Fulda

Worth seeing in and around Fulda

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Fulda monastery

   The Abbey of Fulda, from 1221 the Princely Abbey of Fulda and from 1752 the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, was a Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality centered on Fulda, in the present-day German state of Hesse. The monastery was founded in 744 by Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface.

   400 m · abbey in Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Fulda Cathedral

   Fulda Cathedral is the former abbey church of Fulda Abbey and the burial place of Saint Boniface. Since 1752 it has also been the cathedral of the Diocese of Fulda, of which the Prince-Abbots of Fulda were created bishops.

   400 m · church in Fulda, Hesse, Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St. Michael's Church

   St. Michael's Church in Fulda, Hesse, is considered to be the oldest replica of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Germany, built in the Carolingian architectural style on behalf of abbot Eigil in the years.

   500 m · church building in Fulda, Germany · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Fulda University of Applied Sciences

   Fulda University of Applied Sciences is located in the city of Fulda, within the Fulda district of Hesse, southwest Germany. Formerly known as Fachhochschule Fulda, it was founded as the fifth state University of Applied Sciences in Hesse in 1974.

   1.8 km · German university · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Schloss Fasanerie

   Fasanerie is a baroque-style palace complex near Fulda, Germany, in Eichenzell. Originally built as a modest hunting lodge in the countryside for the Prince-Abbots of Fulda around 1710, it was significantly expanded and transformed into a grand residence in the mid-18th century.

   5.3 km · castle and museum in Eichenzell near Fulda, Germany · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Fulda's architecture mostly escaped the baroquization that took over much of Europe. The lack of decoration means that the buildings give the eyes a rest from the ornateness of other cities.

1. 01
   Fulda Cathedral

   Baroque, former abbey and burial place of Saint Boniface.

2. 02
   Stadtschloss

From Wikivoyage: Fulda, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

City celebration (Bahnhofs Fest) - The last weekend of May is always a party right outside the train station. The surrounding blocks are filled with food and snack stands, carnival games, souvenirs, etc. Live bands start playing around 20:00.

From Wikivoyage: Fulda, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

If you head towards the tourist office, you can turn left on either of the last two streets to find several smaller restaurants at various levels of price and formality. Most have outdoor seating weather permitting. The plaza where the tourist office is located also has several restaurants. Cafe Palais, Bonifatius Platz 1. Cafe shares an entrance with the tourist office.

1. 01
   Wirtshaus Schwarzer Hahn

   Friedrichstraße 18,.

2. 02
   Brauhaus Wiesenmühle

   Wiesenmühlenstraße 13,.

3. 03
   Fuldaer Hof

   Am Ried 13,.

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Getting to Fulda

Airports

Frankfurt Main (FRA), 98 km · Kassel (KSF), 98 km · Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 102 km

Stations

Fulda railway station, 800 m

• Frankfurt am Main → Fulda

  85 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · €10–14
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• Calden → Fulda

  97 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · €12–17
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• Erfurt → Fulda

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · €17–24
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