It`s all about diversitiy
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It`s all about diversitiy
It’s all about diversitiy Offers for groups, associations, families and companies 2008 p! r Ou Ti Gera – The city of Otto Dix Otto Dix in Gera TOURIST Gera Tourismus e.V. INFORMATION G et to know the country and its inhabitants, try original Thuringian cuisine, have a great time in East- Thuringia – theses are just a few things Gera, the city of Otto Dix, offers to its guests. Gera, the second largest town in the Free State Thuringia is situated on the banks of the river “Weiße Elster” among an attractive hilly landscape. During a tour through the former Ruthenian Residence of the Princes of Reuss Younger Line, guests who are interested in arts and culture will discover villas built in the end of the 19th century – the years of rapid industrial extension in Germany, or the birth house of the famous painter and graphic artist Otto Dix who is the most popular son of the town. The theatre with its long tradition, the culture and congress centre and four museums provide a life full of diversity and culture. A further special attraction is to be found 11 m deep under the Museum of Natural History: the Caves of Gera. This is a labyrinth of passages and nooks which was used for storing beer in the 16th to 18th century. We collected some attractive tours for you in this brochure. It is your choice to discover Gera either by foot or by comfortable coaches. We would be happy to organize guided tours for groups, associations, families or companies at the date and time desired by you. We exclusively place qualified guides. Tours in foreign languages are offered as requested. Heinrichstraße 35 07545 Gera/Germany Phone: +49 365 8304480 Fax: +49 365 8304481 www.gera-tourismus.de Information Tickets Reservation of accommodation Guided Tours, trips Placing of coaches Souvenir shop Operating hours: Mon–Fri 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact for guided tours Karin Schumann Phone: +49 365 8304484 [email protected] Ralf Ruhmer Phone: +49 365 8304494 [email protected] w ie v re P 9 »Railworld« 0 Gera 0 2 “Railworld” is going to be an experience-, information- and business park with indoor and outdoor sections where the whole world of railway with its single facets and sections will get a new centre and platform for all fans and professionals of the rail business. www.railworld-gera.de panorama from the town hall tower Saturday, Sunday, public holidays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 1€/person Dark beer Tour 2 hours Salami self-made Y 2 hours The system of caves, the so-called “Höhler”, presents a speciality in the cultural history of Gera. In the 17th and 18th centuries, about 230 caves (subterranean cellars) were constructed by miners for the storage of beer. Strung together, they make a passageway of more than 9 km. Join us on a trip into the past and learn interesting things about Gera `s “underground” and about the famous “Köstritzer” dark beer. In doing so, some brewing secrets can be disclosed… Highlight: you will produce your own salami (sausage). Services: Services: short guided tour including visit of the “Höhler” “dark beer lunch” information about brewing Duration: 2 hours Price: 15-20 persons 9.50€/person. 21-25 persons 8.50€/person 26 and more 8.00€/person Minimum: 15 participants Visit of the oldest manufacturing company of salami in the new federal states of Germany, near Gera Tasting of different salamis Sale of “Kraftsdorfer Salami” Duration: 2 hours Price: 11.00€/person Minimum: 15 participants Guided sightseeing tour Y Joining a guided tour by coach you will discover our more than 1000 year old town. Duration 1,0 hour 1,5 hours 2,0 hours 3,0 hours price/group 60 € 80 € 95 € 120 € Accompanying guide Duration Half a day max. 5,0 hours Day trip max. 9,0 hours price/group 135 € 160 € Otto Dix in Gera Guides city walk Discover Gera by joining a walk through the historic city centre. You will get to know interesting facts about the history, important persons and sights of Gera, for example about the underground “Caves” of Gera, the church St. Saviours’, the old market place and persons such as Heinrich Posthumus Reuß or Otto Dix. Otto Dix was one of the most important German painters in the first half of the 20th century. He is the most popular artist of Gera and its citizen of honour. While walking through Gera-Untermhaus you get to know interesting facts about the life during the times of the Princes Reuß, younger line and their economic, cultural and architectural impacts on Gera. Services: 1 hour city-sightseeing tour/ 1 hour city walk Price: up to 35 persons 95€/group up to 49 persons 125€/group Maximum: 49 persons Price: up to 35 persons according to the prices for a city tour by coach More than 35 persons: group is divided into 2 separate groups: Prices for a city tour by coach plus 30€/hour/group Parks, Villas and their gardens 2 hours „I get either notorious … or famous“ Quotation of Otto Dix (*02.12.1891 in Gera, † 25.07.1969 in Singen) Combined guided city tour 2 hours Around 1900, Gera was one of the 10 richest cities in Germany. In the heyday industry, wealthy factory owners and traders had built their splendid villas. On our tour, you will enjoy the architectural variety of Gera` s villas, their gardens and the parks from the Federal Garden Show BUGA 2007. Market place with Rennaissance Town Hall “Hofwiesenpark” with view to the church St. Mary Services: small tour through the city including a guided tour either in the Otto-Dix-House or in the Orangery walk to the dungeon of the Castle Osterstein and have a fantastic view over Gera Guided tour along streets of reconstructed villas a) visit of the Kitchen Garden, the “Hofwiesenpark”, park of Villa Jahr b) visit of the villa “Haus Schulenburg” built by Henry van de Velde, guided tour included Duration: 2 hours Price: 15-20 persons 9.50€/person 21-25 persons 8.50€/persons 26 persons and more 8.00€/persons Minimum: 15 participants Duration: 1 hour tour (by coach)/1 hour walk Price: up to 35 pers. 95.00€/group up to 49 pers. 125.00€/gr. additional 7€ entrance fee/person as direct payer In the Otto Dix – House at the Mohrenplatz Dark beer tour Lots of different activities in Gera and surrounding areas Adventures in the municipal forest of Gera A special adventure in the forest of Gera with Georg Kresse – the Robin Hood of the Thuringian Vogtland Info: Verein der Heimat-, Nature- und Wanderfreunde Vogtland-Ferienland e. V. (Association of friends of home, nature and walking) Phone: +49 170 8147375 Historic Tram Round trips by plane City tour with the Historic Tram of Gera; a railcar from 1905, 1928 or 1955 Flights over Gera and Ronneburg with the biggest operating biplane of the world – the AN - 2 Geraer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (Public Transportation company, Gera) Phone: +49 365 7390311 Ostthüringer Fallschirmsportclub Gera e. V. (EastThuringian Parachute Sports Club Gera) Phone: +49 365 42091124 Guided tour of the Theatre Nordic Walking Raft trip Trip on a historical raft along the Leubatalsperre Info: Verein der Heimat-, Nature- und Wanderfreunde Vogtland-Ferienland e. V. (Association of friends of home, nature and walking) Phone: +49 170 8147375 Gera Tourismus e.V. (Gera Tourism) Phone: +49 365 8304484 PartyTram Have a party in an operating tram! Drinks and snacks can be available on demand. The theatre near the Kitchen Garden was built according to drafts of Heinrich Seeling in 1902. It accommodates a concert hall (with a big Sauer-organ) and a theatre hall under one roof. The theatre was completely restored in preparation for the Federal Garden Show BUGA 2007. Theater und Philharmonie Thüringen (Theatre and Philharmonics of Thuringia) Phone: +49 365 8279242 Weißbach Gastronomie (“Weißbach“ Gastronomy ) Phone: +49 365 5528069 Shooting of clay pigeons, muzzleloader or western style shooting Train your speed and your capacity of reaction under professional instructions on a licensed shooting area in the Vogtland of Thuringia. Golf Takes place in the Golf course Burkersdorf, 15 km away from Gera. There is a 12- hole competition area with bounteously laid out Driving Range and training space on about 90 ha. Planned extension: 18 holes Golfpark Burkersdorf Phone: +49 36603 61610 Biking Go on a trip by bike on the cycling path „Thüringer Städtekette“ from Altenburg, over Gera, Jena, Weimar, Erfurt, Gotha to Eisenach (240 km in total). Gera Tourismus e. V. (Gera Tourism) Phone: +49 365 8304480 Verein der Heimat-, Natureund Wanderfreunde VogtlandFerienland e. V. (Association of friends of home, nature and walking) Phone: +49 170 8147375 Hiking and walking Walking on the “Talsperrenweg Zeulenroda” (dam- path of Zeulenroda), about 25 km length Thüringer Vogtland Tourismus e. V. (Thuringian Vogtand Tourism) Phone: +49 36628 82441 From the former mining region to a prospering landscape Stories of a night-watchman 1,5 hours Join an evening walk with the city’s night watchman and listen to his stories and anecdotes in our homelanguage “Gersch”. If you have always wanted to know who is haunting where in Gera, who is responsible for the big fire in 1780 and who really is the man with whom the lion on the old market place is fighting you must join the walk. Duration: 1.5 hours Price: 15-20 persons 6.00€/person 21-25 persons 5.50€/person 26 persons and more 5.00€/person Minimum: 15 participants Y 2 hours Experience a trip to the restored mining area Ronneburg a) guided tour of mining museum Ronneburg and shaft 407 b) guided tour through the “New Landscape Ronneburg” including Wismut-exhibition “Object 90” Duration: 2 hours Price: 9.50€/person Minimum: 15 participants Kletterturm y Darips t Y Services: guided tours Thuringia Duration: 9 hours Price: 160€/group Fairy grottos of Saalfeld, mountain railway of Oberweißbach, colour glassworks in Lauscha, the porcelain (China) manufacture in Sitzendorf Museums/ Snacks for direct payers Mysterious underworld of Gera 2 hours Tour around the caves of Gera: small guided city tour including a visit of the Museum of the Caves (“Höhlermuseum”) – minerals and historical caves “Höhler”. Duration: 2 hours Price: 15-20 persons 8.50€/person 21-25 persons 8.00€/person 26 persons and more 7.00 €/person Minimum: 15 participants Town Hall (Stories) 2 hours Heinrich Krause, a representative of the town from 1837, will take you to a trip into the past; to the historical every-day-life of the former residential town and capital Gera. Duration: 2 hours Price: 10-15 persons 9.00€/person 16-26 persons 8.50€/persons Minimum: 10 participants Bridge »Drachenschwanzbrücke« The Erzgebirge Mountains (Ore Mountains) Daetz Centre in Lichtenstein, Bridge of Göltzschtal, lace factory in Plauen, mining and Adam Ries city Annaberg Fairy grottes of Saalfeld Burgenland Cathedral of Naumburg, Castles of Dornburg, Castle Kochberg, Leuchtenburg/ Kahla, cloisters ruin Paulinzella Bridge of Göltzschtal The Europaen Henry van de Velde-Route Join an architectural expedition from Gera to Weimar or Chemnitz “Between Habsburg and Preuß there is enough space for a Reuß…” History and stories about the Princes of Reuß, older and younger line; between the cities Bad Köstritz, Gera and Bad Lobenstein Elstertal Haus Schulenburg The factory owner Paul Schulenburg of Gera assigned Henry van de Velde to build a country home in 1913. Today, Haus Schulenburg is probably the only completely preserved villa in the style of Jugendstil from the Belgian architect. The main and adjoining building with gateway and coach house, yards and interior are reconstructed after original schemes. The garden of about 3,500 m2 is presented in the original way of 1919. This fabricant’s villa accommodates a centre for exhibitions and events for about 60 persons, a private museum containing the worlds’ second largest collection of book decoration of Henry van de Velde, drafts, textiles, furniture of the artist and a cafeteria. Otto Dix Haus Opening hours: On demand/agreement Entrance fee: villa: 4.00€/person Garden: 3.00€/person Straße des Friedens 120, 07548 Gera Phone: +49 365 826 41 41 Fax: +49 365 826 41 31 [email protected] www.haus-schulenburg-gera.de In this house which is situated directly next to the church St. Mary Otto Dix was born in 1891. In honour of his 100th anniversary the house was opened as a museum. The visitor can walk along a gallery with paintings from all working periods of Otto Dix and have a look at the exhibition showing the household of a worker’s family at the beginning of the 20th century, including information material about the artist’s life and work. The extensive collection contains for instance one of his most important works – “The Holy Christopherus”. Orangerie 1729-1732 built as a semicircular baroque complex in Gera’s “Kitchen Garden” It served as military hospital, a stable, barracks, a gym and finally housed the Gera Art Association. The Orangery has been the home of the Gera Art Collection since 1972. It is now a presentation hall for permanent and changing exhibitions, paintings and sculpturing of the 16th-20th century. Opening hours: Tue 1 p.m.–8 p.m. Wed–Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat/Sun/holiday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Opening hours: Tue 1 p.m.–8 p.m. Wed- Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat/Sun/holiday 11 a.m –6 p.m. Entrance fee: 3.00€ (adults); 2.00€(reduced) 2.00€/person (groups 10 persons and more) Entrance fee: 3.00€(adults); 2.00€ (reduced) 2.00€/person (groups 10 persons and more) Kunstsammlung Gera/Otto Dix Haus, Morenplatz 4, 07548 Gera Phone: +49 365 8324927 Fax: +49 365 5514725 [email protected] www.kunstsammlung-gera.de Art Collection Gera/Orangery Orangerieplatz 1, 07548 Gera Tel.: 0049 365 8384250 Fax: 0049 365 8384255 [email protected] www.kunstsammlung-gera.de … We take you down – and deliver you to the light Museum in the cave “Höhler no. 188“ See the hidden cellars of Gera, used throughout the centuries to store beer. The second largest and with 11 m the deepest cave which was built at the beginning of the 18th century for storing beer is an extraordinary attraction of Gera. It is situated under the Museum for Natural History and accommodates the impressing exhibition “Minerals and Mining in the East- Thuringia” presenting approximately 700 minerals. Opening hours: Tue 1 p.m.–8 p.m. Wed–Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat/Sun/holiday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Entrance fee: 3.00€ (adults); 2.00€ (reduced); 2.00€/person (groups 10 persons and more) Nicolaiberg 3, 07545 Gera Phone: +49 365 52003 Fax: +49 365 52025 [email protected] Town Museum The town museum is located in the city centre. It was built as penitentiary and orphanage from 1724 to 1739. Between 1911 and 1913 an urban museum was established. Nowadays it contains one of the most meaningful historicocultural collections of Thuringia. Worth mentioning is not only the inventory concerning the history of the Princes of Reuß but also the evidences of Gera’s textile history, regional production of tin and porcelain and extensive photographic and graphic collections. The industrial history of Gera is of current thematic priority. Opening hours: Tue 01 p.m.–8 p.m. Wed–Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat/Sun/holiday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Museum for Natural History The Natural History Museum is located in the oldest preserved citizens' house of Gera within the town wall, the "Schreibersche House". Since 1984 a landscapeecological exhibition for the region of East Thuringia designed after modern point of views takes place in this building of high cultural heritage. The focus lies on geology, flora and fauna as well as on the usage and protection of this landscape. Opening hours: Opening hours: Tue 01 p.m.–8 p.m. Wed–Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat/Sun/holiday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Entrance fee: 3.00€ (adults); 2.00€ (reduced) 2.00€/person (groups 10 persons and more) Entrance fee: 3.00€ (adults); 2.00€ (reduced) 2.00€/person (groups 10 persons and more) Museumsplatz 1, 07545 Gera Phone: +49 365 8381470 Fax: +49 365 8381473 [email protected] Nicolaiberg 3, 07545 Gera Phone: +49 365 52003 Fax: +49 365 52025 [email protected] Historic caves “Höhler” Geithes Passage Phone : +49 365 55239954 On a guided tour through the historic caves called “Höhler” you will get information about their development and usage. “Höhler” in private ownership More than 20 caves located under the historic city centre have been restored under the control of the “Association for preservation of Gera’s caves”. Now they are used for exhibitions, gastronomy and guided tours. www.gera-hoehler.de Museum for applying art The museum for applying art contains a collection and presentation of the artistic business, photography, applying graphics and design. The "Bauhaus"-ceramics which are shown together with the pieces of arts of German and international Art deco in the permanent exhibition "Art deco & functionalism- applying art between the World Wars" are of high historic and cultural importance since 2002. Opening hours: Tue 1 p.m.–8 p.m. Wed–Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat/Sun/holiday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Entrance fee: 3.00€ (adults); 2.00€ (reduced) 2.00€/person (groups 10 persons and more) Greizer Straße 37, 07545 Gera Phone: +49 365 8381430 Fax: +49 365 8381432 [email protected] Gastronomy for Groups Restaurant Schloss Osterstein Public house “Rübezahl“ Restaurant with „knight room“, 110 seats Beer garden Regional, home-style cooking, 110 seats, Beer garden 07548 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 8321231 Fax: 0365 8321232 Friedrich-Naumann-Platz 3, 07548 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 8001540 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 5528071 Opening hours: daily from 11 a.m. Tue closed Jan./Feb. on demand Opening hours: Sat 4 p.m.–1 a.m. Sun–Fri 11.30 a.m.–1 a.m. Pub Gummistiefel Novotel Gera Public house “Heinrichsbrücke“ Original Thuringian delicacy Berliner Straße 38, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 43440 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 4344100 Opening hours: on demand from 50 persons minimum Home-style Thuringian cooking, plain fare, 120 seats at restaurant, separate rooms à 30, 60 and 100 seats Heinrichstraße 49, 07548 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 810021 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 8004770 Thuringian and International cuisine, 85 seats Opening hours: Tue–Thu 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Fri–Sat 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Sun/holiday 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and on demand Schloßstrasse 1, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 5524689 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 2147336 Restaurant Grünspecht Bistro Ambiente Opening hours: daily from 9.30 a.m. New, creative cuisine, exotic meals, 70 seats at restaurant, 70 seats on terrace Café Sternberger Pfortener Str. 13, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 7118867 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 7315058 Coffee and confectionery, 80 seats Restaurant Piazzetta Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Gera International and Thuringian cuisine, 135 seats at restaurant, 50 seats on terrace, Beer garden Gutenbergstraße 8, 07548 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 25851 Fax: + 40 (0) 365 8009439 Opening hours: Tue–Sun from 5.30 p.m. and on demand Gutenbergstraße 2a, 07548 Gera Phone: +49 (0) 365 2 90 90 Fax: +49 (0) 365 2 90 91 00 Opening hours: Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–6 p.m. and on demand Paulaner Keller Gera Opening hours: daily from 12 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. and on demand Bavarian, Thuringian and International cuisine, 120 seats, Beer garden Restaurant Zwergschlösschen The Hostelry The Royal Inn Regent Gera Nostalgic flair, German and regional cuisine, 110 seats at restaurant, 40 seats at summer terrace Schülerstraße 22, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 91810 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 9181100 Clara-Zetkin-Straße 14, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 200127 Fax: + 49 (0) 3365 2147336 Opening times: Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–1 a.m. Sun/holiday 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Opening hours: daily from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.r Public house “Zum Höhler” Thuringian delicacy, 32 seats at restaurant, 16 seats at saloon, 40 seats at meeting room, up to 150 seats at hall with stage, 35 seats in Beer garden Original Thuringian cuisine, Beer garden, 60 seats indoor, 30 seats outdoor Laasener Straße 108, 07546 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 8372395 Steinweg 18/20, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 5514080 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 5514080 Opening hours: Mon–Fri 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Sat 7 a.m.–12 p.m. Sun 7 a.m.–3 p.m. and on demand Spezialitäten Restaurant Royal French cuisine and original Thuringian specialties, 800 different vines from 25 countries, summer terrace Summer terrace, 26 seats at restaurant, 1 room for 18 persons, saloon for 7-8 persons Sorge Nr. 19, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 5 13 74 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 5 19 01 Opening times: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sun on demand Restaurant li_be Public House “Klimperkasten” Mediterranean, seasonal cuisine, 40 seats at restaurant, 20 seats in Beer garden Home-style German and American cuisine, piano music, 80 seats at restaurant, 40 seats at Beer garden Humboldtstraße 22, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 5519395 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 5519396 Friedrich-Engels-Straße 1, 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 8008089 Opening hours: Mon–Fri 11.30 a.m.–2 p.m. Mon–Sat 5.30 p.m.–11 p.m. and on demand Opening hours: daily 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Untermhäuser Straße 67/69, 07548 Gera Phone: +49 (0) 365 2 25 03 Fax: +49 (0) 365 5 30 79 Opening hours: daily from 11 a.m. Restaurant Am Galgenberg Opening hours: Mon closed Tue–Sat 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Sun 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Thuringian cuisine, seasonal delicacy, 2 rooms à 45 seats, 1 room with 15 seats, terrace tivoli1 Restaurant, bar, pub with live music, international cuisine, 60 seats at restaurant, 50 seats on terrace Tivolistraße 1, 07545 Gera Phone: +49 (0) 365 8 30 48 48 Fax: +49 (0) 365 7 37 26 16 Opening hours: Mon – Sat from 5 p.m. Hotels for Groups Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Gera **** Hotel Am Galgenberg *** Servicehotel Gewürzmühle***s Gutenbergstraße 2a 07548 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 29090 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 2909100 E-Mail: [email protected] www.marriott.com/zgacy Laasener Straße 108 07546 Gera Fon: + 49 (0) 365 8372677 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 8372616 E-Mail: [email protected] www.hotel-galgenberg.de Clara-Viebig-Straße 4 07545 Gera Fon: + 49 (0) 365 824330 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 8243344 E-Mail: [email protected] www.hotel-gewuerzmuehle-gera.de Group rates: at least 20 persons Group rates: at least 20 persons rooms price per person/ night including breakfast Group rates: at least 15 persons rooms price per person/ night including breakfast 39,00 € 31,00 € from 9,50 € from 19,00 € double rooms 165 from 22,00 € single supplement 9,00 € half board supplement 14,00 € full board supplement 28,00 € Free accommodation and board for busdrivers and guides: 1 for 20 paying, max. 3 single supplement 28 double rooms 21 half board supplement full board supplement Scholarships: 1 Novotel Gera **** Apart Hotel Gera Berliner Straße 38 07545 Gera Phone: + 49 (0) 365 4 34 40 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 4 34 41 00 E-Mail: [email protected] www.accor.com www.novotel.com Gruppenpreise ab 15 Personen Hofer Straße 12 07548 Gera Fon: + 49 (0) 365 82150 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 8215200 www.apart-hotel-gera.de Group rates: at least 20 persons rooms price per person/ night including breakfast Saison 1* 36,00 € Saison 2* 33,00 € Saison 3* 39,00 € single supplement 108 15,00 € half board supplement 16,00 € full board supplement 32,00 € 1 single room for bus driver or guide double room at least 16 persons paying, scholarships max. 1 double room double rooms 142 *Season 1 01.04.-30.06.08, 01.09.-31.10.08 *Season 2 01.07.-31.08.08, 01.11.-29.12.08, 02.01.-31.03.08 *Season 3 30.12.08-01.01.09 rooms price per person/ night including breakfast single supplement 36 from 32,90 € double rooms 31 from 21,50 € half board supplement from 10,50 € full board supplement from 19,90 € Scholarships: 1 for 25 persons paying rooms price per person/ night including breakfast single supplement 7 double rooms 21 half board supplement full board supplement Scholarships: 2 42,00-47,00 € 31,00-38,50 € 9,00 € 18,00 € The Royal Inn Regent Gera **** Schülerstraße 22 07545 Gera Fon: + 49 (0) 365 91810 Fax: + 49 (0) 365 9181100 E-Mail: [email protected] www.the-royal-inn.de Gruppenpreise ab 20 Personen rooms price per person/ night including breakfast double rooms 48 29,00 € single supplement 15,00 € half board supplement 14,00 € full board supplement 28,00 € Scholarships: Max.3, 1 for 20 persons paying Splendid Parks and Gardens Hofwiesenpark The “Hofwiesepark Gera” is the second exhibition area of the Federal Garden Show BUGA 2007, aside from the “New Landscape Ronneburg”. Located on the banks of the river “Weiße Elster” it offers on an area of 300,000 m2 for recreation and relaxation. Hofwiesenpark 2, 07545 Gera Kitchen Garden (Küchengarten) Dahlia Garden Gera Garden of the Villa Schulenburg The Kitchen Garden was originally used for providing the royal family who lived in the Castle Osterstein with herbs, vegetable and regional food. Between 1729 and 1732 it was redesigned into a park after French standard. At the same time the Orangery was built. In the 18th century the Kitchen Garden was used as an open-air-theatre. Opened 1st September 1928 the Dahlia Garden served as an exhibition space for famous breeders of Gera and Bad Köstritz. In the centre there is a fountain made by Thilo Schoder in the architectural style “Bauhaus”, 1930 called “The Dahlia”. The garden of about 3,500 m2 is presented in the original way of 1919 including typical plants. With the help of historical drafts of the architect Henry van de Velde the pergola, pavilions, fountain arrangement, bounteously laid out green and gardening spaces surrounded by hedges were restored. Strasse des Friedens 120, 07548 Gera Küchengartenallee, 07548 Gera Strasse des Friedens, 07548 Gera Zoo The Botanical Garden of the Natural History Museum On an area of 0.7 ha the garden shows the unique flora of East Thuringia en miniature in several parts such as: deciduous and coniferous forest, heath, moor, dry and wet grassland and gravel areas. This green oasis near the city centre is completed by a pond, a geological didactic board and the “Turmhaus”. Nicolaistrasse, 07545 Gera The little zoo built in 1962 is located in the middle of the forest of Gera, in the attractive “Martinsgrund”. On an area of 20 ha it accommodates more than 200 animals thereunder approximately 80 species of the northern hemisphere. Our young visitors are attracted by the petting zoo, the farm and little narrow-gauge railway. Am Martinsgrund, 07548 Gera Garden of the Villa Jahr This garden is a striking example for historico-cultural meaningful buildings of villas and their gardens in Gera. It serves as an evidence for the representative constructions of the upper classes in the 19th and 20th century. With the help of original photos the park and even the then existing bridge were rebuilt on the occasion of the Federal Garden Show BUGA 2007. Tschaikowskistrasse 39, 07548 Gera General Conditions of Business Dear Guest in Gera, With your booking, you have accepted the after-mentioned tour conditions for the after-mentioned services of Gera Tourismus e.V.: Thematic city tours, day-trips, guided tours, package tours. 1. Tour Contract 1.1. With his/her booking, the client offers the Gera Toursimus e.V. the conclusion of a binding tour contract. The booking should be made in writing or as a telefax. 1.2. The offer is binding on the client for 2 weeks. The tour contract only becomes binding on us when we have confirmed the booking and the tour price in writing. 1.3. In so far as the client makes a booking for additional participants, he/she is bound by the contract for his/her own booking as well as for that/those of the other participant(s); i.e. he/she is liable as the co-debtor, along with the other participant(s) booked by him/her, for the fulfilment of the contractual duties. 1.4. Should the content of the tour confirmation differ from the content of the booking, we shall draw the attention of the client to this fact expressly. We shall be bound for 10 days to this new offer. The contract arises on the basis of this new offer if the client informs us within 10 days of his acceptance, or accepts this offer by payment of a deposit on the total amount, or by an advance payment of the total amount. 3.6. Should individual tour services not be claimed by the client due to an early return journey or due to other cogent reasons, we shall endeavour to obtain a refund from the provider of the service, as far as the non-claimed services are not negligible, or as far as statutory or official ordinances do not stand in the way of a refund. Should our endeavours to obtain a refund of the expended costs be successful, we are entitled to demand the expenses incurred by us in so doing from the client, and are entitled to withhold an appropriate sum. 3.7. In the case of a delayed arrival, there is no entitlement to the complete performance of the service. In the case of thematic city tours or other tours, the guide shall wait for 1 hour. Should the group arrive more than 30 minutes later than agreed, the guide may demand a payment for waiting of 10 Euros or shorten the tour accordingly. In the case of a delay of more than 60 minutes, the tour shall be considered to have been cancelled. Cancellation costs in the amount of 25 Euros for each booked tour will be incurred. 4. Reduction for Children The age of the child/children at the commencement of the tour is decisive for a reduction in price for children. We are entitled to check the age of the child/children by means of identity documents. Should the stated age not correspond to the age given in the booking, we are entitled to raise the price for travel subsequently. If the contract is cancelled for this reason, we may demand an appropriate compensation for the services already performed or for the services which become necessary in order to bring the service to a conclusion. § 651 j BGB is supplementary to this stipulation. 7. Liability 7.1. Our contractual liablility for damages which do not constitute bodily damage, is limited to the threefold value of the tour price, in as far as damage to the client has not been caused willfully or through gross negligence, and in as far as we are liable for damage to the client which has been caused only by the fault of the provider of a service (§ 651 h BGB). The same applies to all claims of the client for damages against us due to impermissable action which was not performed willfully or through gross negligence. 7.2. We are not liable for a disturbance of the service in connection with services which have merely been negotiated as external services of others and which are stated in the tour description expressly to be services of others. 7.3. If international conventions or statutory ordinances based on such conventions apply to any of the tour services performed by our providers of services, according to which a claim for damages only arises or can only be made or is excluded under certain conditions or limitations, then our liability is limited or excluded accordingly (§ 651 h II BGB). 5. Cancellation/Rebooking by the Client 2. Payment 2.1. On conclusion of the tour contract, 25% of the total tour price is due for payment immediately. The remaining sum must have been paid, to the stated account, by 10 days before the commencement of the tour at the latest. On payment of the total amount, the tour documents will be sent to the client. 5.1. The client can withdraw from the contract at any time before commencement of the tour (§651 i BGB). For the purpose of evidence, we advise that the cancellation be made in writing, attaching all the tour documents to the declaration of cancellation. The cancellation is valid from the time of the receipt of the cancellation by us. 2.2. We are entitled to withhold the service entirely and to demand compensation from the client for non-fulfilment of the tour contract, if the client is in arrears with the payment of the tour price and the client has been given prior notice in writing by us of the withholding of service. 5.2. In the case of the cancellation of the contract, we may demand an appropriate compensation for the tour arrangements already made and for our expenses. Depending on the date of the receipt of the cancellation, the following flate-rate percentages of the tour price are agreed as compensation: 2.3. Charges for cancellation, processing and rebooking are due immediately. 28-21 days before commencement of tour 20-11 days before commencement of tour 10- 2 days before commencement of tour 1 day either before commencement of tour or in the case of non-appearance 2.4. For the booking of thematic city tours, day-trips and other guided tours, the payment of the tour is due, after confirmation of the booking, by bank transfer by 10 days before the date of the tour at the latest. In the case of bookings at short notice, the payment is due before the commencement of the tour to the accompanying guide, who is duly empowered to accept payment. 2.5. In the case of international money transfers, the charges arising will be charged to the bill separately. 3. Services, Prices 3.1. The extent of the contractual services corresponds to the description of services valid at the time of the conclusion of the contract, and given in our prospectus or in our Internet advertisement, as well as in accordance with further agreements concluded on the basis of the tour booking and tour confirmation. The right to alterations in this information in the form of special announcements before the conclusion of the contract are reserved. The concept "tour price" in these tour conditions refers to the price of the respective offer of a package tour. 3.2. Alterations and discrepancies in individual tour services over against the agreed content of the tour contract, which are not foreseeable for us, are only valid in so far as the alterations and discrepancies are not considerable and do not impair the total arrangement of the booked package. In this case, the client will be informed by us of the alterations immediately. In this case, the client is entitled to withdraw from the contract or, instead, to demand participation in another package which is at least equivalent, as long as we are in a position to offer the client such a package without additional cost. 3.3. Services of transportation are only then a part of the package offer if they have been agreed expressly. The client is responsible him/herself for the transportation from the place of residence to the area defined under our package. This also applies to luggage. 3.4. The client will be afforded accommodation and - as far as agreed - catering, corresponding to the booked category. Should the accommodation not correpond to the contractual agreement as well as to the details contained in our catalogue of package offers, the client must report the deficiency immediately to Gera Tourismus e.V., Heinrichstrasse 35, 07545 Gera, in order to place us in a position to check the deficiency in accommodation and to rectify the shortcomings which have occurred. 3.5. Subsidiary agreements which extend the content of the service are only valid when confirmed in writing by us. Special wishes are only valid as agreed, as long as they have been noted in writing by us on the confirmation of booking. 10% 40% 60% 7.4. If we point out in our tour description and/or in the tour confirmation that transportation will be performed by public transport services, then this is for us the external service of others. In such cases, we are not liable for the performance of the service. The liability is defined in such cases by the conditions of transportation of the respective enterprise. We will willingly provide the client with a copy of these conditions of transportation. 8. Guarantee 8.1. If we do not perform the service for the client according to contract, then the client has a claim to redress in as far as this requires no inappropriate effort and expense. In order to fulfil our obligation of redress, we will offer an equivalent service as a substitute. The charge for cancellation is due for payment immediately. 8.2. The client is entitled to demand a corresponding reduction in the tour price for the duration of the non-performance of the service due to the contravention of the contract on our part. 5.3. Rebookings to another date of tour within the period of validity of the package offer, may only be made depending on the possibilities and with the agreement of the provider of the service who has been contractually bound by us. The charge for rebooking amounts to 5 Euros per participant. 8.3. The client is bound to inform us immediately of any deficiency in our service, so that, in the case of the occurrence of a disturbance of the service, damage may be avoided or kept to a minimum. If the customer does not give notice of damage culpably, then he/she loses the claim to a reduction. 5.4. Until the commencement of the tour, the client may have him/herself replaced by a third person. Additional expenses which have been incurred in fact, must be assumed by the client. We are entitled to reject the alteration in the person of the participant if this third person does not seem suitable for the package offer or legal ordinances or official instructions stand in the way. Should a third person enter into the contract, then both he/she and the client are liable to us as co-debtors for the tour price and for the additional expenses which have been incurred due to the entry of the third person. 9. Superannuation 80% 5.5. If we have ordered entrance tickets for the client, e.g. for the theatre or other events, we have no liability to accept them back. 5.6. In the case of thematic city tours, day trips and other guided tours, it is agreed that cancellation until 3 days before the commencement of the tour is without costs. If the cancellation is made 2 days before the commencement of the tour or later, a cancellation charge of 15 Euros per booked tour is due. 6. Withdrawal or Cancellation by Gera Tourismus e.V. We are entitled to withdraw from the contract before or after commencement of the tour in the after-mentioned cases: 6.1. Without a period of notice when the client, after a prior warning, disturbs persistently the performance of the tour through his behaviour or conducts him/herself in non-negligible contravention of the contract, so that the immediate cancellation of the contract is justified. If we make use of this exceptional clause, we maintain our claim to the tour price, with a reduction for the value of the saved expenses as well as of those benefits which we may derive from the use elsewhere of the services not performed. 6.2. We are entitled to cancel the contract until 2 weeks before commencement of the tour if, by this date, the minimum number of participants, as stated in the prospectus, has not been reached. In this case, we are bound to inform the client immediately of the non-performance of the tour and to declare our withdrawal from the contract. The already paid tour price will be refunded to the client immediately. If the tour is hindered, endangered or impaired considerably by acts of God which could not be foreseen, both we and the client may cancel the contract merely on the basis of this stipulation. According to the statutory stipulation, the client must make a claim against us for the non-performance of the tour services in contravention of the contract within a month after the contractually stipulated conclusion of the tour. After the expiry of this period, the client can only make a claim if he/she had been hindered, through no fault of his/her own, in making the claim within the time limit. Claims of the client are superannuated after 6 months. The period until superannuation begins on the date on which the tour should end according to contract. If the client makes such a claim, then the commencement of the period until superannuation is delayed until the date on which we reject the claim in writing. 10. Salvatory Clause The invalidity of any stipulations of these general conditions of tours does not invalidate the remaining stipulations of these conditions of business. An arrangement is then deemed to have been agreed between the parties which corresponds most exactly to the will of the parties as expressed in these conditions of business. 11. Tour Operators In so far as services are not designated expressly as "package tours" in our offers, yet, on the other hand, are supplemented with the complete address, telphone number and, when occasion arises, with the telefax number, then Gera Tourismus e.V. is only the intermediary agent. In this case, the stipulations of § 651 a I BGB apply. 12. Competent Court The client can only take legal action against us at or location. The venue of the competent court is thus the lower court of Gera (Amtsgericht Gera). In so far as we make claims arising from contracts of which the contractual partners are commercial agents in their own right and/or persons who have no general competent court in Germany, and/or against persons who have removed their place of residence or their usual place of sojourn abroad since the conclusion of the contract, and/or whose usual place of sojourn is unknown at the time of initiating legal proceedings, then Gera is agreed to be the sole venue of the competent court. 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