Tour 2: Princes, the Pied Piper and proud heritage: from Hannover to Hameln and Hildesheim
9 Things to Do in Hannover
- Hannover Card – big offers, small prices
- Guided city tours from Hannover Tourist Service
- Exploring the city independently by following the “Red Thread”
- The Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen with the Niki de Saint Phalle Grotto
- Relax on the banks of the Maschsee, a long tranquil lake stretching into the city centre
- Hannover Adventure Zoo
- Tour of the New Town Hall with a diagonal lift to take you to the top of the dome
- Shopping in one of the largest pedestrian precincts in Germany
- Football: first division Bundesliga games with Hannover 96
Evening
A capital city like Hannover boasts a huge range of evening entertainment from opera, to variety, to a traditional Hannoverian pub with its own brewery, or a trendy disco: Hannover has something for everyone.
Hallmarks
Lütje-Lage: a very special local drink involving a glass of beer and a small glass of schnapps, which requires a very tricky drinking technique. Served throughout the year, not only at the traditional Marksmen’s Fair beer festival.
9 Things to Do in Hameln
- Guided city tours
- A welcome and/or a guided city tour from the Pied Piper himself
- Renaissance Adventure
- Pied Piper house with an inscription referring to the children’s exodus
- Hochzeitshaus with the Pied Pier and moving figure carillon
- Leist House and Stiftsherren House (Hameln Museum)
- River cruise on the Weser
- Panoramic view of Hameln from the Klutberg
Evening
Many cosy restaurants in the Old Town serve international cuisine as well as local delicacies. Hameln Theatre hosts around 80 theatre companies and ensembles from around the world putting on around 200 performances each season.
Hallmarks
The world famous Pied Piper and the little furry creatures he drove out of the town are on display everywhere in Hameln. From flambéed rats tail to bread rats, and a whole variety of sweets in ratty shapes, Hameln has rats in every shape or form for every taste.
Tour
The Steinhuder Meer lake is a popular destination for outings from Hannover. Traditional “Auswanderer” boats ferry passengers from Steinhude to the fortified island of Wilhelmstein in the middle of the lake. On returning to shore and enjoying a leisurely lunch, take time out to stroll through the picturesque fishing village and visit an eel smoke house. Continue the tour through the hilly countryside of the Deister and beyond to Hameln, the town of the Pied Piper.
9 Things to Do in Hildesheim
- Guided city tour and guided tours for groups and individual travellers
- Hildesheim Rose Route where white roses signpost the most important attractions
- Climb the tower of St. Andreas Church, the highest church tower in Niedersachsen (114.5 metres)
- Guided tours with guides wearing historic costumes
- Römer and Pelizaeus Museum
- City museum in the Knochenhauer-Amtshaus
- Hildesheim Cathedral and 1000-year-old rose bush
- “Wasserparadies” fun and leisure pool
- Castles, palaces, stately homes in the Leinebergland hills
Evening
Theater for Niedersachen
One of the multifaceted theatres in Niedersachsen. In the Tradtion of the Hildesheim municipal theatre offers different sectors, with opera, musical, chamber music and classical and modern drama as well as youth and children’s performances.
Hallmarks
According to the legend, Hildesheim’s origins are closely linked to the 1000-year-old rose bush growing on the apse of the cathedral. The city’s rose emblem adorns in a variety of guises the tasteful souvenirs on sale in the Tourist Information Office.
Route Distance/approx. Travel time/approx.
Hannover – Steinhude: 35 km, 45 minutes
Hannover – Hameln: 50 km, 50 minutes
Steinhude – Hameln: 60 km, 60 minutes
Hameln – Schloss Marienburg: 35 km, 40 minutes
Schloss Marienburg – Hildesheim: 15 km, 15 minutes
Hameln – Hildesheim: 50 km, 60 minutes
Hildesheim – Hannover: 30 km, 40 minutes
Tour
The road from Hameln to Hildesheim takes you past a neo-Gothic fairy-tale castle built in the 19th century. Set in picturesque surroundings, it boasts luxurious interior furnishings with painted vaults and carved furniture.
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