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2013 Check out the exhibitors
With more than 3,000 exhibitors to choose from and a total exhibition area of more than 160,000m2
, it makes sense to plan your time at the show
before you head off. The good news is that you can search for participating companies by name and by product using the daily-updated online K 2013 database. To search by company, visit:
http://bit.ly/K13exhibitors. To
search by products, visit:
http://bit.ly/K13products. You can also locate companies using the interactive fl oorplan which can be found here:
http://bit.ly/K13fl oorplan. Finally, you can download a list of all the exhibitors in a variety of formats here:
http://bit.ly/K13download
Soak up some culture Believe it or not, there is more to Düsseldorf than K – it is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, after all. The city is home to more than 100 galleries and museums but the biggest by some way is the Museum Kunstpalast, located in the centre of the city near Königsallee. During the fair the Kunstpalast’s special exhibitions include a collection of photographs by Candida Höfer capturing 40 years of the city’s fi nest buildings and public spaces. Find out more at:
www.smkp.de
Try the retail experience If retail is your thing – and especially designer goods – then Düsseldorf will not disappoint. Königsallee – known as ‘Kö’ to locals – includes many of Europe’s leading fashion names and is likened with Knightsbridge in London or Fifth Avenue in New York. But neither of those locations can boast a setting to match the tree-lined man-made ‘river’ that runs through this premium shopping district. Catch the fl avour here:
http://bit.ly/koenigsallee
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Organise your travel Düsseldorf is well connected and getting around the city is easy thanks to its excellent public transport network. And don’t forget that your admission ticket for the exhibition allows you to use the local buses and trains for free. Full details of this offer can be found in the Messe Düsseldorf travel guide along with lots of information about travelling to and around the city. It also contains plenty of useful maps. Download the guide from:
http://bit.ly/K13travel
Don’t forget the Altbier! Regular K visitors will already know that Düsseldorf’s local brew is the Altbier, a malty copper-coloured ale of around 4.5% strength produced using a special top-fermented lagering method. The name translates as ‘old beer’ but is actually derived from the Latin word ‘altus’, which means ‘high’ and refers to way the yeast rises during brewing. Try it out in one of the city’s on-premise brew-pubs. Details of these and a short history of Altbier can be found here:
http://bit.ly/altbier
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