Pinch me right now, I must be dreaming! This is how I thought when setting foot in the beautiful Historic Town of Wernigerode.
Located in the Harz mountains from Lower Saxony land, Wernigerode is nothing you would expect from a town developed around metal mining and wood industry. Grey and shabby buildings and dusty roads don’t belong here!
Instead, the brightly colored, timber framed houses that are hundreds of years old, appear like they had been erected yesterday and align on the sides of everlasting cobblestone streets.
Make a two days stay here, because any less is certainly insufficient to cover everything this town has to offer.
The Central Market was my favorite place and the Old Town Hall is the focal point and the most beautiful building! No market is complete without a fountain, and the “Benefactor fountain” that commemorates the people who put their heart and soul in the service of the town is yet another outstanding monument.
Don’t miss the Wonky House or the Leaning house, a museum today, where you can also test your sense of balance.
Enter the smallest house of Wernigerode, less than 3m wide, but plan your visit well, because they close their doors at 4pm daily. We missed the last admission by 5 minutes, but now you know better and you will not repeat this mistake :).
The Miniatur Park “Little Harz” is another place that we could not see because it’s opened starting with the middle of April until November and we were visiting the town in late March. But otherwise, I think it’s a nice place, located not too far from the historic town, in a beautiful public garden.
Just get lost on the streets! Your eyes wonder everywhere and your heart will pump faster of the excitement at every turn of the road. The “Breite Strasse” or the Wide Street is the most recognizable of them. If you’re already tired from all that walking, there’s this colored and fun city train that takes you on a tour of the old town.
800 years of age makes St John Church the oldest church from Wernigerode.
Oh, but wait, I’m not over yet, there’s more! There is a castle here, the sort of castle that makes you imagine knights and princesses and spells to be undone. But although the foundations are quite old, the actual building is dating back to the 19th century only. Situated on the tippy top of a hill, is easily reachable by foot from the old town. Because of this privileged location, the Castle can be admired almost from any part of the old town.
The 6EUR ticket is well worth spending for the inside visit.
And the adventure still goes on!!!
The historic steam line that was connecting all the villages in the Harz mountains is still operating today. You can take the steam train to get in no time to Brocken, the highest peak of the Harz mountains in a beautiful journey of the past.
April 2017
Ego Diary Travel 
This is the charming of travelling: when you discover beautiful places like this.
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Yes, always there are things off the beaten track that are worth exploring. Weringerode is a small town, and it was the first time we heard about it from our friends, but such a beautiful find!
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This is a lovely article about a beautiful unknown place!
Thanks for making me discover it.
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I’m so happy you liked it and it was helpful! I really loved these small colored towns from Lower Saxony, and there are still so many to discover 🙂
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This reminds me of Grimms Brothers fairytale. Such cute, ornate architecture and color schemes.
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That’s exactly how i imagined:)) Like a place where a tale of The Brothers Grimm could take place. In fact, they have in Germany, this thing called : “The fairy tale route”, and it consists of the towns from Germany that inspired the tales of the Brothers Grimm. However this one is not part of this lane, but it’s just as fantastic:))
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Beautiful little town. There are lovely towns like this along the Main near Frankfurt as well, we used to go on weekend adventures there when I lived in Frankfurt. I’ll put this one on my list for the next visit to Germany.
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Lovely indeed! Thanks for mentioning the Main area, I haven’t been there yet. Germany is one of the countries we travel the most, because we have relatives there, but they live in the N-W Germany, so until now, we mostly concentrated those areas. Thanks for stopping by. I just checked your lovely travel blog as well, I’m in process of writing my own article about New York, that we visited 4 years ago already. Time flies. I hope to get back, and also see the NY Library that we missed. I’m also a book lover, so would make it my priority next time:)
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I really believe Germany has the most beautiful towns. We visit Germany a few times a year and Wernigerode will definitely be added to our list. It is just so beautiful and that yellow train is a must!
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Yes, I also think the same. It’s a beautiful country, the landscape is really nice also. I have started to discover in the last years also, the charm of the small towns, rather than the crowded and busy big cities.
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I thought maybe I had visited this town, but now I’m not so sure. I don’t remember being in a wonky house, something I would love. Regardless, I love the cobbled streets and charm of this little town.
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It sure is charming! The wonky house is also nice, and the museum, although small in size, is also nice to visit. Next time;)
Thanks for reading, happy travels!
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What a charming town. It reminds me of one of those German Christmas villages. I love off the beaten path places like this!
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What a nice idea! I think a Christmas market in Weringerode would be really beautiful!
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Really like those buildings! Looks like exactly how I would imagine classic German cities to look. Would love to stroll the street with a wurst in hand!
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Now that you mentioned the wurst, I’m hungry :)) I discovered the white german wurst some years ago, in Berlin It’s all i ate for two days in a row
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I’ve never heard of Wernigerode before, but it looks like an adorable little town in Germany! I’d love to make a visit here! Any good food recommendations in the town?
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We dined at a places called Brauhaus Wringerode. The place looks really nice, also nice service. But I cannot say that the food was amazing, it was good, but nothing spectacular
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Have not heard of this before . But seems very nice , especially the castle 🙂
Photos are very nice . Hope you had a wonderful time!
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We did have a lovely time, but not enough time to visit everything:) Next time;)
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What an amazing place to visit. I already went to germany and i liked the futura, but this small places are much better.
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Hi, thanks for reading my article. But you have to explain to me what you mean by “futura”, I’m not sure I know what you are referring to, and you made me really curious:)
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Ce oras colorat! Foarte frumos si castelul
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Multu:*. Da, e ca desprins dintr-o poveste 😉
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I adore these kind of mediaval places with wooden architecture and houses like on your photos! It is so charming 🙂
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Thanks! Yes, I loved them too. France also has a big number of small town with these colored timber-framed houses, but never visited any of them so far 🙂
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We have just arrived in the Harz today and will be visiting the Brocken tomorrow, the Harz is such a beautiful area 😀
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I’m so happy to hear that:) Let me know if you also get to visit Wernigerode, and how did you find it:) Well, but I’m sure you’ll love it
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