Hey everyone! I have a 3 day/2 night trip I wanted to take within 2 hours of Frankfurt. Me and my husbands are looking for something relaxing and smaller town vibes. A few things that would be cool but not required is medieval/historic architecture, good food, nature/hike, spa/mineral waters. But we are open to anything. We will be traveling by train. Any suggestions appreciated :)
Posted by
Green Bay
21166 posts
Marburg, about 1 1/2 hours north of Frankfurt, a university town with a half-timbered old city center, hilltop castle, gothic cathedral, along the Lahn River, and home of the Marburg Mercenaries American Football team.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/germany/articles/11-reasons-why-you-should-visit-marburg-germany/
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9222 posts
You might want to check out Bad Homburg, nestled in the Taunus Mountains. They have a great spa there, a nice little old town, the only original palace left from the Kaiser. Near-by is the Saalburg, a reconstructed Roman fort, and Hessen Park Open Air Museum. Hessen Park is filled with buildings they have moved from all over Hessen, which included 2 Synagogues, 2 Wind mills, several churchs, a school, and lots of old stores, farm houses and barns. They have traditional German farm animals and show various crafts that would have been done in earlier centuries in Hessen. I can spend hours there and I have been there lots of times!
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Wow thank you for the replies. Bad Homburg sounds exactly up my alley!
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Wyckoff, NJ, USA
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