Ramada by Wyndham Hannover

Hanover

Hannover city centre, with its extensive network of pedestrian streets, has something for everyone when it comes to shopping. If you want to soak up the atmosphere while you shop, take a trip to the Old Town with its many small, interesting shops.

A must-visit in the city are the gardens of Herrenhausen, offering French-style Baroque garden art, English-style landscape garden and botanical garden. Created by Hanover's electors and kings in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the gardens uniquely combine the most important styles of gardening. The central part of the garden is the Großer Garten, a historic French Baroque garden with a large fountain, water features and a labyrinth. A quick weekend break or a longer self-drive holiday to Hanover is sure to offer wonderful experiences for everyone.

Rausch Chocolate Museum

A sweet experience could be to visit the Rausch chocolate museum. Here you can learn interesting things about the history of the cocoa bean, the harvesting of the beans as well as the production of chocolate. Also see interesting machines that show how chocolate was produced 100 years ago. Of course, there is also the opportunity to taste the chocolate and buy some to take home from the outlet shop. The museum also has a fine café serving the very best in hot cocoa and chocolate cakes.

Peine

Peine is a town of 50,000 inhabitants in the heart of Germany between Hannover and Braunschweig and with fine natural surroundings. Peine offers interesting historical sights, fine cultural experiences and culinary delights with the town's market at the centre of fresh produce. The market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

In the centre of town you will find the large market square, from where you can start a walk around the old town. The main square in Peine dates back to 1220 and has been the setting for life in the town for many centuries. At the square you will find the old town hall. The town has been ravaged by countless fires and several different town halls have been built over the years. The current one dates back to 1827 and several times a day the chimes of the town hall add to the atmosphere of the town.

Skt. Jacobi Church

In the centre of Peine is the fine Skt. Jakobi church. The neo-Gothic church was built in the late 1800s and stands proudly above the cobbled streets. The church is decorated with fine paintings and stained glass windows. The congregation is very keen on music and there are often various concerts in the church ranging from the classical to gospel.