Idar Oberstein - far more than simply gemstones

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Idar Oberstein - far more
than simply gemstones...
Forts & Castles - Gemstone Mines - Historic Buildings
Gemstone Adventure Worlds - Bus-Friendly Hotels
Leisure & Hospitality - Culinary & Culture - Home & Region
Extraordinary Days
in Idar-Oberstein
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Berghotel Kristall***Superior
The Berghotel is situated in a lovely, quiet hillside
location above Idar-Oberstein offering a magnificent
view of this gemstone “Mecca”.
Here under the “sign of the gemstones”, sophisticated
furnishings and comfortable surroundings await you in
all our rooms, from the Amethyst Room to the Kristall
Suite. Among our individually designed single and
double rooms, there is something to fulfil all your
wishes.
The hotel, originally opened in 1994, has 2 restaurants
and a pub with an adjacent terrace. Our lounge has
space for over 100 persons to relax and mingle. Bus
boarding and disembarking is possible directly in front
of the hotel and free bus parking spaces are on hand.
Parkhotel****
Your accommodation at the Parkhotel**** puts you
in the heart of the gemstone metropolis in rooms
featuring a classic elegance furnished with great
attention to detail.
Our small but “grand” hotel has been stylishly renovated
and regally furnished, and it features an enchanting
atmosphere housing 38 rooms and suites, a bistro,
restaurant, bar, smoker’s lounge and a ballroom for up
to 100 persons. Our restaurant will delight you with firstclass international dishes and specialities from the regional cuisine. A large range of select wines from respected
vintners and world-class cigars in the smoker’s lounge are
augmented by drinks and cocktails in the bar. Bus boarding and disembarking is possible directly in front of the
hotel and free bus parking spaces are on hand.
OPAL-Hotel***Superior
Welcome to the OPAL-Hotel ***Superior, housed in the
city’s renowned “Börsenhochhaus” landmark building.
86 comfortable rooms are located on floors 12 to 19
of the multi-storey Börsenhochhaus building and are
furnished with W-LAN, flat screen TV, direct-dial telephone, bathtub/shower, a hair dryer and a breathtaking
view of Idar. In the mornings, guests enjoy our wideranging breakfast buffet on the 19th floor, high above
the roofs of Idar-Oberstein.
The hotel opened its doors on May 1st, 2008, offering
the highest level of comfort and a perfect place to
relax with its elegant hotel bar. Bus boarding and
disembarking is possible directly in front of the hotel
and free bus parking spaces are on hand.
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On Tour in Idar-Oberstein
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Forts and castles, world-famous museums, incredible
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gemstone mines and gemstone cutting facilities along
with a broad range of sporting and recreational
activities await you in Idar-Oberstein.
Discover the secret of the legendary “Felsenkirche”,
a church hewn into the living rock, as well as Fort
Bosselstein and Oberstein Castle. Follow the path of
the jewels mined from the unique gemstone mines of
Steinkaulenberg to the historic Weiherschleife water
mill into the city’s fascinating museums. The German
Gemstone Museum and the Museum Idar-Oberstein
show visitors the world of gemstones in all its glory
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and wonder. Immerse yourself in the fantasy world of the
Edelstein-Erlebniswelt (‘gemstone adventure world’) and into the
mechanical age of chain and jewellery production at the Jakob
Bengel industrial monument.
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Idar-Oberstein is a city full of splendour and rare finds where
astonishing treasures are found wherever you look. The exploration
opportunities in Idar-Oberstein are virtually unlimited. We’ve
compiled a practical range of the top holiday offers for you and
your guests here in this brochure.
Come and experience it all.
www.idar-oberstein-touristinfo.de
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Dear Tour Bus Operators…
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All of the recommendations provided in this brochure are
package programme recommendations.
We will be happy to work with you in putting together a group travel programme
tailored to meet your needs and wishes. We can check on vacancies in each of
the operations at any time free of charge and make your bookings on your
behalf. Please don’t hesitate to contact us. We look forward to serving you.
Your Idar-Oberstein Tourist Information Team.
Contact us:
City of Idar-Oberstein
Tourist Information
Hauptstrasse 419
D-55743 Idar-Oberstein
Telephone+49 (0)67 81/56 39-0
Fax
+49 (0)67 81/56 39-10
E-Mail
[email protected]
Internet www.idar-oberstein-touristinfo.de
Business hours: 15.03. - 31.10.: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., Sun., holidays: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
1.11. - 14.03.: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Advent Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Guided Tours in Idar-Oberstein
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Description:
There is much to discover in Idar-Oberstein.
Our trained tour guides look forward to
informing you on all there is to know about
Idar-Oberstein’s history and gemstone trade
tradition. The following activities can be
included in your programme:
Old Quarter guided tour (30 min. – 60 min.)
City tour (45 min.)
Felsenkirche (60 min.)
Museum Idar-Oberstein (60 min.)
German Gemstone Museum (60 – 90 min.)
Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines (60 – 90 min.)
Historic Weiherschleife water mill (60 min.)
Jakob Bengel industrial monument(60 min.)
Edelstein-Erlebniswelt
(‘gemstone adventure world’) (45 min.)
Oberstein Castle (45 min.)
Kirchweg gemstone cutting operation (30 min.)
Peter Lind gemstone cutting operation (30 min.)
Services include:
Guided tours for groups
Duration: Variable depending on the choice of viewings, at least 2 hours.
Group size:
30 persons maximum per tour guide
Season: Year-round
Price per tour guide in Euros:
2 hrs. (min.) 45.00 / each additional hour 20.00
Foreign language tours: (Eng., French)
2 hrs. (min.) 55.00 / each additional hour 25.00
Plus admittance fees to the sights
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Searching for Treasure
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Description:
Today we take you through our three mines:
the Herrenberg slate quarry near Bundenbach,
the historic copper mine in Fischbach with
a visit to the stamping mill and the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines in Idar-Oberstein.
A lunch break in a country inn is planned,
where we look forward to serving you
regional specialities. (We reserve the right
to programme changes. Tour begins and
ends in Idar-Oberstein).
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Duration: Approximately 6 hours
Group size: At least 11 persons
Services include:
Tour guide throughout, admission into the
programme sights, country inn lunch. (Options
include “gefüllte Klösse” stuffed potato dumplings, “Schleffersch Gereeste” potato casserole or a “Schinderhannesplatte” coldcuts
platter). Shuttle bus upon request.
Season: April – October
Price per person in Euros:
11 – 24 persons: 30.00
From 25 persons: 28.00
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Description:
Your Old Quarter Day begins with a visit to the
famous “Felsenkirche” church hewn into the
living rock and a guided tour of the mineral and
jewellery collection at the Museum Idar-Oberstein. Lunch includes our favourite beech wood
fire roast dish. Refortified after lunch, you visit
the Jakob Bengel industrial monument in the
afternoon, the cradle of art deco jewellery.
Services include:
All-day guided tour. Admission into the
programme sights. Roast dinner with a
welcome beverage.
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Season: April – October
11 – 24 persons: 35.00
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Stopover in the Gemstone Metropolis
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Description:
Pick-up at the bus parking facilities by our tour
guide(s), followed by a climb of the 220 steps
of the “Felsenkirche”, a church hewn into the
living rock. Guided tour of the Felsenkirche:
The church features a natural agate cross, a
medieval winged altar and a viewing platform.
Afterwards enjoy a tour of the Idar-Oberstein
Museum for Minerals and Jewellery. You’ll be
fascinated by the museum’s Crystals Hall and
Fluorescence Cabinet. The programme ends
at the city’s historic marketplace after 2 hours.
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Services include:
Qualified guided tour (2 hours)
Admission to the Felsenkirche
Admission to the Idar-Oberstein Museum for
Minerals and Jewellery
Season:
March 15th – November 15th, daily
Price per person in Euros: 9,00
Made in Germany
Gemstones and Refined Cookware
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Description:
Arrival in the morning in Idar-Oberstein.
Today’s programme includes a stone cutting
demonstration at the historic Weiherschleife
water mill, where you can see the processing
methods of agate stone cutters from earlier
centuries demonstrated “live at the bench
grinder”. Midday sees a visit to the Fissler
Visitors Centre with a cooking presentation.
Innovative products “Made in Germany” meet
creative cooking ideas. A 3-course lunch is
included, and for a surcharge you can also
enjoy our traditional Idar-Obersteiner beech
wood fire roast at the “Zum Schwan”, located
directly opposite the Fissler Visitors Centre.
After lunch, you take a stroll through the
district of Idar’s pedestrian zone to the
German Gemstone Museum for an informative
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guided tour of the
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featuring more than 10,000 exhibits.
Services include:
Admission and stone cutting demonstration
at the historic Weiherschleife water mill;
admission and guided tour of the German
Gemstone Museum; cooking presentation
and 3-course menu at Fissler;
Upon request: Beech wood fire roast
Group size: At least 20 pers., max. 50 pers.
Season:
15th March – 15th November, Mon. – Sat.
Price per person in Euros: 18.00
Roast surcharge: 12.00
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Visit the German Gemstone Museum
the city district of Idar in the morning. This
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people to 500 years of precious gem history
playful, entertaining way. Upon request, the kids
can try their hands at jewellery design linking
ornamental chains or laying mosaics.
Afterwards there is a return drive to the Oberstein district with a delicious kid’s menu lunch at
Oberstein’s historic marketplace.
In the afternoon the “Edelstein Erlebniswelt”
(‘Gemstone Adventure World’) is on the agenda.
This imaginative, mystical fantasy setting of precious gems and minerals is a big hit with young
and old alike.
Try out the small prospecting field for a small
surcharge!
Services include:
Admission to the German Gemstone Museum
incl. rallye. Admission to the Edelstein Erlebniswelt. Lunch incl. 1 soft drink in Oberstein
Optional: German Gemstone Museum
children’s workshop
Season: Year-round, daily except Sundays
Through age 14: 13.00 (with cellar vault: 15.50)
Age 15 upwards: 14.00 (with cellar vault: 16.50)
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The Way of the Gemstones
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Description:
Experience the origins of the gemstone industry
in a guided tour of the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines, followed by a visit to the historic
Weiherschleife water mill. There you will see
the processing methods of agate stone cutters
from earlier centuries demonstrated “live at
the bench grinder”. Lunch includes a traditional
roast dinner with a welcome beverage.
Afterwards you visit the fascinating exhibitions
in the German Gemstone Museum, followed
by sufficient time for a casual stroll through the
Old Quarter in Oberstein (also available for
booking for wheelchair-bound guests).
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Duration:
Approximately 6 hours, start possible at 9 a.m.
Season: Year-round
Services include:
Tour guide throughout the tour. Admission
to the sights, roast dinner with welcome
beverage. Shuttle bus upon request possible.
11 – 24 persons: 34.00
Cooking Presentation Tour
of the Fissler Visitors Centre
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Cooking
Description:
You visit an informative and diversified cooking
presentation tour covering a variety of topics
such as pressure cookers, pans, woks or
roasters.
Afterwards you can enjoy the affordable
shopping opportunities available in the Fissler
Shop. Lunch includes a soup, entrée, dessert
and a beverage.
Services include:
Practical cooking presentation on a variety of
subjects, affordable shopping at the Fissler
Shop and lunch (3-course menu including
beverage).
Season: Year-round, Monday – Saturday,
time can be arranged
Price per person in Euros: 7.50
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Refined & Ingenious
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Description:
wonderful
A culinary wine-tasting session in a wonderful
setting shows you the two earthly treasures of
gemstones and wines, offering a genuine treat
for the eyes, nose, taste buds and the soul.
The wine-tasting session is a very special,
unequalled event. The German Gemstone
Museum opens its doors exclusively for you
for a guided tour of its unique exhibits accompanied by quality wines from the local area.
Services include:
2 simultaneously guided tours (Wine & Gemstones) of the gemstone museum. Admittance
fee into the German Gemstone Museum and
wine-tasting session with 6 quality wines from
the local region including culinary delights
accompanying each wine.
Season: Daily from 6 p.m. or as arranged
35.00 (including hors d’oevres with the wines)
27.50 (including a selection of breads
with the wines)
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Fire – Flame – Fine Food
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you to the special regional culinary
of the gemstone cutters, the Idar-Obersteiner
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beech wood fire roast.
Friday:
Arrival in the early afternoon in Idar-Oberstein.
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After you have moved into your rooms, you
are formally welcomed by the Parkhotel team.
Dinner awaits you at 8.00 p.m., where you are
served ribs and smoked pork directly from the
beech wood fire with farmer’s bread, butter
and onions. Enjoy the rest of the evening dancing in the Parkhotel’s lounge or with a refreshing beer on tap in Bistro Classico.
Sunday:
The breakfast buffet is ready for you from 6.30
a.m. Around 10.00 a.m. the German Gemstone
Museum awaits for you a visit. An informative
guided tour reveals the magic of the gemstone
world to you. Upon request, your journey
home can also take in a visit to the Niedernhausen Böckelheim Castle estate, where you
will be welcomed with a sparkling wine reception, a wine-tasting session and a tour of the
wine cellar.
Saturday:
After enjoying the generous breakfast buffet,
today you will explore the German Gemstone
Route, including a viewing of a gemstone cutting operation where you can admire the cutters at work. The afternoon programme ends
with a guided tour of the historic city centre of
Oberstein at the foot of the “Felsenkirche”, the
famous church hewn into the living rock. The
tour includes plenty of opportunities to browse
through the numerous gemstone shops.
From 8.00 p.m. onwards, your “Roast Luxury
Meal” awaits you with lamb, breast of duck,
roast beef and pork filet to tickle your taste
buds, topped off by a 21-year old pomace
brandy.
Services include:
2 overnight stays with breakfast at the
****Parkhotel Idar-Oberstein; 2 dinners;
admission to the German Gemstone
Museum including a guided tour.
Remarks:
The viewings and museum visits are only
possible with your own bus transportation
arrangements.
Season: Year-round, Friday – Sunday
Price per person in Euros
In a double room: 160.00
In a single room: 195.00
Wine-tasting session surcharge
of 15.00 per person
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Romans, Gemstones
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Description:
1st day: Arrival in Idar-Oberstein and occupancy
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of the rooms. Reception by the local tour guide
with a welcome cocktail and a presentation of
the programme for the upcoming days. Dine on
traditional Idar-Obersteiner beech wood fire
roast. The evening’s torch-guided tour through
the romantic Old Quarter below the “Felsenkirelsenkiirche”, a church hewn into the living rock,
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introduces you to our gemstone city.
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2 overnight stays at the hotel of your choice;
generous breakfast buffet; dinner at the hotel
or roast dinner; torch-guided tour; admission
and guided tour of the German Gemstone
Museum; 2-hour guided tour of Trier;
Mosel ship excursion; vintner vesper with
wine-tasting session; organisational fees;
complete travel documentation
2nd day: Generous breakfast buffet. Excursion
to Trier with our tour guide. City tour in Trier:
Porta Nigra, Dreikönigshaus (‘house of the three
kings’), main market, the dome and the imperial
baths. Lunch on your own. Progress along the
Mosel River to Bernkastel-Kues. Ship excursion
on the Mosel to Traben-Trarbach. Vintner vesper
at a Mosel vineyard with a wine-tasting session.
Free time. Return drive via the picturesque
Hunsrück to Idar-Oberstein. Half-board dinner
at the hotel.
Season: 15th March – 15th November
3rd day: Generous breakfast buffet. Check-out.
The German Gemstone Museum awaits you in
the morning for an informative guided tour of the
expansive gemstone exhibition (approximately
10,000 exhibits). Journey home.
In a double room 169.00
In a single room 199.00
A Strong Team Idar-Oberstein meets Bad Sobernheim
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Description:
1st day: Arrival in Idar-Oberstein. Occupancy
of the hotel rooms. Dinner featuring traditional
Idar-Obersteiner beech wood fire roast on the
roof terrace at Hotel Schlossschenke. Enjoy our
traditional delicacy with a fresh beer and a
wonderful view of the Old Quarter.
2nd day: Generous breakfast buffet. Drive along
the Nahe River to Bad Sobernheim. Hike along
Germany’s longest barefoot trail, and don’t
forget a towel and a change of clothes! The
Tullius vineyard will pick you up with classic old
tractors directly at the end of the trail, where you
will be driven through the vineyard and enjoy the
corresponding wines, as well as a snack and a
guided tour of the vineyard’s wine cellar. Return
drive to Idar-Oberstein. Free time in Oberstein’s
Old Quarter. Half-board dinner at the hotel.
3rd day: Generous breakfast buffet.
Check-out at the hotel. Drive to the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mine, where you will descend
along a nature trail to the entrance of the mine.
Guided tour underground along the mine’s
upper tunnels. Journey home.
Services include:
2 overnight stays at the Opal hotel***S;
generous breakfast buffet; dinner in the hotel
or roast dinner; admission to barefoot trail;
visit to the Tullius vineyard; admission & guided
tour of the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mine;
organisational fees; complete travel
documentation; NO TOUR GUIDE
Group size: At least 25 persons,
maximum of 40 persons
Season: 15th March – 15th November,
arrival possible every day
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Two Sparkling Days
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Description:
1st day: Arrival in Idar-Oberstein. Reception by
the tour guide at the Opal Hotel followed by a
guided tour of the Steinkaulenberg gemstone
mines and a visit to the historic Weiherschleife
water mill with a demonstration. Dinner and
relaxation.
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2nd day: Option of a guided tour of the Museum
Idar-Oberstein or of the German Gemstone
Museum. Afterwards a viewing of the “FelsenServices include:
kirche”, a church hewn into the living rock,
1 overnight stay with breakfast at the Opal
followed by a traditional roast dinner.
Hotel***S (room with shower/WC, TV, radio,
telephone); local tour guide; admittance fees
to the programme sights; 1 dinner; 1 roast
dinner. The right to changes in the programme
is reserved. Own bus required.
From 20 upwards pers. in a double room 79.00
From 20 upwards pers. in a single room 99.00
Gemstone Fascination
in Idar-Oberstein
Gemstone
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Description:
1st day: Arrival in Idar-Oberstein. Reception
ception
by the tour guide in the Opal Hotel. Welcome
cocktail. Relaxed socialising at the hotel.
2nd day: Viewing of the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mine and the historic Weiherschleife water
mill. Traditional roast meal for lunch followed by
a guided tour of the German Gemstone Museum or the Museum Idar-Oberstein and the
“Felsenkirche”, a church hewn into the living
rock. Dinner with the group.
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3rd day: Today is yours to spend as you please.
Upon request, we will be happy to organise a
guided tour of the 19th century Jakob Bengel
chain and jewellery factory.
Services include:
2 overnight stays with breakfast at the Opal
Hotel (room with shower/WC, TV, radio, telephone); local tour guide; admittance fees into the
programme sights; 2 dinners; 1 roast dinner. The
right to changes in the programme
is reserved. Own bus required.
Arrival possible every day.
From 20 upwards pers. in a double room 119.00
From 20 upwards pers. in a single room 139.00
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Adventure Tour in the
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Land of the
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1st day:
Arrival of the guests in Idar-Oberstein.
Occupancy of the rooms at the Opal Hotel.
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Reception by the local tour guide with a
welcome beverage. Presentation of the
programme for the upcoming days.
Half-board dinner at the hotel.
2nd day:
Generous breakfast buffet. Drive to the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines. Underground
guided tour along the agate mine’s upper
tunnels followed by a cutting demonstration
in the last agate cutting facility on the Idarbach
creek preserved in its original state. Possibility
to eat lunch at the Weiherschleife water mill
restaurant. In the afternoon you visit the Old
Quarter of Oberstein, including visits to the
Museum Idar-Oberstein for Minerals and
Jewellery and the “Felsenkirche”, a church
hewn into the living rock. Half-board dinner
in the evening includes traditional IdarObersteiner beech wood fire roast with
Hunsrücker farmer’s bread.
4th day:
Informative guided tour in the morning of
the Jakob Bengel industrial monument in the
city district of Oberstein, where the cradle of
jewellery production is presented to you in an
impressive fashion. Lunch on your own in the
Old Quarter of Oberstein. The afternoon is
yours to spend as you please. Browse
through the numerous gemstone shops or
visit the “Kirchwegschleife” for a gemstone
cutting demonstration.
5th day:
Generous breakfast buffet.
Check-out and journey home.
3rdd day:
Generous breakfast buffet. All-day excursion
with our tour guide along the German Gemstone Route. Guided tour of the copper mine
in Fischbach. City tour through Herrstein,
where highway robber Schinderhannes was
once imprisoned. Lunch on your own, perhaps
at Café Zehntscheune, for example. Afternoon
visit to Wildenburg where the wildlife pen,
viewing tower with a magnificent view of the
Hunsrück and the forest adventure trail offer
something for everyone. Half-board dinner at
the hotel.
Services include:
4 overnight stays at the Opal Hotel***S;
generous breakfast buffet; 4 dinners at the
hotel or roast dinners; qualified tour guide on
days 2 and 3; admittance fees according
to the programme; organisational fees;
complete travel documentation
Arrival possible every day
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1st day: Arrival of the guests in Idar-Oberstein..
Occupancy of the rooms at the Opal Hotel.
Reception by the local tour guide with a
welcome cocktail and a presentation of the
programme for the upcoming days followed
by a group dinner in the hotel or in a restaurant
of your choice. Relaxing end to the evening.
2nd day: Generous breakfast buffet. Pick-up by
the tour guide and drive to the Steinkaulenberg
gemstone mining facility, the only one of its type
in Europe. Guided tour underground followed by
a demonstration of the cutting technique at the
historic Weiherschleife water mill. Lunch at your
own expense at the Weiherschleife water mill
restaurant. After lunch, you are driven to Oberstein for a visit to the Museum Idar-Oberstein
for Minerals and Jewellery, featuring enormous
crystals, a fluorescence cabinet and interesting
relics from the city’s history. The city’s landmark,
the “Felsenkirche”, a church hewn into the living
rock, can still be viewed in the afternoon, where
you can climb its 220 steps. In the evening, we
serve you a traditional Idar-Obersteiner open
beech wood fire roast as part of the half-board
accommodation. Enjoy!
3rd day: Generous breakfast buffet. Today you
go on an all-day excursion with our tour guide
along the German Gemstone Route. Underground guided tour of the Fischbach copper
mine, a stroll through the historic city centre
of Herrstein, where legendary highway robber
Schinderhannes was once imprisoned.
Opportunity to visit the historic “Zehntscheune”
for a midday snack. Afternoon visit to “Wildenburg” featuring a wildlife pen, viewing tower
and a forest adventure trail. Half-board dinner
in the hotel.
4th day: Generous breakfast buffet. At 10:00
a.m., you are driven along the Nahe Wine
Route to Sommerloch. Mr. Eckes from the local
vineyard serves you a delicious vintner’s roast
lunch followed by a tour of the vineyard (weather-dependent) with commentary by the vintner
for the wine-tasting session. In the afternoon
there is a rustic coffee break in the wine cellar.
The rest of the day is yours to spend as you
please.
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you’re off on an excursion on the Mosel River.
The picturesque village of Bernkastel-Kues is
an irresistible place for a stroll through its
quaint, narrow alleyways. Afterwards there is a
ship excursion on the Mosel to Traben-Trarbach with a passage through the boat locks,
followed by a chance to get some lunch and
enjoy a little free time. Return drive via the
enchanting Hunsrück to Idar-Oberstein.
Half-board dinner in the hotel.
6th day: Generous breakfast buffet. the Jakob
Bengel industrial monument, the cradle of
costume jewellery, opens its gates for you
today. 2-hour guided tour through the machinery line and the production facilities. Special
art deco jewellery is only produced in small
quantities today. Opportunity for lunch in
Oberstein’s historic Old Quarter. The German
Gemstone Museum awaits you this afternoon
for an informative guided tour of its extensive
gemstone exhibition (approximately 10,000
exhibits). Half-board dinner at the hotel.
7th day: Breakfast buffet. Check-out.
Services include:
6 overnight stays at the Opal-Hotel ***S;
generous breakfast buffet; 5 dinners at the
hotel or roast/vintner roast dinners; qualified
tour guide all day on 2nd and 3rd days;
admittance fees to the sights according to
the programme; Nahe Wine Route excursion
with wine-tasting session; ship excursion from
Bernkastel to Traben-Trarbach; organisational
fees; complete travel documentation
Arrival possible every day
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Vinous Weekend at the
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1st day:
Arrival in Idar-Oberstein in the early afternoon
at the Berghotel Kristall, wonderfully situated
above the Idar city district.
Reception with a cocktail from Ms. Stauch,
the hotel’s director. Enjoy the comfortable
and individually furnished atmosphere of the
rooms, each of which bears the name of
a gemstone.
2.00 p.m.: Pick-up by the local tour guide and
start of the city tour with commentary on its
history, its gemstone industry and its sights.
1st stop is the underground guided tour of the
Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines, where you
can see how the gemstones originate and
grow.
2nd stop is the historic Weiherschleife water
mill with a multimedia show and a demonstration of the traditional processing techniques.
2nd day:
Generous breakfast buffet. Take advantage of
the remaining time before departure for a stroll
through the lively pedestrian zone with its
array of gemstone shops and boutiques, and
explore the Old Quarter against the backdrop
of Oberstein Castle and the “Felsenkirche”,
a church hewn into the living rock.
Services include:
1 overnight stay including breakfast buffet;
3-course seasonal menu and wine seminar
presented by “Weinstein” at the Berghotel
Kristall; admission to the Steinkaulenberg
gemstone mines and the historic Weiherschleife water mill; qualified tour guide.
Return drive to the Berghotel Kristall and time
to freshen up. Let the Berghotel team pamper
you this evening. The kitchen treats you to a
3-course dinner menu. After dinner, “Weinstein” presents a range of regional wines to
you. Wine expert Dietmar Schuch is full of
tips and information on fine wines during the
2-hour seminar, serving you 8 - 10 samples.
Relax and enjoy the end of the evening.
Season: Can be booked for the period
from 15th March – 15th November
In a double room 99.00
Single room surcharge 20.50
Layout & Design Juli 2011: Küffmann & Partner GmbH, Tel.: +49 (0)21 61/9 95 95-0, [email protected], www.kueffmann-partner.de
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Idar Oberstein - far more than simply gemstones

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