STOP 01

A GOOD DOSE OF FRESH AIR AT OPEL ZOO

If you want to experience animals, Opel Zoo in Kronberg is the place to be. It’s home to around 1600 animals with more than 220 species, mainly from Africa, Asia and Europe. These include the only elephants in Hesse, giraffes, zebras, meerkats, red pandas, cheetahs, kangaroos and many more.

The zoo's founder Dr. h.c. Georg von Opel aimed to present the animals in social groups in near-natural compounds and, as far as possible, without visible boundaries between humans and animals. Circular paths and nature trails in the 27-hectare zoo grounds provide unobstructed views of the diversely designed enclosures that are otherwise only possible in the wild. Dogs are allowed on a leash.

Another attraction is the spacious enclosure for spectacled penguins, where zoo visitors can peer through 8-cm thick windows to watch the birds swimming and diving.

 

Other highlights include: a petting zoo, educational activities, adventure playgrounds, pony and camel rides.

Barbecue huts and sites can be reserved free of charge. The zoo store offers many souvenirs and books, and the restaurants Sambesi and Lodge round off the culinary offering at Opel Zoo.

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LUNCH AT THE SCHLOSSHOTEL

At the sophisticated Schlosshotel Kronberg, where Empress Frederick once resided, the palace kitchen offers not only dinner in the evening but also lunch. In summer, the cottage beer garden in the castle park invites you to linger and have a snack.

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MUSEUM KRONBERG PAINTERS' COLONY

In the Kronberg Painters’ Colony Museum, located in the Villa Winter (Heinrich-Winter-Straße 4c), Kronberg history can be experienced right up close. The former villa of the Kronberg colonist/artist Heinrich Winter houses the collection of the Kronberg Painters' Colony Foundation. With more than 350 square metres of exhibition space, the Villa Winter offers sufficient room to display the extensive collection of paintings linked to the Kronberg Painters' Colony, one of the most important German artists' colonies of the 19th century. In addition, the Kronberg Museum Society regularly stages temporary exhibitions that are well worth seeing.

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