As a child, everyone was read out by fairy tales and dreamed of getting there. Today we will tell you about the places where fairy tales have intertwined with reality: the forest of the Red Red Riding Hood and the city, which inspired the author of Alice in Wonderland, the Pinocchio Museum and a fairy -tale castle in the forests of Bavaria.
1. Road of fairy tales (märchenstraße)
Germany
The road of fairy tales, with a length of 600 kilometers, passes the turn of 70 cities and villages associated with the life of the Grimm brothers. The route begins in the hometown of fairytale, and ends in, at the monument to Bremen musicians. The road passes past the castle of Trendelburg, in which, according to legend, Rapunzel lived, and the estates of the Badenserder, who belonged to the real Baron Munchausen, Veselchak and the dreamer. Red hat, Genzel and Gretel, sleeping beauty – all these tales arose here, medieval locks, masquerades and festivals will help their atmosphere.
2. Odens, Denmark
In the city of Odensa, the great storyteller Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805. His house was turned into a museum, and neighboring streets are reconstructed in the 19th century style. Multi -colored eatery houses with sculptures of the heroes of fairy tales and elves – Odensa is still similar to an illustration of children’s fairy tales. In Odens, there is a children’s center Fyrtuff, where performances and cartoons in different languages are shown, masquerades and dinners based on fairy tales are arranged. Odensa is the third largest city in Denmark, where you can get by train (1.5 hours) or by bus from Copenhagen.
3. Noyshwanstein castle in Bavaria, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle is known to all the children of the world, because it was they who were inspired by Walt Disney to create a sleeping beauty castle, who later became a splash of Disney studio. This beautiful castle was built in 1 869 by King Ludwig II, who adored the romantic operas of Wagner and medieval fairy tales. Having ascended the throne, Ludwig II began the construction of a medieval knightly castle with painted walls and Gothic towers in the mountains of Bavaria. The best craftsmen and painters, wood cutters and sculptors worked on him, thanks to which the lock became like a revived fairy tale. Neuschwanstein is located next to the town of Fussen (Fussen),
It is most convenient to get by train (2 hours) from Munich.
4. Oxford, England
Lewis Carroll, who lived and taught in Oxford, wrote here “Alice in Wonderland” and “Alice in the Zadslavra”. The little daughter of the dean Alice Liddell served as a model for Alice, and the Palace of the Red Queen was written off from the Krais-Cherch, one of the most beautiful colleges of the city. Carroll and his fairy tale are dedicated to the exposition at the Oxford Museum, and all kinds of souvenirs associated with the world of Alice are sold in the Alice’s Shop store. Buses go to Oxford straight from Gatwik and Khitrou airports. A train (1.5 hours) and a bus (2.5 hours) from the Victoria Coach Station bus station go to Oxford from London to Oxford.
5. Collodes in Tuscany, Italy
The Tuscan town of Collodi, lying 30 kilometers from Pisa and 60 kilometers from Florence, is the birthplace of the writer Carlo Collodi, the author of the book “The Adventure of Pinocchio. The story of a wooden doll. ” In 1956, with the participation of the best sculptors and artists of Italy, Parko Di Pinocchio Park was built,
Where children are waiting for all the surprises and adventures described in the book. The park has recreated the village of Pinocchio, Tavern, a tree with gold ducats and maze. Masquerades and puppet theater, excursions for children and adults and a house with thousands of butterflies attract numerous tourists here.
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