5 days in Kassel Itinerary

Despite suffering total devastation from bombing raids and house-to-house combat during the Second World War, Kassel today has been revitalized as a city of high education, high culture, and the arts.

Your day-by-day itinerary now includes Hercules Monument. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Kassel: Kramerbrucke Erfurt (in Erfurt), Wartburg Castle (in Eisenach) and Winterberg (Skiliftkarussell Winterberg & Snow World). Next up on the itinerary: test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, stroll around Bergpark, steep yourself in history at Weinbergbunker Kassel, and explore the historical opulence of Schloss Wilhelmshohe.

For more things to do, traveler tips, other places to visit, and more tourist information, read our Kassel online route planner.

If you are flying in from The Netherlands, the closest major aiports are Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, Erfurt Airport and Hannover Airport. In December in Kassel, expect temperatures between °C during the day and °C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 25th (Wed) so you can travel back home.