European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse V a View through one of the Gates into the Fugger i left. A Virgin Mary Statuette stands in one of the houses in the Fugger i above. Is photos by Michael Abrams Home to More than 2,000 animals the zoo opens daily at 8 30 . However closing time varies seasonally but is never earlier than5 . " v,/o/--.a for those who Antto see the City sold Wall there is a Large part still intact and guarded what Teft of a Moat Iii the Northwest Comer of town. Visitors can catch a close up look by renting one of a variety of boats available at a dockside restaurant the watery canal is Only a few Hundred Yards Long but offers tourists time to relax enjoy the fish and Ponder what might have been. For the hungry the prices at the canal Side restaurant Are not bad on the digestion. Whether spending a Day or just a few hours in Augsburg there is plenty to see and do for the entire family. For the bold and adventurous there is More than a Oay of pacing the Cobblestone streets peering through shop windows and catching the sights. There Are also scheduled City Tours May through october. Tourists who want walking Tours should be at the Rathaus at 2 . Daily. From november through april Tours Are offered Only on saturdays at 2 . For those who prefer Riding there is a City tour by bus that departs the Rathaus at 10 30 . Daily May through october. For More information about this historic City Contact the tourism office at 0821/502-070 monday through Friday 9 visitors walk inside the Fugger i founded in 1516 by Jakob is the world s oldest social housing for. Impoverished citizens left. Mercury stands guard atop a Fountain erected in 1599 below right. One of the figures on the Augustus Fountain erected in 1594, honors the City s roman founders below november 3, 1994 stripes Magazine 11
