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White Asparagus Gourmet Tour

6 Days

• A example for a asparagus menue

1. Asparaguscocktail with Tomatosvinaigrette and Olive-ciabatta
2. Asparagus allium soup with cream
3. Zanderfilet on Asparagusragout with new potatoes
4. Fresh strawberries with black pepper, Panna Cotta ice and top with cream
5. In addition the accompanying regional white wines

A bicycle tour for Gourmets and friends of the royal vegetable.

White asparagus, the royal vegetable. Tour de Spokes have created for Gourmets and friends of the royal vegetable a special tour with culture around the white asparagus. Start in Heidelberg, follow the "Badische Spargelstraße" over Schwetzingen, Speyer, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Rastatt to Baden-Baden. With the 5 palaces Schwetzingen, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Rastatt and Favorite.The special created white asparagus bicycle tour from Tour de Spokes is in the north of Germany's Black Forest, where one culinary highlight in late spring and early summer is white asparagus. More tender, milder, and nuttier in flavor than green asparagus, it quickly became your favorite vegetable. In general, white asparagus is preferred over the green type in Europe, though some Americans find it less sweet.. White asparagus grown in the dark. The traditional way to blanch asparagus is to mound mulch or sand around the spears as they emerge. But that technique is a lot of trouble, because it must be done daily, and it makes the spears grubby. Learn and see on this tour the way to work with asparagus, how grow the asparagus and all things around of the asparagus. And last not least.............enjoy the white asparagus on many different ways with your tounge.

And also the culture and history allong the bicycle way.

Heidelberg
Heidelberg, who have not hear in his live from Heidelberg?
The name Heidelberg stands for the world-famous Castle and a picturesque Old Town in breathtakingly beautiful surroundings. It stands both for Germany's oldest university and modern research facilities. For historic streets and a lively university atmosphere. For total relaxation and beautiful walks. It also stands for the longest and one of the most attractive pedestrian zones in Europe.

Speyer
The imperial Cathedral of Speyer, the foundation of which is in the form of a latin cross, is one of the largest and most significant Romanesque edifices in Germany. It was built by the emperors and designated as their last resting place as a symbol of their power. Construction began around 1030 under the Salic Emperor Konrad II and it was consecrated in 1061.
The Old Gate is one of the tallest (55m) and most important town gates in Germany.

Palace Karlsruhe
Having once dozed off in the depths of the Hardt forest, the margrave at the time is said to have dreamt of a city laid out in the shape of star at the centre of which his palace stood: Karlsruhe. The construction of the palace is very closely linked to the founding of the city by Karl Wilhelm in 1715. Quite unique is the selection of a terrain in the heart of woodland that offered sufficient space for a palace, gardens and a town.
The two-storey building also had living quarters incorporated into the attic. Connected to the corps-de-logis set on an east-west axis were two long south-facing wings. North of the corps-de-logis stood a seven-storey octagonal tower that was attached to the main building only by three open wooden galleries built one on top of the other.

Palace Rastatt
The largest architectural monument in Rastatt is the residence palace, the oldest baroque residence on the upper Rhine. On the axle between the alsacfortress Louis and the old palace Ettlingen let provide Mark count Ludwig William of Baden (1655 - 1707) exact the Italian architect Domenico Egidio Rossi the baroque plant. As model served the palce of the French "Sunking" Ludwig XIV. in Versailles.

Palace Favorite
Palce Favorite in Rastatt - Försch is the oldest and also the only one in its original form keeps remained Germans "Porzellanpalace". It became of Sibylla Augusta, which builds at the young widow from Mark count Ludwig of William of Baden, starting from 1710 and served as desire palce. The art-intimate Mark countess left it to a baroque synthesis of the arts with enriches to decorative interior equipment to implement.

Baden-Baden
Thermal baths, culture and a beautiful landscape - guests as well as residents live and enjoy the international feeling and fun of living. Who hasn't heard of Baden-Baden? Our spa, resort and convention town, snuggled at the foot of the Black Forest, is well-known throughout the world - for its thermal baths, its casino, its horse races and its new Festival Hall.

Our program bicycle tour white asparagus

• Heidelberg
  From international airport Frankfurt your tansfer to the hotel in Heidelberg. The transfer time is 45 minutes. Time to rest and enjoy the the international feeling and fun of living in Heidelberg. A little sightseeing in the old romantic city, visite the old castle, and walk on the "Philosophenweg" and enjoy the view of Heidelberg. In the afternoon is your city guidance, the time is 3 hour with your guide in english language. Later you have a welcome drink, time to answer your qeustions and to tell you about your bicycle tour. Reception of the bicycles, short installation in the technology. In the evening you first special and exquisit asparagus dinner.
  
  
• Speyer 45 Kilometer (25 Miles)
  In the morning after the breakfast your first way will let you to Schwetzingen, your bicycle way will be the most time allong the asparagus fields. In Schwetzingen you have time to visite the wonderfull palace Schwetzingen and to walk in the park from the palace.The former summer residence lies in the midst of a European-wide unique palace garden. Later your way will let you to Speyer, from far away you see the two towers from the cathedrale, and when you have across the river rhine over the brigde, you are directly in the middle from Speyer. A sightseeing in Speyer, before you have in the evening your next asparagus dinner.
  
  
• Bruchsal 45 Kilometers (25 Miles)
  Now you will ride back your bicycle over the brigde from the rhine, and your way follow the fields from the asparagus. Your first visite at this day is at a asparagus farmer, here now you will see, hear and learn how much work it is befor the white asparagus will grow. The asparagus farmer will tell you all important things around the work and the culture from white asparagus. In the afternoon you arrive Bruchsal, and you have time to visite the old palace from Bruchsal. Its image of the "baroque city" owes Bruchsal above all to the baroque castle with the famous stairway of Balthasar Neumann. And in the evening you enjoy the special asparagus dinner.
  
  
• Karlsruhe 40 Kilometer (23 Miles)
  In the morning you walk to the most important asparagus market of Europe. Here you can see, how much asparagus from the region per day will sell. All regional asparagus farmers bring here the asparagus, and on this market then goes the asparagus to the stores and companies to sell worldwide this wonderfull vegetable.
  Later your way follow the "Badische Spargelstraße" to Karlsruhe. Time to visite the palace from Karlsruhe. Having once dozed off in the depths of the Hardt forest, the margrave at the time is said to have dreamt of a city laid out in the shape of star at the centre of which his palace stood: Karlsruhe. The construction of the palace is very closely linked to the founding of the city by Karl Wilhelm in 1715. Quite unique is the selection of a terrain in the heart of woodland that offered sufficient space for a palace, gardens and a town.The two-storey building also had living quarters incorporated into the attic. Connected to the corps-de-logis set on an east-west axis were two long south-facing wings. North of the corps-de-logis stood a seven-storey octagonal tower that was attached to the main building only by three open wooden galleries built one on top of the other. In the evening you enjoy the special asparagus dinner.
  
  
• Baden - Baden 40 Kilometer (23 Miles)
  In the morning you ride your bicycle to Försch, here you find with a wonderfull park the palace Favorite. Palce Favorite is the oldest and also the only one in its original form keeps remained Germans "Porzellanpalace". Visite this wonderfull and pretty juwel. Time to visite this little juwel. Later you ride your bicycle betwen fields and fruit trees to Rastatt, and there in the middle to the old palace Rastatt. The largest architectural monument in Rastatt is the residence palace, the oldest baroque residence on the upper Rhine. Visite this residence, and enjoy it. Now it is time to rest, and later you ride with your bicycle to Baden-Baden. Visite the historical old part from Baden-Baden, enjoy the international flair and charme. After your special asparagus dinner you will maybe walk to visite the international casino, enjoy it and enjoy the international flair.
  
  
• Baden - Baden
  In the morning after the breakfast it is time to say good bye, and your transfer is to the main train station Baden-Baden or airport Frankfurt.

Included in this Tour:

• 5 overnight accommodations with breakfast in good hotels with privat bathroom, shower and toilett
• 5 special dinners from white asparagus inluded the special wine and drinks
• Transfer from international airport Frankfurt to Heidelberg
• City guidance with your own native guide in Heidelberg
• Ticket to visit the 5 palaces
• Transfer from Baden Baden to the main station or international airport Frankfurt
• Special detailed maps, descriptions and informations for your bicycle way
• Special detailed books and informations in english language for the historical citys and culture higlights on your way
• Luggage transfer all days from hotel to the next hotel
• Telephone assistance all days from 8am to 10pm for your questions, when you need help or informations

This Tour can start all days between 20. April 2012 and 15. June 2012

Options:    Rental bicycles 21-speed + 60,- € per person
                 Extra nights in Heidelberg, Baden Baden + 45,- € per person