Stuttgart Traveller Guide


Sorry, only this page is available in english. But there, you can find some important events in Stuttgart and some links, that will help you to plan your journey to Stuttgart.

Stuttgart shines with its cultural programmes of European ranking: the Stuttgart State Theatre Ballet is world famous, well-known orchestras have played on all the important stages around the world and, with the new State Gallery, the city owns one of the most visited art museums in Europe. Sporting highlights with world, european and national championships have helped Stuttgart to gain the accolade of European capital of sports. Stuttgart is also a city where people love to celebrate with fairs and festivals of all kinds. The quality and enjoyment of life, there are institutions like the "Wilhelma", Germany´s only zoological and botanical garden, many parks, landscaped areas, gardens, forests and vineyards as well as a unique natural treasure: 22 million litres of spa water which gush from 19 different underground springs each day. With part of this liquid treasure, the largest in Western Europe, being tapped to supply three mineral baths.

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Actual Events:

Festivals:

76th Stuttgarter Fruehlingsfest, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Cannstatter Wasen, 19 April - 11 May 2014 daily 12:00am to 11:00pm, Fridays and Saturdays until 12:00pm. The biggest spring-festival in Baden-Wuerttemberg with the most modern funfair operators, numerous stands with foods, lottery ticket sellers, earthy beer tends and the traditional Kraemermarkt and French Village.

Stuttgart Wine Village, Stuttgart, Schillerplatz, Marktplatz, Kirchstrasse, 27 August to 7 September 2014 daily from 11:00am to 11:00pm, Thursdays to Saturdays until 12:00pm. During the Wine Village time Stuttgart becomes a winelover's paradiese. Wines from Baden and Wuerttemberg vineyards are served inside charmingly decorated village bowers and Stuttgarts restaurateurs serve Swabian specialities like "Bubespitzle", "Spaetzle" and "Maultaschen".

169th Cannstatter Volksfest, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Cannstatter Wasen, 26 September - 12 October 2014, daily 12:00am to 11:00pm, Fridays and Saturdays until 12:00pm.
More than 320 operators provide seventeen days of entertainment and catering. At the Volksfest you will find the most modern funfair operators, numerous stands with foods, lottery ticket sellers, earthy beer tends and the traditional Kraemermarkt. Some highlights are the big music fireworks show on October 12 from 9:45pm and the historic Volksfest procession with historic groups and decorated carriages from downtown Stuttgart to the Cannstatter Wasen on September 28 from 11:00am.

Youth Hostals:

Youth Hostel Stuttgart International, Stuttgart, located in the centre of the city, 10 Minutes by foot from the Main Railway Station.

Youth Hostel Stuttgart Neckarpark, Stuttgart, about 4 kilometers from the centre and near some cultural and sports complexes like Cannstatter Wasen, Mercedes Benz Museum and Hans-Martin-Schleyer Hall.

Pictures of Stuttgart:

Stuttgart in the winter

Panoramas of beautiful places in Stuttgart.

Free Stuttgart stock photos and images.

Places of interest in Stuttgart:

See the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim, Mercedesstr. 100. Opening Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 9-6, closed on Mondays. The museum displays the complete history of the automobile from the very first car to the latest high-tech vehicle.

An other very interesting museum in Stuttgart is the Staatliches Museum for Naturkunde Stuttgart. It is a paleontological museum with a big collection of dinosaur figures and other fossils. The museum is located near the zoological garden "Wilhelma" in two buildings (the Loewentor Museum and the Museum Schloss Rosenstein) in the Rosenstein-Park in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt. Kids love this museum and in front of the museum is a big playground in the Rosenstein-Park.

More informations:

For more information about Stuttgart see the official Stuttgart-homepage.

Studying in Stuttgart - Informations for international students. What students should know before coming to Stuttgart.

The actual time table of all flights, the layout plan and other informations can be found at the homepage of the Stuttgart airport.

There you can find plans of Stuttgart and of the public transport service:
maps and getting around

The adresses of the consulates in Stuttgart.

Do you want to join an international club in Stuttgart? Then you should contact the Metropolitan Club Stuttgart, a German-American club with international membership, open to people from all walks of life between 18 and 35 years of age. Activities: Cultural and social activities, fun and entertainment, weekend trips and whatever you suggest.

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Last update: 01/19/14