Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Europe's largest hillside Baroque park in Kassel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its impressive 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks and the monumental Hercules statue.

📜 Europe's largest hillside park, located west of Kassel city center, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
🔍 Known for its unique 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Why Go

🌊 Witness the Grand Cascade and Grand Fountain, part of an elaborate water system.
🏰 Explore follies like faux ruins, a Chinese pagoda, and a Roman aqueduct.
🐶 Enjoy sledding, skating, and dog romping in winter across 590 acres.
🏛️ Visit the Hercules Monument, considered the largest bronze sculpture in the world.

Why Avoid

⚠️ Water features only run between May 1 and October 3, on Wednesdays, Sundays, and public holidays at 2:30pm.
🚧 Grand Cascade and Löwenburg Castle may be under repair (as of August 2017).

Tips

🚌 Take Tram #1 from the City to Wilhelmshöhe.

Cost

💰 Admission is free.

Hours

🕒 Water features run May 1 - Oct 3, Wednesdays, Sundays & public holidays at 2:30pm.

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