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Hessen has been rebuilt from the ashes of World War II,
which saw a number of its prominent cities heavily shelled. It is a
modernized region, with continental Europe's premier airport at Frankfurt
am Main . But its ties to the past remain very strong, with loads of
Renaissance and Baroque architecture scattered in the region, and it also
enjoys a portion of Germany's Rhineland wine country. The dominant
architecture of the region is halftimber houses, particularly in some of the
older towns (sadly, the war took too much of it away from the cities).
I will admit that I've done far less of Hessen than I wish, it is just a matter of
time available more than anything else. Each time I've traveled through
Hessen, I've found castles on hills, lovely river valleys, and other features
that beg for me to return. For example, it was during the train ride home
from Kassel (where I saw the wonderful Wilmhelmshöhe Castle) that I
spied Marburg , thereby immediately planning my next trip to the region.
The other locations in this sections Darmstadt ,Wiesbaden ,Rüdesheim ,
and the towns of the Odenwald will be familiar to many Americans as
they have significant American expatriate populations or are popular among
expat tourists. On my "list" are a number of cities that have wellpreserved
halftimbered downtowns, including Fritzlar in the north and Wetzlar in the
south. Finally, there's Limburg in the west and its massive hilltop castle.
Drove by there once, and it's calling me back for a visit!