Welcome to the Beautiful City of Hannover

Let`s have breakfast before you visit your first place. Stop at his cozy café and enjoy some delicious freshly baked bagels and a cup of coffee.
Opening Hours Monday – Saturday 08:00 am - 9:00 pm Sunday 09:00 am - 7:30 pm

Before you arrive to Hannover, take a short brake at this beautiful small lake. It situated in Lower Saxony and a short distance from the Motorway. You find here a restaurant, beaches, and paths, which brings you around the lake. Walk along and enjoy the pure nature.

Welcome to one of the most beautiful garden parks in Europe, which was created by the Electress Sophie from 1676-1714. The Herrenhausen Gardens (Herrenhäuser Gärten) in Lower Saxony are a collection of four unique gardens. They are part of the court gardens surrounding the summer palace of the Elector (and later King) of Hannover. Originally, the garden was designed as a pleasure garden for the royal court.
The Baroque Great Garden (Großer Garten) is symmetric and beautifully kept and is home to a variety of events such as festivals, concerts, firework contests, and theatrical performances. It also contains a grotto which is dedicated to the artist, Niki de Saint Phalle. As you walk in, you come across an incredible work of art which gives you a feeling of joy. Along the figures you see a beautiful decoration on the walls and ceilings from glass mosaic and pebble stones.
The botanical Berggarten contains greenhouses and a Mausoleum for the Hannover family. It also offers a wide range of plants and one of the biggest collections of orchids worldwide.
The English style Georgengarten is home to the Leibniz Temple and the Wilhelm Busch German Museum, which displays Caricature and Critical Graphic Arts. Enjoy the beautiful landscape filled with beautiful flowers, trees, shrubberies, peaceful ponds and ornamental bridges.
In the Welfengarten you find an English landscape and the beautiful Welfenschloss which is housing the University of Hannover.
The Palace was rebuilt in 2013, and it gives home to a small Historical Museum and various events. In the museum, you find out the history and the importance of Hannover from the Baroque era. The gardens are only accessible from the side wings of the Palace, which are linked by an underground corridor.
Admire the green rococo garden, the renaissance flower beds, rare plants, and trees, the largest orchid collection, and the highest fountains. Discover the unique historical hedge theatre and the ballroom which is decorated with fresco from Galerie. Enjoy these features, which makes this place magical and gives an insight of a royal lifestyle.
Opening Hours and Booking Tickets here

North from the palace, you arrived at your next destination. Originally, the Berggarten (Mountain Garden) was designed as a herb and kitchen garden in 1666. Electress Sophia began to plant exotic species and from 1750 the place turned into an exclusive botanical garden.
Today, the Berggarten is one of the leading botanical gardens in the world. It gives home for 20000 plants from 3000 different species. The first greenhouse was built in 1686 and gave home to crops such as tobacco, cocoa, and mulberry trees. In its four greenhouses you explore cactuses, tropical plants, and subtropical flora from the Canary Islands. Then go to check out the garden's biggest highlight, which is the Orchid House. It contains the largest collection of orchids in Europe, with its 800 plants from 300 species.
A linden tree-lined avenue has led to the 19th century mausoleum of the Royal House of Hanover. It is the final resting place of Ernst Augustus, his wife Sophia, and their son George I of Great Britain.
Lastly, you'll find the Sea Life Hanover aquarium, which was originally the Great Palm House in the 19th century. It used to hold palms, bananas, monkey puzzle trees, sugar cane and coffee.
Walk around and enjoy the beauties of the nature which filled with majestic trees, plants from all over the world, stone gardens, and water features.
Opening Hours and Tickets available here

Let`s park your car and continue your journey to the Mövenpick restaurant to have some delicious lunch.
More info about the car park can be found here

You are in the heart of Hannover. Here you find this beautiful restaurant. It offers regional cuisines which suitable for everyone. Take your time, relax and end enjoy your lunch.
Opening Hours and Booking Tables here

After the lunch, you are ready to go to your next destination, which is a traditional meeting point. The Kröpcke-Uhr is a rare piece of Classical design and is located in the central square. The clock was invented in 1885 and named after Wilhelm Kröpcke, who owned Café Kröpcke. It was scrapped after World War II and replaced in 1977. Although the current clock is a replica, it still has its charm.

And here you are, standing in the centre of Hannover. You feel you are back in the Middle Ages surrounded with narrow lanes, half-timbered buildings, a neo-Gothic Market Fountain which was built in 1881, the 14th century Marktkirche and the 15th century old late Gothic Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus).
The oldest secular building was constructed in 1410 and restored after World War II between 1953 and 1964. The part which is facing to the Schmiedestrasse (Blacksmith Street) is from 1410. The wing which was added later is next to the market was built on the foundation of a trade hall from the 13th century. On the Koebelinger Street, you see the Chemists' Wing (Apothekenflügel). It was named after a Town Hall's pharmacy which originally stood here.
The Old Town Hall has many beautiful features such as the impressive gothic gables, the ornamental frieze, and the portraits of the princes and coats-of-arms which features the popular Middle Age game called Luderziehen. In this game, the contestants use their little fingers instead of the rope. Today, a similar game is still part of the folklore in south Germany. It is called Fingerhakeln.
Walk around and enjoy this impressive building.

Next, let’s check out this beautiful Gothic church. The tower and the four-pointed gables give a unique feature to the building. The tower has the biggest bell in Lower Saxony, called Christus- und Friedensglocke (Bell of Christ and Peace). It only used on special occasions.
Take your time and explore it's more than 750-year-old history. Begin with the chancel with its stained-glass windows from 1370. Admire the winged high altar with sculpted panels from 1480. The panels are decorated with gold leaf and features scenes from the Passion. You also find the grave of Johann Michael von Obentraut (the German Michael). In the Thirty Years’ War he led the German-Danish army against General Tilly and was killed on 25th October 1625.
Opening Hours Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

Continue your trip to the next destination, which is a 13th century church. Aegidienkirche was once an impressive building, but only its ruins remain after the World War II. As you walk around, these ruins remind you of both the beauty and holiness of the church, and the ugliness of a war.
Open 24 hours

After your visit at the ruins, you are standing at another memorial site at the Ernst-August-Platz. This time it is a statue from Ernest Augustus, who was the King of Hannover. A fascinating aspect of his life is the fact that he was the fifth son of King George III and the uncle of Queen Victoria.
Admire this beautiful creation which features the proud king on horseback dressed in his full hussar finery. It was erected in 1861 and placed on a top of a granite plinth. If you go closer, you see a sentence engraved in it. It says, “Dem Landesvater / Sein treues Volk” (Dedicated to the father of the country, by his faithful people).

After this beautiful day, it is time to relax and enjoy delicious homemade food. Enjoy your dinner in this traditional, wood clad tavern. If the weather is good, you can sit in the beer garden.
Opening Hours Monday - Thursday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm Fridays - Saturdays 11:00 am - 12:00 am Sunday 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Barbecue buffet - every Sunday: 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Reservation here
While you are heading back to your car, enjoy a nice evening walk in the city.

After the delicious dinner, let`s pick up the car and head to the hotel.

After checking in, get ready for tomorrow as another exciting day is waiting for you. Enjoy a nice drink at the hotel bar and relax.