Introduction Stuttgart is the capital of the “Land” in Baden-Wurttemberg in southern Germany and ranks sixth in importance among the cities in this country.
This beautiful and thriving city is located in the center of a densely populated region and is surrounded by charming villages.
The city grew on a range of hills, valleys and meadows. The town motto is “Standort Zukunft” which translated means “When businesses are the future” and its inhabitants are convinced that Stuttgart is the locomotive of Germany, its creative power. His project for the twenty-first century is to develop an ambitious infrastructure plan leading directly to the city the first in Europe and the world later. The theme of this plan is “Das neue Herz Europes”, the new heart of Europe.
The rest of Germany Stuttgart known as “Schwabenmetropole” schwabe City, referring to the dialect spoken in the region.
The extraordinary cultural diversity, its unique history and dreamy landscapes coexist with more modern industries. Lush landscapes, unique culture and traditions, lively cities, tourist attractions, an incredible range of sports and entertainment, hospitality and cuisine residents are remarkable in Stuttgart vacation an unforgettable experience.
Do not forget that this beautiful city, bathed by the river Neckar, is the gateway to the legendary Black Forest.
We can travel to Stuttgart by plane because the international airport “Flughafen-Stuttgart” is located only 13 kilometers from the city center. The airport receives international flights from major companies and low cost flights. The journey between the airport and the city takes between 30 and 45 minutes depending on the medium. If you rent a car at the airport right there we just have to take the A8. If we take the S2 or S3 from Stuttgart S-Bahn are in the central train station in 30 minutes. There are also taxis and some hotels are picked up its passengers through the airport.
If we decide to travel to Stuttgart in our car, all highways in Germany form a network intercom effective circulation and modern, are also free. All numbered highways leading to A80 to A81 Stuttgart, just a matter of linking them from the place we enter the country.
Travel to Stuttgart by train is very comfortable, the trip can be done at different options, all very comfortable, from any city in Europe as it is articulated in one way or another. In holiday season should make the reservation.
Both Stuttgart and the region offer a huge variety of accommodation, there for every budget and every need. All categories are present and the city has a lot of hotels of 3 and 2 stars whose prices are reasonable but their services fall short of expectations.
Country hotels in the surroundings are a great choice for long family vacations or just to refresh ourselves after a year of hard work. The luxury hotels, or design, are ideal for romantic getaways as well as resort hotels or Spa. Other hotels are specially equipped to welcome families and offer activities specially designed for children. There are also youth hostels receiving economic and families regardless of age. Rooms in private homes are a constant throughout Germany and Stuttgart is not far behind.
The Bed & Breakfast is found in both downtown and in the suburbs or in the surrounding villages.
Also the apartments or houses in the suburbs is possible in Stuttgart and is from mid to very luxurious. The Apart-hotel can offer swimming pool, sauna and gym as many major hotels. As Stuttgart is an important industrial city but there are many cheap guest houses with impeccable service and a family care.
Campsites, both in town and nearby, are very well located, offering all the amenities and services, most are open all year round and accept caravans or motorhomes.
The first known inhabitants of the region dates from the end of the year 100 AD and we know of him through stories about life in a Roman settlement in Canstatt, along the Neckar river. Therefore not much is known of the region until the year 700 by the records of the Abbey of St. Gall who speak of a region inhabited.
The city of Stuttgart was probably founded in 950, shortly before the Battle of Lechfeld waged by the Duke of Souabe and records Hirsau Abbey, in the year 1160, speak of Stuttgart confirming its existence as a city.
Around 1300 Stuttgart is under the control of the Counts of Wurttemberg and in the year 1321 is officially elevated to the rank of city and surrounding county territory of Wurtemberg. Stuttgart enjoyed a slow and weak growth until 1846 when they built the train station and began its economic growth.
In late 1870, Gottlieb Daimler invented the car in a small workshop in the town of Cannstatt and the region, while independent kingdom, joined the German Empire created by Bismarck in German unification.
After the First World War the Wurttemberg monarchy collapses and comes Württemberg Free State as part of the Weimar Republic and Stuttgart is declared capital of the Commonwealth.
In 1920, the city becomes the seat of government the German national.
During World War II, the center of Stuttgart was destroyed almost completely. In a single night, September 12, 1944, the RAF (Air Force UK) threw more bombs on the city throughout the war.
At the end of the war the region was occupied by the French until the arrival of the Americans.
The Marshall Plan reconstruction of Europe was presented at the Stuttgart Opera. The states of Wurttemberg and Baden were merged in 1952, today this “Land” is the third largest.
In the town of Stammheim was held in the late ’70s the trial and subsequent suicide of the Red Brigade guerrillas German Baader-Meinhof.
The suburban rail network was not established in Stuttgart until 1978.
In Stuttgart, art and culture are privileged. More than 40 theaters, 30 art galleries and three major museums tell us about the concerns of its inhabitants. The National Theatre dominates the cultural life of Stuttgart near the opera and ballet. Music in general also has its place of privilege in the “Internationaler Friedrichsbau” or “SI-Event-Centre”.
Also the region is world famous as a place of “health” because of its spas. Many spa hotels have been recognized with the category “Wellness Stars” for the excellence of their treatments.
Stuttgart is, after Budapest, the largest spa town in Europe and owns the mineral water source in western Europe’s largest.
The historic center of Stuttgart is located around the square or Schillerplatz Friedrich Schiller, named after the poet who spent his youth in the city as a student at the Military Academy (Hohe Karlsschule).
Around the square are the old chancery dating from 1542, Stiftsfruchtkasten, now a museum of instruments, which originally was a building that served as a barn and a few buildings which survived the bombing or were reconstructed later as the original.
During the day, the old town is a lively area where he also runs a picturesque market, night is quiet as the animation is concentrated in the neighborhood Bohnenviertel.
This neighborhood is located near the old town and the night comes alive here in the wine taverns and international restaurants.
The Calwerstrasse is very picturesque passage behind beautiful facades of historic houses, shops hide exquisite fashion and accessories, jewelry and leather goods, a place for window shopping but also to look up and see the magnificent fronts lattices so characteristic of German architecture.
The central business district of Stuttgart offers a range of department stores and specialty boutiques, but also cafes, pubs, restaurants and terraces that invite them to stop. Street artists from around the world encourage the pedestrian zone. We can join the market place with through the Schulstrasse Königstrasse.
The latter street, Schulstrasse, holds the pride of being the first pedestrian street in all of Germany in 1953, but in that focus Königstrasse major international brands and the most elegant shops in Stuttgart.
Also, how could it be otherwise, the city has a flea market in Marktstrasse and other locations in the city, but the latter is the most important. The Flohmarkt installs every weekend and twice during the year (September to March) is equipped with an event of unique proportions.
Stuttgart is also a green city that seduces us from the start. More than half of the city is covered with parks and lakes, forests, meadows and vineyards in the countryside come to the city blending with the gardens.
We stroll through magnificent gardens that surround the new castle or in the botanical garden and zoo, “Wilhelmina” which is the largest in Europe and unique.
It is immediately behind the beautiful castle of the Palace Square to begin “Schlossgartenanlagen” or castle gardens.
Ponds, sculptures, flowerbeds offer an oasis of peace in the middle of the city. The “Grünes U”, literally “Green U” is an extraordinary park also at the heart of the city. Connected by walkways and bridges, stretches from the gardens of the castle to Killesberg through the Wilhelmina.
Green belt is an incredible spanning over 8 km
