Tag: vacation & tourism

Visit trade city of Neumarkt in Bavaria Neumarkt the fair i.d.OPf. (tvo). What do cities like London, San Francisco, and Rome with the city of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in common? The economic importance is not, but the economic orientation: In regard to sustainability, future orientation and ethical responsibility the city has in the Bavarian Jura in recent years consistently thought to and written to the fair trade on the flags. Recently, she was named fair trade town in Bavaria to the first. Germany Neumarkt as only city also received the UNESCO award as a city of the World Decade”, with the activities related to sustainable development are rewarded.

“The campaign fair trade towns” is carried out worldwide and in Germany in by TransFair “, the Association for the promotion of fair trade with the third world, worn. It aims to set an example against poverty in the countries of the South and for a fairer global world trading design. “Who with the title of fair trade town” want to decorate, must meet certain criteria. This includes products of fair trade in the retail and catering are available, but used in public facilities such as schools and clubs, or at public meetings.

In Royal footsteps in southern Sweden # over 150 castles and mansions in Skane # history: many Swedish Kings left their traces in southern Sweden castles # fast and comfortable journey with the TT-Line ferry port Hamburg-Travemunde, September 2010 who want to retrace the steps of Swedish Kings, must not extra to Stockholm travel. Alone in the southern Swedish region of Skane, over 150 castles and manor houses through the beautiful natural countryside retreat. And in many South-Swedish castles Kings, have lived far from the Royal capital city of Stockholm, celebrated and traces. Located outside of Helsingborg, Sweden, about an hour’s drive from the TT-Line port Trelleborg for example in the Castle Sofiero. The summer residence of King Gustav VI Adolf, grandfather of the current Swedish King, attracts visitors mainly through the famous Rhododendron garden, created the monarch from the 1930’s. This year was the Castle Park elected to the most beautiful park in Europe with his now 10,000 rhododendrons.

During a guided tour through Castle and garden, visitors learn wonderful anecdotes from the eventful life of the popular King and his family. The father of Gustav VI. was removed to Schloss Trollenas in Eslov, about an hour’s drive from Trelleborg, Adolf a frequent guest. In the fairy tale castle with turrets and Bay Windows in the style of the French Renaissance, Gustav v had an own suite finally was the former owner of Trollenas his upper hunt master. During his visits, Gustav V.

like devoted his hobbies such as hunting, tennis and the embroidery. A carpet in the castle today testifies to this passion. Schloss Backaskog in Fjalkinge, about two hours drive from Trelleborg, a Swedish King has left some other tracks here is haunted. The horse Charles XV., who used the Castle from 1845 until his death in 1872 as a summer residence, to drive at night mischief on the lands.