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From fabulous forests, castles and lake scenery
German Fairy Tale Route - Route 2
The vacation route from Neukirchen to Kassel and the surrounding area is one of the most charming trails in Germany on which you can follow in the footsteps of the Brothers Grimm. It connects picturesque villages and invites you into a world full of fairy tales, sagas and legends that extends through this idyllic region.
At a glance
The "German Fairy Tale Route" makes it possible to experience:
- to walk in the footsteps of the Brothers Grimm and their fairy tales, sagas and legends from the Main to the sea
- to enjoy the magical and varied landscape by car, ship, bike or on a hike
- to explore historical half-timbered towns, wonderful palaces and fortresses full of history and fairytale stories or to experience the flair of the big cities with culture and shopping.
This is what awaits you on this route:
Photographers Gallery: H. Kiewitter, Paavo Blafield, Hans Kothe
This is what awaits you on this route:
Photographers Gallery: H. Kiewitter, Paavo Blafield, Hans Kothe
Places
Neukirchen
Motorhome park Urbachtal
Witzenhausen
Motorhome parking space Witzenhausen: “Josef-Pott-Platz / Oberburgstraße”
Fritzlar
Motorhome parking space “Am Grauen Turm” Fritzlar
Hofgeismar
Motorhome parking space “Sälber Tor”
Wolfhagen
Bruchwiesen motorhome parking space
Hofgeismar
Hofgeismar campsite
Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Motorhome parking lot Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Neukirchen / Knüll
Motorhome park Urbachtal
Worth seeing
Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Spa town in the green heart of Germany…experience, relax, breathe deeply
Witzenhausen
Witzenhausen cherry orchard in the fairytale-like geo nature park Frau Holle-Land
Neukirchen
Rotkäppchenland – untouched nature with picturesque landscapes, villages and towns with charming half-timbered buildings and interesting cultural treasures
Wolfhagen
Idyll and harmony in the medieval half-timbered town – market square with fairy-tale fountain
Kassel
UNESCO World Heritage Site Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe – Europe’s most enchanting and largest of its kind
Hofgeismar
Reinhardswald Nature Park – enchanting nature in the Brothers Grimm fairytale forest
Fritzlar
Cathedral and imperial city – a romantic pearl on the German Fairy Tale Route and the North Hessian home of the Brothers Grimm.
Hiking
Fairy tale hikes
It was a little more than 200 years ago that Jacob Grimm made this foot journey in search of legends that had been passed down. Pack the bundle and follow its tracks. Explore legendary cultural landscapes to the left and right of the German Fairy Tale Road on foot – would that be something for you?
Biking
How does Little Red Riding Hood get on a bicycle?
A good 200 years ago, the brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm published the first fairy tales. At the same time, the inventor Karl Drais introduced the running wheel as the forerunner of the bicycle. What did not come together then is now being realized.
Other stages
Here you can find the other routes of the German Fairy Tale Route:
Route 1
Of the fairy-tale brothers, half-timbered charm and volcanic stone
Route 3
River Romanticism, Weser Renaissance and Hanseatic Flair
At a glance
Starting point | Destination:
Neukirchen ➝ Kassel and surroundings
LENGTH:
ca. 550 km
Contact details
Deutsche Märchenstraße e.V.
Kurfürstenstraße 9, D-34117 Kassel
Telefon: +49 (0) 561 / 92047910
E-Mail: info@deutsche-maerchenstrasse.de
Geographical features
Germany