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10-Day German Fairy Tale & Berlin Rail Circle Tour (10R04)

10-Day German Fairy Tale & Berlin Rail Circle Tour (10R04), a rail journey with Travel to Europe (To-Europe)

Northbound along the German Fairy Tale Route to the Sea - medieval towns with historic timber-framed houses. Visit charming towns like Hamelin, Marburg and Bremen as well as Berlin, Germany's Capital City.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Frankfurt

    Frankfurt

    Train from Frankfurt Int. Airport to Frankfurt Central Station (about 11 minutes), covered by the Frankfurt Card. Sightsee the Romerberg and Frankfurt Museum Riverbank.

  2. Day 2railovernight: Frankfurt

    Day trip to Hanau, Gelnhausen and Steinau an der Strasse

    Rail day trip to the Brothers Grimm's birthplace and childhood towns: Hanau (Grimm monument), Gelnhausen (imperial fortress ruins, witch tower) and Steinau an der Strasse (the Amtshaus where the Grimms lived). Return to Frankfurt by train.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Kassel

    Marburg and Kassel

    Train (about 1 hour) from Frankfurt to Marburg, where the Grimms studied law and began collecting fairy tales; visit the Landgrave Castle and Elisabethkirche. Continue by train (about 1 hour) to Kassel, where the Grimms lived and worked as librarians for over 30 years; visit Bergpark Wilhelmshoehe (UNESCO site).

  4. Day 4railovernight: Bremen

    Hannoversch Munden, Gottingen and Bremen

    Morning train to Hannoversch-Munden (Old Town with 700+ half-timbered houses); afternoon train to Gottingen (University town, home to the Grimms after Kassel); evening train onward to Bremen.

  5. Day 5railovernight: Bremen

    Day Trip to Bremerhaven

    Rail day trip to Bremerhaven's 'Harbor Worlds' (German Emigration Center, Zoo at the Sea, German Maritime Museum, submarine Wilhelm Bauer). Flexible return trains to Bremen for further sightseeing (UNESCO Town Hall, Bremen Town Musicians statue).

  6. Day 6railovernight: Berlin

    Hamburg and Berlin

    Train from Bremen to Hamburg (about 1 hour, with time to explore near the station) and on to Berlin by High-Speed ICE (about 1:40 hrs). Includes the 48-hour Berlin Welcome Card.

  7. Day 7overnight: Berlin

    Berlin

    Berlin Welcome Card still valid; self-guided walking tour past the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island. Visit the Brothers Grimm gravesite at Old St. Matthew's Churchyard in Schoeneberg.

  8. Day 8railovernight: Hamelin

    Hamelin

    Train (under 3 hours) from Berlin to Hamelin, home of the Pied Piper legend. Visit the restored Old Town with its Renaissance timber-framed buildings.

  9. Day 9railovernight: Frankfurt

    Frankfurt

    Flexible train tickets back to Frankfurt (about 3 hours), with time for further sightseeing in Hamelin or Frankfurt as preferred.

  10. Day 10rail

    Frankfurt Int. Airport

    Short train ride from Frankfurt Central Station to Frankfurt International Airport (about 11 minutes), where the tour ends.

Included

  • 2nd-class rail tickets for all listed journeys (flexible, non-time-restricted on several legs)
  • Hotels as listed (or similar), centrally located near each train station
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • Frankfurt Card and the book 'The German Fairy Tale Landscape - The storied world of the Brothers Grimm'
  • 48-hour Berlin Welcome Card
  • Day-by-day itinerary, tickets, vouchers and city information

Not included

  • Airfare from/to your origin to/from Frankfurt Int. Airport
  • All meals other than breakfast
  • Gratuities (tips)
  • Parking fees

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