Do you want to discover fairytale places in your area?
The 9-euro ticket offers the opportunity to travel Germany extremely cheaply.
When we travel, we like to be impressed by beautiful places that seem like they came straight out of a fairy tale.
Such natural wonders and dreamy little towns and castles are not only to be found in films, but often also very close by - it is not for nothing that Germany is the country in which poets and thinkers of the 18th and 19th centuries were inspired by the beauty of nature or in which the Brothers Grimm compiled their collection of fairy tales.
Thanks to the 9-euro ticket, fairytale places in Germany can now also be discovered very cheaply.
Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest - a pagan sanctuary?
In the Teutoburg Forest there is a striking sandstone rock formation that is surrounded by various sagas and legends.
According to experts, the so-called Externsteine could have served as a sanctuary for the Celts or Germans - and later converted into a Christian site.
But that is not certain.
The 40 meter high rocks can be climbed via stairs and bridges, so that you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Teutoburg Forest.
Other highlights include a monumental relief from the Descent from the Cross from the 12th century, artificial grottos, altar niches and an open rock tomb in a round-arched niche.
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The Externsteine, a sandstone rock formation, Wiembecketeich, in the Teutoburg Forest, near Horn-Bad Meinberg, Lippe district.
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The Externsteine can be reached from Hanover in around two and a half hours using local transport.
One possibility, for example, is to take the S-Bahn to Bad Pyrmont and from there take tourist line 792 directly to the Externsteine car park.
However, the tourist line only runs on weekends and public holidays.
During the week, line 782 takes you from Detmold to the Horn or Externsteine bus stop.
There are other travel options from Dortmund, Bielefeld and Münster, among others.
Rakotzbrücke in Saxony - a mystical place
In the Rhododendron Park in Kromlau she is waiting
unique Rakotz Bridge, also known as the Devil's Bridge, welcomes you: with a favorable incidence of light and a view from the right angle, the building forms a perfect circle with its reflection - and looks like a gateway into a fairytale world that is waiting to be discovered.
No wonder the Rakotzbrücke has already served as a film set - most recently even in the new Matrix film with Keanu Reeves.
The bridge is part of an ensemble that still consists of a grotto and groups of columns and steles.
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Absolutely magical - the Rakotz Bridge in Saxony near the Polish border.
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The Rakotzbrücke is easy to reach within three hours via Dresden: Get on the regional train to Görlitz and from there on a train to Weißwasser in Upper Lusatia.
Here you can take the 257 bus to Kromlau.
With the 9-euro ticket to the Blautopf
It is truly magical at the Blautopf in Baden-Württemberg: Here, masses of water surge upwards from a widely branched cave system in the surrounding mountains and shine in a radiant blue.
This is due to a physical effect that is more or less intense depending on the incidence of light.
There is also a historic smithy right next to the Blautopf, which is perfectly embedded in the fairytale surroundings.
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Historic hammer mill at Blautopf near Blaubeuren.
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You can get to the source by driving to Blaubeuren via Ulm and then walking for almost 2 kilometers.
The town of Blaubeuren with its half-timbered houses and picturesque streets is also worth a visit.
Neuschwanstein Castle - dreamlike fairytale castle in Bavaria
When listing fairytale places in Germany, the castle that inspired Walt Disney's logo should not be missing: Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen.
It was built in 1869 for the Bavarian King Ludwig II, also known as the "Fairy Tale King", and was intended to represent the ideal of a medieval knight's castle.
The castle attracts around 1.5 million visitors every year - but it was actually never completed.
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Autumn at Neuschwanstein Castle.
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To reach Neuschwanstein, take public transport to Füssen and board a bus to the Neuschwanstein Castles stop.
From Munich and Augsburg, the regional train takes about two hours to Füssen.
A glimpse into the age of knights: Eltz Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate
In contrast to Neuschwanstein, Burg Eltz in the Eifelwald is actually a medieval castle from the 12th century.
Its location is unique: it stands on a rock and is nevertheless in a valley.
It is surrounded by a nature reserve that has numerous hiking trails and therefore enough space to explore.
Inside the castle itself you can admire the medieval and early modern architecture, as well as art, crafts and weapons from the past centuries.
Of course, a treasury should not be missing either.
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Castle Eltz
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To get to Eltz Castle, take a train to Hatzenport – the journey takes two hours from Bonn and just under three hours from Frankfurt.
From Hatzenport, the 365 bus runs every 30 minutes to Eltz Castle.