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Arrivals and Accommodations
The City
of Mainz may be reached via several autobahns
and train connections from all directions.
Signs in and around the city will point the
way to the fairgrounds. Numerous connections
will allow you to make perfect travel arrangements
to and from Mainz.
By train
The Deutsche Bahn will bring you to the Mainz Central
Station (Hauptbahnhof Mainz) from many German
and European metropolises. The station is not
far from the Mainzer Minipressen-Messe.
http://www.bahn.de
http://www.rheinland-pfalz-takt.de
Public Transport
From Mainz Central Station (Hauptbahnhof), the
following bus lines will bring you to the fairgrounds:
54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61 (bus stop: Rheingoldhalle/Rathaus)
VCM - Verkehrs Center Mainz
Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Lost and found, prices, advice on tickets, and
fines
Bahnhofplatz 6A
55118 Mainz
Telephone: 06131/12-77 77
Telefax: 06131/12-66 66
E-Mail: verkehrscenter@mvg-mainz.de
By air
Frankfurt Airport
http://www.cybairport.de
Hahn Airport
http://www.hahn-airport.de
By car /parking lots
Access to autobahns A60, A63 und A66 in all directions
Parking is available on the banks of the Rhine
River or the Rathaus-Tiefgarage (underground
car park)
Visitor parking spaces are located in the immediate
vicinity of the Mainzer Minipressen-Messe.
Hotels/Accommodations
The Tourist Information Office of Mainz will
assist you in finding accommodations and will
provide all important information about Mainz
(information about the city, hotel bookings,
Mainz souvenirs, literature, bureaus de change,
city walks, thematic city tours, visits to
the Cathedral (Dom) and to museums, bus, train
and plane trips, organization of meetings and
conferences, advance sale of tickets for public
transport and events)
Touristik Centrale Mainz
Brückenturm am Rathaus
55116 Mainz
Telephone (0 61 31) 2 86 21-0
Telefax (0 61 31) 2 86 21-55
E-Mail: tourist@info-mainz.de
Internet: www.info-mainz.de/verkehrsverein/
An extensive and detailed list of hotels,
including booking possibilities, is to be found here.
Mainz, the "Gutenberg City"
Johannes Gutenberg is undeniably the most famous
son of the City of Mainz. With the invention of
printing books using movable letters, he laid the
foundations for modern media communications. His
outstanding importance is acknowledged worldwide: "Time-Life",
the well-known American magazine selected Gutenberg's
invention in 1997 as the most significant discovery
of the past millennium. In late 1998, American
journalists then made Gutenberg the most important
personality of the second millennium, by calling
him the "Man of the Millennium" in their
book "1000 Years - 1000 People". In the
year 2000, the people of Mainz and their guests
celebrated the 600th anniversary of the birthday
of this outstanding inventor for two months.
Gutenberg belongs to Mainz like Mozart does to
Salzburg. An excursion tracing Gutenberg's steps
is, of course, the nicest way to get to know Mainz
when visiting our city. The world museum of the
printing arts, namely the Gutenberg-Museum,
is an absolute must. You can trace the footsteps
of our Man of the Millennium and his life virtually
under Gutenberg.de. Those wanting to try out the
art of printing will find everything that they
need at the printing shop of the Gutenberg-Museum.
For further information on the City of Mainz, please
see www.mainz.de
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