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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Ravensburg is a city in Baden Württemberg, Germany. Its main claim to fame is the board game company named after the town.
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Located at the top of a steep hill overlooking the city, offers fantastic views across the ancient centre.
One of the largest baroque churches in Germany and houses one of the largest extant baroque organs. From April through October, there are free organ concerts Sundays at 16:00.
Once the dwellings of the Humpis family, who were rich merchants in medieval times.
Kunstmuseum Ravensburg
A 51-m-high tower.
tower.
Family amusement park.
For traditional German food. It is a little out of the centre, but within the wall, and seems to be frequented by the locals.
A classic pub for all ages.
Rock fans may like it.
Weinstube Zum Muke
Offers high-quality accommodation.
DJH Jugendherberge Ravensburg
It offers cheap accommodation with some medieval flair (although most of the hostel premises are actually much newer). The hostel is only a short walk away from the town centre. However, it sits on the top of a hill, so there are ca. 300 steps to be taken from upper Marktstraße. Veitsburg is accessible by car, too, so even as a train traveller you can go by taxi if you don't want to carry your luggage.
By car
Ravensburg has fast road connections to Ulm and Friedrichshafen. The nearest motorway (Autobahn) junctions are at Wangen (32 km, 20 miles) and Ulm (100 km, 60 miles).
By train
Ravensburg station is on the Württembergische Südbahn Ulm–Friedrichshafen and the Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn lines. The city's train station is a ten-minute walk from the main pedestrian precincts.
By foot
As most of the sites and places to stay are found in the city centre and the public transport network serves the city's suburbs, visitors to the city should be able to see everything without having…
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