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Gläserne Manufaktur

The Transparent Factory

The Transparent Factory previously assembled the electric version of VW's Golf car. Visitors can test drive VW electric cars for 30 minutes (except Sundays). Tours three times a day in English M-Sa, once on Sundays. Until 2016, final assembly for various luxury VW cars took place here.

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Address: Lennestr. 1
Getting there: at Straßburger Platz tram stop
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00
Price: Tour: adults €7, reduced €4.50, families €15
Website: glaesernemanufaktur.de (opens in a new tab)

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