Hannover Bird, Nature + People Pictures

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Explore the Baroque mansions, museums and fountains dotted around the picturesque landscape gardens that make up this large outdoor complex.

Admire the redbrick Gothic design of this 14th-century treasure and spot the intriguing signs of the occult dotted around it.

The stately Herrenhausen in Hannover is set in expansive Royal Gardens, which are home to the 17th-century “Großer Garten.”

The capital of Lower Saxony, one of the areas hardest hit by the Second World War, Hannover is now a major center in northern Germany.

Participate in watersports, go on a boat tour in summer or play ice hockey and enjoy family skating in winter.

Discover the unusual, such as grass-roofed houses and a beautifully designed funeral hall, in this quiet suburb on Hannover’s northern edge.

Marvel at the acclaimed orchid collection and see the elegant plots of plants from across the world in this particularly enchanting botanical garden.

Go for a stroll in the Lower Saxony countryside, visit a Hindu temple and see glimpses of day-to-day life in this sleepy suburb on the edge of Hannover.

Marvel at the acclaimed orchid collection and see the elegant plots of plants from across the world in this particularly enchanting botanical garden.

Marvel at the acclaimed orchid collection and see the elegant plots of plants from across the world in this particularly enchanting botanical garden.