Metzingen

I find myself going to Metzingen for a couple of nights at the beginning of December - any recommendations for sights/shops/stopovers would be greatly appreciated!

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www.metzingen.de/ceasy/modules/cms/main.php5…

Nearby places of interest:

Tübingen

http://www.tuebingen.de/en/1560.html

Bad Urach

http://www.bad-urach.de/en/1.lasso

Hohenzollern Castle

preussen.de/en/today/burg_hohenzollern.html

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Danke schoen!

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Besides the paces mentioned above, Stuttgart ( www.stuttgart-tourist.de has a lot of things to see and do, including one of Europe%26quot;s largest, most visited, oldest and most beautiful Christmas Markets ( www.stuttgarter-weihnachtsmarkt.de ). Esslingen ( www.esslingen.de ) has an excellent well preserved medieval old town, and also the Esslingen Medieval %26amp; Christmas Market. Metzingen ( www.metzingen.de ) has Germany%26#39;s most factory outlets and is home to Hugo Boss for some inexpensive shopping. Well-preserved medieval Bebenhausen Monastery is also an excellent place to visit, as is Hohenneuffen Castle (fortress) ruins (both places in www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de ), the largest castle ruins of the Swabian Alb ( www.schwaebischealb.de ), the region of Germay just to the SE of Metzingen..

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I think 2 nights may not be long enough!..

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We%26#39;re flying into Memmingen. Is hire-car the best (only) way to get to Metzingen from there? Many thanks for advice!

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Car is the fastest, but not the only way to get to Metzingen.

DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From: Allgaeu Airport

From: Memmingen

To: Metzingen(Wuertt)

also the cheapest way if you select as means of transport %26quot;only local transport%26quot;. Than you can use the Baden-Württemberg Ticket. EUR 28,00 for 2-5 persons.

bahn.de/regional/view/mdb/pv/deutschlanderle…

Baden-Württemberg Ticket covers all regional trains in the state Baden-Württemberg. And a bit beyond, e.g. to/from Memmingen which is in Bavaria.

Baden-Württemberg Ticket covers not the buses from Memmingen Airport to Memmingen station. The buses in and around Memmingen are however covered.

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If you do drive, driving will facilitate visiting Hohenzollern and Hohenneuffen Castes which are difficult to visit without a car as are many other places on the Swabian Alb. Driving the short way will take you through Upper Swabia ( www.oberschwaben-tourismus.de only in German) which has Germany%26quot;s highest concentration of beautiful Baroque churches and monasteries and is home to the Baroque Road ( www.barockstrasse.org only in German) and possibe visits to Ochsenhausen Monastery, Biberach an der Riss, and the lovely church at Zwiefalten Monastery.

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Thank you so much abalada and marcopolko for all your advice. I%26#39;m going to Metzingen for a birthday party - I was there as a child nearly 40 years ago, and it looks as if I will hardly recognise it! However, the Hotel Schwanen is still there...