Paderborn

Germany

Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Paderborn city hall

Historical half-timbered houses

  • Tourist information, Marienplatz 2a, +49 52 51 88 29 90.

Tourist information, Marienplatz 2a, +49 52 51 88 29 90.

Cathedral in Paderborn (South side)

  • Dom, Domplatz. 11th -16th century
  • Rathaus.
  • Adam-und-Eva-Haus, Hathumarstraße 7.
  • Paderquellgebiet. An area of more than 200 springs, the source of the Pader river, the shortest river in Germany. Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum
  • Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Fürstenallee 7. The world's largest computer museum. Schloss Neuhaus
  • Schloss Neuhaus, Schloßstraße 10, +49 5254 80192.

Dom, Domplatz. 11th -16th century

Rathaus.

Adam-und-Eva-Haus, Hathumarstraße 7.

Paderquellgebiet. An area of more than 200 springs, the source of the Pader river, the shortest river in Germany.

Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Fürstenallee 7. The world's largest computer museum.

Schloss Neuhaus, Schloßstraße 10, +49 5254 80192.

  • PaderKletter Park, Dubelohstraße 100. climb trees next to a pond, where you can also hire rowing boats
  • Guided Segway tours. Ask at tourist information
  • Water skiing, at the Nesthauser See in Sande (some kilometers northwest.
  • Flugplatz Haxterhöhe. Take a guest flight in a glider
  • Watch football ie soccer at SC Paderborn 07. They were promoted in 2019 and now play in Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. Their home ground is the Benteler-Arena, capacity 15,000. It's 2 km northwest of city centre on Paderborner Strasse near the autobahn junction.

  • Libori - the annual fair in the city center (1 week)
  • Frühlingsfest - annual spring party with live music
  • Herbstlibori - as above, but smaller
  • Paderhalle. Concerts
  • Kulturwerkstatt. Concerts

Paderhalle. Concerts

Kulturwerkstatt. Concerts

PaderKletter Park, Dubelohstraße 100. climb trees next to a pond, where you can also hire rowing boats

Guided Segway tours. Ask at tourist information

Water skiing, at the Nesthauser See in Sande (some kilometers northwest.

Flugplatz Haxterhöhe. Take a guest flight in a glider

Watch football ie soccer at SC Paderborn 07. They were promoted in 2019 and now play in Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. Their home ground is the Benteler-Arena, capacity 15,000. It's 2 km northwest of city centre on Paderborner Strasse near the autobahn junction.

Great downtown area. Libori Galeri and Suedring are local shopping locations. Check out the street "Die Grube" between Cathedral and "Kamp".

Sunday Brunch is a must while in Germany. There are plenty of restaurants along Kamp within which one may find time well spent.

  • Alex, Kamp 30.
  • Feuerstein, Kamp 31.

Alex, Kamp 30.

Feuerstein, Kamp 31.

Paderborner Beer.

  • Sappho. bar and discotheque with alternative music. The Gyros with mayonnaise just next to the entry is a good fatty basis for a night.
  • Limericks. Afterwards (in the morning) a visit to nearby is obligatory.
  • Paderschänke. tapas bar offers spanish ambiente, snacks and wine.
  • Biergarten on Mühlenstraße. is the biggest one in Paderborn.
  • Alles Ist Gut. probably the smallest.

Sappho. bar and discotheque with alternative music. The Gyros with mayonnaise just next to the entry is a good fatty basis for a night.

Limericks. Afterwards (in the morning) a visit to nearby is obligatory.

Paderschänke. tapas bar offers spanish ambiente, snacks and wine.

Biergarten on Mühlenstraße. is the biggest one in Paderborn.

Alles Ist Gut. probably the smallest.

Bad Lippspringe spa gardens

  • Kaiser-Karls-Park, Bad-Lippspringe (10 km north of Paderborn. Neatly trimmed spa gardens.
  • Gräflicher Park, Bad Driburg (24 km east of Paderborn, 22 minutes by train. Wewelsburg
  • Wewelsburg, Büren (16 km south of Paderborn. Triangular-shaped, early 17th-century Renaissance castle built for the prince-bishops of Paderborn. During the Nazi era it was chosen as an SS cult-site and redesigned after Heinrich Himmler's fancy.

Kaiser-Karls-Park, Bad-Lippspringe (10 km north of Paderborn. Neatly trimmed spa gardens.

Gräflicher Park, Bad Driburg (24 km east of Paderborn, 22 minutes by train.

Wewelsburg, Büren (16 km south of Paderborn. Triangular-shaped, early 17th-century Renaissance castle built for the prince-bishops of Paderborn. During the Nazi era it was chosen as an SS cult-site and redesigned after Heinrich Himmler's fancy.