Hanau, the town on the rivers Main and Kinzig lies between Spessart, Wetterau and the Rhein-Main-City “Frankfurt” and plays an important role throughout its 850 years history.

Anno Domini 1303 Hanau receive Town Rights, its economy progressed constantly. Within its walls, Germany’s first faience manufactory was founded in 1686. The produce from the Hanauer gold and silver forges was highly respected throughout Europe.

Hanau is not only the birthplace of the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, authors of the world famous “Grimms Fairy Tales”, but also of the composer Paul Hindewith. The “Hanauer Amateur Theater Days” attracts yearly hundreds of amateur actors, as well as the “Brother’s Grimm Fairytale Festival”, which also takes place every Summer. A “Cultural Summer” animates the town centre in many ways. Two traditional Hanauer festivals, the “Lamboyfest”, celebrated in June since 1636, and the “Citizens Festival” are the highlights of the year.

Discover the beauty spots between the rivers Main and Kinzig, for example the baroque castle “Philippsruhe”, the “Gold Forge House”, the famous Market Place, or visit a performance in the “Comedyhouse Theatre” in Wilhelmsbad.

Within a few minutes walk from our centrally located hotel, you can reach the “Freiheitsplatz” from which buses run every 15 minutes to the Hanauer Main Station or Hanauer City Hall. The Hanau Westbahnhof is 5 minutes walk away to catch a train direction Frankfurt am Main. Our friendly and helpful staff will gladly inform you about all the local attractions and excursions.

Hanau is in the centre of the German Truss Work Trail (“Deutsche Fachwerkstraße”) which starts deep in the south in the village of Haslach in the Black Forest and heads up north to Stade near Hamburg.

Hanau is also the start of the German Fairytale Route (“Deutsche Märchen Straße”) which visits all places going north associated with the Grimm Brothers along the route to Bremen, via Marburg, Kassel, Göttingen and Hameln.

Not to be forgotten is the Hessian Applewine Route (“Hessische Apfelweinstraße”) which starts in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen and ends in Hanau-Steinheim via Bergen-Enkheim.

The Scottish inventor of the pneumatic rubber tyres, Dr. John Boyd Dunlop, veterinarian in Dublin, Irland, founded the German Dunlop Rubber Tyre Company in Hanau in 1893 with his Irish partner Harvey du Cros.

The Industrial Family Heraeus, famous worldwide since 1850 for its manufacturing of precious metals and the production of alloys, has its origin in Hanau.

Our Receptionists can provide you with most brochures and information about the places of interest in and around Hanau.