Hessen has much more to offer than just business! Hessen offers pure zest for life and a superb quality of life: Warm-hearted people, idyllic nature, romantic villages, traditional folk festivals, a plethora of culture, historic vineyards, recuperative spas and many thousand other ways of experiencing, discovering, enjoying and relaxing - Hessen is all of these. In other words: You may come to Hessen to work. But you stay here to enjoy life!

Hessen is fascinating - in every respect, anywhere, any time. Below is a brief insight into the lovely and lovable sides of Hessen - from its geographic advantages to its cultural highlights and culinary peculiarities.

Living in Hessen's towns offers quality of life at its best. Whereby each town is characterized by its own individual charm: Sophisticated Wiesbaden or baroque Fulda, historic Marburg or artistic Kassel, Giessen and Wetzlar, the cathedral city of Limburg or Darmstadt - the city of art nouveau, Russelsheim - the automotive powerhouse, and Offenbach - the leather town, Hanau - the goldsmiths' town, and last but not least, cosmopolitan Frankfurt, the largest of Hessen's towns and cities. Frankfurt is the cultural melting pot, representing all of the characteristics that make Hessen a great place to live and love, where nations, languages and life philosophies all blend into a wonderfully colorful whole. A study conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting confirms that Frankfurt offers more quality of life than any other major German city.

It's really easy to feel at home in Hessen. Whether you prefer to live in an apartment in town in a house built around the turn of the last century, or a small house in a quiet suburb - Hessen offers a wide range of choices. Hessen locals are famous for their hospitality and make it easy for newcomers to get to know their neighbors and find their place in the community.

A further reason for the quality of life in Hessen's towns: The countryside is frequently just a stone's throw away. Less than a quarter of an hour after leaving Frankfurt to the north west, you can take a deep breath of the famous air in the Taunus mountains. Its peaks stretch to Wiesbaden, past historic spa and health resorts, such as Bad Homburg, Bad Soden, Bad Schwalbach or Schlangenbad. Wiesbaden marks the gateway to the Rheingau - an area stretching along the banks of the River Rhine that is extremely popular among both history and wine enthusiasts.

Johannisberg Castle and Eberbach Monastery are just two prominent examples of the sightseeing attractions and charms of this region. Continuing down the Rhine, we come to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley: This UNESCO world cultural heritage site showcases many vineyards and 40 medieval castles, superbly connected by excellent hiking routes. And while we are on the subject of nature: More than 40 percent of Hessen is covered with forests, making it the greenest region in Germany. Hessen is also home to many of the best known and most beautiful low mountain ranges - such as the Odenwald, Vogelsberg, Taunus, Spessart, or Rhön, and the Kellerwald National Park - thus providing an enormous range of opportunities for healthy recreation, athletic challenges and cultural journeys of discovery.

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Leading an active life

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Family

Benedictine Abbey and Monastery in Lorsch
(UNESCO world cultural heritage site since 1991):

Situated in south Hessen between Bergstrasse and the River Rhine, the well-known Carolingian Torhalle or Königshalle in Lorsch is one of Germany's foremost examples of pre-Romanesque architecture. 

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Hessen: Living, Working And Relaxing At The Heart Of Europe

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Great diversity of cities in Hessen

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Hessen is well worth a visit

The most densely wooded of all federal states, more than 30 spa towns, the city with the highest skyscrapers in Europe, two winegrowing areas, one national park, the capital of modern art in Europe and a biosphere reserve - discover a state that is full of contrasts!

Hessen is a place worth visiting - offering a whole range of different ways to spend your vacation. Regardless of whether you are attending a conference, looking for an active way to spend your vacation, wanting to pamper yourself with wellness treatments, or looking to experience culture or discover nature - Hessen has just the thing to suit all tastes. For a day or weekend outing, or for a longer stay:

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… that Johannisberg Castle in the Rheingau is 900 years old - making it the oldest Riesling vineyard in the world?

… that the former Cistercian monastery in Eberbach operated the most prosperous wine trading company in the world in the Middle Ages, thus laying the foundations for the worldwide fame of Rheingau wines?