The city of the legendary Pied Piper of Hamelin

The city of the Weser Renaissance
As famous as the colourfully dressed musician was – on his own he was hardly enough to make Hamelin into a sight worth seeing. In the historical old part of the town, which has been wonderfully restored to its former glory, you can admire countless magnificent buildings from the era of the Weser Renaissance: for example the Rattenfängerhaus (Pied Piper House), the Dempterhaus, the Leisthaus and the Hochzeitshaus (Wedding House), all of which were built around 1600. The splendid overall picture of the historical streets is rounded off with memorable half-timbered buildings, two city towers and a city wall dating from the Middle Ages and not least the St. Bonifatius minster, which is located directly on the river Weser and represents the nucleus of Hamelin.