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Today at 11.11 o'clock the carnival season has started. So now it is time to tell a funny story about a famous figure that you have to know, when you love Heidelberg. Almost every visitor of Heidelberg castle meets the dwarf Perkeo...
Where do you want to go? Rome, New York, Malolo or Zermatt? If you stay at HIP-Hotel, you will be spoilt for choice and at the same time have the beautiful old town and Heideberg castle just a few minutes away...
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Everyone enjoys Jazz? Awesome! We put two of you with one of your friends on the guestlist for - Ryuichi Sakamoto - on Thursday the 15th of October .
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The Heidelberg Christmas Market 2009 opens on November 25th: Romance, Social Commitment, and Culture En Masse
From the 26th of November through the 22nd of December, 2009, Heidelberg's Old Town is ablaze with the magical lights of Christmas. The romantic, ofttimes (with luck) snowcovered backdrop of the Heidelberg Castl...e, and the expansive, world renowned Heidelberg Christmas Market, cast a spell of enchantment over the city during the season of Advent. During this four-week period, the Christmas Market, with over 140 special stands distributed over six areas in the Old Town, is open every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
"One thinks Heidelberg by day is the last possibility of the beautiful. But when he sees Heidelberg by night, (...) he requires time to consider upon the verdict." So wrote the otherwise more pragmatical Mississippi river pilot Mark Twain in his 1878 book, A Tramp Abroad. To tramp or stroll through Heidelberg during Advent approaches very closely "the last possibility of the beautiful," especially in the evening, when the castle and the Old Bridge are illuminated in a picturesque setting that defies description.
The gateway to the Christmas Market is Bismarck Square. At this traffic hub of public transportation, a variety of culinary stands are nestled. Here begins the pre-Christmas stroll along Heidelberg's Main Street: Hauptstrasse. The first stop along the way is the small but exclusive Christmas Market for handcrafts at the Anatomy Garden, with pottery cups and mugs inscribed in almost every name, amber jewelry from Poland, and wood carvings from Africa. Next comes University Square, which with around 80 stands is the largest of the Heidelberg Christmas Markets. In addition to handcrafted artworks, stalls for hot mulled wine, and a wide variety of foods for all tastes, here a nostalgic carousel of colourful horses is sprinting to the sounds of Christmas melodies. Around the Square are grouped the Old and the New University with their institutes of the arts and humanities and the University Museum. During leisure and evening hours, the Square is a great meeting point for students. An absolute must on University Square is a cup of original "Heidelberg Glühwein", hot mulled wine, from the stand labeled "To the Merry Christ Child".
Magical, and also Christmasy in the original sense of the word, is the atmosphere on Market Square. On the immense Christmas Pyramid, significant figures from Heidelberg's history turn round and round. The fragrant aroma of almonds and cinammon star cookies wafts through the air. In the "House of Father Christmas", Father Christmas himself awaits his little guests and is happy to join them in a photo. The proceeds are donated in entirety for the benefit of social projects. On Market Square will also be a stand for non-profit organizations and projects, made available at no charge by Heidelberg Marketing GmbH, "in order to emphasize the aspect of concern for others, especially at Christmas," explains Vera Cornelius, Managing Director of the event organizational association Heidelberg Marketing GmbH.
Directly around the corner lies the Corn Market with the Christmas crèche. This Square is especially laid out for the joy of children. Little stalls house a children's zoo where the donkeys and sheep may be stroked and petted, and nearby the "Wilde 13" locomotive makes its rounds. Stands with bio-beekeeping products, wooden puzzles, pullovers, and baskets woven on site, offer their wares for purchase. A tasty alternative to Bratwurst are homemade soups and stews with fresh bread and a warm cup of mulled mead.
Only a few steps further along, the Grande Finale of the Christmas stroll is found on Karl's Square, where an open-air ice skating rink stretches out below the majestic backdrop of the castle. Here skaters have center stage through January 9, 2010 - and ice skates may be rented for a few Euros. At the evening's close, as one lingers over a cup of white or red mulled wine and a snack, the curtain comes down on a scene of enchantment.
The Heidelberg Christmas Market will be ceremoniously opened on Market Square at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, with the Children's Choir and Heidelberg's Christ Child with his angels in attendance. At 6 p.m., chimes ring out to invite visitors to attend at no charge a festive Advent concert for trumpet, choir and organ in the Holy Ghost Church. At 7:30 p.m., skating artists large and small will open the ice skating rink with a colourful program.
Angela Pfenninger, Events Manager of the mega event is both exhausted and happy. "We are delighted to put together a Christmas Market of such diversity for large and small guests from near and far. The romantic background of the city is of course an inestimable advantage, for which we are deeply grateful. Now we are only hoping for snow, to complete the panoramic picture and make the mulled wine taste even better!"
www.heidelberg-christmas.com
www.heidelberger-weihnachtsmarkt.de
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From the 26th of November through the 22nd of December, 2009, Heidelberg's Old Town is ablaze with the magical lights of Christmas. The romantic, ofttimes (with luck) snowcovered backdrop of the Heidelberg Castl...e, and the expansive, world renowned Heidelberg Christmas Market, cast a spell of enchantment over the city during the season of Advent. During this four-week period, the Christmas Market, with over 140 special stands distributed over six areas in the Old Town, is open every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
"One thinks Heidelberg by day is the last possibility of the beautiful. But when he sees Heidelberg by night, (...) he requires time to consider upon the verdict." So wrote the otherwise more pragmatical Mississippi river pilot Mark Twain in his 1878 book, A Tramp Abroad. To tramp or stroll through Heidelberg during Advent approaches very closely "the last possibility of the beautiful," especially in the evening, when the castle and the Old Bridge are illuminated in a picturesque setting that defies description.
The gateway to the Christmas Market is Bismarck Square. At this traffic hub of public transportation, a variety of culinary stands are nestled. Here begins the pre-Christmas stroll along Heidelberg's Main Street: Hauptstrasse. The first stop along the way is the small but exclusive Christmas Market for handcrafts at the Anatomy Garden, with pottery cups and mugs inscribed in almost every name, amber jewelry from Poland, and wood carvings from Africa. Next comes University Square, which with around 80 stands is the largest of the Heidelberg Christmas Markets. In addition to handcrafted artworks, stalls for hot mulled wine, and a wide variety of foods for all tastes, here a nostalgic carousel of colourful horses is sprinting to the sounds of Christmas melodies. Around the Square are grouped the Old and the New University with their institutes of the arts and humanities and the University Museum. During leisure and evening hours, the Square is a great meeting point for students. An absolute must on University Square is a cup of original "Heidelberg Glühwein", hot mulled wine, from the stand labeled "To the Merry Christ Child".
Magical, and also Christmasy in the original sense of the word, is the atmosphere on Market Square. On the immense Christmas Pyramid, significant figures from Heidelberg's history turn round and round. The fragrant aroma of almonds and cinammon star cookies wafts through the air. In the "House of Father Christmas", Father Christmas himself awaits his little guests and is happy to join them in a photo. The proceeds are donated in entirety for the benefit of social projects. On Market Square will also be a stand for non-profit organizations and projects, made available at no charge by Heidelberg Marketing GmbH, "in order to emphasize the aspect of concern for others, especially at Christmas," explains Vera Cornelius, Managing Director of the event organizational association Heidelberg Marketing GmbH.
Directly around the corner lies the Corn Market with the Christmas crèche. This Square is especially laid out for the joy of children. Little stalls house a children's zoo where the donkeys and sheep may be stroked and petted, and nearby the "Wilde 13" locomotive makes its rounds. Stands with bio-beekeeping products, wooden puzzles, pullovers, and baskets woven on site, offer their wares for purchase. A tasty alternative to Bratwurst are homemade soups and stews with fresh bread and a warm cup of mulled mead.
Only a few steps further along, the Grande Finale of the Christmas stroll is found on Karl's Square, where an open-air ice skating rink stretches out below the majestic backdrop of the castle. Here skaters have center stage through January 9, 2010 - and ice skates may be rented for a few Euros. At the evening's close, as one lingers over a cup of white or red mulled wine and a snack, the curtain comes down on a scene of enchantment.
The Heidelberg Christmas Market will be ceremoniously opened on Market Square at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, with the Children's Choir and Heidelberg's Christ Child with his angels in attendance. At 6 p.m., chimes ring out to invite visitors to attend at no charge a festive Advent concert for trumpet, choir and organ in the Holy Ghost Church. At 7:30 p.m., skating artists large and small will open the ice skating rink with a colourful program.
Angela Pfenninger, Events Manager of the mega event is both exhausted and happy. "We are delighted to put together a Christmas Market of such diversity for large and small guests from near and far. The romantic background of the city is of course an inestimable advantage, for which we are deeply grateful. Now we are only hoping for snow, to complete the panoramic picture and make the mulled wine taste even better!"
www.heidelberg-christmas.com
www.heidelberger-weihnachtsmarkt.de
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Time:10:00AM Wednesday, November 25th
Location:Heidelberg
Heidelberg Andre Rieu Press Conference with Mayor Dr.Würzner and Managing Director of Heidelberg Marketing GmbH Vera Cornelius. Also Featured: Ms. Knoesel hands our world famous "Heidelberger Studentenküsse" to Mr. Rieu .
From the 26th of November through the 22nd of December, 2009, Heidelberg's Old Town is ablaze with the magical lights of Christmas...
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