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German Fairy
Tale Road 36

You might just live happily ever after! You’ll certainly end this
trip happy, having explored a beautiful swath of Germany and
learned the real stories behind Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
5 DAYS
642 km 705 KM / 440 MILES
K
m
Bremen Bremerhaven
See the home (and # GREAT FOR…
statue) of the Town
Musicians of Bremen BJG
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12
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BEST TIME TO GO
468 km
Enjoy this trip May to
Hamelin
You don't have to be a # September.
rat to be led to this Hanover
captivating town #
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10
I ESSENTIAL
PHOTO
276 km
Bremen’s Town
Kassel # Göttingen Musicians of Bremen
Brothers Grimm at the
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unmissable # sculpture.
5
Grimmwelt
K BEST FOR
160 km # FAMILIES
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3
Marburg Grimmwelt, Kassel’s
Imagine yourself living new attraction
in a fairy tale in this
beautiful old town dedicated to all things
l
Hanau # L Brothers Grimm and
fairy-tale-worthy.
Marburg St Elizabeth’s Church 505