City Guide: Hannover

     Hanover (Hannover in German) represents one of Germany's hubs of industry, transportation and commerce.

     However, the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony, is also an important tourist drawcard luring visitors with its mix of history and culture.

     Hanover attracts millions of tourists annually. A large chunk of those travel to the city in September when Hanover's streets overflow with tourists attending the The Schuetzenfest the world's largest Marksmen's Fun Fair and Oktoberfest Hannover  which rivals only Munich's in terms of scale and volume of beer swilled.

     Even if beer drinking is not your thing, Hanover has  a lot to offer and Booked.net can easily help you make a booking from our comprehensive selection of hotels in Hanover.

     While much of the city on the bank of the River Leine was laid waste by Allied bombers in World War II, medieval highlights remain particularly in the Old Town.

     Old Town's Market Place, with its distinctive timbered buildings, and 15th-century Old Town Hall are definite 'musts' for the visitor.

     We provide photos, maps, and secure reservation forms for Hanover hotels and through Booked.net you can soon take in attractions including;

- The Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen

- New Town Hall (Neues Rathaus), which houses the only working diagonal elevator in Germany, which goes up the large dome

- Some other popular sights are the Waterloo Column, the Wangenheim Palace, and the Gehry Tower (designed by the American architect Frank O Gehry)

     Since 1947 Hannover has been known as a city of trade fairs holding some of the biggest exhibitions in the world such the annual Hanover Fair and CeBIT (Centrum der Büro- und Informationstechnik; German for "Centre of Office and Information technology") computer expo.

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