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Visit | March 2011
The Kunstsammlung Böttcherstrasse
museum is playing host to a fantastic
exhibition until 3 April, celebrating local
artist Elisabeth Hausmann.
Address: Böttcherstrasse 6-10. | Tel: +49 (0)421 3388222
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Visit | March 2011
Rumoured to be the spot where local
serial poisoner Gesche Gottfried met her
demise, many of Bremen's inhabitants
still show their disgust by spitting on the
black stone laid here.
Address: Main Square, near The Town Hall.
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See | March 2011
Venture into the crypt underneath
Bremen's St Peter's Cathedral for a
glimpse of the seriously macabre. Here
you'll find eight mummified bodies
preserved in glass-top coffins, including
an English countess, two Swedish officers
from the 1600s and a local student on the
losing side of a duel.
Address: WWW.STPETRIDOM.DE. | Tel: +49 (0)421 365040
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Bremen's regional delicacy,
favoured by former chancellor Helmut
Kohl, is the haggis of Germany. Pinkel
is a traditional cut of pig's intestine
stuffed with oatmeal, served in sausage
form with a side of kale. You'll find it
on menus throughout the city. Try it at
restaurants such as Ständige Vertretung
on Böttcherstrasse.
Address: WWW.STAEV.DE.
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Each year thousands of costume-clad and
crazy-masked revellers (pictured) descend
upon Bremen for Europe's largest samba
festival (25-26 February). The perfect way
to shake off the remnants of winter.
Address: Various Locations. | Tel: +49 (0)421 7010 0080
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See | March 2011
With green issues something of a national
obsession in Germany, the recently
opened Klimahaus in Bremen
Address: 8 Am Langengrad. | Tel: +49 (0)471 902 0300
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Hotels | March 2011
Previously the luggage department of shipping outfi t Lloyds Norddeutscher, the plush new Marriott Courtyard is situated next to Bremen's main station and within walking distance of most of the city's main attractions. Rooms from €75.
Address: 2 Theodor-Heuss-Allee. | Tel: +49 (0)421 696400
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The banks of Bremen's River Weser are set to explode in carnival spirit from 30 June to 4 July, drawing in around 150,000 people for live music, performance art, theatre shows, beer stalls and sausage stands as the annual open-air Breminale festival ushers in summer to the city.
Address: OSTERDEICH. | Tel: +49 (0)421 500503
