Sight Seeing in Essen: The Grugapark
The Grugapark Essen came into being on the occasion² of the "Große Ruhrländische Gartenbauausstellung 1929" and, with its 700,000 sqm now is one of the largest and most beautiful leisure²² parks in Europe. Not far from the hectic city centre, the Gruga soothes the senses of the city-dweller with a flowering fragrant splendour²²². The park does not only present a perfect flower splendour²²²² that changes with the seasons but also offers visitors attractive sports and game facilities in addition to a Japanese garden, tropical plant house, and alpinum. A round trip with the Grugabahn along a route of 3.3 km provides an eventful overview over the entire park area. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons in summer, visitors can listen to concerts in the music garden that range from the classics, via spirituals, to pop music, and from folkmusic to jazz. An attractive event programme with open air events featuring international top stars, summer festivals, numerous children's events, and additional special actions annually fascinates young and old visitors alike.
Location:
Virchowstraße 167a
D-45147 Essen
Info telephone: +49 / 201 / 88 83106
Fax: +49 / 201 / 88 83007
WWW: www.grugapark.de/
²= Anlass
²²= Freizeit
²²²= blühende duftende Fracht
²²²²= Fracht
Price: 3.00 for adults and 2.00 for Children. Sunday is free.
Sight Seeing in Essen: Lake Baldeney
Lake Baldeney, created in 1931 as a water reservoir and to purify² the Ruhr water, is a recreational area of extra-regional significance today. Rowing²² clubs, sailing and surfing schools around the 2.7 km2 lake invite everyone to spend their leisure time in an active fashion. Once a year, the German sailing elite meets here for the Essen Week, the largest German regatta on a lake. To cover the 14.7 km long route around the lake on inline skates, on foot, or by bicycle, is one of the greatest pleasures for the sport-minded lake visitors. Those who prefer a more comfortable mode of transport look upon the wooded lake and Ruhr embankments from the boats of the "Weiße Flotte". An attractive sight in the Ruhr heights: Villa Hügel, still the residence of the industrialist Krupp family as late as the 1940s and today the venue for first class art historic exhibitions.
Information Weisse Flotte:
Weisse Flotte Baldeney GmbH
Hardenbergufer 379
45239 Essen
Tel.: +49 / 201 / 840-4360
Fax: +49 201 / 40 51 83
WWW: www.flotte-essen.de
²= reinigen
²²=Ruder(n)
Sight Seeing in Essen: The Aalto Theater
Bright granite embedded into the green meadows² of the Essen city garden - the Aalto-Theater, built according²² to plans by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, equally fascinates eye and intellect with its modern and harmonious lines. It was no accident that the Essen opera house was celebrated as "the most beautiful German theatre since 1945" following its opening in September 1988. The aesthetic concept continues on the inside of the building. Aalto here realized his concept of a "humane architecture" beyond stiff theatre splendour³. The elegant foyer, therefore, is a well visited performance location for piano matinées and song evenings. The reputation of the Essen Philharmonc and the excellent ensemble even reaches as far as the neighbouring foreign countries. Stage scenery, lighting, and costumes play their part in the enjoyment of first class opera performances and ballet evenings.
Aalto-Theater:
Opernplatz 10
D-45128 Essen (Südviertel)
Price: 10.00€ - 88.00€
²=Wiesen
²²=nach
³=jenseits der Theaterpracht
Sight Seeing in Essen: The Town Hall
With a height of 106 m and 330.000 qm interior space², the Essen town hall²² is the largest in Germany. From the 22nd panorama floor at a height of 100 m, you can look down on the entire³ city area, as well as the Ruhr region.
Located in (Porscheplatz) Rathaus Galerie
²= Innenraum
²²= Rathaus
³=gesamte
