Social Events
Opening Ceremony
Saturday 30 August 2008
The official inauguration will take place at the Messe München in Room Munich, Zone A4 and will be followed by a reception in the exhibition halls :
- Opening Ceremony 16:30 - 18:00
- Opening Reception 18:00 - 20:00
Free access for registered participants and accompanying persons with congress badges (limited number of seats)
Concert
Sunday 31 August 2008, 20:00
The concert will start at 20:00 and will be held in Herculessaal in Residenz München.
Tickets: Cat. 1: € 72 - Cat. 2: € 60 (rates include VAT)
Seating is limited. Advance booking is highly recommended. Please use the registration form for advance booking.
© Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung,
www.schloesser.bayern.de
Programme
- B. Smetana: The Moldau
- G. Verdi: Aria from the opera Il trovatore / soprano
- A. Dvorak: Largo from the Symphony No. 9 “From the New World“
- G. Verdi: Duett from the opera Aida
- F. v. Suppe: Ouverture to the operetta Pique Dame
- W.A. Mozart: Duett Zerlina/Don Giovanni from the opera Don Giovanni
- J. Strauss: Entrance March from the operetta The Gipsy Baron Emperor-Waltz
Special Offer for ESC Congress Delegates:
At KONEN you'll find exclusive fashion to feel great in a relaxed setting.
We invite all participants of the ESC Congress and an additional guest to our store for a glass of champagne and an inspiring expedition shopping.
Exclusively for you: 10% VIP discount on all your purchases! To identify yourself as participant of the ESC Congress please print out this page and show at:
- at the cash desks to enjoy the discount
- at the K-Bar on the first floor to enjoy a glass of champagne.
Excursions
For on-site bookings please address the excursion counter in the registration area at the congress venue.
Munich Orientation Tour
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© Jochen Müller
€ 23/pers.
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This tour gives you a comprehensive survey of Munich. It crosses Königsplatz, and passes the renowned art galleries Lenbachhaus, Old and New Pinakothek. You will visit the former artists' quarter Schwabing and travel along the impressive Ludwigstreet, Prinzregentenstreet and Maximilian-street lined by magnificent buildings and monuments such as the Bavarian Parliament, the Deutsches Museum, the Royal Residence and the Opera House.
In the ancient part of town you will discover the medieval gates, the well-known Hofbräuhaus and the colourful open air market.
- Sunday 31 August 10.30-12.30
- Monday 1 September 10.00-12.00
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Walking Tour Through the Old City of Munich
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© Christl Reiter
€ 16.50/pers
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Away from the main streets you will see parts of Munich unfamiliar to even local residents (cathedral, Platzl alleyways, Mozart’s temporary home etc.) with special attention to details that you cannot see by bus such as the charming fountain inside the courtyard of the old castle, the bas-reliefs of the Richard-Strauss Fountain, the column in the middle of the Marienplatz or the beergarden of the Viktualienmarkt.
- Monday 1 September 10.30-12.30
- Tuesday 2 September 09.30-11.30
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Visit of Munich and the Nymphenburg Palace
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© Wilfried Hösl
€ 37.50/pers.
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This tour will show you the main highlights of Munich and includes a visit of the Nymphenburg Palace. Built in 1664 as a summer residence, the palace and the gardens have not experienced their main transformations into a baroque complex before 1715. It was at this time that the Nymphenburg canal system was completed and the garden was provided with a variety of water features and the necessary pumping machinery, and refinements were made to the design of the parterre, the hedge gardens and the extensive wooded park.
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Visit of Munich and the Residence Palace
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© Fritz Mader
€ 37.50/pers.
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After a panorama-tour of the city, you will discover what has been the seat of the Bavarian rulers until the 20th Century, the Residence. The Residence originated as a small castle, built in 1385 which was gradually expanded by the Wittelsbach rulers to create a complex of palaces around seven courtyards. They used it until 1918 as their residence and seat of government. The Palace has become one of Europe’s most famous museums for interior decoration, precious sculptures, paintings, clocks, and tapestries. It features private and state apartments of the dynasty of Wittelsbach from the Renaissance to the 19th Century, court churches and chapels, one theatre, one concert hall, the Hall of Antiquities, the Silver Chambers, the Sacred Vestment Rooms and a porcelain collection from the 18th and 19th Centuries and East Asia.
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Brewery Tour
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© Wilfried Hösl
€ 43/pers.
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After a tour of the city with the theme of breweries, you will discover what has made the fame of Munich all over the world: the Oktoberfest!
During a visit of the newly opened Beer and Oktoberfest-Museum, you will learn how beer has been brewed over the centuries and understand why and how the Oktoberfest has become the largest open-air festival in the world.
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Full-Day Tours
Visit of Neuschwanstein Palace
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© Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser
€ 109/pers.
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Neuschwanstein, built by Ludwig II. in the seclusion of the Bavarian mountains, has become for many the symbol of the fairytale castles. It illustrates the ideals and longings of the “Swan King” more vividly than any of his other buildings. Here Ludwig II escaped into a dream world – the poetic world of the Middle Ages. The frescos of Neuschwanstein were inspired by the operas of Richard Wagner, to whom the king dedicated the castle.
After a lunch at nearby Hohenschwangau, You will visit the world-famous Wieskirche Church and the village of Oberammergau, famous for its Passion Play, arts and handicrafts.
Please note that the buses cannot stop directly in front of the Castle Neuschwanstein. A bus shuttle will be organised at the bottom of the mountain.
- Monday 1 September 08.00-17.00
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The Romantic Road
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©Rothenburg Tourismus Service
€ 85/pers.
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From the Main Valley to the foot of the Bavarian Alps, the idyllic, rolling countryside of the “Romantic Road” itinerary recalls at every stage of its course some aspect of the past that could only belong to the history of Germany. Along the Romantic Road you will first reach Harburg, one of the oldest, biggest and best preserved castles of Southern Germany, which was first mentioned at the end of the 11th Century. Once arrived in Rothenburg, the most perfectly preserved medieval town in Europe, you will face behind the ramparts its world famous ancient houses, street signs, fountains and narrow cobbled lanes, plunging you back into the middle of the 16th Century!
- Wednesday 3 September - 08.00-19.00
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Salzburg
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© Tourismus Salzburg
€ 122/pers.
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Salzburg is set in the beautiful Alpine region of Austria. Its old town with its world famous Baroque architecture has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 but the fame of Salzburg is above all due to Mozart who was born there.
The tour will first lead you through the beautiful baroque façades of the old town and the picturesque charm of the Getreidegasse with its enticing shops, its wrought iron guild signs and its romantic passageways and courtyards.
After lunch, you will visit the famous Residence of Salzburg, an extensive complex of buildings with 180 rooms and 3 spacious courtyards. Here the prince archbishops of Salzburg held court and controlled the destiny of their country up to the 19th Century. You will discover some of the most splendid ceremonial halls of the baroque times in Europe, symbolizing the power and the magnitude of the ecclesiastical and secular principality and its absolutistic administration.
- Tuesday 2 September - 08.30-18.30
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For bookings please address the excursion counter in the registration area at the congress venue from Friday onwards.
General Conditions
All the bus tours are based on a minimum number of participants of 25 people/bus. (The walking tour is limited to 20 people maximum/group). In case of an insufficient number of participants, The K.I.T. Group reserves the right to cancel the tour. Tickets are refunded in such cases.
Prices may be subject to change for exceptional reasons beyond the control of The K.I.T. Group. Tickets for sightseeing tours and excursions are not refundable. All rates include deluxe motor coach and English speaking guide as well as entrance fee when the visit of a museum or a castle is foreseen. A 3-course menu (including 2 soft drinks or beers or coffee) is also included in full-day-tours.
All the tours start and end in the city centre at the so-called “Neptunebrunnen” (Neptune Fountain) in the Elisenstrasse, opposite the “Justizpalast” (Law Courts).