Goettingen
Top Places to Visit
Half-timbered Houses
Half-timbered houses. Since Göttingen was not bombed during WWII, it still has many original buildings. Particularly impressive are the 1549 Schrödersches House... more
Gänseliesel
Gänseliesel (goose girl), Marktplatz. This fountain outside the Altes Rathaus is Göttingen's most famous figure. She is known as the "most kissed girl in the ... more
Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens, access behind the Auditorium at Weender Str. and Nikolausberger Weg. These gardens, established in 1736, are well worth a visit for plant-... more
Altes Rathaus
Altes Rathaus (town hall), Marktplatz. Built 1369-1444, the Altes Rathaus was the town hall until 1978, and it now houses the Tourist Office. The coats of arms ... more
Synagogue Memorial
Synagogue Memorial, Obere-Masch-Str. and Untere-Masch-Str. This memorial, designed by Corrado Cagli in 1973, stands on the site of a synagogue that was ... more
Georg-august University
Georg-August University. The university is actually spread out in many sections around the city, though you see a couple of its buildings (the Auditorium and ... more
Top Places to Eat
Cafe Botanik
Cafe Botanik, Untere Karspüle 1, 49-(0)551-2502858. This Persian cafe has huge bowls of spiced tea and delicious yogurt dips. The breakfasts are traditional ...
Da Claudio Eiscafe
Da Claudio Eiscafe, Ice-cream, Lange-Geismar-Str. 39 and Goethe Allee 25, 49-(0)551-5177452. Delicious Italian gelato for 80 cents.
Cafe Cortes
Cafe Cortes, Kurze-Geismar-Straße 27, 49-(0)551-48159. Cortes learnt patisseur at Cron & Lanz and runs his own cafe now. Splendid cakes and pralines without the...
Zum Schwarzen Bären
Zum Schwarzen Bären, Kurze Str. 12, 49-(0)551-58284. Reasonably priced (and excellent) traditional German food. If you are only eating at once place in town (... more
Nudelhaus
Nudelhaus, Rote Str. 13, 49-(0)551-44263. Although the sign might lead you to think it is Asian, the noodle dishes here are more Italian-inspired. The ...
Restaurante Fellini
Restaurante Fellini, Groner-Tor-Str. 28, 49-(0)551-4995936. Italian food in Göttingen. (Addendum: Not bad, but Trattoria Salvatore (Theater Strasse) is better.)
Top Shopping Places
Wochenmarkt
The weekly Wochenmarkt is on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings; look for signs into the square from Kurze Str. or Lange-Geismar-Str. It's the best place ... more
Christmas Markets
In December there are two Christmas markets [7], one small one outside the train station and the other sprawling from the Marktplatz area to behind the old town... more
Weender Str.
Weender Str. is the main pedestrian shopping street, cutting north-south through the middle of the old town. In addition to the regular stores, there are often ... more
Top Places for Nightlife
Irish Pub
Irish Pub, Mühlenstr. 4, 49-(0)551-45664, [9]. Probably the best place in town for live music. It's also the only pub in Göttingen to serve Strongbow.
T-keller
Bürgerstrasse
, Goettingen
T-Keller, Bürgerstrasse (it is up the street, coming from the new city hall on the street Bürgerstrasse). A nice leftist bar with cheap beer and free table ...
Gartenlaube
Gartenlaube, Markt 7, 49-(0)551-47373. The best place in town to sit with a beer and people-watch in the summer.
Alpenmax
Alpenmax, Weender Landstr. 3-7, 49-(0)551 - 3706130. A twisted German schlager/apres ski theme club famed for the €0.99 night on Wednesdays.
Trou
Trou, Burgstr. 20, 49-(0)551-43971, [10]. If you want a more German experience, check out this atmospheric student pub, located in an underground cavern which ...
Top Activity Places
Cinemaxx
Cinemaxx. A cinema on the back side of the train station. They show contemporary movies mainly in German (no subtitles). €7-10.
Badeparadies Eiswiese
One of Göttingen's public swimming pools, Badeparadies Eiswiese [6], is a roughly 20-minute walk south of the city (or a ten minute bus ride on line 4 or 14). ... more
