Hanover
Finding your way around a new city is not difficult thanks to smartphones and navigation systems. In some cities, however, very special and sometimes well-hidden signposts await tourists.
As a tourist or if you have just moved to a place, the first time you walk through a new city, your gaze is usually directed upwards – at the tall buildings, churches or signs. In some cities in Lower Saxony it is also worth looking down.
In many places, somewhat hidden markings show a path from sight to sight.
- Hildesheim: – In Hildesheim, stones painted with roses point the way to the most famous sights. For example, pedestrians pass the historic market square or the Mariendom and the Michaeliskirche, both of which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The rose has played a major role in the city of Hildesheim for a long time. There is a rose bush at the Mariendom, which is said to have been growing there for more than 1000 years and blooms once a year. The rose route is around five and a half kilometers long and shows more than 20 sights.
- Hanover: In the state capital, those who are interested have been able to explore the pedestrian zone and the city center along the red thread painted on the ground for more than 50 years. The approximately 4.2 kilometer long circuit shows those who are interested in many other well-known sights in addition to the opera house, the new and old town hall, the state parliament and the Nana sculptures. All the way along common thread According to the city, it is handicapped accessible.
- Verde: Verden an der Aller calls itself a equestrian town, which is why visitors are guided by symbols from equestrian life. 500 brass horseshoes embedded in the sidewalk mark the way from the pedestrian zone to the German Horse Museum.
Each bears the name of a donor, and prominent riders such as Isabell Werth, Alwin Schockemöhle and Rainer Klimke also donated horseshoes. The horseshoes are arranged in the four horse gaits walk, trot, canter and racing canter. So you can try to run like a horse.
- Hamelin: In the city of the Pied Piper, so-called rat stones appropriately show the footpath to the most famous places in the old town. This includes, for example, the Pied Piper House. The stones were laid around ten years ago during the renovation of the pedestrian zone.
- Gifhorn: Colorful cobblestones mark you in the Gifhorn pedestrian zone art path to the main attractions. Fingerprints of Gifhorners are burned into the stones. If you follow the path, you will pass well-known places such as the market square, the old town hall or the St. Nicolai church.
