With the Berg­straße cul­tu­ral walks, I would like to bring you clo­ser to the Berg­straße, which is not only prai­sed by Ernst Pas­qué, and which leisu­rely stret­ches along the Oden­wald slope, but also to invite you to take a clo­ser look at the diverse natu­ral and cul­tu­ral land­s­cape that has grown over the cen­tu­ries. With the atten­tion to detail, detached from the stan­dard pro­gram, you explore the sights along the Hes­sian Berg­strasse with me.

Which high­lights are hid­den away from the usual tou­rist rou­tes? Which his­to­ri­cal per­so­na­li­ties lived and worked here? How were they con­nec­ted to each other? Fol­low the paths of Benno Elkan, Ernst Pas­qué, Dr. Rudolf Lau­den­hei­mer, Fran­ziska Countess zu Revent­low, Dr. Ignatz V. Weil, Johan­nes Scholl, Dr. Otto Krebs, Land­grave of Hesse-​Darmstadt and Grand Dukes of Hesse and the Rhine as well as Counts von Kat­zeneln­bo­gen, Hed­wig Kubin, Hugo Rabus, Abra­ham Samuel Ben Isaak Bacha­rach, Julius Laza­rus Mom­bach, ... from place to place.

Find out more about the UNESCO intan­gi­ble cul­tu­ral heri­tage in Ger­many: ceme­tery cul­ture and mid­wi­fery as well as the new world cul­tu­ral heri­tage: the Darm­stadt Mat­hil­den­höhe (since sum­mer 2021).

I rese­arch archi­ves and bequests for you, read various lite­ra­ture and am always on the loo­kout for the icing on the cake.

For those who do not know the moun­tain road: In the Geo-​Naturpark Bergstrasse-​Odenwald, in a sce­nic and quiet loca­tion, people like to take time out from the hustle and bustle of the Rhine-​Main and Rhine-​Neckar regi­ons. Almond and fruit trees blossom on the moun­tain road early in the year thanks to the mild cli­mate. As if strung on a string of pearls, cast­les are ent­hro­ned on the hill­tops, from which one has a magni­ficent view of the Rhine plain, among other things. Medi­eval towns, tran­quil com­mu­nities and the two uni­ver­sity towns - Hei­del­berg and Darm­stadt - shape the region. Germany’s smal­lest wine-​growing region is also loca­ted on the Hes­sian Berg­strasse, with nume­rous grape varie­ties.