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Hildesheim UNESCO-World Heritage Site deal

Butchers` Guild Hall

See and experience the inspiring UNESCO World Heritage sites, the treasures in museums of international renown and the legendary 100-year-old rose bush.

Wilhelm von Humboldt once called Hildesheim`s historical market square with the famous “Knochenhauer-Amtshaus” (Butchers` Guild Hall) “the most beautiful market square in the world”. Today, visitors to the city often feel the same as that illustrious scholar – when they first set eyes on the market square, which has been reconstructed on the basis of original plans, they feel as if they have been transported back into a different world. – from the hectic present day back to times of yore. With legends and history at every turn.

The museums of Hildesheim house art history treasures of the first order. The Roemer and Pelizaeus MuseumCivic Museum and view a presentation on the history of Hildesheim and the surrounding region. The Cathedral Museum is home to precious objects that document the history of the church and you will also find the Cathedral Treasure with valuable art treasures dating from the Middle Ages. draws crowds of visitors with its impressive collections of ancient Egyptian and ancient Peruvian art and artefacts as well as with the exhibition on the development of life. Spectacular special displays are also organized each year. In the Knochenhauer-Amtshaus, you can take a stroll through the Civic Museum and view a presentation on the history of Hildesheim and the surrounding region. The Cathedral Museum is home to precious objects that document the history of the church and you will also find the Cathedral Treasure with valuable art treasures dating from the Middle Ages.

UNESCO World Heritage site St. Michael

Stay for 2 nights in one of our famous 4 star hotels and discover the treasures of Hildesheim. Since as early as 1985 the Cathedral and the church of St. Michael have been on the UNESCO World Heritage list. They are towering examples of Romanesque architecture and symbolise the creative power of Bishop Bernward, after whom, in Germany, the “Bernwardinic period” is named. The Cathedral and the church of St. Michael still retain a significant number of unusual features, such as the monumental bronze casts in the Cathedral, Christ`s pillar and Bernward`s door, and the richly decorated wooden ceiling in the church of St. Michael. Travel back in time on a guided tour through historical Hildesheim and experience the UNESCO World Heritage site, the most beautiful market square in the world and the legendary 1000-year-old rose bush.