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Trade Fares & Fairy Tales

Even though it may be a few miles from our Centers in Hannover and Detmold to the sea, there is an abundance of exciting activities in the central north region of Germany. In particular, two elements can be found here: There is the capital city of Lower Saxony, Hannover. The busy town centre is renowned for its international trade fares, contemporary art and its ties to the royal family of Great Britain. Moreover, the region counts among the the primary settings of ancient Germany fairy tales. Many tales by the brothers Grimm are said to have taken place near Detmold: Hameln, Kassel or the castle of Sleeping Beauty are located close-by.

Hanover Center

Our Center in Hanover is located in the heart of the lively state capital. Hannover offers educational and exciting tours in many fields, ranging from technology and science to art and architecture. The following activities are available in Center vicinity:

Educational trips - culture

  • Wilhelm Busch Museum - caricatures, drawings, poetry
  • Aviation museum - engines, planes, aviation
  • Sprengel Museum - contemporary art, architecture
  • Hanover town hall - architecture, history
  • Marienburg Castle - history, architecture, parks
  • Happy Rizzi House Braunschweig - modern art, architecture

    • Educational trips - environment

  • Herrenhausen Gardens - architecture, landscaping, park
  • Maschsee lake - environment, landscaping
  • Hanover Zoo - exotic animal life
  • Lake Steinhude - domestic animal and plant life, environment, water

    • Day trips to sites allocated to neighbouring ASTUR Centers can be included in travel programmes for this Center as well. Should you be interested in further destinations of the ASTUR network, jus follow this link.

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    Impressions from Hanover and sites in Center vicinity

    Detmold Center

    The ASTUR Center in Detmold is the ideal place to dive into the world of German fairy tales. Many tales by the brothers Grimm are said to have taken place near Detmold. Beside the world of myths and fairy tales, the following activities are available in Center vicinity:

    Educational trips - fairy tales

  • Hamelin - Pied Piper monument and glass blowers
  • Kassel - Grimm World
  • Bad Oeynhausen - German Fairy Tale and Weser Legend Museum
  • Bodenwerder - Baron Munchausen Museum
  • Polle castle ruins - Cinderella Castle

    • Educational trips - culture

  • Berlebeck eagle station - birds of prey, ornithology
  • Heiligenkirchen bird park - ornithology, exotic animal life
  • Detmold Castle - history, architecture
  • Corvey Castle - architecture, art, history, park

    • Educational trips - geography

  • Trip to Göttingen
  • Trip to Paderborn
  • Trip to Münster
  • Trip to Dortmund

    • Day trips to sites allocated to neighbouring ASTUR Centers can be included in travel programmes for this Center as well. Should you be interested in further destinations of the ASTUR network, jus follow this link.

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    Impressions from Detmold and sites in Center vicinity

    Which programmes are available?

    When it comes to booking a programme for you - or adapting an existing programme to your wishes or even creating your own itinerary for that matter - your travel destination plays a key role. ASTUR offers a variety of travel opportunities to international guests and interested groups at home. You can pick from one or more of the following areas:

    For an overview of all programmes which ASTUR can offer you, just follow this link presenting our portfolio.

     

    If you are interested in finding out more about all available ASTUR destinations, you can return to the overview here. If you are keen to know how an exemplary group travel programme to this area can look like, just check out the sample programme for a class trip below.