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What kind of travel information can I get for free?

Eriskirch am Bodensee

Planning to go to the Bodensee area? Write to the Erichskirch tourist office for free information:
Verkehrsamt Eriskirch
Schussenstrasse 18
D - 88067 Eriskirch
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 7541 9708 22. Check it out on the web: www.Eriskirch/de.

Rennsteig

Interested in a trip to the beautiful Rennsteig? Write for a free catalog and info to:
Oberhof Information
Crawinkler Str. 2
D - 98559 Oberhof
Germany
Or call: + (40) (0) 36842 2690. Check it out on the web: www.oberhof.de.

Holidays on a Bavarian farm

Are you interested in spending your vacation on a farm in Bavaria? Get your free brochure by contacting:
Landesverband Urlaub auf dem Bauernhof in Bayern
Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 2
D - 80336 Muenchen
Germany.

You can also call: + (49) (0) 89 53 43 12, or go to their website: www.nadby.de.

Taubertal

Planning a trip to the Taubertal? Get free infomation and a brochure first. Contact:
Touristengemeinschaft Liebliches Taubertal, phone + (49) (0) 9341 822 94, or check it out on the web at: www.Liebliches-Taubertal.de.

Sauerland

Going to spend a vacation in the Sauerland? Order your free information beforehand:
Suedsauerland Touristik
Postfach 154529
D - 57445 Olpe-Biggesee
Germany
Or call them for offers: + (49) (0) 2761 945 70.
Check it out on the web at: www.sauerland-touristik.de.

Odenwald

Planning a trip to beautiful Odenwald? Get free information by contacting:
TG Odenwald
Renzstrasse 7
D - 74821 Mosbach
Germany
You can also call: + (49) (0) 6261 84319.

Hagnau am Bodensee

Planning to go to the Bodensee area? Write to the Hagnau tourist office for free information:
Verkehrsamt Hagnau
Seestrasse 16
D - 88709 Hagnau
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 7532 43 0021. Check it out on the web: www.hagnau.de.

Ludwigshafen

Planning to go to the Bodensee area? Write to the Ludwigshafen tourist office for free information:
Bodman-Ludwigshafen Verkehrsamt
Hafenstrasse 5
D - 78151 Bodman-Ludwigshafen
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 7773 9300 40.

Gaienhofen am Bodensee

Planning to go to the Bodensee area? Write to the Gaienhofen Tourist Office for free information:
Gaienhofen Kultur und Gaestebuero
Im Kohlgarten 1
D - 78343 Gaienhofen
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 7735 818 23.

St. Peter-Ording, North Sea

Planning to take a trip to the North Sea? Write to Kurverwaltung St. Peter-Ording
Postfach 100
D - 25823 Sankt Peter-Ording
Germany
for a list of lodgings and a free brochure. You can also call + (49) (0) 4863 999 182, or check it out on the web at: st.peter-ording.de.

Suedspessart

Interested in going to the Suedspessart area? Get free information by contacting:
Fremdenverkehsbuero Suedspessart
Hauptstr. 132
D - 97909 Stadtprozelten
Germany
Or call: + (49) (0) 9392 9760 15.

Heidelberg

Planning a trip to Heidelberg? Write to the following tourist bureau for free information:
Verkehrsverein Heidelberg
Postfach 105860
D - 69048 Heidelberg
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 6221 14220.

Miltenberg, Mainviereck

Going to the Mainviereck? Get free information from:
Miltenberg Touristeninformation
Rathaus, Engelsplatz 69
D - 63897 Miltenberg
Germany

Friedrichshafen

Planning to go to the Bodensee area? Write to the Friedrichshafen tourist office for free information:
Touristen Information Friedrichshafen
Bahnhofplatz 2
D - 88045 Friedrichshafen
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 7541 300 10. Check it out on the web at www.friedrichshafen.de.

Beauty & Wellness in 27 countries

Contact FIT Reisen, PO Box 600273, D - 60332 Frankfurt, Germany and get offers on spas and beauty farms. Or call + (49) 69 405 8850. The FIT Reisen website is www.fitreisen.de

Dinkelsdorf am Bodensee

Planning to go to the Bodensee area? Write to the Dinkelsdorf tourist office for free information:
Dinkelsdorf Verkehrsamt
Rathausplatz 1
D - 78465 Konstanz
Germany
or call: + (49) (0) 7533 5750.

Lueneburger Heide

Planning a trip to the Lueneburger Heide? Get free infomation and a brochure first. Contact: Lueneburger Heide Touristenonformation, phone: + (49) (0) 180 516 2400.

Aschaffenburg, Mainviereck

Send away for your Aschaffenburg catalog with lots of offers for bead & breakfasts, private lodgings, hotels, farms, camping & more. Contact:
Aschaffenburg Touristeninformation
Bayernstr. 18
D - 63739 Aschaffenburg
Germany
Or contact them by calling: + (49) (0) 6021 394 272.

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