Celle Private Walking Tour

General information

Destination
Hanover, Germany

Program details

Celle is a picturesque medieval town in Germany. The 400 timber-framed houses and a ducal palace dating back to the 13th century is the reason why it is so famous among the tourists. Towering over the town is the Celle castle, which combines Renaissance and Baroque elements and is home to a museum, a chapel, and a theater. It was used as the main residence of the dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg and Brunswick-Lüneburg. Not to forget is also the serene 18th-century French garden, designed as a baroque courtyard. But the modern days have marked their presence here as well, thanks to the ultramodern Kunstmuseum, illuminated during the night as a 24 hours museum.



Highlights

First written record referring to it as Kiellu in 993.

The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg

Princes of Lüneburg

The Reformation in 1524

Possession of the British Hanoverian line

Austro-Prussian War

Over 400 timber-framed houses

The official residence of the Lüneburg

House of Welf



Celle certainly will seduce visitors with it charm and juxtaposition of old and new, and as you stroll down from site to site, you will be fascinated by the beauty of this charming city.



Points of Interest

• Hoppener Haus

• Celle Old Town Hall

• Ratskeller

• St. Marien de Celle

• Robert Simon’s 24-hour art museum

• The French Garden