect weather for seeking refuge in the beer halls and cosy restaurants. |
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to www.vacanzeingermania.com Hannover Hannover, verde e ricca di specchi d'acqua. Splendidi giardini del castello di Herrenhausen, o sulle rive del lago "Maschsee" , situato in centro, o nel parco di Eilenriede, cintura verde della città. La zona pedonale è un vero paradiso per gli amanti dello shopping, con grandi magazzini scintillanti, eleganti boutiques, bistrò e ristoranti per tutti i gusti. Per gli appassionati d'arte non mancano monumenti e musei. Una curiosità: in seguito ad un programma urbanistico in atto dal 1970, volto ad incorporare opere d'arte nel tessuto cittadino, le fermate degli autobus sono state progettate da artisti moderni, con risultati divertenti e insoliti. Informazioni utili Aeroporto di Hannover Langenhagen, a circa 12 km a nord del centro città. Collegato alla stazione ferroviaria centrale con la S-Bahn S5, durata del tragitto 15 min, costo € 2,40. Ufficio del Turismo Hannover Tourismus Service Ernst-August-Platz, 2 30159 Hannover tel. + 49 (0) 511/12345-111 fax + 49 (0) 511/12345-112 sito Internet: www.hannover-tourism.de e-mail: info@hannover-tourism.de Visite guidate della città Vengono effettuate visite guidate della città nel periodo estivo (26.03-29.10) tutti i giorni alle 13.30 con partenza di fronte all'Ufficio Informazioni Turistiche (K.Schumacher Str. angolo Rosenstrasse). Nel periodo invernale si effettuano solo di sabato alle 13.30. Durata circa 2,5 ore, lingue standard inglese e tedesco, su richiesta anche italiano. Durante la CEBIT (10-16.03.2005) vengono effettuate visite guidate ogni giorno alle 13.30. Costi: € 15 adulti, € 10 bambini e studenti; la carta per una famiglia (2 adulti e fino a 4 bambini) costa € 40. Mete turistiche Il "roter Faden" accompagna i visitatori per 4,2 km a 36 monumenti attraverso la città. - Königliche Gärten Herrenhausen: L'unico parco barocco d'Europa rimasto invariato, allestito nel 1666 con la più alta fontana da giardino (82 m), padiglione teatrale del 1689, galleria con sala barocca ed il più grande ciclo di affreschi della Germania del nord. - La "Eilenriede" con 650 mq e molti locali all'aperto invita al relax, allo sport e ad altro ancora. - Neues Rathaus, il nuovo Municipio (inaugurato nel 1913) con ascensore inclinato alla galleria della cupola. - Hannover Congress Centrum edificio classicistico del 1914, nello Stadtpark appartenente ad esso, dove nel 1951 si allestì la prima Mostra di Giardinaggio della Rep. Federale, Bundesgartenschau. - Zoo di Hannover: Parco affascinante per grandi e piccoli. - Maschsee: Laghetto nelle prossime vicinanze del Municipio Nuovo con ca. 78 ettari per il divertimento, il relax e le attività del tempo libero. - Il battello a energia solare: La nuova attrazione della flotta Maschsee è un catamarano moderno a energia solare con terrazza futurista. Offre posto a 60 persone. - Teatro dell'Opera che secondo la guida all'opera londinese è tra i 20 più importanti del mondo. - Regenwaldhaus: serra tropicale con piante e insetti esotici. Ristoranti tipici - Broyhan Haus, Kramerstrasse, 24 - città vecchia Ospitalità accurata in un ambiente tradizionale; produzione di birra interna; cucina tedesca tradizionale. - Die Insel, R.von Bennigsen Ufer, 81 - centro città sul Maschsee. Cucina stagionale creativa di alto livello. - Parkrestaurant Bristol, Th.Heuss Platz, 1-3 - vicino allo zoo. Cucina internazionale di alto livello nel centro congressi con vista sul parco cittadino. - Buchholzer Windmühle, Pasteurallee, 30 - Gross Buchholz. Cucina tradizionale di alto livello, con tavoli anche all'aperto. - Gastwirtschaft Fritz Wichmann, Hildesheimer Str., 230 - zona sud. Dal 1848 cucina regionale raffinata con un tocco mediterraneo. - Da Lello, Marienstrasse, 5 - centro. Ristorante italiano un po' particolare - Roma, Goethestrasse, 24 - zona Calenberger Neustadt. Ristorante piccolo e accogliente con eccellente cucina italiana. - Der Gartensaal, Trammplatz, 2 - centro città. Ristorante-Bistro nel nuovo municipio con terrazza direttamente sul lago. - Restaurant im Leine-Schloss, centro città, ristorante elegante, con terrazza. Caffé e locali - Brauhaus Ernst August, Schmiedestrasse, 13 - centro. Cucina tradizionale tedesca con birra biologica. - Holländische Kakaostube, Standehausstrasse, 2 - centro. Cafè tradizionale. - Bavarium, Windmühlenstrasse, 3 - centro. Locale bavarese tradizionale. Discoteche - Excelsior, Bahnhofstrasse, 8 - centro. Ambiente variegato in un vecchio cinema. - Cafè Glocksee, Glockseestrasse, 35 - zona Calenberger Neustadt Centro culturale underground in una vecchia fabbrica di letti con programmi variegati - Osho, Raschplatz, 7L - zona Mitte. Musica di tutti i generi. - Mec, Raschplatz, 6-zona Mitte multi entertainment center Shopping - La zona commerciale di Hannover è una delle più grandi della Germania: tra Georgstrasse e la porta Steintor, attraverso Kröpcke(Galleria Luise) fino a piazza Aegidientor. - Inoltre Karmaschstrasse fino alla Bahnhofstrasse e Lister Meile fino a Lister Platz. Nella città vecchia notevoli sono Kramerstrasse, Knochenhauerstrasse, Osterstrasse, Heiligerstrasse, Ballhofstrasse. Eventi 2005 14.05-24.09.2005 - “Competizione internazionale di fuochi d’artificio” Una delle 5 più grandi manifestazioni di fuochi artificiali del mondo. (www.feuerwerkswettbewerb-hannover.de) 12.06-28.08.2005 - “Feste tradizionali d'estate” Arte e musica nei giardini di Herrenhausen con oltre 100 artisti. 01-10.07.2005 - “Festa dell'associazione dei tiratori a segno di Hannover” (Schützenfest Hannover) Con circa 2 milioni di visitatori è la più gran festa dell’associazione dei tiratori a segno! Corteo dei tiratori il 03.07.2005 ore 10.00-13.00. 27.07-14.08.2005 - “Festa del lago Maschsee” Una maratona di party che l'anno scorso ha attratto più di 2 milioni di visitatori. 24.11-22.12.2005 - Mercatino di Natale |