Hiking and leisure fun in the middle of the heather bloom in Germany
Purple heathland, lush forests and idyll: the Lüneburg Heath is always worth a trip. Why you should start your next trip to northeast Lower Saxony.
The Lüneburg Heath lies between the cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Hanover. The region owes its name to the city of Lüneburg and the former principality of Lüneburg. The landscape is characterized by the popular purple heather. The bright meadows all around are a popular photo motif. Vacationers will find a wide range of nature and leisure activities here.
Travel tip: Lüneburg Heath Nature Park
The Lüneburg Heath Nature Park is particularly attractive. The area begins a few kilometers from Buchholz in the north heath. The entire nature park has a gigantic size of 1000 km². Integrated into this is the Lüneburg Heath with an area of 230 km². It is only a good 30 minutes by car to reach the entire nature reserve. Once there, the vehicle has to be parked, because the area can only be explored on foot or by bike. It gets romantic with a carriage ride through the Lüneburg Heath. Hikers will thrive in the Lüneburg Heath. Here you can walk for hours without meeting a person. Pure nature!
Sights and activities
The Heide- und Museumsdorf Wilsede provides a little culture. Originally only 40 people live in the village. In August, however, thousands of people stream through Wilsede every day. From the local mountain, travelers enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Lüneburg Heath. The Lüneburg Heath is also ideal for a vacation with a dog. In the nature reserve, however, the four-legged friends should be kept on a leash.
You will experience concentrated beauty as a visitor between August and September. Then the landscape of the strong lilac is covered by heather and heather. This purple of the heather blossom alternates with the green of the pines, juniper and white birch trees.
Creating experiences in the Lüneburg Heath
The amusement parks in the area are particularly suitable for families. Heidepark Soltau is Northern Germany’s largest leisure park and short trip adventure. In 2019, Europe’s highest and fastest wooden roller coaster Colossos will return to the park.
The Lüneburg Heath is a varied holiday region in Germany. Young and old will be able to switch off from everyday life here.
Worms
Nibelung city on the Rhine
The very interesting city of Worms in the southeast of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the oldest cities in Germany and, due to its eventful history, offers many buildings and places worth seeing. The Worms Cathedral in particular is a very impressive testimony to the past and attracts many visitors to the city. But Worm’s importance as a former center of Jewish culture in Germany also makes a visit to this interesting city a special experience.
Furthermore, Worms can claim to have been an important location for the Nibelungen saga, which is still actively remembered today through numerous events and exhibitions. Also present to this day is the former presence of the important reformer Martin Luther in Worms, which allows the city to bear the official title of Lutherstadt.
Worms – a city with a lot to discover
Even if Worms is a place worth seeing primarily because of its history, the city is also characterized by a lively atmosphere. Numerous cultural events such as the Worms Backfischfest or the Worms Whitsun Market, for example, are known and appreciated far beyond the city’s borders. The cityscape of Worms, which is characterized by many historical buildings, also offers many parks and recreation areas where you can take wonderful walks and all in a very pleasant climate. Due to its location in the Upper Rhine Plain, Worms is one of the warmest places in Germany. The Rhine, which flows through the city and gives it a certain flair, is of course also very characteristic for Worms.
The Worms Cathedral – a monument to German history
The Nibelungen saga is omnipresent in Worms
The city of Worms is closely connected to the Nibelungen saga, which is so important for German culture, and offers a variety of opportunities to get to the bottom of this most important German hero saga of the Middle Ages. The song of the Nibelungs, written around 1200, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In particular, the lovingly designed Nibelungen Museum offers plenty of opportunities for this and impresses with its authentic ambience.
