European history as discovered through the Teutoburg Forest
Explore Palatinate castles of Charlemagne and the legends of his adversary Widukind. Climb the Hermann monument, which commemorates the Varus Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in the year 9 AD. In historical Hanseatic towns, you will experience how the medieval trade brought wealth to the region and in magnificent monasteries discover the most beautiful treasures of cultural history - not least in the UNESCO world heritage centre at Corvey.