Book Cheap Flights to Kassel, Germany
Kassel has mild climate throughout the year, making it a year round destination. Book your flights to Kassel as per your preference. If you’re looking for cheap flights to Kassel, travel in September, when the crowd is lean and weather is good enough to check out various attractions in the city.
Kassel Calden Airport serves the German city of Kassel. It is a minor international airport operated by Flughafen Kassel GmbH. Served by Germania; the airport offers Kassel flights to destinations including Antalya, Fuerteventura, and Palma Mallorca .
Places of Interest in Kassel
Kassel located by the River Fulda in Germany is filled with panoramic parks and impressive woods that make it one of the greenest regions in Germany. The city has become a hub of contemporary art with its Documenta Exhibition that takes in every five years. It also owes its cultural legacy to Brothers Grimm who penned their famous fairy tales here. The reason why Kassel is called Germanys Fairy Tale Capital!
Museum of the Brothers’ Grimm
Grimm brothers shot to fame with their collection of fairytales. Founded in the year 1959, the museum exhibits documents portraying the life and work of Brothers Grimm. There's an admission fee for entry.
Wilhelmshohe Park
The park is the major attraction of Kassel that sprawls across 350 hectares of green land. It's Europe's largest hill park housing the impressive Statue of Hercules at its highest point. Other spectacular highlights of the park that would instantly bowl you over include Old Masters Gallery (a treasure-trove of art), mesmerizing fountains and Lowenburg (Lion Fortress), a faux castle from 1800 etc.
Karlsaue Park
It is another magnificent place in the city to feast eyes on the carpeted greenery. Karlsaue Park is one of the most frequented parks of Kassel lying on the bank of the River Fulda.
Fairy Tale Route
Kassel is a centerpiece of Fairy Tale that stretches over 600 kilometres. Meander through towns and cities where Brothers Grimm lived and worked. The route offers culture, history, castles, fortresses, museums, galleries, theatres, concerts and more. The story of Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood are penned down in Kassel.
The Friderikianum Museum
This is a great venue to learn about the history of the city through various paintings, sculptures and so on. Located in the impressive historic building, the museum is the main exhibition place for Documentia. Since 1988 it has been used during non-Documenta years for diverse exhibitions.