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Kassel – Capital of the German Fairy-Tale Route with Fairy-Tale Christmas Market

 

Brothers Grimm Museum Discover Kassel – the “Capital of the German Fairy-Tale Route“with a wide choice of tourist sights located throughout the city, including the places where the Brothers Grimm lived and worked. Pay a visit to the Brothers Grimm Museum, the Fairy-Tale quarter and the house where Dorothea Viehmann was born, the woman who related fairy tales to the Brothers Grimm. Let yourself be transported to a magical world of long ago.

Christmas pyramid Take time to enjoy a stroll through the city or a walk through our wonderful parks or visit Europe’s largest hillside park and the Wilhelmshöhe Palace. In the evening, it’s time to let yourself be captured by the yuletide magic of the Fairy-Tale Christmas Market.

Take a leisurely stroll through the festively decorated city centre and marvel at Germany´s biggest revolving Christmas pyramid on the Königsplatz, the main city square. The motto for the 2007 market is “The wolf and the seven little kids”. Adding to the atmosphere are over 140 stalls on the main squares, Königsplatz and Friedrichsplatz, containing arts and crafts’ displays as well as a tempting range of food. Starting on November 26th and continuing up to December 23rd, the market is open every day from 11am till 8pm.

Including per person:

Hotel Category Price / Person in Double Room Price / Person in Single Room
Standard **53,- €72,- €
Comfortable ***61,- €85,- €
First Class ****71,- €99,- €

Child reduction upon request depending on age of child. Overnight stays in the health resort carry a surcharge of 1 Euro per person per night.

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Information

kassel tourist

Tourist Information Centre in the Town Hall

Obere Königsstraße 8

Phone:+49(0)561/707707

Fax:+49(0)561/7077169

Opening Times:

Monday to Friday

9am to 6pm

Saturdays

9am to 2pm

Tourist & Health Spa Information

im Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe (Intercity Railway Station)

Phone:+49(0)561/34054 Fax:+49(0)561/315216

Opening Times:

Monday to Friday

9am to 6pm

Saturdays

9am to 1pm