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If you wish to make your own travel arrangements you may find www.germantouristhotels.com very useful. German Tourist Hotels includes a list of  chain hotels, recommended hotel guides and for your convenience a choice of online hotel reservation services, where you can book and check, in real time, the availability of hotel rooms. Plus there is a detailed explanation on hotel ratings and frequently asked questions, for example, what is a Hotel Garni? What should you expect from a 1,2 or 5 star hotel? How do I book a Zimmer Frei or Gasthaus? What are the alternatives to hotels?  For all your hotel and accommodation requirements visit www.germantouristhotels.com

Self-catering can now be booked just as easily as a hotel room. Our extensive database and online reservation service features well over 7000 properties through out Germany: www.germany-tourism.co.uk

Just because it is winter it doesn't mean camping isn't an option. Well over 60% of campsites are open in Germany during the winter. An online camping guide is available at: www.germanycamping.co.uk

Free Brochuress

We can offer you a great selection of free information, brochures and city maps, everything to help you plan your next short-break or holiday to Germany,  just order them online here.

Also available, for download (allow a few minutes!), is our "Welcome to Germany's Christmas Markets 2008" brochure. Please note, we are hoping to have a new Christmas Market 2010 brochure available again next year.

I
n addition we have a great publication called "Discover Germany" which is available as a proper and easy to read eBrochure
. This publication will give you a perfect run down on what is currently hot in Germany.

For more information about Germany please visit our main website at: www.germany-tourism.co.uk


Deutsche Bahn (German Rail)

Rail travel from Britain to Germany has never been easier or faster. Passengers simply travel with Eurostar from London St. Pancras International or Ebbsfleet International through the Channel Tunnel to Brussels in Belgium.

Once in Brussels it's usually only a very short walk through customs and on to a nearby platform. From Brussels there is a choice of two high speed services to Cologne. The Thalys operates from Paris via Brussels to Cologne and the German Intericity Express (ICE) operates from Brussels via Cologne to Frankfurt.

The total journey time from London to Cologne is only 4h45 minutes. or you could travel all the way to Frankfurt in 6h30 minutes. Further improvements are likely by the end of 2009 when journey times could be reduced by as much as one hour, watch this space for further news!

Cologne station is right in the heart of the city and just a few minute’s walk from all the Christmas Markets. After several years of restoration and renovation the historical station building has been turned into a really nice and modern travel centre.

Watch out for the Special Christmas fare from Deutsche Bahn UK (German Rail) which could be as low as £96 return to Cologne, for further information about fares, train times and reservations call 08718 80 80 66 or visit:

    Deutsche Bahn UK Booking Centre


Links & More

German National Tourist Office - our dedicated website for the UK & Ireland contains everything you may need to know about travelling to Germany, including who flies where, places to stay, suggested itineraries, details on important events, activities, things to do and lots of practical information. Here you can also order your literature free of charge, we have a great selection of high quality brochures which should help plan your next trip to Germany much easier and so much more fun.

www.germany-tourism.co.uk 

Christmas Shopping in Germany!

Made in Germany has always been a symbol of long lasting quality and great value for money. Shopping in Germany is also a fantastic adventure! Wherever you go you will find the experience very exciting even if you are on a small budget.

The range of products is immense and often very much different to what is available in the UK, if you need expert advice it is frequently available from English speaking staff who are fully trained and who will know the ins and outs of everything they sell.

Unlike many other European countries Germany does not yet suffer from cloned high streets and independent traders still thrive here.


Christmas all year round!

Opened May 8, 1981, Käthe Wohlfahrt's "Christmas Village" became a Christmas shopping and tourist attraction for hundreds of visitors from every corner of the globe. When visiting the "Christmas Village" these visitors can experience at first hand a fascinating journey of German Christmas traditions, all in breathtaking surroundings and unforgettable settings.

Käthe Wohlfahrt's Christmas Village is located on the Romantic Road and in the medieval town centre of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, just a few feet off the market square.

In Käthe Wohlfahrt's "Christmas Village" you will find the largest selection of German Christmas decorations WORLDWIDE! And they are open all year-round!

A collection of Christmas items from various historical periods is also available to see in the German Christmas Museum, which is located in the same building as the Käthe Wohlfahrt's Christmas Village. Here you can admire some rare Christmas decorations, advent calendars, Christmas postcards, nutcrackers and nativity scenes. The Christmas Museum is a great place to discover the true secrets of Christmas, for example, have you ever wondered where Farther Christmas really comes from? The entrance to the museum is inside the Christmas Village shop, where yuletide goods are on sale all year round.

Christmas Village

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