Festival of East European Cinema
Mandy23 Says: Are you interested in movies? The 12. Festival of East European Cinema that takes place from 30.10. to 03.11.2002 in the city of Cottbus.Certainly not as big as the Berlinale in Berlin, but it might be interesting as well!
Mandy23 Says: Cottbus is quite close to where I live, so I didn't stay at hotels yet, but will give you here some links with list's of hotels and pensions in and around Cottbus:Hotels: http://www.cottbus.de/kultur_touristik/information/i_221_hotels.htmlPensions:...
Mandy23 Says: Cottbus is located about 120 km southeast of the downtown Berlin area (approx. 1.5 hours by train). Cottbus can be accessed by car via the Motorways (Autobahnen) A10, A13 and A15 from Berlin. From Dresden, Cottbus can be accessed via the 'Autobahnen' A4, A13 and the Highway...
Mandy23 Says: Cottbus is located in the German state of Brandenburg and the area called Lower Lausitz. In a few rural districts there are local signs written in two languages, because the nation of Sorbs (also known as Wends) have lived there for centuries. To be exactly, there are not...
Mandy23 Says: Because annual climatic and regional conditions are so variable across Germany, it can be difficult knowing what to pack for the seasons. Often the best idea is to come prepared for all eventualities whatever the season *g* I know, very general spoken ;-)Generally, winter...
clocki Says: There are no hordes of tourists here and so not really any "beaten paths" but you probably won't find these in any city guide. The central place of the Uni-campus has some nice blue lighting in the evening (see above), it's worth a look if you are not in a hurry.
Mandy23 Says: Go and visit a match of the soccer club FC Energie Cottbus at the Friendship Stadium where they have played since the 1970's. Right now there are just on #17 in the Bundesliga table. Oh well, you can't have everything :Pofficial club website below:
Mandy23 Says: Cottbus has approx. 105,000 inhabitants and is located about 1.5 hours by train from downtown Berlin in the southeast of the german State of Brandenburg.In the former GDR, Cottbus became one of the centres for energy production because of the rich lignite reserves in the...
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Because annual climatic and regional conditions are so variable across Germany, it can be difficult knowing what to pack for the seasons. Often the best idea...
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Cottbus, a town of slightly more than 100.000 inhabitants, is located between Berlin and Dresden and may be worth a visit if you travel between these two cities. Either as a short stop for a few hours...
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A friend suggested that we could visit the "The National Horticulture Show (BUGA)" in Cottbus. So we went by train there in just 1 hour. You'll find some photos in the travelogue.
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