Once upon a time…

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With the ‘Children’s and Household Tales’ – UNESCO World Documentary Heritage since 2005 – the Brothers Grimm conquered the whole world. People everywhere know and love Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty & Co. In this book, you will find a selection of fairytale classics and visit the places where they lived in Northern Hessen, the homeland of the Brothers Grimm. The story of Herkules, Kassel’s great landmark, and its twelve apparently impossible tasks is also told here. Experience the best Grimm’s fairytales and the Herkules legend with illustrations by Albert Völkl and go on a fabulous pictorial journey to the enchanting places featured in the fairytales in GrimmHeimat NordHessen with photographs by Paavo Blåfield.