Our programme focuses on the many trade fairs held in Germany, and begins in Hannover. This town on the Leine river is the home of CeBIT, the largest computer and IT fair in the world. Once it used to be a meeting place for a small community of technology freaks, nowadays 6500 companies present the latest in computer technology and telecommunications.
The Hannover Trade Fair is a real magnet for visitors, too. For years this truly gigantic exhibition has topped the list of international industrial trade fairs. Since the end of the Expo 2000, things have quietened down on the site where the world exposition was held. Many of the pavilions have been dismantled, and those that remain are now used for other purposes. The best known user of the site is Mousse T., a musician, producer and entrepreneur in the charts business.
Take a look behind the scenes of the music business. Of course, Hannover itself is also worth a visit; far from the hustle and bustle of the trade fairs, its interesting history, art and culture also have a great appeal. So we have been strolling through the town and the Herrenhouser Gardens. These huge Baroque gardens are the oldest of their kind in all of Europe. Furthermore we have also been visiting Hannover zoo, one of the most beautiful in Germany.
Tourist-Information Hannover
Tourismus Service Hannover
Ernst-August-Platz 2
D-30159 Hannover
Tel: +49 (0)511 - 16 84 97 00
Fax: +49 (0)511 - 16 84 97 07
Additional sources of information:
Deutsche Messe AG
Messegelonde
D-30521 Hannover
Tel: +49 (0)511 - 89-0
Fax: +49 (0)511 - 893 26 26
Herrenhouser Gorten zu Hannover
Alte Herrenhouser Strasse
D-30419 Hannover
Tel: +49 (0)511 - 168 475 76
ZOO Hannover
Adenauerallee 3
30175 Hannover
Tel: +49 (0)511 - 28 074 0
Fax: +49 (0)511 - 28 074 56
Kastens Hotel Luisenhof
Luisenstraoe 1-3
D-30159 Hannover
Tel.: +49 (0)511 - 3044-0
Fax: +49 (0)511 - 3044-807