Discover Hanover on German Unity Day (September 26, 2014)

About 500,000 guests are expected. Among those in attendance will be German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Federal President Joachim Gauck, Bundestag President Norbert Lammert, and the host, Lower Saxony’s Minister President and current President of the Bundesrat, Stephan Weil. 

“It is an honor for us to celebrate this very special anniversary in Hannover. For visitors from all over Germany, the national holiday is a wonderful opportunity to discover and experience the city in all its diversity,” says Hans Christian Nolte, managing director of Hannover Marketing und Tourismus GmbH (HMTG). 

Experience German Unity Day as a package 

To make travel planning easier for visitors, the HMTG has put together the “German Unity Day in Hanover” experience package. It includes two nights’ lodging, late check-out, a multi-course meal, and a HannoverCard for unlimited rides on public transportation. This all-inclusive package can be booked at www.hannover-erlebnispakete.de.   
Even if you’d like to customize your stay, extend your weekend with a shopping trip on Sunday, October 5 (when stores are open), or stay in a private room, you’ll find the right option! The HMTG Room Reservation Service, available by phone at 0511 12345 555 and via email at www.hannover.de/zimmervermittlung, can assist you in selecting and booking a suitable hotel, a cozy apartment, or a family-run bed-and-breakfast in the Hanover region

Discover Hanover 

Visitors can get a great overview of the diversity of Germany’s greenest major city on a ride aboard the Hanover double-decker convertible bus. The 100-minute tour provides plenty of interesting and informative facts about the city’s neighborhoods, history, and residents in eleven languages, including Low German, Chinese, and Spanish. Thanks to the hop-on, hop-off system, passengers can get on and off at all seven stops. You can explore Lower Saxony’s capital on your own by taking a walk along the Roter Faden, a route that stretches about four kilometers and passes by the city’s most important sights. 

Special city tours—for example, through Hanover’s Old Town with its North German brick Gothic architecture, romantic alleyways, and small boutiques, or through the beautiful Herrenhausen Gardens—round out your trip to Hanover. For more information, visit www.hannover.de/stadttouren or contact the City Trip Team (0511 12345 333).   
Once there, the Tourist Information team at Ernst-August-Platz (across from the main train station) and at the information counter in the New City Hall is available to answer any questions and provide information about your stay. All
information can also be found at www.visit-hannover.com and www.hannover-tourismus.de

The Community Festival 

The festival will take place on October 2 and 3 around the New City Hall and Lake Maschsee. At the heart of the event are the presentations by the 16 federal states and the constitutional bodies around Lake Maschsee. The Lower Saxony Mile, featuring 70 exhibitors from the host state, is also worth a visit. In addition, a colorful program of entertainment, sports, information, and children’s activities will be offered—almost like a second Maschsee Festival. Performing on stage: Jupiter Jones, Elaiza, Laith Al Deen, and Marquess. On the lake, the “Wake Masters” will put on an action-packed show on October 3—and in the evening, guests can look forward to an explosive surprise over the lake.  
For more information on German Unity Day, visit www.tag-der-deutschen-einheit.de.
Photos for editorial use can be found at www.hannover.de/presse_hmtg