Geography
Hesse has a great variety of terrain, offering vacation and sport opportunities to almost everyone's tastes. Whether you like mountains, lakes, forests or rivers, Hesse has it for you. Germans like to categorize their vacation areas into regions instead of single destinations. Surely you have heard of the Alps or the Black Forest. These are regions in Germany, which sometime encompass more than one German state, and sometimes even different countries, as in the Alps. Please see the sights tips for a brief description of the different regions you can visit in Hesse.The capital of the State of Hesse is Wiesbaden. Some people find this confusing because it's not the largest city. Fact is, not all Hessians are aware that Wiesbaden and not Frankfurt am Main is the capital of Hesse. Frankfurt am Main is, of course, the largest city in Hesse. Other major cities include Kassel, Darmstadt,...
