Bad Pyrmont

Bad Pyrmont is a resort with more than 500-year history. There are about 50 towns in Germany with the "Bad" prefix. In Bad Pyrmont you can find about 20 mineral springs, this is the best resort in Lower Saxony. During the last century a lot of famous people have been here: King of England George I, King of Prussia Frederick II, Queen Louise of Prussia, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Benjamin Franklin.

But not only the springs attract the tourists. In 2005, the central Kurpark (Resort Park) in Bad Pyrmont was chosen as the best park in Germany.

The park has a highlight - the palm garden. We don't know how difficult it is to keep the palm trees here, but it seems to be hard. In winter the trees are hidden in the greenhouse.




Water castle built in 1710 is surrounded by the park on three sides. There are guided tours in the castle.














In 2000, Bad Pyrmont was the official partner of the World EXPO2000, held in Hannover. The downtown has changed a lot. Among the projects is a Small Main Alley, an extension of the central historical walking street. At the end of the alley there's a tourist information office. Be sure to take a walk along the central alley. Near the fountain you can find a picture of this place as it was 100 years ago.

A German and British physicist and mathematician, Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics Max Born used to live in Bad Pyrmont from the early 1950s and until his death in 1970.


Getting there: By regional train from Hannover (about 1 hour).