Back Roads Germany (Dk Eyewitness Travel Back Roads)

(Tina Sui) #1

DRIVE 12


In the Land of

the Brothers

Grimm

Wiesbaden to


Steinau an der


Strasse


Latticed façades of half-timbered houses on
a cobbled street, Bad Wildungen


Highlights



  • Nineteenth-century opulence


Explore Wiesbaden, with its grand
opera house and hotels that evoke the
imperial swagger of the Kaiser’s day


  • Chocolate-box charm


Visit the pretty half-timbered towns in
Hesse, from ancient Limburg an der
Lahn to quaint Steinau an der Strasse


  • Impressive palace and gardens


Admire Kassel’s Wilhelmshöhe, a
magnificent palace with a landscaped
18th-century park


  • Cultural extravaganza


Marvel at Hesse’s contribution to
world culture, from Goethe and
Heidegger to the Brothers Grimm

Berlin

Nürnberg

München

Leipzig

Hannover

Bremen

Stuttgart

Saarbrücken

Dortmund
Köln

Hamburg

GERMANY
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