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Hannover
Capital of Lower Saxony, Germany

Hannover

Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest in northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has some 1.16 million inhabitants (2019) and is the largest in the Hanover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region, the 17th biggest metropolitan area by GDP in the European Union.

Get in

Getting to Hannover

  1. 01
    Hannover Airport
  2. 02
    Intercity

    Hanover is linked to the rest of Germany and parts of Europe by frequent bus services.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Great Garden of Herrenhausen
  2. 02
    Hanover Zoo
  3. 03
    Sea Life

    Herrenhäuser Straße 4A (Tram 4 or 5, stop: Herrenhäuser Gärten), hannover@sealife.de.

  4. 04
    New City Hall
  5. 05
    The Nanas

    Created by Niki de Saint Phalle in 1974, these three colorful, oversized sculptures on the banks of the Leine represent the beginning of Hanover's Sculpture Mile.

  6. 06
    University of Hanover
Do

Things to do

Hanover Opera (Opernhaus). Kröpcke – Hosts a number of operas played by international singers, as well as ballets and classical music. Operas by German composers are performed in German; Italian operas are performed with German subtitles (no English). Tickets normally sell out for the popular Mozart's "Die Zauberfloete" ("Magic Flute") and Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" ("The Bat").

Eat

Where to eat

In most cafés and small restaurants, paying individually is accepted, as Germans like this system. Tips are not compulsory but most people do. In smaller cafés, if paying separately, rounding up to the next full euro is common; in bigger restaurants, 10% is best.

  1. 01
    Markthalle

    You will find almost everything from Spanish tapas to Mett (raw minced meat).

  2. 02
    Pommesglück

    The line can get long, especially on weekends.

  3. 03
    Restaurant "Alexander"

    There's a large menu to choose from, and an English one is available if needed.

  4. 04
    Riccardo Berardino Pizzeria

    The pizza is well filled, a little fried and therefore very juicy.

  5. 05
    Hey Ferry

    Fresh ingredients and sauces and freshly fried falafels, really crispy and tasty.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.