Under the watchful eyes of the town griphon, the Bremen plaza with the town hall and St. Peter's Cathedral has evolved relatively little over 1200 years. Now a major port on the River Weser and an industrial powerhouse, Bremen also serves as the start of the Fairy Tale Road in Germany, that winds through the terrains of the Pied Piper at Hamlin, the castle inspiration for Rapunzel at Trundleburg, the Cinderella castle in Sababurg, and the abode of the Brothers Grimm at Hanau.
360 Panorama of central square in Bremen with new and old townhouses and statue of Roland. The square is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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| Grimm's stories and the FairyTale road start with the town musicians of Bremen that legend has it scared away a group of festive robbers with their cacophonous yells |
Rubbing the donkey's nose is supposed to guarantee an eventual return |
More humorous takes on the legend populate the city corners |
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| Statue of Roland, lead paladin of Emperor Charlemagne, with his unsheathed sword Durendal |
Remember the brothers who bear the burden of our separation |
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| The plaza with the new townhouse | In the old town, there sits the idyllic Schnoor |
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| Beim Bade - the cheerful bathers | Streets of Bremen |
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| Statues capture the spirit of the town | Statue of the swineherd and pigs |
River Weser, flowing right through Bremen towards Bremerhaven
