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Kassel City Guide

KASSEL From museums to the Bergpark DOCUMENTA Everything you need to know Part of the Orangerie, the Marmorbad is filled with beautiful late Baroque sta- tues and decoration. CONTENTS

• Basics & History 3 • Transport 4 • Culture & Events 6 • Hotels 8 • Restaurants 12

t sounds a little like a Grimm Brothers fairy • Cafés 19 tale. Every five years, for exactly 100 days, • Nightlife 21 the central-German city of Kassel awakes from its slumber like a frog in springtime, • Sightseeing 24 kissed to life by the thousands of visitors of the • Documenta exhibition 29 Documenta art festival, who are all looking for inspiration, enlightenment and a bit of magic • Shopping 30 among the many exhibitions and events. The artists, critics, art-lovers and casual visitors • Wellness 38 descending upon Kassel to enjoy the festival • Directory 40 and the city all need a place to sleep, eat, drink and be merry. This “Kassel 100 Days” • Transport map 42 guidebook, the first English-language city guide • Kassel city map 45-47 for Kassel, has plenty of suggestions. Browse these pages for detailed information about pub- • Street register 48 lic transport, events, hotels, restaurants, bars, sights and shops – and last but not least, good transport and city maps. For those all-important restaurant reservations, we‘ve listed the contact details of the best places to eat as well. You can read a bit about the background of the Documenta art exhibition on page 29, and although the festival dominates Kassel this summer, there are still many other events happening in town, of which we have listed a selection in our events calendar on page 7. Misguided souls who are not in the least interested in modern art can always revert to Kassel‘s crowning glory; the magnificent Bergpark that spills downhill from the Herkules monument, west of the city centre. Spend a fine summer‘s day wandering around there, perhaps combining it with a trip to one of the fairy-tale towns around Kassel. It‘s time to kiss that frog - enjoy Kassel this While living in Kassel, the Grimm Brothers summer! published their famous fairy tales.

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BASICS & HISTORY

Climate A short history of Kassel Kassel enjoys a continental climate, with ave- Kassel started off in the 10th century as a rage temperatures between 12 and 22°C in fortified settlement called Chassella near the summer and -2 to 2°C in winter. Rainfall is quite bridge across the Fulda river. It was awarded constant at about 5-8cm per month. city rights within the next two centuries, and in 1567 became the capital of the Hesse landgra- Crime & Safety viate. Protestant Kassel was a refuge for fleeing Kassel is a peaceful city with little crime that French Huegenots in the 17th century, and in effects visitors. Still, always keep an eye on your this period the Oberneustadt district of the city valuables and never leave bags, wallets and around the Königsstrasse was built. Around mobile phones unattended. Just like anywhere 1700, under Landgrave Karl I, construction else in the world, avoid walking alone down dark work and planting began on the Bergpark to streets late at night. the west of the city. The Brothers Grimm lived in Kassel in the early 19th century and col- Drinks & Alcohol lected and wrote most of their fairy tales in the Germans like their beer, drinking about 107 region. In 1807 Napoleon annexed Kassel and litres per capita per year (down from 136 litres turned it into the Kingdom of Westphalia, with 15 years ago). The Martini Brauerei has been present-day Germany’s very first constitution brewing in Kassel since 1859, and its Martini and parliament. and Kasseler beers can be found in bars across After the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, Jews town. Cocktails and long drinks of varying were gradually removed from public life. Kassel quality and price are available in a multitude of became a strong manufacturing and railway places. Non-alcoholic drinks often sipped in town, making it the base for a forced labour Germany include Apfelschorle, a refreshing mix camps, and a prime target for Allied bombing of apple juice and sparkling water, and Spezi, raids. Kassel was most severely attacked on cola mixed with orange soda. 22 October 1943, when an hour of bombing completely destroyed the old city centre, kill- Exchange Rates ing some 10,000 people. In April 1945 Kassel The current exchange rates are: EUR €1 = GBP was captured by the American army after £0,81 = USD $1,28 = CAD $1,30 = AUD $1,29 heavy street battles that caused even more = JPY 101,70 = CNY 8,06 = RUB 39,73 (per destruction. 24 May 2012) After the Second World War, forward-looking planners decided not to reconstruct old Kassel but to create a modern and car-friendly city. Basic Data Several monumental buildings like the Museum Fridericianum and Orangerie were restored in Population of Germany: 81,751,602; the decades following the war. In 1955, local Kassel: 195,530 (2010) painter and art teacher Arnold Bode organised Longest river in Germany: Rhine, 1,319km the first Documenta festival in order to display Highest point of Germany: Zugspitze, artworks that were considered to be ‘degene- 2,962m rate’ by the Nazis. Highest point in Kassel: Herkules monu- Over the years, this grew to be the most im- ment in the Wilhelmshöhe park, 515m portant contemporary art festival in the world, Kassel‘s territory: 107 square kilometers and of major importance for the development of Kassel.

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trains. Train tickets are considerably cheaper Königs-Galerie Parking E-2, Obere cheaper. A ‚multiticket‘ valid for 24 hours costs Arriving in Kassel when purchased well in advance; book online Königsstraße 39, T Friedrichplatz, tel. +49 €6,80; at the weekend this ticket is valid for two By plane at www.bahn.de and print your own ticket. 561 70 00 80. €1 per hour for the first two hours; days, for an adult and two children. A group day From Frankfurt am Main several trains connect to Cheap last-minute DB tickets for German des- €2 per hour after that. > Open 06:00 - 24:00, ticket costs €11,30, a week ticket €20. For more Kassel from underneath the airport via Frankfurt tinations can be found at www.bahn.ltur.com. Sat 06:00 - 01:00, Sun 09:00 - 24:00. information, contact KVG (Kasseler Verkehrs- Hauptbahnhof station, taking 1,5 to 2,5 hours To explore the region, get the excellent-value Gesellschaft): tel. +49 180 234 01 80, www. in total. From Hannover airport, S-Bahn trains Hessen-Ticket which allows unlimited bus and Parkhaus Wilhelmstraße E-2, Garde-du- kvg.de. We have indicated the nearest tram stop connect at Hanover Hauptbahnhof to up to three regional (RE) train travel for up to five people Corps-Straße 5, T Ständeplatz, tel. +49 561 T for each venue in this guide. Kassel-bound trains per hour, taking 1,5 hours for one day, for €28 total; for €39 the Schönes- 580 32 38, www.parkhaus.wilhelmstrasse. total. Paderborn-Lippstadt airport has shuttle Wochenende-Ticket has a similar deal but for all de. About €1 for 40 minutes. > Open 07:00 - buses to Paderborn station from where there are Germany at weekends. The Quer-durchs-Land 02:00, Sun 11:00 - 02:00. Bicycles trains via Warburg to Kassel, taking 1,5 hours. Ticket (€42 for one person, additional people €6 Cycling around Kassel is a pleasure, and as each) is the weekday version. long as you don‘t go all the way up to Herkules By train Car rental it‘s not as hilly as you may fear. Fast ICE trains stop at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Deutsche Bahn C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee, You won‘t need a car to get around town, but Kassel‘s most important station, 3,5km west of T Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, www.bahn.de. it‘s very handy for trips into the surrounding Fahrradhof Wilhelmshöhe C-2, Wil- the city centre. The station has luggage lockers, Also at Hauptbahnhof. The Bahn team is quick region. All three airports near Kassel also offer helmshöher Allee 253, T Kassel restaurants, and a newsagent; the adjacent to answer questions on their Facebook page. > car rental services. Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 31 30 83, ‚City Center‘ shopping centre has a Tegut su- Ticket office open 07:00-20:00, Sat 08:00- [email protected], www. permarket and some good restaurants. To get 18:00, Sun 09:00-20:00. AB Auto-Rent Falderbaum Straße 28, tel. fahrradhof.de. Rental of bicycles (from €10 per to the city centre, hop on trams N°1 or 3 from +49 561 585 18 77, www.abautorent.de. day or €15 per weekend), tandems, electric bikes platform 3. Tickets are available from machines and accessories. Book in advance and bring ID. on the platform and on the tram. A taxi ride to Taxis Europcar Leipziger Straße 63, T Platz der At the eastern exit of the station. > Open 09:00 the city centre costs about €7. Regional trains Kassel‘s taxis are good quality. Flagfall is €1.50, Deutschen Einheit, tel. +49 561 50 05 70, - 13:00, 14:00-18:30, Sat 09:00 - 15:00. terminate at the somewhat desolate Kassel the first kilometre is usually €3.20, additional www.europcar.de/Kassel. Hauptbahnhof station which has luggage lock- kilometres €1.50 and over 15 kilometres €1.70. Konrad, tel. +49 561 350 29 36 30, www. ers and a handful of shops. Walk 500 metres There‘s a €5 fee for more than four people or Sixt C-2, Willy-Brandt-Platz 1, T Kassel konrad-kassel.de. Kassel‘s excellent public straight out of the building and you‘re in the city lots of luggage. Waiting costs €30 per hour. It‘s Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 180 525 25 25, bicycle scheme involves some 500 sturdy bikes centre. Regional trains depart regularly to Wil- always best to call a taxi in advance. www.sixt.com. spread out over 50 ‚stations‘ near sights and helmshöhe station; alternatively RE trams from transport hubs throughout the city. To use a bike, the tracks below the station trundle into the city Kassel-Taxi, tel. +49 561 881 11, www. first register your mobile phone number, ID card centre where you can change to other trams. kassel-taxi.de. Public Transport number and credit card online, by phone or at Kassel is very easy to get around by public one of the three touchscreen terminals, at the Kondor Taxi, tel. +49 561 28 22 77, www. transport. Most visitors will probably only need train stations and on Friedrichsplatz. Then call Airports kondor-taxi.de. the N°1 and 3 trams that run from the city centre the phone number written on an available bike Until the local Kassel-Calden business airport to Wilhelmshöhe Park. Trams and buses run to get the lock code. After using the bike, leave is expanded to allow passenger flights in 2013, Taxi Schneider, tel. +49 561 701 313, www. roughly between 05:00 and 23:30. You can it at any bike station and press the red button. Frankfurt, Hannover and Paderborn are the taxi-schneider-kassel.de. expect the frequency to be about four per hour You‘re charged €0,50 per 30 minutes with a most convenient airports for Kassel. on weekdays, and two per hour at weekends, maximum of €10 per day; between 22:00-07:00 so it‘s smart to check timetables in advance. rental costs a flat €0,50. Using the code on the Driving & Parking Tickets can be bought from machines at the rear of an NVV public transport ticket gets you Trains Planners made Kassel very car-friendly in the tram stops or on board, and cost €2,50 for a at least 30 minutes free use. Registered users Deutsche Bahn (DB, German Railways) runs 1950s, and there are wide roads leading to large one way trip within the Greater Kassel (“KS+”) can rent out two bikes at a time. sleek 300km/h highspeed ICE (InterCity Ex- car parks in the city centre. area, €1.60 for a trip of up to four stops. Buying press) trains, EC (EuroCity) and IC (InterCity) a carnet of five tickets at once for €11 is

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to offer a variety of arthouse films, away from A selection of events in Kassel this summer. Fink - Hypnotic sounds by Fin Greenall, KZ Theatres & Concert Halls the multiplexes. 17 August, 19:30 Staatstheater F-2, Friedrichsplatz 15, Classical music Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco - Dance dance dance T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 109 40, www. Bali E-1, Rainer-Dierichs-Platz 1, T Haupt- 18 June 20:00 to Cuban salsa, KZ staatstheater-kassel.de. The State Theatre bahnhof, tel. +49 561 71 05 50, www. Chamber concert by the Dejan Quartett with Peter 19 August, 19:30 builds on a long tradition; in 1606 the adjacent balikinos.de. Paradise by the projector light. Ernst (guitar), SK 17 Hippies - Music for the young and not so young, KZ Ottoneum was the first purpose-built theatre Two screens in the KulturBahnhof complex, 24 June,18:00 24-25 August north of the Alps. The theatre built to replace it mainly showing arthouse movies, independent Music and word, KH Mind the Gap - A free open-air music festival in the in 1909 was one of Germany‘s largest, and was American films and documentaries. The city 11 June, 20:00 Nordstadtpark. www.mindthegap-openair.de replaced in 1959 by the current modern building. panorama from the small room‘s window is el- Symphonic concert Plays (mainly in German), concerts and other egantly closed off by curtains just before the film Solist: Razvan Hamza (violin), conductor Patrik performances are organised very regularly. starts. Reduced admission on Mondays. Ringborg, SK Exhibitions 24 June, 11:00 2 June – 16 September Cineplex Capitol E-2, Wilhelmsstraße 2a, T Sunday concert Comic Art – Analogue, digital, international Cultural Centres Rathaus, tel. +49 561 70 04 70, www. Gustav Holst – The Planets, conductor Alexander Modern comic art from Germany, Austria, Switzerland KulturBahnhof (KuBa) E-1, Rainer-Dierichs- cineplex.de. Blockbuster movies are shown in Hannemann, SK and other European countries, CA Platz 1, T Hauptbahnhof, tel. +49 561 739 these seven modern screening halls in central 9 June - 16 September 90 11, www.kulturbahnhof-kassel.de. The Kassel. Visit on Monday for original-language dOCUMENTA 13 - The world’s best contemporary art ‚station of culture‘ puts Kassel‘s oversized train screenings. Concerts exhibition is back in Kassel with artworks by 160 artists station to good use since most long-distance 7 July, 19:30 in dozens of locations. See page 29 for more details. services moved to the new station away from CineStar E-2, Karlsplatz 8, T Rathaus, Agnes Obel - Singer/Songwriter, KZ Until 12 August the city centre. It consists of the Bali cinema, two tel. +49 561 70 17 11, www.cinestar.de. 8 July, 19:30 Neuland – Per Kirkeby small museums, galleries, a conference centre Dubbed Hollywood hits, 3D films and children‘s Nils Landgren Quartet - Swedish musicians playing Etchings by Denmark‘s most famous contemporary and the Gleis 1 restaurant and bar, all in between movies in a remarkable modern building in the groovy jazz, KZ artist, SW the regular station facilities. city centre. 11 July, 19:30 Until 29 July Daniel Lanois - Rock entwined with Jamaican dub, KZ Gallows, breaking wheel and stake - insights into Filmladen D-2, Goethestraße 31, 11 July, 19:30 places of horror. An exhibition about execution, in Cinemas T Goethestraße, tel. +49 561 70 76 50, www. Sepultura – Awesome metal band, NK German only, MS Most films in Kassel’s cinemas are unfortu- filmladen.de.Kassel‘s most charming arthouse 12 July, 19:30 nately dubbed in German; original versions are cinema, amidst the bars and restaurants of the Hugh Masekela - South African Jazz, KZ marked ‚OV‘ or ‚OmU‘ in cinema listings. The Vordere Westen district. Reduced admission on 14 July, 19:30 Bali, Filmladen and Gloria cinemas collaborate Tuesdays & Thursdays. The Whitest Boy Alive - Norweigian nerds playing unconventional electro-pop, KZ 18 July, 19:30 Fatoumata Diawara - Fantastic music and a voice that Venue List grows on you., KZ CA – Caricatura Museum, Rainer-Dierichs-Platz 1, KulturBahnhof, tel. +49 561 77 64 99, www.caricatura.de 19 July, 19:30 KZ – KulturZelt Kassel, Auedamm, tel. +49 561 78 80 Osaka Monaurail - A funky japanese whirlwind of a 60, www.kulturzelt-kassel.de SW - Museum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 band - they made it in big Japan, now for Kassel, KZ· 31 68 00, www.museum-kassel.de 21 July, 19:30 NK - Nachthallen Kontakt, Angersbachstraße 10, tel. +49 561 840 44, www.musiktheater-ks.de Max Prosa - Special and personal music, in Ger- SK - Staatstheater Kassel, Friedrichsplatz 15, tel. +49 man, KZ 561 109 40, www.staatstheater-kassel.de, KH - Kirchengemeinde der Erlöserkirche, 26 July, 19:30 Harleshausen Roberto Fonseca - Cuban Jazz, KZ MS - Museum für Sepulkralkultur, Weinbergstraße 25-27, tel. +49 561 91 89 30, www.sepulkralmuseum.de 2 August, 19:30

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As a major business and spa destination in the Kurparkhotel Kassel B-2, Wilhelmshöher ground there‘s a restaurant and the hotel‘s own docking stations. There‘s a good spa area too. north of Hessen, Kassel has a good selection of Allee 336, T Hessischer Rundfunk, tel. +49 conference facilities. Halfway Bergpark and the city centre, it makes hotels and guesthouses, most of them in the city 561 318 90, [email protected], a good base for business and leisure. centre, around Wilhelmshöhe station and in the www.kurparkhotel-kassel.de. A few minutes‘ Schlosshotel Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe B-1, leafy suburbs in between. Expect room prices walk from the Wilhelmshöhe train station, this Schlosspark 8, T Wilhelmshöhe (Park), tel. Zum Steinernen Schweinchen Konrad- to increase significantly during the Documenta hotel has a good gym, sauna and pool area for +49 561 308 80, reception@schlosshotel- Adenauer-Straße 117, tel. +49 561 94 04 festival; booking in advance is essential. Free relaxation, and comfortable rooms upstairs. With kassel.de, www.schlosshotel-kassel.de. 80, [email protected], www. wifi is standard in most Kassel hotels. conference rooms, a restaurant and proximity to Amidst the greenery of the Wilhelmshöhe Berg- steinernes-schweinchen.de. Back in 1894, public transport, it‘s a good base for both busi- park, this classic hotel has modern rooms, the ‚Stone piglet‘ started as a stagecoach inn. ness, city trips and exploring Kassel‘s parks. stylishly furnished and some also with balconies. Upmarket The brand new superior rooms and suites with Best Western Kurfürst Wilhelm I C-2, La Strada E-3, Raiffeisenstraße 10, T Park stunning views over the gardens and Kassel are Wilhelmshöher Allee 257, T Kassel-Wil- Schönfeld, tel. +49 561 209 00, info@ well worth checking out. helmshöhe, tel. +49 561 318 70, info@ lastrada.de, www.lastrada.de. A huge and kurfuerst.bestwestern.de, www. well-designed conference and wellness hotel Schweizer Hof C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee bestwestern.de. A grand old building from 288, T Kunoldstraße, tel. +49 561 936 90, 1890, beside the Wilhelmshöhe train station. The [email protected], www. hotel-schweizerhof-kassel.de. A short walk Rebuilt and recently renovated, the hotel now from the Wilhelmshöhe train station, the exudes modern style, with bright and spacious Schweizer Hof is a designer hotel with spacious rooms overlooking the gardens, a pool and rooms fitted out with laptop-sized safes and iPod sauna. It‘s famed for the top-class gourmet res-

south of the city centre, with a variety of cafés, bars and restaurants and a large pool and sauna area. The rooms, spread over two build- ings, are modern and comfy. high-ceilinged rooms here have modern com- forts, but retain many quirky details such as bay Mercure F-1, Spohrstraße 4, T Königsplatz, windows or old wooden beams. The turret, with tel. +49 561 728 50, [email protected], www. a small bed balanced on its peak, contains a mercurehotelkassel.de. Attached to the suite with great views over Kassel. Kurfürsten Galerie, the Mercure is a pleasant and modern business hotel that has good conference Gude Frankfurter Straße 299, facilities, an excellent French restaurant, and T Brüder-Grimm-Straße, tel. +49 561 480 access to the Wellness Resort spa and gym. The 50, [email protected], www.hotel-gude. hotel‘s deluxe Privilege rooms come with various de. A stylish designer hotel with excellent dining, extras, including late check-out. where the calm, modern rooms with balconies The Chassalla is a family-run hotel in a touristically attractive, central yet quiet location in the are just perfect for relaxing. All rooms are differ- Ramada D-1, Baumbachstraße 2, T „heart of Kassel“. 44 comfortable rooms, a café-bar with a garden terrace, free parking and ent, with baths in the larger ones and a Jacuzzi Aschrottstraße, tel. +49 56 91 87 87, kassel@ WLAN completes the individual service. in the suites. Just a short distance south of the ramada.de, www.ramada.de. A highrise busi- The Schönauer-Seidel family is looking forward to your visit! city centre by tram. If the weather‘s good, head ness hotel between the monumental Kongress out on one of the hotel‘s free bikes. Palais conference centre and a pretty park, the ♦ Wilhelmshöher Allee 99 | 34121 Kassel ♦ Ramada‘s 11th-floor suites have magnificent Fon: 0561/9279 - 0 | Fax: 0561/9279 - 101 | www.hotel-chassalla.de | e-mail: [email protected] views over town and the parks. Closer to the

8 Kassel 100 Days Kassel 100 Days 9 HOTELS taurant, though there are two other restaurants stadthotelkassel.de. At the foot of the Trep- to choose from too. penstraße, this hotel is as central as it gets. Built in the 1950s (protected heritage for its postwar architecture), the rooms are modest, modern Mid-Range and efficient. Breakfast is offered, but not much Chassala D-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 99, T more; parking and restaurants can all be found Murhardstraße/Universität, tel. +49 561 927 nearby. 90, [email protected], www. hotel-chassalla.de. A small and pleasant hotel halfway down the boulevard, with modern inte- Budget riors, large bathrooms and a good breakfast Elwe Knast-Hotel (Jail Hostel) F-2, Leipziger buffet. The sunny, quiet rooms at the back allow Straße 11, T Unterneustädter Kirchplatz, for sleeping with open windows. A supermarket tel. +49 561 93 00 97 07, info@elwe-kassel. and gym can be found nearby, and it‘s easy to de, www.elwe-kassel.de. Kassel‘s most un- get to town by tram. usual accommodation is in this former jail, built

Grand City Hotel Hessenland E-2, Obere Königstraße 2, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 918 10, [email protected], www. grandcityhotels.com. The Hessenland may look unspectacular now, but back in 1953 when it was opened, the sweeping lobby staircase, the varnished wood world map on the first floor, the ‚thinking elevator‘ and modern rooms caused a sensation. Room 105 has been kept in original in 1875. The complex looks much like it did when 1950s style, and can be used on request; all still in use for baddies, with cheap and basic cells other rooms are modern. Top-floor rooms over- fitted out with a bed, chair and toilet. There are looking Grimm-Platz have wonderful views up new shared shower and toilet facilities, com- Wilhelmshöher Allee. munal rooms and a restaurant. Best of all, the prison courtyards will be used as an open-air InterCityHotel C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee lounge for events and parties where non-guests 241, T Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 are also welcome. 938 80, [email protected], www. kassel.intercityhotel.de. Kassel‘s railway ho- tel, right next to Wilhelmshöhe Hotel Transport Cards station and overlooking the busy Guests at the following hotels have a square, is a good base for busi- ‚HotelTicket‘ public transport ticket includ- ness and leisure. Rooms are ed in their room rates, which is valid for the quiet and comfortable rooms, duration of their stay: Best Western Hotel and business travelers can make Kurfürst Wilhelm I, InterCityHotel, Kurpark- use of good conference facilities. hotel, Pentahotel, Ramada, Schlosshotel, Schweizer Hof. Many other hotels sell the Stadthotel E-2, Wolfsschlucht 21, €8,50 ‚Einzelgäste HotelTicket‘, valid for T Scheidemannplatz, tel. +49 561 78 88 80, 48 hours or for Friday to Sunday. [email protected], www.

10 Kassel 100 Days RESTAURANTS RESTAURANTS

Kassel‘s dining scene is small but quite varied, est addition to Kassel‘s culinary scene is this excellent tandoori, curry, thali, and Nepali momo markt/Regierungspräsidium, tel. +49 561 with cuisines from several continents repre- nicely renovated hospital building from 1720. dumplings. Main course prices are relatively high, 10 43 50, www.zumritter-kassel.de. A very sented. During the Documenta festival you can Later used as a prison and a 1920s soup kitchen but so is the quality; there‘s a good value lunch hospitable corner of Mediterranean Croatia in expect restaurants to be busier than ever, and for the poor, it‘s now a great place to try tradi- served on weekdays. Foodies can join in cook- Kassel. Balkan favourites featuring plenty of booking ahead is a very good idea. tional German dishes such as pork knuckle and ing classes every Saturday afternoon, while grilled meat and vegetables can be found on Schnitzel, all at very decent prices. Their riverside families can drop by for the Sunday lunch buffet the menu, but also fresh Dalmatian fish dishes terrace is easily the best place in town for a Bavar- when a babysitter is present. > Open 12:00 - with prawns, sea bass and more. Don‘t leave German ian beer at sunset. > Open 11:00 - 23:00. 14:30, 18:00 - 23:00. without trying their regional speciality, the prsut Eckstein E-2, Obere Königstraße 4, T ham. > Open 12:00-14:30, 17:00-23:00, Sun Rathaus, tel. +49 561 71 33 00, www. Hoang E-2, Obere Königstraße 39 (Königs- 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00. eckstein-kassel.de. Overlooking the busy African Galerie), T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 766 crossing by the Rathaus, Eckstein is a Schnitzel Abessina F-1, Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 23, 27 88, www.china-hoang.koenigsgalerie.de. restaurant that‘s popular with young people, who T Am Stern, tel. +49 561 50 39 92 63/ On the top floor of the mall, and enjoying excellent Fish often completely fill the place up. The atmo- +49 172 497 93 51, www.abessina-kassel. views over Friedrichplatz, this all-you-can-eat Nordsee E-2, Obere Königsstraße 41, T sphere is relaxed, the food comes quickly and de/linksnav.htm. Enjoy Africa‘s tastiest na- Chinese restaurant has a large buffet to pick from Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 10 25 43. A chain there‘s three sizes of schnitzel to choose from tional food at this colourful, friendly and cheap at fixed prices. Convenient for a quick meal in seafood restaurant that has some very tasty fishy - try the 500 gram version at your own risk. > Ethiopian restaurant. Most meals are served on between shopping. > Open 10:00 - 22:00. snacks to eat in, or for on the go. There‘s every- Open 11:00 - 24:00. injera bread, a slightly sour and spongey pancake, thing from sandwiches to full meals. Simply point with spicy vegetables and meat piled on top of it; at what you want in the display. > Open 10:00 Karls Hospital F-1, Weserstraße 2a, T these large dishes are shared and eaten by hand. Croatian - 20:00, Sun 11:30 - 18:00. Katzensprung, tel. +49 561 93 72 80 07, It‘s best washed down with beer, or one of the Zum Ritter F-2, Die Freiheit 2, T Alt- www.restaurant-karlshospital.de. The new- South African wines on offer. Call in advance to book the fascinating Eritrean coffee ceremony. > Open 17:30 - 23:00. Closed Mon. E of PAN OUS CAK H E Asian Bashi‘s Delight E-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 61, T Murhardstraße/Universität, tel. +49 561

766 88 66, www.bashi.de. A simple vegetarian außergewöhnlich gemütlich Indian dhaba restaurant, with tasty thali menus available at lunchtime, and a variety of soups, pakoras, samosas and other subcontinental delights at other times. There‘s even an ayurvedic dessert. The Wilhelmshöher Allee lecker outlet sells beer and has a small terrace at the back. Also nearby at Elfbuchenstraße 18. > Open 11:00 - 22:00. Closed Sun.

Himalaya C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 253-255, Auedamm 17 • 34121 Kassel T Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 316 92 34, www.himalayarestaurant.de. Upmar- Tel. 05 61 / 23 171 ket Indian and Nepali food at the upper end of www.pfannkuchenhaus-kassel.de Kassel. In the shopping centre beside the Wil- helmshöhe train station, Himalaya conjures up

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Zum Käpt‘n F-2, Tränkepforte (Markthalle), and meat dishes is balanced and well priced; T Altmarkt/Regierungspräsidium, tel. +49 the pike-perch filet we tried was delicious and 561 45 00 41 02. On the lower level of the served fast despite a busy evening. Booking Markthalle, ‚The Captain‘ has breakfasts, snacks recommended. > Open 09:00 - 24:00, Sat, Sun and main courses that mainly revolve around 10:00 - 24:00. fresh fish; check the daily specials to see what landed in the nets that day. Best of all, there‘s a Gourmet-Restaurant Konrad-Adenauer- cosy and sunny terrace below the building‘s Straße 117 (Zum Steinernen Schweinchen The pizza dough and all pasta grand facade to have a meal or a beer. > Open Hotel), tel. +49 561 94 04 80, www. 07:00 - 18:00, Sat 07:00 - 14:00. Closed Mon, steinernes-schweinchen.de. One of Kassel‘s dishes are homemade. Tue, Wed, Sun. best restaurants can be found away from the city centre at the edge of the Bergpark. Here, chef Jürgen Richter cooks up magical dishes such as International rabbit soup, roast halibut, and a rhubarb dessert The fresh ingredients are sourced Eberts D-1, Friedrich-Ebert Straße 116, with sheep-milk yoghurt. There‘s an exciting set from suppliers in the region. T Bebelplatz, tel. +49 561 739 92 30, www. menu paired with quality wines as well. Bookings

17 Carpaccio d`Alba 8,40 eberts-kassel.de. One of the most popular essential. > Open 18:00 - 24:00. Rinderfiletscheiben mit Rucola, Parmesan, Olivenöl und Zitrone (auf Wunsch mit Knoblauch)

18 Vitello tonnato 9,20 restaurants west of the centre, Eberts occupies Kalbfleisch-Scheiben mit Thunfischsauce

T 19 Mezzo mezzo 8,90 a beautiful old hall with wooden floors, mirror Gutshof B-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 347a, Halb Carpaccio d`Alba und halb Vitello Our waiters can recommend 20 Carpaccio di Roastbeef 9,20 Roastbeefscheiben (rosa gebraten) mit walls, a chandelier and Jugendstil ladies‘ heads Hessischer Rundfunk, tel. +49 561 325 25, Parmesan und einem würzigen Pesto Basillico und Kräutern the perfect wine to accompany on the pillars. The small menu of salads, pasta www.restaurant-gutshof.de. Very good 21 Antipasto del giorno 9,10 Frische gemischte Vorspeisen aus der Vitrine

22 Pizzabrot 1,80

23 Knoblauchbrot 2,00 your meal!

24 Bruschetta Mix 4,00

Alle Vorspeisen werden mit Brot serviert. Ask about the changing Italian dessert specialities.

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17 Carpaccio d`Alba 8,40 Rinderfiletscheiben mit Rucola, Parmesan, Olivenöl und Zitrone (auf Wunsch mit Knoblauch) Telefon: +49 561 71 96 01 18 Vitello tonnato 9,20 Kalbfleisch-Scheiben mit Thunfischsauce

19 Mezzo mezzo 8,90 Halb Carpaccio d`Alba und halb Vitello 20 Carpaccio di Roastbeef 9,20E-Mail: Roastbeefscheiben (rosa gebraten) mit Parmesan und einem würzigen Pesto Basillico und Kräutern [email protected] 21 Antipasto del giorno 9,10 Frische gemischte Vorspeisen aus der Vitrine

22 Pizzabrot 1,80 23 Knoblauchbrot 2,00Internet: 14 Kassel 100 Days 24 Bruschetta Mix 4,00 Alle Vorspeisen werden mit Brot serviert. avanti.koenigsgalerie.de

Kassel100_Avanti_ad.indd 2 31.05.2012 15:37:06 RESTAURANTS regional, German and international cuisine served in rustic manor house atmosphere near Italian the Bergpark. The limited menu has a decent Avanti E-2, Obere Königsstraße 39 (Königs range of options for meat-eaters and vegetari- Galerie), T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 71 ans, and you can expect to see schnitzel, pork 96 01, www.avanti.koenigsgalerie.de. Tasty medallions, filet steak and a gnocchi dish. In Italian pasta, pizza and other dishes at reason- summer, the grassy terraces in front of the build- able prices, in the foodcourt on the lower level ing are a pleasure to relax on - or to try the home of the Galerie. In summer Avanti has a wonder- made ice cream. > Open 12:00 - 23:00. ful outside seating area Orangerie F-2, Auedamm 20b, T Auesta- along the little dion, tel. +49 561 28 61 03 18, www. park at the orangerie-kassel.de. The stunning building rear of the that was once used to protect delicate plants mall, which is during winter is now home to the Orangerie well worth restaurant, with great international cuisine and a looking up for wonderful terrace overlooking the park. During its ice cream. > Open 10:00 - 22:00. the Documenta festival there‘s live music on the terrace every evening. > Open from 12:00, Sat, Boccaccio D-2, Querallee 36, T Goethe- Sun from 10:00. straße, tel. +49 561 10 30 01 02. Popular and often very busy, Boccaccio is Kassel‘s best- Pfeffermühle Frankfurter Straße 299, T looking Italian restaurant; a set of lemon-yellow Brüder-Grimm-Straße, tel. +49 561 480 50, rooms in an old building overlooking leafy Quer- www.hotel-gude.de. The ‚peppermill‘, the allee. There‘s good quality and large portions of rustic restaurant inside the Gude Hotel, is well- salad, pizza and pasta, all served by efficient known locally for excellent German and interna- staff. Book ahead, certainly if you‘d like one of tional cuisine at fair prices, and good service. The the coveted tables on the terrace. > Open 12:00 menu changes every week and offers a variety of - 14:30, 17:30 - 24:00. fish, meat and ve-getarian options - try the steak, La Galleria is an Italian restaurant with traditional food, close to Kassel‘s ICE or the pot au feu with fish.> Open 11:30 - 14:00, Franco‘s Ristorante D-2, Pestalozzistraße train station. The restaurant‘s various rooms offer elegant ambience in the 18:00-23:00, Sun 11:30 - 14:00, 18:00-22:00. 30, T Friedenskirche, tel. +49 561 77 93 21, www.francos-ristorante.de. A cosy living- middle of the Atrium Galerie shopping centre, and the outdoor terrace is Solino D-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 91, T room-style restaurant on a quiet suburban street perfect for whiling away a few hours on a sunny day. Murhardstraße/Universität, tel. +49 561 202 is the scene of relaxed dining. Franco himself 22 93, www.restaurant-solino.de. A lively drops by the tables every now and then to chat restaurant and nightlife venue along the Allee with guests. Try the tasty house pizza, topped near the university. There‘s good international with shrimps, garlic and parsley. > Open 12:00 Opening times:: Mon - Fri: 11 - 23 food, ranging from tapas and schnitzel to Indian - 14:30, 18:00-23:00. Closed Sun. Saturday: 11 - 15 & 18 - 23 chicken curry and tandoori. The Sunday brunch Closed on Sundays. buffet is worth picking from if you‘re in the area. Gusto D-1/2, Friedrich-Ebert Straße 163, T After finishing your meal, effortlessly glide over Bebelplatz, tel. +49 561 50 39 59 97, www. Opposite to the bar for a cocktail, or to the lounge for good gusto-kassel.de. A modern and casual self- the ICE train wine amidst a mixed crowd. > Open 09:00 - service restaurant, where you order food di- We look forward to your visit, station 01:00, Mon, Tue, Wed 09:00 - 24:00. rectly from the cook and get a signal when it‘s ready to pick up from the counter, where the cold Claudio & Pippo and the team

16 Kassel 100 Days La Galleria, Wilhelmshöher Allee 262, 34131 Kassel, Tel. 0561-35306, www.lagalleria-kassel.de RESTAURANTS CAFÉS dishes are on display. Meals are made on the 18:00-23:00, Sat 18:00 - 23:00, Sun 12:00 - spot with fresh ingredients, and the self-service 15:00, 18:00-22:00. Cafés concept helps keep prices low. Seating is on Café Jerome B-2, Schlosspark 1 (Museum classy wooden benches or at high tables. Book- Marco´s Bar D-1, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße Schloss Wilhelmshöhe), tel. +49 561 31 09 ing recommended. > Open 11:30 - 23:00. 118, T Bebelplatz, tel. +49 561 155 11. Meet 70 72. Amidst the cork models of Roman vic- over a pasta and a Prosecco on the terrace of tory arches and temples, the museum café is an Il Convento F-2, An der Garnisonkirche 2, this new bistro by excellent place to rest your legs after descen- T Königsplatz, tel. +46 561 861 94 46, www. restaurateur Toni ding from the Herkules or slogging through the il-convento.com. The ruined outer walls of the Nadalet, Kassel’s museum halls. There‘s great coffee, sandwiches Garnisonskirche church, originally from 1770, favourite Italian and snacks. Jerome also has a small terrace form a Mediterranean-style setting for the terrace who is celebrating overlooking the lake. > Open 10:00 - 17:00, of the modern Il Convento restaurant. Decent his 10th Documen- Thu 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Mon. pasta and pizza dishes emerge from the open ta here. The small kitchen, whisked to your table by rather casual restaurant in Vor- Café Nenninger E-2, Friedrichsplatz 8, T waiters. > Open 11:00 - 24:00, Sun 10:00 - derer Westen serves Italian delicacies such as Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 766 16 90, www. 24:00. carpaccio, bruschetta, tagliatelle with green as- cafe-nenninger.de. A famous, slightly old- paragus, penne with crayfish, and steak. Payment fashioned café and Konditorei, serving excellent La Galleria C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 262 in cash only. > Open 11:00-23:00, closed Sun. cakes, snacks and meals inside or on the large (Atrium mall), T Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, tel. terrace overlooking Karlsplatz. Nenninger sells +49 561 353 06, www.lagalleria-kassel.de. local cakes such as the ‚Brothers Grimm Fairy- Good Italian food served in the atrium of the Pancakes Tale Cake‘, puts on lecture and concert evenings, Atrium shopping centre, and on a small pave- House of Pancake F-3, Auedamm 17, tel. and serves a good breakfast buffet every day ment terrace amidst the scent of cypresses. +49 561 231 71, www.pancake-kassel.de. too. > Open 08:00 - 20:00, Sat 09:00 - 20:00, There‘s a wide range After a stroll through the Karlsaue park, recuper- Sun 09:30 - 19:00. of pizza, pasta, sal- ate on the terrace of this classy-looking restau- ads, meat dishes rant along the river. The filling pancakes come Krems & Bohne E-2, Friedrichsstraße 16, T and wines, and the in three sizes and dozens of varieties, with basic Rathaus, tel. +49 561 207 94 68, www. waiters know their sweet and hearty toppings to elaborate pizza-like krems-bohne.de. Oddly located opposite a stuff. > Open 11:00 varieties with salami, beans and tobasco. There parking garage, this little bistro is quite a find. - 23:00, Sat 11:00 - are other dishes too - on Monday the schnitzels Serving delicious coffee, breakfasts, bagels and 15:00, 18:00-23:00. are reduced in price. > Open 11:00 - 23:00, soups at great prices, and the emphasis is on Closed Sun. Sun 09:00 - 22.00. quality and fresh ingredients. The occasional Sunday brunches are worth visiting too - book L. da Vinci D-2, Lasallestraße 1, T Kirch- ahead. > Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sat, Sun. weg, tel. +49 561 766 76 20, www. Spanish l-davinci.de. Perched on a streetcorner be- El Erni D-1, Parkstraße 42, T Querallee, tel. Sapori d‘Italia D-1, Dörnbergstraße 1, T tween trees and grand old buildings, Da Vinci is +49 561 71 00 18, www.el-erni.de. In the green Bebelplatz, tel. +49 561 474 95 24, www. a friendly, quality Italian restaurant in the Vor- streets of the Vorderer Westen district, El Erni is sapori-kassel.de. Italian breakfast, fresh pasta derer Westen neighbourhood. Inside, the main a romantic candle-lit restaurant serving excellent dishes to eat in or take out, antipasto misto, room has candles, bottles, and scurrying waiters; ‚new Spanish‘ and Mediterranean cuisine, steaks bread and cakes, cheese, ham, salami and herbs the rear room is a quieter spot to sit. A large ter- and more in bright white rooms. The seafood is - the ‚aromas of Italy‘ deli and café in the Vor- race occupies the garden. The seafood here is especially good, try the grilled perch or gilthead. derer Westen district has it all. There are a few especially good; everything from fresh fish to Booking ahead, especially for the pleasant terrace tables inside and out on the terrace to sample octopus and lobster. > Open 12:00 - 15:00, seating, is advised. > Open 18:00 - 24:00. everything on the spot. > Open 08:00 - 18:30, Sat 08:00 - 15:00.

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Schweizer Hof hotel near the station on Dancing, live music, beach parties, a gay night enjoyed in the atrium or terrace overlooking the Wilhelmshöher Allee. Perfect for eating in or out or just a few quiet drinks - Kassel has the overgrown track 1. > Open 11:00 - 24:00, Sat taking out for picnicking in the Bergpark. > Open full variety of nightlife options 11:00 - 01:00, Sun 17:00 - 01:00. Du tust mir soo... gut 10:00 - 21:00, Sun 12:00 - 21:00. Joe‘s Garage E-2, Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse Streiter C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 283, T Bars 60, T Annastraße, www.joes-garage.de. Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 937 31 Cosmo E-2, Obere Königstraße 39 (Königs- One of just a handful of bars that have survived 57. Kassel‘s best bakery and confectionery often Galerie), T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 93 the times on Kassel‘s bar strip is still here for a sees customers queueing up outside for their 71 99 91, www.cosmo-kassel.de. After a very good reason - it‘s a fantastic, lively bar with daily bread, Schusterjungen rolls, pastries and shopping spree, descend to the lower level of friendly staff and good music. At weekends there cakes. There‘s a small café section for enjoying the shopping centre for drinks and snacks at the are often live bands that manage to pack the the fresh-baked goods, breakfasts, meals and stylish Cosmo bar. There‘s beer and cocktails, place to the rafters. A great place to watch hot drinks on the spot. The Allee location with but also tapas and meals including tandoori football screenings as well. > Open 11:00 - its terrace is perfect for a snack before or after chicken, grilled fish and salads. Drop by on 01:00, Fri 11:00 - 04:00, Sat 12:00 - 04:00, Sun visiting the Bergpark. There‘s also an outlet north Thursdays after 19:30 for live music. > Open 12:00 - 01:00. • Freshly baked baguettes of the centre at Wolfhager Straße 391, with a 09:30 - 23:30. • Delicious salads palmtree-lined terrace and ice cream (same Lolita Bar E-1, Werner-Hilpert-Straße 22, T • Ice cream and coffee specialities opening hours); and another one to the east of Fes E-2, Karthäuserstraße 17, T Karthäus- Lutherplatz, tel. +49 561 766 04 28, www. erstraße, tel. armaberokay.de. Friendly people, a great- Baguettski Baguettski +49 561 77 looking slightly alternative bar, DJs, affordable (Hotel Schweizer Hof) (Königsgalerie) Wilhelmshöher Allee 288 Obere Königsstraße 39 34 11. N o drinks, ice cream, a Biergarten outside and the 34131 Kassel 34117 Kassel sleek modern ARM live music venue next door - this must be bar interior the best bar in town. In summer barbecues and nonsense here utensils are provided free for your own grill ses- - at Fes it looks sions. You‘ll never want to go home - that‘s why Bakeries like nothing there‘s also a cheap hostel dorm upstairs. > Baguettski E-2, Obere Königsstraße 39 has changed Open Wed-Sat from 20:00. (Königs-Galerie), T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 for decades, and that‘s just how the regulars like 561 77 68 41, www.baguettski.de. Excellent it in this legendary Kassel bar, beside the grand Mundo E-2, Schöne Aussicht 1a, T Rathaus, freshly prepared baguettes, sandwiches and the centre at Hartwigstraße 14. > Open 06:00 post office building. Fun-seeking locals keep re- tel. +49 561 766 22 42, www.mundobar.de. other bakeware in the city centre outlet, or at the - 19:00, Sat 06:00 - 18:00, Sun 07:30 - 18:00. turning year after year for the consistently excellent The best place for drinks with a view, Mundo sits music and cocktails, and visitors are made to feel on the edge of the cliff, with two large terraces welcome too. In summer the action spills happily out onto the street. > Open 20:00 - 03:30.

Gleis1 E-1, Rainer-Dierichs-Platz 1, T Hauptbahnhof, tel. +49 561 766 42 40, www. Italian specialities gleis1.eu. The restaurant and bar inside the hot & cold meals . antipasti . café . party service Hauptbahnhof station is surprisingly large and very popular. Every last Saturday of the month it Am Bebelplatz fills up for the legendary Ü30 ‚over 30‘ disco overlooking the Karlsaue park; the lower terrace . Dörnbergstraße 1 34119 Kassel party (open to younger revellers too); there‘s the has deckchairs and sand to give you that holiday . tel. +49 561 4749524 mobile +49 152 05418705 gay and lesbian ‚Sinnlust‘ party every two feeling. The modern interior is where a good www.sapori-kassel.de . [email protected] Open Mon-Fri 08:00-18:30 . Sat 08:00-15:00 months as well. The lunch and dinner menu in- brunch is served every day during the Docu- cludes seven types of Schnitzel, which can be menta festival. The first Monday of the month

20 Kassel 100 Days Kassel 100 Days 21 NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE from 19:00 is when their legendary after-work the most popular hangouts west of the city cen- variety of decent fish and grilled meat dishes on club can only be entered by people over 21, parties take place. > Open 10:00 - 02:00, Sat, tre. The old-fashioned interior, lovely leafy Bier- offer, but sometimes it‘s just best to kick off your making the atmosphere and music choice suit- Sun 09:00 - 02:00. garten and low prices keep them coming in. The shoes and enjoy the view with a Weihenstepha- able for slightly older patrons as well. Resident ravenous can indulge in snacks and sandwiches, ner beer in hand. > Open 11:00 - 24:00. and visiting DJs set the red-lit club into motion Suspekt E-2, Fünffensterstraße 14, T while there‘s good wine and beers for the thirsty. and don‘t stop till the early hours. Free admission Rathaus, tel. +49 561 10 45 22, www.cafe- > Open 17:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 17:00 - 02:00. Lohmann E-2, Königstor 8, T Wilhelm- for women until midnight. suspekt.de. A great place to start off a tour of straße/Stadtmuseum, tel. +49 561 701 68 queer Kassel, Suspect is a two-decades-old 75, www.lohmann-kassel.de. Originally Cuba Club E-2, Werner-Hilpert-Straße 9, T gay/lesbian bar that welcomes everyone. There‘s Beergardens founded in 1888, this legendary Biergarten and Lutherplatz, tel. +49 561 739 32 25, www. art on the walls, disco music pumping from the Germans have nailed the art of drinking beer restaurant has seen several generations of Kas- cuba-club-kassel.de. A cute 1950s petrol speakers, tasty cakes in the display and good- in the open air - and in Kassel there‘s a few selaner come and go. Destroyed and rebuilt twice, station in a central yet slightly odd location has looking patrons relaxing at the bar or at the small wonderful places to join in the tradition. the simple restaurant has good-value regional and been converted into a ‚garden lounge club‘ with tables scattered around the space. Drop by to German dishes, salads and an impressive variety a sandy outdoor area that‘s very suitable for ask when they have events, or what‘s on else- Finkenherd F-1, Weserstraße 6a, T Kat- of schnitzels. But for 124 years sipping a beer in spending lazy afternoons pretending you‘re at where in town. > Open 18:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat zensprung, tel. +49 561 739 34 53, www. the garden has been the main reason to visit. > the beach. There‘s Cuban food on offer, but it‘s 15:00 - 02:00, Sun 15:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon. finkenherd-kassel.de.Situated on an island in Open 11:00 - 01:00, Sat 16:00 - 01:00. the cocktails, parties and garden lounging that the Fulda river which is actually one of the last make it worth a visit. > Open 12:00 - 02:00. Ulenspiegel D-2, Goethestraße 30, T remaining parts of Kassel‘s 18th-century fortifica- Rondell F-2, Schlagd/Fuldaufer, T Alt- Goethestraße, tel. +49 561 77 78 87. Bustling tions, the Finkenherd has a marvellous terrace markt/Regierungspräsidium, tel. +49 17 85 with students, artists, professionals and a wide with river views which once were indeed in- 62 53 83. A 16th-century bastion been put to Dancing variety of other characters, Ulenspiegel is one of tended to blow people away. There‘s a wide very good use as a place to down beers while Baila Salsa Café E-1, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße watching the river slowly flow by. Picnic tables 41, T Weigelstraße, tel. +49 561 400 23 71, and benches line the low fortress walls, and www.tanzboot.de. This dance school puts on deckchairs have been placed on some sand for parties where you can dance Salsa, Merengue open every night a bit of beach life. The beer, atmosphere and and Latin ChaChaCha till deep in the night. from 8pm till 3:30 am prices are all good. Zero E-2, Hinter der Komödie, T Karthäu- serstraße, tel. +49 561 71 13 21, www. Clubs tangozero.de. Swing the night away at this ARM E-1, Werner-Hilpert-Straße 22, T dance school and nightlife venue. Besides the Lutherplatz, tel. +49 561 766 04 28, www. regular classes, later on there are Tango, Lindy armaberokay.de. The club and art centre in the Hop, Swing, Ballroom, Latino and other dance ramshackle building complex that‘s also home parties where everyone is welcome - some of to the Lolita bar puts on live rock music, hip hop, them starting off with a free taster lesson. rap, elektro DJs, film nights, art exhibitions and the Black Light Pong Pong night. Whatever they organise, it‘s bound to be fun; check the website Live Music or posters for details. Should you still get bored, Theaterstübchen E-2, Jordanstraße 11, T wander to the back of the garden where there‘s Wilhelmstraße/Stadtmuseum, tel. +46 561 a geriatric‘s playground, with wheelchairs 816 57 06, www.theaterstuebchen.de. A welded to see-saws and the like. wonderful small venue that‘s the stage for jazz and rock concerts, theatre performances and, Club 22 E-2, Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 61A, on Friday and Saturday nights, for dancing. Karthäuserstrasse 17 Tel: 773411 T Annastraße, tel. +49 562 739 79 21, www. Check the website for events. club22.info. Crammed on weekend nights, this

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From the Karlsaue park by the river via the Siebenbergen island is a botanical garden full of this was walled in during the war and survived the sculpted in proportion to the sun painted above museums in the city centre to the stunning flowers, special oak trees and different types of bombing. There are regular organ concerts inside. the museum door. > Open 10:00 - 17:00, Thu Bergpark. Kassel has a wealth of interesting landscapes. > Admission free. Siebenbergen 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Mon. Admission €3/2. and beautiful sights. Island €3/2; open 10:00-18:00, closed Mon. Zeughaus F-1, Zeughausstraße, T Alt- markt/Regierungspräsidium. The ruins of the Caricatura E-1, Rainer-Dierichs-Platz 1, T Kassel Tourist-Information E-2, Obere huge 16th-century Zeughaus are a rather impres- Hauptbahnhof, tel. +49 561 77 64 99, www. Königsstraße 15 (Rathaus), T Rathaus, tel. sive reminder of wartime destruction. Built as caricatura.de. A small museum of caricature, +49 561 70 77 07, info@ kassel-marketing. part of the city fortifications, for storage of cartoons, humour and criticism, with changing de, www. kassel-marketing.de. Kassel‘s weapons and grain, it helped save the city from exhibitions. This summer, the ‚Caricatura IV‘ exhi- friendly tourism office has maps, brochures and occupation during the 30-Year-War. Plundered bition - largely suitable for foreigners - is dedicated information about sights, lodging and events in several times since, it had lost its purpose by the to ‚comic art: analogue, digital, international‘, an the city and around the region. There‘s also an time Kassel was bombed in 1943; only the walls overview of where comic art is heading in Europe. office at Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe (tel. +49 561 and facade remained. These have now partly > Open 10:00 - 20:00. Admission €8/5. 340 54) with the same opening hours. > Open been integrated in the adjacent school building. 09:00 - 18:00, Sat 09:00 - 14:00. Closed Sun. Grimm Museum E-2, Schöne Aussicht 2, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 787 20 33, www. Martinskirche F-1, Landgraf-Phillips-Platz, Museums grimms.de. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Old Kassel T Am Stern. Kassel‘s main parish church was Astronomisch-Physikalisches Kabinett F-2, Wilhelm, are world-famous for the many fairy- On 22 October 1943, just 25 minutes of built in Gothic style between 1364 and 1462; in An der Karlsaue 20, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 tales, the ‚poetry of the people‘ that they col- bombing with 1000 heavy explosives followed 1524 it changed from catholic to protestant de- 31 68 05 00, www.museum-kassel.de. lected on their travels around central Germany by 400.000 incendiary bombs was enough to nomination. Much of the church was destroyed Science boffins shouldn‘t miss this museum of when they lived and worked here on and off set fire to the whole old town of Kassel, killing in 1943, and in the 1950s it was rebuilt with quite marvels inside the elegant Orangerie building - between 1798 to 1841. Their books have been 10,000 people and wounding just as many. elegant modern interior elements and two it‘s just a pity texts are in German only. After translated into over 170 languages with over a Just a handful of original buildings remain in slightly oversized new towers that nevertheless passing Foucault‘s pendulum, which topples a billion copies printed; one reason why this mu- this part of Kassel. are now landmarks for the city. Highlight inside is pin every ten minutes, there‘s a room dedicated seum inside the Palais Bellevue, is visited by the 12-metre-high grave of Landgraf Phillip in an to navigation and astrology, with sextants, an- people from across the world. It‘s a marvellous Druselturm F-1/2, Druselplatz, T Kö- unusual mix of Renaissence and Baroque styles; cient telescopes and other instruments to try out place for adults to learn about the brothers‘ lives, nigsplatz. Kassels‘ medieval fortifications were on a reconstructed balcony of Kassel‘s to see their personal reference books scribbled extensive, but as soon as defence technology Stadtschloss palace which was Europe‘s first full with notes, to learn about their many other advanced beyond cannonballs, they were a Viewpoints Kassel was made for views. modern observatory. Another hall is dedicated academic achievements. > Open 10:00 - 20:00. hindrance to the city‘s development and most There‘s of course the stunning vista from to timekeeping, going from sundials and hour- Admission €3/2, under 18 free. moats, walls and towers were removed in the the Herkules monument, and the genteel glasses to early digital machines and atomic 18th century. The elegant Druselturm from 1415 overview of the Karlsaue park from the street clocks. Ask the attendants to set the huge old Naturkundemuseum (Ottoneum) F-2, Stein- was the tallest tower along the city wall, 44 so aptly named Schöne Aussicht, or ‚pretty clock from St Martin‘s church in motion. Pride weg 2, T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 787 metres high and leaning slightly. A pizzeria uses view‘. For something else, take the elevator to of the collection is the gobsmacking Augs- 40 66, www. naturkundemuseum-kassel.de. it as a backdrop to their terrace nowadays. the top open-air parking deck of the Galeria burger Prunkuhr clock from 1680, encrusted with The natural history museum in the beautiful Kaufhof department store for wonderful gems and moving figures, with a littleKugelbahn Ottoneum building - built in 1604 as the first Karlsaue Park F-1/E-3, Auedamm. Kassel‘s views over the city centre. Occasionally, it‘s circling the top. Fans of late Baroque and Italian permanent theatre on mainland Europe - has magnificent Karlsaue park was once a marsh possible to join tours up the narrow spiral art should ask to be shown the adjacent Mar- everything you and the kids need to know about along the river Fulda; in the mid-16th century work staircase to the viewing balcony of the Lu- morbad (‚marble bathhouse‘), filled with Carrera dinosaurs, 270-million-year-old fossils, the evo- started on the Baroque gardens; the Orangerie therkirchturm, the 76 metre-high freestanding marble sculptures by Pierre Monnot who worked lution of mankind, and human-influenced land- building was added in 1710 and the park was tower of the destroyed Lutherkirche church in Kassel for 15 years. Finish off your visit by scapes and their natural inhabitants. The iguan- greatly extended and changed to a less geometric on Lutherplatz (call tel. +49 561 287 60 16 or following the 3km ‚planet walk‘ through the park, odon bones and the life-size mammoth steal the and more romantic English-style garden later in see www. kirche-kassel-mitte.de for details). representing the 495 million kilometres to the show on the first floor; one storey up it‘s Goethe‘s the 18th century. At the southern end of the park, edge of our solar system, with all planets elephant (which in 1780 after tragically falling off

24 Kassel 100 Days Kassel 100 Days 25 SIGHTSEEING SIGHTSEEING the Karlsaue cliff became one of the first mount- colourful Ghanese chicken coffin is a definitive shopping street. With its flower beds, fountains building, completed in 1717. There‘s a platform ed pachyderm skeletons) and the 18th-century highlight, as is the series of 18th century English and city views it is still one of the prettier ones in for taking in the amazing views along the axis of flora collections that fascinate. > Open 10:00 - statues depicting the Dance of Death; “O woe the country, despite the shop vacancies in the the Bergpark towards Kassel. Absolute highlight 20:00. Admission €2/1, under 6 free. my belly, I must die” says the cook. It‘s a great modest 1950s buildings lining the street. Halfway of the park is the demonstration of the amazing shame that the museum texts are in German up (or down) there‘s a small display of volcanic Wasserkünste, or ‚water arts‘. Twice a week, a only. The museum shop has wonderfully ap- rock from the region; the geometric basalt pillars huge amount of water is released from below propriate postcards, Lego skeletons and vampire are 60-million-year-old crystallised lava, while the the Oktogon to cascade down the waterfalls, heads. Until 29 July there‘s a temporary exhibi- smaller Kugelbasalt rocks are ‚bombs‘ that were over the Roman ruins, and under the bridges tion about torture and the death penalty in me- ejected from volcanoes. of the Bergpark. The show ends beside the dieval times. > Open 10:00 - 20:00, Tue, Thu, palace where the water gushes 50 metres up Sun 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mon. €6/4. from the Grand Fountain. The stages are timed Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe so that visitors can calmly amble down the Kassel‘s crowning glory is the magnificent paths to catch the water from the ideal viewing Other Sights Bergpark (‚mountain park‘), on the steep hillside point; the whole enterprise takes 90 minutes. Rathaus E-2, Obere Königsstraße 15, T four kilometres west of the city centre. You can The tourist office organises guided walks of the Rathaus. Kassel‘s grand town hall, fronted by spend many hours wandering along the park event, and extra trams and buses haul visitors up two striking golden lions, was inaugurated in paths, visiting its museums and enjoying the to Herkules. > Herkules viewing platform open Neue Galerie E-2, Schöne Aussicht 1, tel. 1909, with the front section largely rebuilt after views. Bring a picnic to make the most of your 10:00-17:00, closed Monday. Wasserkünste: +49 561 31 68 04 00, info@museum-kassel. the war. On the square in front of the building, day. To get there, take tram N°1 to Wilhelmshöhe Sundays, Wednesdays and public holidays from de. A beautifully renovated neoclassical building strange gutters in the pavement form the As- Park and walk uphill from there, or continue by 14:30. Admission Herkules €3/2,25, under 18 beside the Grimm-Museum showcases a small chrott-Brunnen memorial. In 1908 the success- bus to the palace or free. Admission to the Wasserkünste free. but excellent collection of 19th to 21st-century ful Jewish indus- Herkules (from where painting and sculpture. Half the space is used trial Sigmund you can comfortably Löwenburg A-2, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, for Documenta this summer, but the older paint- Aschrott donat- walk downhill); the tel. +49 561 31 68 02 44, www.museum- ings still on display downstairs include charming ed a monumen- park museum and kassel.de. Halfway up the Bergpark, Löwen- Kassel scenes by Louis Kolitz. The central room tal 12-metre- Herkules tickets in- burg castle is unique as one of the first pseudo- has several Joseph Beuys installations, most high fountain to clude include trans- medieval castles in Europe, dating back to the importantly the 1969 work ‚The Pack‘, with 24 the city; Nazi port to and from the late 18th century. Used as a luxury residence, sleds rushing from a Volkswagen van. Gerhard activists de- Bergpark by tram and the interiors are sumptuous and comfortable, Richter‘s portrait of Documenta-founder Arnold stroyed it in bus. Admission to the quite a contrast from the stern exterior. While Bode and Warhol‘s image of Joseph Beuys 1939. Local art- park is free. The 245 the furniture was saved, the building itself was nicely round off the permanent exhibition. > ist Horst Ho- hectare park with a badly damaged Open 10:00 - 20:00. Admission €4/2. heisel recreated height difference of 300 meters is a unique ex- in the war, and it upside down ample of European landscape gardening. Work major recon- Sepulkralkultur Museum E-2, Weinberg- and in negative in on the gardens started in the early 18th century struction work straße 25-27, T Am Weinberg, tel. +49 561 1987; people peering down the 12-metre deep and continued on and off for nearly 300 years. is still ongoing. 91 89 30, www. sepulkralmuseum.de. Who hole with water tumbling into it are encouraged Besides plenty of special plants and trees, you‘ll Visitors can knew you could have so much fun in a museum to think about what was once here and why it see temples, fake ruins, a Roman aqueduct and view the inte- dedicated to death, dying, memorials and com- disappeared. a Chinese pagoda while wandering around. riors on guided tours departing every memoration? Focusing mainly on Central Euro- hour. > Open 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mon. pean Christian culture, it dissects the history of Treppenstraße E-2, Treppenstraße, T Herkules & Wasserkünste A-1/B-2, Berg- Admission €4/3, under 18 free. dealing with death, coffin design, cemetery Ständeplatz. In 1953, the ‚staircase street‘ park Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 31 24 56, landscaping, the rise of AIDS, the success story which cascades downhill between the Haupt- www. museum-kassel.de. At the very top Schloss Wilhelmshöhe B-2, Bergpark of cremation (the choice for 95% of Germans in bahnhof station and Friedrichsplatz became of the park, the huge monument of Herkules Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 31 68 00, www. the northeast), mourning fashion and more. The Germany‘s very first planned pedestrianised is perched on top of the solid stone Oktogon museum-kassel.de. The huge palace halfway

26 Kassel 100 Days Kassel 100 Days 27 SIGHTSEEING DOCUMENTA 13 up the Bergpark, originally home to Kassel‘s Wilhelmshöhe and the KulturBahnhof back to For 100 days from 9 June until 16 September, Landgraves and visible from much of town, the city centre. Departures from Papinplatz are Kassel will be swamped by hundreds of thou- Art to stay has three excellent museums. Starting from the at 10:00*, 10:30, 12:00, 12:40*, 13:30, 15:00, sands of visitors of Documenta, the world‘s Although Documenta packs up at the end of top, the Gemäldegalerie (‚painting gallery‘) 15:30*, 16:30 and 18:30 (buses marked * also largest and most important international exhibi- its 100 days, each edition changes the city is a fantastic collection of European art span- include the Herkules viewpoint; this complete tion of contemporary art, taking place every five and leaves it with something. Artworks from ning 500 years. Highlights here are the paint- circuit lasts 2,5 hours). Day tickets can be pur- years. This edition, over 160 artists from across previous exhibitions have been embraced by ings by Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Albrecht chased from the driver, the tourist office or the the world have been selected by the American Kassel‘s inhabitants. Best known is perhaps Dürer. The basement and ground floors host the kiosk at Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, and are also artistic director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. Joseph Beuys 7000 oaks project from 1982; Antikensammlung, or collection of antiquities; valid for public transport in Kassel. > Tickets Besides the exhibitions, there are numerous whereby he provided 7000 stone pillars for there‘s everything from Bronze Age art to Greek €15/6, family ticket €35. lectures, film screenings, tours, conferences, planting next to new trees; these pillars can sculptures and Roman pottery; don‘t miss the projects and seminars, and special programmes now be seen across Kassel, which is a much beautiful cork models of Roman buildings by for children. The exhibition is spread out over greener city thanks to Beuys who raised a large the museum café. The southern Weißenstein River tours several locations across Kassel, though the main part of the required funds himself. The last tree wing is the oldest part of the palace, where the Kassel‘s two shipping companies stop off at venues are the monumental Museum Fridericia- was finally planted beside the first one, in front sumptuous and original royal rooms from the various points along their tours and transport num on Friedrichsplatz, the adjacent Ottoneum, of the Fridericianum, in 1987. At night, Horst turn of the 19th century can be visited on guided bicycles for free, allowing for an interesting the Documenta-Halle, the Neue Galerie and the Baumann‘s Laserscape installation from 1977 tours. > Open 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Mon. Ad- combination of a river tour and bike ride through Orangerie in Karlsaue park. is visible across the city: strong green and red mission: Gemäldegalerie & Antikensammlung lush green landscapes. Now in its 13th edition, Documenta was started laser beams shoot from the Fridericianum €6/4,50, Weißenstein wing (tours every hour) in 1955 by artist Arnold Bode, who was looking towards the Bergpark and several other im- €4/3. Under 18 free. K&K Söllner Schiffahrt F-1/2, Die Schlagd/ for a suitable place to display modern artworks portant Kassel sights. In the same year, Walter Rondell, T Altmarkt, tel. +49 561 77 46 70, that were considered degenerate by the Nazis. de Maria had a kilometre-deep well drilled in www. personenschiffahrt.com. The ‘Hessen‘ The sad ruins of Kassel’s Museum Fridericianum front of the Fridericianum and filled it with brass City tours sails gently down the Fulda river every afternoon, were a perfect location. Over the decades, the rods; the Virtual Earth Kilometre can only The tourism office organises a wide variety passing the quaint villages of Wolfsanger and exhibition succeeded to reflect developments be recognised as a small piece of metal in the of walks and tours, from general city tours to Spiekershausen, and the Wahnhausen dam within contemporary art, and inspire people pavement; the conceptual artwork below ex- specialised themed tours, ranging from fairy before returning to Kassel. > Departure at 14:00, worldwide. ists mainly in your mind. Near the Orangerie, tales to 1950s architecture. return 16:30. Tickets €10/5. at the spot where the Wilhelmshöher Allee axis meets the Fulda, an oversized pickaxe sticks Funmobi Segway Tours, tel. +49 561 908 Rehbein Linie Kassel F-1/2, Die out from the grassy riverbank; this is Claes 30 46, [email protected], www.funmobi.de. Schlagd/Rondell, T Altmarkt, tel. +49 561 Oldenburg‘s Spitzhacke project from 1982, Enjoy an English-language guided tour of central 185 05, [email protected], www. as if it were tossed there by Hercules, perched Kassel‘s main sights and parks while zipping fahrgastschiffahrt.com. The weekly river tour on his Bergpark viewpoint at the other end of around town on a Segway ‚self-balancing per- down the Fulda river on the ‚Europa‘ from Kas- the axis. Other artworks to look out for are sonal transporter‘. The two-hour tour includes a sel to Hannoversch Münden takes in four locks Jonathan Burowsky‘s 1992 Man walking to short driving lesson. Tour dates and times vary; and kilometres of scenic landscapes. You get the sky in front of the Hauptbahnhof station, reservations are required, as are a driving license two hours to explore the charming medieval Thomas Schütte‘s 1992 Die Fremden statues and ID. > Tickets €49. centre of Münden before returning to Kassel. (‚strangers‘) overlooking Friedrichsplatz, and Rehbein offers various trips from Münden as well. Haus Rucker‘s 1977 Rahmenbau slide frame Sightseeing Bus, tel. +49 177 829 75 35, > Departure Thursdays at 09:30, return at 18:00. beside the Documenta-Halle. www.kasselstadtrundfahrt.de. Kassel‘s Tickets €18/7,50. hop-on-hop-off sightseeing bus loops around Documenta 13, tel. +49 561 707 27 70, town 6 times daily, taking about 75 minutes to www.documenta.de. > Open 10:00-20:00. travel from Papinplatz (behind the Ottoneum Admission €20/14; 2 days €35/25, evening museum) via Karlsaue, the Bergpark, Schloss ticket (from 17:00) €10/5.

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Kassel’s shopping scene is well-developed, use. Literature lovers with a little time in Kassel with a pleasant pedestrianised city centre and can make the most of the reasonable selection several good malls. of English-language books. > Open 10:00 - 18:00, Sun 14:00 - 18:00.

Art Thalia F-2, Obere Königsstraße 30, T Galerie Krätz E-2, Sophienstraße 34, T Königsplatz, tel. +49 561 310 97 20, www. Annastraße, tel. +49 176 32 87 09 60, www. thalia.de. A large bookshop galerie-kraetz.de. American prints from the with a small selection of Eng- 1950s and 1960s, by Warhol, Baselitz, Lichten- lish-language books as well stein and many others. > Open 10:00 - 13:00, as a few British food products

15:00-17:00, Sat 11:00 - 14:00. Closed Mon, for homesick expats. Sun. > Open 09:30 - 20:00. Closed Sun. Galerie Ramex C-2, Lange Straße 87a, T Kassel-Wil- helmshöhe, tel. Fashion & Shoes +49 561 71 95 Franks Outlet by Jola E-2, Friedrich-Ebert- 39, www.ramex. Straße 58, T Annastraße, tel. +49 561 240 de. Original Ger- 97 86, www.franks-outlet.de. International man and foreign fashion brands at outlet prices in central Kassel. graphic art, prints, For over 20 years now, Franks offers exclusive, sculptures, paint- high-quality and up-to-date fashion. Shopping ings and more. > Open 10:00 - 18:00. Also open for him and for her is a pleasure in the relaxed every first Sunday of the month 14:00-17:00. atmosphere of our shop. From the start, we have aimed to offer high-quality, leading fashion Galerie Rasch E-2, Frankfurter Straße 72, brands from around the world. Our selection of T Weinberg, tel. +49 176 61 19 74 25, www. pieces from the collections of international de- galerie-rasch.de. Innovative contemporary art. signers sold at outlet prices are the secret to the > Open Thu-Sat 16:00-19:00. success of Franks Outlet. Our 135 square metre shop has outlet fashion by the best designers! Kunsthandlung Heinzel E-2, Opernstraße 9, The best part is that everything is sold at low T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 561 158 79, www. outlet prices. > Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 kunsthandlung-heinzel.de. Paintings and - 16:00. Closed Sun. graphic art, both modern and old. > Open 10:00 - 18:00, Sat 10:00 - 13:00. Closed Sun.

Books Bücher Bumerang E-2, Treppenstraße 9, T Scheidemannplatz, tel. +49 561 207 92 79, www.buecherbumerang.de. All books at this second-hand store have two prices listed; one is the sales price, the other is what you‘ll get back when you resell the book to the shop after

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Hab Selig E-2, Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 90, Moncler · Etro · Woolrich · Strenesse Gabriele Strehle T Querallee, tel. +49 561 93 71 38 97, www. habselig-kassel.de. An utterly charming bou- tique with quirky gifts, jewellery and gorgeous Burberry · Hackett London · Henry Cottons · Aglini clothing from brands like Pussy Deluxe, Blutsge- schwister and Besserdresser. > Open 10:00 - St.Emile · Ermenegildo Zegna · Brunello Cucinelli 18:30, Sat 11:00 - 15:00. Closed Sun. René Lezard · Polo Ralph Lauren · Caliban · Bogner Heinsius & Sander E-2, Obere Königsstras- se 17, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 70 01 10, 7 for all mankind · Aeronautica Militare · Ralph Lauren www.heinsius-sander.de. Kassel‘s most ex- best of fashion clusive fa- Marc Cain · Nudie Jeans · Moncler · Etro · Woolrich shion shop, since 1874, with dozens Strenesse Gabriele Strehle Burberry · Hackett London of quality brands such Henry Cottons · Aglini · St.Emile · Ermenegildo Zegna as Burberry, Brunello Cu- Brunello Cucinelli · René Lezard · Polo Ralph Lauren cinelli, Strenesse and Marc Cain for women and Fashion ★ L i FEs TYLE ★ a CCEssoR i E s Ermenegildo Zegna, Polo Ralph Lauren, Moncler Caliban · Bogner 7 for all mankind · Aeronautica Militare and Etro for men. > Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat KASSEL – ACROSS FROM thE C ity hALL · www.hE inS iuS - SAndER.dE 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.

Kimo E-2, Karlsplatz 1, T Friedrichs- as bags, ties, and jewellery, and tailor-made suits off regular retail prices. Brands include Fay, platz, tel. +49 561 450 29 07, www. and shirts for men. To round it off, there‘s an in- Bogner, Barbour, Peuterey, Zegna, Levis, Stre- kimo-kassel.de. ‚Moda Italia‘ for women and house hairdresser for him and her. > Open 10:00 nesse Blue, 7 for all mankind, St.Emile and many men; business attire, casual fashion and tailor- - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 16:00. Closed Mon, Sun. more. > Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. made clothing; a variety of Italian brands and Closed Sun. fabrics is on offer at Kimo. > Open 10:00 - 20:00, Temporary Checkout E-2, Wilhelmsstraße Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun. 10, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 700 11 19. The We Love Moda Fashion Outlet E-2, Obere ‚temporary checkout‘ sale from 16 July to 22 Karlsstraße 14, T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 Max Lui D-2, Goethestraße 67, T Bebel- September sees designer clothing for men and 561 989 55 97. The new women‘s fashion out- platz, tel. +49 561 937 11 02. A boutique lounge women on offer at outlet prices, at least 50-70% let store near Friedrichsplatz sells this season‘s for men and women, selling accessories such quality fashion at outlet prices. > Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.

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T Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 58 Teppich Royal E-2, Fünffensterstraße 10, 34119 Kassel Rathaus, tel. +49 561 20 17 26 60, www. tel. +49 (0)561 / 240 97 86 teppich-royal.de. Over 20 years of experience [email protected] in sales, maintenance and cleaning of fine Ori- www.franks-outlet.de ental carpets. > Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 17.00. Closed Sun.

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a supermarket, a few shops and the La Galleria Markets restaurant. Markthalle F-2, Wildemannsgasse 1, T Altmarkt/Regierungspräsidium, tel. +49 561 City Centre Wilhelmshöhe C-2, Bertha-von- 78 03 95, www.markthalle-kassel.de. One of Suttner-Straße, T Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, just a few old buildings remaining in the old city tel. +49 561 78 91 70, www.citycenter- centre, the grand old Marstall complex from kassel.de. The small shopping centre next to 1591, that had the Wilhelmshöhe train station has a convenient stables on the Tegut supermarket, a bakery, chemist and a ground floor and pharmacy. It‘s also open on the first Sunday of art exhibitions up- every month, from 13:00-17:00. > Open 09:00 stairs, has been - 20:00. Closed Sun. home to the weekly market City-Point F-1, Königplatz 61, T Kö- since 1963. nigsplatz, www.city-point-kassel.de. Have a There‘s a variety of fruit, vegetable, meat and close look at the glass and steel facade of this fish stands on two floors, as well as several large department store, and you‘ll realise it‘s cafés and bistros. > Open 07:00 - 18:00, Sat decorated with hundreds of small photos of 07:00 - 14:00. Closed Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun. Kassel. Inside there‘s a huge and bright oval atrium through four floors, surrounded by dozens of shops, including Saturn electronics and Music Zanetti‘s ice cream. > Open 07:00 - 22:15, Sun Abbey Road F-2, Entenanger 9, T Kö- 13:00 - 18:00. nigsplatz, tel. +49 561 766 79 20. A true music- lover‘s record shop with hundreds of LPs packed into the small room. The owner‘s happy to dis- cuss about any music style you like and recom- mend further listening tips. > Open 11:00 - 19:00.

Scheibenbeisser E-2, Fünffensterstraße 6, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 529 70 26, www. scheibenbeisser.de. The ‚disc biter‘ is a large music store covering everything from classical music to the latest Madonna. There‘s modern and vintage LPs, CDs and music DVDs, and knowledgeable staff. Cheap CDs sell for €5. > DEZ Frankfurter Straße 225, T Leuschner- Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 10:00 - 18:00. strasse, tel. +49 561 47 59 60. South of the city centre, Kassel‘s largest shopping centre was one of the first of its kind in the 1960s. Mo- Mails & Department stores dernised and expanded, it now has over 70 Atrium Wilhelmshöhe C-2, Wilhelmshöher shops, including a department store, electronics Allee 262, T Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 store and a supermarket. > Open 09:30 - 20:00. 561 316 09 00, www.atrium-kassel.de. Op- posite the Wilhelmshöhe train station, Atrium has

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Galeria Kaufhof E-2, Obere Königsstraße 31, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 789 60, www. Souvenirs & Gifts galeria-kaufhof.de. Kassel‘s best department GrimmHeimat E-2, Obere Königsstraße 39 store has six floors of fashion, food, sports and (Königs-Galerie), T Friedrichsplatz, tel. +49 household articles, and a good-value restaurant. 561 97 06 22 07, www.grimmheimat.de/ Go up to the top parking deck for great views shop. A charming shop with regional products, over town. > Open 09:30 - 20:00. Closed Sun. many linked to Kassel‘s Grimm-brothers heri- tage. There are English-language fairy-tale books, Ahle Wurst sausages, Little Red Riding Hood cake in a jar, apple wine and a good Ries- ling ‚Grimm wine‘. Open 10:00-20:00, closed Sun.

Pralinenwerkstatt E-2, Friedrich-Ebert- Straße 85, T Querallee, tel. +49 561 288 73 11, www.pralinenwerkstatt.de. Wonderful, handmade and pure chocolate creations: cho- colate bars, pra- line bonbons, Königs-Galerie E-2, Neue Fahrt 12, T Fried- cakes and richsplatz, tel. +49 561 70 00 80, www. more. The smell koenigsgalerie.de. The most upmarket mall in inside this shop town overlooks Friedrichsplatz and has 60 shops alone will knock and restaurants surrounding its atrium, including you out. > Open a Tegut su- 10:00 - 19:00, permarket. Sun 14:00 - Useful ser- 18:00. vices include free lockers Rotopol D-2, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 95, T (€3 deposit) Querallee, tel. +49 561 630 55 83, www. for your rotopolpress.de. A small printing and publi- bags and shing company set up by local art school stu- purchases. Connected to the parking garage dents, selling trendy and quality T-shirts, bags, below the square. > Open 10:00 - 20:00. Closed books, comics and cards. > Open 10:00 - Sun. 13:30, 14:30-18:00.

Kurfürsten Galerie F-1, Mauerstraße 11, T Schöner Spielen E-2, Treppenstraße 15, T Königsplatz, tel. +49 561 76 64 43 11, www. Scheidemannplatz, tel. +49 561 172 06. kurfuersten-galerie.de. Good-value shops, Charming wooden toys, including Kugelbahns the Wellness Resort spa and the Mercure hotel for rolling marbles down, and zoo animals. > can be found at this downtown shopping centre. Open 10:00 - 18:30, Sat 10:00 - 17:00. Closed > Open 09:30 - 20:00. Closed Sun. Sun.

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ing around in. There‘s a large pool with a Hairdressers 100-metre long slide, saunas, steam baths, fit- Specially.Beautiful. Hairlounge E-2, Wolfsschlucht 31, T Kö- ness rooms and a restaurant. > Open 09:00 - nigsplatz, tel. +49 561 78 08 37, www. 23:00, Wed, Fri, Sat 09:00 - 24:00. Admission Many people want small changes hairlounge-friseur.de. > Open 10:00 - 19:00, €13 for 90 minutes, €15 for 2 hours. done to their bodies, preferably Sat 09:00 - 16:00. Closed Mon, Sun. without using needles or surgery yet still effective, safe and pain-free. This Swimming pools is possible at KOÈKO! We work with Salonfähig C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 253- the latest medical technology and 255 (City Center Mall), T Wilhelmshöhe, tel. Freibad Wilhelmshöhe B-2, Kurhausstraße the most sophisticated knowledge +49 561 81 67 81 37, www.salonfaehig- 31, T Brabanter Straße, tel. +49 561 782 24 of biochemical metabolic processes. kassel.de. > Open 09:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 - 55, www.sw-kassel.de. A large heated outdoor Learn about KOÈKO's varied beauty 14:00. Closed Sun. pool. > Open 07:00 - 19:00, Sat, Sun 09:00 - services, and turn your body-clock 19:00. Admission €3/2,50. back by a few years! Spa Stadtbad Mitte F-1, Kurt-Schumacher- Kurhessen Therme B-2, Wilhelmshöher Straße 2, T Am Stern, tel. +49 561 782 24 Allee 361, T Wilhelmshöhe Park, tel. +49 51, www.sw-kassel.de. A warm Olympic-sized 561 31 80 80, www.kurhessen-therme.de. indoors pool with a few hot pools. Closed from Bad Wilhelmshöhe‘s main thermal spa complex. 1-21 July. > Open 09:00 - 18:00, Mon 12:00 - Hot and slightly salty water comes up from 18:00, Tue, Thu 07:00 - 22:00, Wed 10:00 - Theaterstraße 3 · 34117 Kassel [email protected] · www.koeko.eu nearly 700 metres deep to fill the pools for float- 20:00, Fri 08:00 - 20:00. Admission €3,50/2.

> Open 09:00 - 18:00, Sat 09:00 - 13:00. Closed Beauty centres Sun. Koèko E-2, Theaterstraße 3, T Scheide- mannplatz, tel. +49 561 50 61 49 50, www. koeko.eu. Non-invasive anti-aging treatments, Fitness, Massage & Wellness using deep peel- Darika C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 262 (Atri- ing, hyaluronic um), tel. +49 561 31 09 71 56, www.darika.de. acid, enzymes, A friendly Thai spa with massage, cosmetic and hypoxia and other wellness treatments. There‘s sales of Thai tea methods. > Open and crafts products too. > Open 09:00 - 19:00, 9:00 - 18:00, Mon Sat 09:00 - 16:00. Closed Sun. Power Opening times: - Fri and by ap- Endurance pointment Wellness Resort F-1, Kölnische Straße 6 Mon-Fri 08:30 - 22:00 T (Kurfürsten Galerie), Friedrichsplatz, tel. Fitness Sat 10:00 - 20:00 Pink Nail E-2, Wolfsschlucht 1, T Stände- +49 561 89 08 70, www.wellness-resort.biz. Sun 09:00 - 17:00 platz, tel. +49 561 135 13, www. On the top floor of the mall, this spacious spa Health Holidays 09:00 - 14:00 pinknail-kosmetik.de. > Open 10:00 - 18:00, centre has saunas, a solarium, fitness machines Nutrition Sat 10:00 - 14:00. Closed Sun. and offers various massages, manicure, pedicure and cosmetic treatments, for both women and Relaxation Kurfürsten Galerie Schwardtmann C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee men, including caviar power, c-pure and stri Kölnische Straße 6 | 34117 Kassel | tel. +49 561 890 870 284, T Rolandstraße, tel. +49 5w61 321 24, pexan treatments. > Open 08:30 - 22:00, Sat Wellness [email protected] | www.wellness-resort.biz www.parfuemerie-schwardtmann.de. 10:00 - 20:00, Sun 09:00 - 17:00.

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Berlin is where all embassies are located, but a Drs. Claudia Heinl & Gerd Appel E-2, Friedrich- Business number of countries also has consulates in nearby Ebert-Straße 27, T Karthäuserstraße, tel. +49 561 Pharmacies Industrie- und Handelskammer (Chamber of Com- Frankfurt am Main that can help foreign citizens with 77 70 00, www.hausarzt-heinl-appel-kassel.de. > After hours, pharmacies rotate night services. merce) Kurfürstenstraße 9, T Hauptbahnhof, tel. passport and other matters. Open 08:00 - 12:00, 15:00-18:00, Wed 08:00 - 12:00, +49 561 789 10, www.ihk-kassel.de. > Open 08:00 Thu 08:00 - 12:00, 16:00-19:00, Fri 08:00 - 13:00. Engel Apotheke E-2, Obere Königsstraße 21, - 16:30, Fri 08:00 - 14:00. Closed Sat, Sun. Italy Kettenhofweg 1, Frankfurt, tel. +49 69 753 Closed Sat, Sun. T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 157 07, www. 10, www.consfrancoforte.esteri.it. > Open 09:00 engel-apotheke-kassel.de. > Open 08:00 - 20:00, Kongress Palais D-1, Holger-Börner-Platz 1, T - 12:00, Wed 09:00 - 12:00, 14:30-17:00. Closed Sat 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun. Kongress Palais/Stadthalle, tel. +49 561 70 77 02, Sat, Sun. Express Mail www.kongress-palais.de. A beautifully columned GLS tel. +49 180 525 27 00, www.gls-group.eu. A Herkules Apotheke C-2, Wilhelmshöher Allee 279, neoclassical building from 1914 is now a centre for Spain Nibelungenplatz 3, Frankfurt, tel. +49 69 private mail service with 5,000 locations in Germany and T Rolandstraße, tel. +49 561 238 60, www. conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions and concerts. 959 16 60, www.spanischebotschaft.de. > Open delivery across Europe. The most central GLS location herkules-apotheke.de. > Open 08:30 - 13:30, 15:00- 08:00 - 13:30. in Kassel is the shop at Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 41. 18:30, Sat 08:30 - 13:00. Closed Sun. Messe Kassel Damaschkestraße 55, tel. +49 561 95 98 60, www.messe-kassel.de. Kassel‘s main United Kingdom Bockenheimer Landstraße Post Apotheke E-2, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 27, T trade fair. Bus N°25 to Messehallen. 38-40, Frankfurt, tel. +49 69 71 67 53 45, www. Officials Karthäuserstraße, tel. +49 561 288 56 50, www. ukingermany.fco.gov.uk. Rathaus (Town Hall) E-2, Obere Königsstraße 8, post-apotheke-kassel.de. > Open 08:00 - 18:30, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 78 77 87, www. Mon, Thu 08:00 - 19:00, Wed 08:00 - 18:00, Sat 08:30 Car showrooms USA Gießener Straße 30, Frankfurt, tel. +49 69 stadt-kassel.de. Kassel‘s Lord Mayor (Oberbürger- - 13:00. Closed Sun. Audi Zentrum Kassel Dresdener Straße 5, T Platz 753 50, german.frankfurt.usconsulate.gov. > Open meister) is Mr. Bertram Hilgen. der Deutschen Einheit, tel. +49 561 574 40, www. 08:00 - 11:00. Closed Sat, Sun. audi-kassel.de. New and used Audi cars, as well as maintenance and repairs. Dentists Ferrari Eberlein Leipziger Straße 284, tel. +49 561 Schulz & Kollegen C-2, Landgraf-Karl-Straße 1, 51 19 70, www.ferrari-eberlein.de. Sale and mainte- T Wilhelmshöhe, tel. +49 561 510 59 30, info@ nance of both modern and vintage Ferraris. There‘s also schulz-kollegen.de, www.schulz-kollegen.de. Mr. Ferrari fashion, accessories and memorabilia. Schulz and his team perform general dentist work, bleaching, dental implants, surgery and painless laser treatments. English is spoken, and it‘s possible to drop Clinics & Hospitals by without an appointment. > Open 07:30 - 19:30. Elisabeth Krankenhaus E-2, Weinbergstraße 7, Closed Sat, Sun. Open Sat by appointment. T Rathaus, tel. +40 561 720 10, www. elisabethkrankenhaus-kassel.de. Doctors Klinikum Kassel F-1, Mönchebergstraße 41-43, Dr. A.K. Agbalaka C-2, Rolandstraße 4, T Ro- T Klinikum Kassel, tel. +49 561 98 00, www. landstraße, tel. +49 561 31 50 31, www. klinikum-kassel.de. praxis-agbalaka.de. > Open 09:00 - 13:00, 15:00- 18:00, Fri 09:00 - 14:00. Closed Sat, Sun. On Wed by Rotes Kreuz Krankenhaus C-2, Hansteinstraße appointment only. 29, T Rotes Kreuz, tel. +49 561 308 60, www.rkh-kassel.de. Dr. Martin Erdmann E-2, Obere Königsstraße 21, T Rathaus, tel. +49 561 77 97 38, www. erdmann-praxis.de. > Open 08:30 - 12:00, 15:30-18:00, Consulates Wed 08:30 - 12:00, Fri 08:30 - 14:00. Closed Sat, Sun.

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