The Christmas Angel comes every Christmas, but until then the waiting time can best be bridged by a visit to Christmas City No. 1. The world famous Christkindlesmarkt is unrivalled in its beauty, traditions and atmosphere. The aroma of mulled wine, almonds, and gingerbread as well as brass ensembles and children´s choirs. And along with all this there is a Children´s Market for the little ones.

The package "Visit the Christmas Angel" includes:

• accommodation for one, two or three nights with buffet breakfast
• Nuremberg Christmas Card with vouchers for:
  - a finest Nuremberg Elisen-Lebkuchen (gingerbread)
  - a cup of hot mulled wine, including the ceramic cup 
    with this year´s motif
  - the delicious and original Nuremberg grilled sausage in a bun
  - admission to the exhibition of crèches
  - an autographed post card of the "Nuremberg Christkind"
  - a discount of € 2 on the purchase of a Nuremberg DVD
• a Christmas souvenir

Availability:
29 November to 23 December  2013

Experience 1000 years of city history
Go on a treasure hunt in Erfurt and discover the riches from more than 1000 years of history. Your stay is accompanied by a short culinary journey with regional specialities in our rustic wine tavern with a beer garden and by modern interpretations of classic dishes in our restaurant.
Hotel Zumnorde Am Anger**** in Erfurt
3 nights incl. generous breakfast buffet
1 x regional dinner in our wine tavern including an aperitif at the bar or in the roof garden
1 x lunch-time snack with Thuringian fried sausages
1 x 3-course menu in the restaurant
1 x regional tapas menu in the wine tavern
1 x ErfurtCard
  (free/reduced admission to many cultural and fascinating attractions, such as
  - visit to the Old Synagogue with the Erfurt Silver Hoard and wedding ring
  - visit to the cathedral and Augustinian Monastery with Luther cell)
Space in underground garage
EUR 295.00 p.p. in a double room
EUR 385.00 p.p. in a single room
duration of stay 3 nights
valid from 1st January to 4 July 2013 & from 20th July to 28th November 2013

See Cologne's best attractions with a Hop-On Hop-Off Tour. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of the city on the Rhine in a convertible bus - a pleasant open-top ride in good weather. Explore parts of the city you would probably never see on foot - in complete comfort. 13 stops offer you an opportunity to design your own individual journey of discovery in Cologne. Enjoy the whole tour or just hop on and off at any stop along the route and rejoin the tour on one of the next buses. Organize the day as you please and experience a fascinating mix of arts, culture and shopping.

3 Ringhotels and one Swiss Idyll Hotel invite you to embark on a journey of discovery around Lake Constance. Experience the natural and cultural abundance of the Lake Constance region. Admirers from around the globe agree that the soul of Europe resides in the harmonious diversity of its shores.

The tour can be booked on an individual basis for up to 8 nights at the participating Ringhotels of your choice (extension of stay at each hotel for a max. of 2 nights with extra services: in a dbl room from € 154.00 p.p./
in a sgl room from € 198.00 p.p.)

Package price p. p.:
from two Ringhotels of your choice (4 nights) with extra services
in a double room from € 308,00
in a single room from € 396,00
(subject to local fees and taxes)
Main season: 01.04.-31.10.

Your hosts:
Ringhotels in Friedrichshafen, Stockach, Konstanz, Idyll Hotel in Speicher/Schweiz

Over 50 museums in Greater Nuremberg offer a multifaceted range of famous large collections to the almost completely undiscovered, but no less interesting specialty areas. In between unwind in one of the best confectionery tearooms in Germany.

The package “Culture and Cuisine” includes:

• accommodation for one, two or three nights with buffet breakfast
• the NÜRNBERG CARD + FÜRTH (two days of free admission to all museums and attractions in the municipal area as well as free travel on all public transport)
• a cup of coffee, cappuccino, tea or cacao and a piece of cake, pastry or strudel in the Confisserie Neef confectionery tearoom
• an à la carte meal - a meal voucher for € 15 in a restaurant in the Old Town of Nuremberg
• Playmobil Dürer, limited edition

Availiabilty:
1 January to 28 November and 24 to 31 December 2013, except during trade fairs.

Whilst enjoying your gourmet culinary tour, why not visit various wine growing areas. Start with the Ahr Valley, the country’s largest red wine region and continue in the middle Rhine region, where over 120 km of prime vineyards stretch along the Rhine River. Your journey ends in the Ringhotel Winzerhof in Baden, Germany’s southernmost wine-growing
region, with its own vineyard.

Package price p. p.:
incl. 6 nights’ accommodation with extra services
in a double room from € 609,00
in a single room from € 679,00
(subject to local fees and taxes)

This tour can be booked from Bad Neuenahr via Ruedesheim to Rauenberg or in reverse order.

Your hosts:
Ringhotels in Bad Neuenahr, Rüdesheim, Rauenberg

The Cologne Cathedral
The Cologne cathedral is a cathedral of the superlative, a symbol and central attraction of the Rhine metropolis. Its size is emphasised by the gigantic pair of towers, which have dominated the panorama of the cathedral city since their completion in 1880. The catehdral is still today the second highest building in Cologne after the telecommunications tower. The area is no less impressive: The full length of the cathedral is 145 m., the cross nave is 86 m.wide. In comparison: a football pitch is "only" around 100 times 70 m. There is room for more than 20,000 people on the area of the cathedral, which encompasses almost 8,000 square metres.
                                                                                                                              Ascent of the Tower
Climb the south tower of the Cathedral to its 97 m high viewing platform and enjoy a magnificent view of the City.

Treasury
The treasures of Cologne Cathedral are displayed in the 13th century vaults - priceless reliquaries, liturgical objects and vestments, insignia of the archbishops and priests, medieval sculptures and Frankish grave finds.