Bad Wilhelmshöhe:  Fashionable and green.

Every year, from May to October, you can experience a lively spectacle in the Bergpark, which was once reserved for the illustrious guests of the Landgraves: from the Neptune basin, the bubbling water pours over the cascades, the Steinhöfer waterfall, the Devil's Bridge and the aqueduct into the valley and then rises to the roaring applause of the spectators to a fountain over 50 metres high. At least as astonishing as the fountains themselves is the fact that the historical facility is operated only by the natural power of water. By the way, 750,000 litres of water are needed for a run of the water games. They are collected in large basins above the Bergpark which are fed exclusively by rain and natural inflow.

The Landgraves of Kassel were enthusiastic collectors and have brought many important art treasures to Northern Hesse over the centuries. An impressive example of this is the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, which is considered one of the most important collections of its kind. Over 500 paintings by the most famous European artists of their time await you on three floors – from Rubens and Dürer to Titian and Jordaens. The collection of works by Rembrandt is one of the largest in the world. A visit to the collection of antiquities is also worthwhile: around 800 objects offer a fascinating insight into millennia-old cultures from the Mediterranean – from the Bronze Age to Greek antiquity and the Roman Empire. Salve, Caesar!