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Right Quaint town of Steinau an der Strasse
Below View of the monastery ruins from the
tower of the town church, Bad Hersfeld

VISITING FULDA
Parking
Paid on-street parking is available
close to the tourist information office.
Drivers can also use the underground
car park on Heertorplatz.
Tourist Information
Bonifatiusplatz 1, 36037; 0661 102 18
14; www.tourismus-fulda.de; open daily
Canoeing on Lahn and Fulda rivers
Canoes can be hired with Kanu Lahn-
Dill (Garbenheimer Strasse 21, 35578
Wetzlar; 06441 671 08 90; www.kanu- t Melsungen at No. 19 Brotgasse as well as the
lahn-dill.de). Hesse; 34212 half-timbered building on the
Cycle Hire A 16th-century stone bridge crosses riverside that housed the mikvah,
Contact FMG Weilburg (Mauerstrasse the Fulda at the little spa town of or ritual bath, which is now a small
6/8, 35781 Weilburg; 06471 314 67). Melsungen. The town has a beautiful museum (06623 24 82; May–Oct: open
Altstadt, in which, with the on the first Sun or by appointment).
exceptions of the stone-built ª Continue on the B83 to Bebra,
WHERE TO STAY Landgrafenschloss and late-Gothic then take the B27 to Bad Hersfeld.
parish church, almost all buildings
MELSUNGEN are half-timbered. Pride of place on u Bad Hersfeld
Centrinum moderate the central market square goes to Hesse; 36251
This smart hotel in Melsungen’s Altstadt the dignified 16th-century Rathaus. The austere ruins of Bad Hersfeld’s
offers a blend of historic half-timbered ª Continue along the B83 to reach Benediktinerabtei (mid-Mar–Apr &
architecture and glossy modernity.
There are just 12 tastefully decorated Rotenburg an der Fulda. mid-Sep–Oct: open Tue, Wed & Fri–Sun)
rooms as well as an apart ment. provide a memorable setting for the
Rosenstrasse 1, 34212; 05661 92 60 60; y Rotenburg an der Fulda spa town’s summer theatre festival,
www.centrinum.de Hesse; 36199 the Festspiele. The museum (closed
BAD HERSFELD Pretty, half-timbered Rotenburg Mon), located next to the abbey, has
an der Fulda straddles the Fulda river exhibits on the history of the town
Zum Stern moderate–expensive and is dominated by the Landgraves’ and the region. Bad Hersfeld also has
A traditional four-star hotel with original
beams, stripped stonework and warm castle, the Schloss Rotenburg, which a splendid twin-gabled Rathaus in
wood panelling as well as more is now a college of law and finance. the Weser Renaissance style as well
contemporary touches. Each of the 45 The town preserves poignant as many fine half-timbered houses.
en-suite rooms is unique; those in the reminders of small-town Jewish life ª Leave Bad Hersfeld along the B27/
annexe are furnished in farmhouse style. in Germany before the Holocaust, Frankfurter Strasse and follow this
Linggplatz 11, 36251; 06621 18 90;
www.zumsternhersfeld.de including the former Jewish school road to Fulda.
FULDA
Hotel Zum Ritter moderate
With a boutique hotel ambience,
the 150-year-old Zum Ritter is in
a quiet sidestreet a few minutes’ walk
from Fulda’s principal sights. The hotel
has just 33 rooms.
Kanalstrasse 18–20, 36037; 0661 25
08 00; www.hotel-ritter.de
Goldener Karpfen expensive
This long-established four-star hotel
in Fulda’s attractive old town has an
excellent restaurant. The rooms vary
from slick minimalism to more tradi-
tional styles, complete with antiques.
All rooms have free wireless Internet.
Simpliziusbrunnen 1, 36037; 0661 868
00; www.hotel-goldener-karpfen.de

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