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Nemorino Says: The Kuppeltheater was originally built in Freiburg, where it was used for two years while their theater was being renovated. Then it was taken down and moved to Erfurt, where is stood for four years while the new opera house was being built there.And after that it was moved...
Staatstheater -- State Theater
Nemorino Says: What do Kassel and Leipzig have in common? In the early 1950s, both cities held architectural competitions to see who could design the best new modern opera house. Both of these competitions were won by architect Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) -- but neither of his proposed...
Nemorino Says: The Documenta is a HUGE modern art exhibition that is held in Kassel every five years. The next one, Documenta 13, will be from June 9 to September 16, 2012, so mark your calendars everybody. The "Documenta Hall" in this photo is only a small part of the actual Documenta,...
King_Golo Says: Firedrichsplatz (Frederick's Square) is the heart of Kassel. It's located just next to the main shopping street and a good place for relaxing or having a coffee in one of the many cafes. At the moment with documenta going on, Friedrichsplatz has been turned into a poppy...
King_Golo Says: As mentioned in the intro to this page, Kassel just hosts the 12th documenta art exhibition. It takes place from June 16th to September 23rd, 2007 - so you've still got enough time left to go there! What is it about? According to the official homepage, documenta is the most...
King_Golo Says: Of course, I didn't like every single piece of art displayed on documenta. Many things are just so weird that you think "What the heck has the artist thought when creating this piece of crap?!?". Others are simply boring. Yet others might be interesting, but are (for...
King_Golo Says: Here's the second part of my top 10 artworks on documenta list: 6. Installation "Black Chords Plays Lyrics" by Saadane Afif (2004/07, in Aue-Pavillon): A darkened room full of guitars and amplifiers which are started coincidentally by a computer. Every some seconds, a guitar...
King_Golo Says: This tip presents my personal views on what interesting artworks there are to see on documenta. As art is something to have endless discussions about, I would recommend to anybody reading the tip to check out documenta yourself. I may have completely different views about...
CandiceHalee Says: A bit of a disappointment for us. For one thing, the museum is not easy to find. We went to Kassel with German friends who visit Kassel fairly often, and they had difficulty finding it. It's a non descript, gray building, and unless you're looking carefully, you will miss...
2 Reviews and 4 Opinions Nice 4 star hotel in walking distance from the city along the Wilhelmshoeher Allee. All facilities...
1 Review and 15 Opinions This review relates to my stay at this Hotel from the 10th to the 12th of February, 2009. My stay at...
Ilyssia: Kassel's best Greek restaurant
King_Golo Says: I've been to Ilyssia several times and I'm always fascinated by how good food can be! This place is a must if you're into Greek food. Apart from the great food, the atmosphere is also nice - the restaurant is located in a quiet living area and in summertime you can sit...
L. da Vinci: Kassel's best Italian restaurant
King_Golo Says: To celebrate the end of my studies, my family and I visited this place "L. da Vinci" - it was really great! The food is great, the atmosphere is modern and convenient, and the staff is very nice. Perhaps the only drawback are the prices - L. da Vinci is not actually...
King_Golo Says: Campus Lounge is a cool place just next to Kassel's university. It offers several cool cocktails (although not too strong ones, the "Zombie" I had didn't turn me into a zombie, so it was kinda weak!!!) and great food! Be prepared for a nice atmosphere that doesn't resemble a...
Cook: Sail along the Kassel Sea
King_Golo Says: The Cook is a relatively new theme bar in Kassel. Everything is about travelling on the seven seas (Cook is the name of the guy who discovered Australia for the world). That's why you sit on a ship-resembling terrace and get your drinks served by sailors... no dress code
Nemorino Says: This new railroad station at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe was opened in 1991 as part of the first high-speed InterCityExpress line from Hannover to Würzburg.The station is practical and convenient but very windy, so dress up warmly if you have to change trains here in the winter.Here...
King_Golo Says: Public transport in Kassel is somewhat strange: On the one hand, the city has probably more different bus lines than all other cities of this size. On the other hand, buses run pretty seldom, just like once or twice an hour. Compared with Chemnitz, the city I live in now, it...
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The Königsstrasse is the main shopping area in Kassel. It's approximately 1.5km long and one shop neighbors the next.
There are two shopping malls (although by no means comparable to an American mall), the City Point and the Königsgalerie. Both are worth a visit, but I prefer the latter as there's a nice ice cream place to relax.
If in Kassel in December, you will find the Königsstrasse altered completely, as the local Christmas market takes place there. At Whitsun, the Stadtfest turns the street into a 1-mile party area with music, food and entertainment.
What to buy: Shop for clothes - what else?
An interesting shop is located in the Königsgalerie: It sells handicrafts from Third World countries. Furthermore, there are several good bookshops, for example Hugendubel in City Point. Unfortunately, good CD shops basically don't exist. You may try Saturn Media Store in City Point or Müller just next to Königsplatz, but both will probably only have the mainstream stuff.
What to pay: the same as everywhere in Germany
Updated Jul 26, 2007
Address: Königsstrasse
King_Golo Says: This is not so much a local custom, but rather a local food! Ahle Wurscht is as typical for Kassel as the gingerbread is for Nuremberg or the Grüne Sauce for Frankfurt. Ahle Wurscht can be translated with "old sausage", but this should not terrify you. This special kind of...
King_Golo Says: Dörnberg is a long inactive volcano approximately 20km away from Kassel. The whole hill is nature protection area (Naturschutzgebiet in German) and a very beautiful path of maybe 5km leads around the top. This path is called "Alps Path" (Alpenpfad) and while hiking it, you...
King_Golo Says: A rarely visited place is the so-called Urwald Sababurg, approximately 25km outside of Kassel. It's a forest that has been left undisturbed for a long time. Therefore, trees grow chaotically, ferns grow rampant, and the air smells of fungi and rotten wood. The Urwald is a...
Winter fun on Hohes Gras and Essigberg
King_Golo Says: When in Kassel during wintertime, why not go skiing? Follow the Druseltalstraße until you leave the city. Soon, you'll find a sign to the right that gives notice of the Herkules, Kassel's most famous landmark. Pass it and go on for another two or so kilometer. Then you will...
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Ab nach Kassel! (Let's go to Kassel!)
Kassel - ah, that's a place of fond memories to me. It's the city I was born and where I spent my childhood and adolescence. I wouldn't go so far to say that I know every part of Kassel, but I surely...
When I went to Kassel in 2005 to see the opera Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), I was afraid I might be disappointed because I had just seen the same opera a few weeks before in a...
Situated in central Germany on the Fulda river, Kassel is overlooked by its famous landmark, the Hercules. The Hercules was built in 1713 on top of the so-called 'Oktogon', an octagonal stone...
The city of Fulda river is located in the middle of Germany, but I'd say rather in the middle of... my country, as at my stay there Greece was everywhere: restaurants, Hercules monument, Apollo...
Kassel stradles the borders of the Bundeslaender of Hesse and Niedersachsen. The city is a bit more spread out than other cities in Germany of similar population (about 200,000). This could be...
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