Brothers Grimm Path in Marburg-Where Fairy Tales Come True

The German fairy tale road is a hiking route starting from Hanau-the home town of Brothers Grimm and leads 600 km to northern Germany and the city of Bremen. The route passes through more than 50 idyllic cities and villages and reveals landscapes and places where Brothers Grimm got inspired by legends to write the famous fairy tales. The route is dedicated to the world famous children fairy tales and includes places where Brothers Grimm lived or wrote the stories.

The fabulous route pass through Marburg, this is the place where Brothers Grimm have studied and a cradle of the German Romanticism. Marburg is an important stop of the route and a unique place with medieval architecture and impressive and well-preserved historical city center.

The route passes through several architectural and historical attractions.

The Brothers Grimm path in Marburg is indicated by fairy tale figures.

The Frog King

The River Lahn and the Landgrave palace high above Marburg.

The route goes through Marburger Bergland, that is up to 380m high mountain that includes various forest sections and lush meadows.

The mountain is a nice place to rest and the wonderful views invite the hiker to take long breaks- a pour natural experience and quite enjoyment.

Particular highlights are the idyllic views from Kaiser Wilhelm’s Turm in the forest of Lahnberg.

From here you can see spectacular views to Marburg, Lahn valley and the area around.

Brothers Grimm route invites you to travel. This is one of the 200 well-known routes in Germany and mainly serves to protect and appreciate the German culture, fairy tales and legends.