Welcome to Marburg, a university town of Germany. The meaning of this historic town is “Frontier Fortress” and it was named after the 11th-century old Landgrafen Palace. You will be greeted by the picturesque views of the river Lahn, a romantic city centre, plenty of bars, cafés and restaurants, and a castle facing the town from a hilltop. Walk where some of Germany’s greatest have walked, like the Brothers Grimm, Martin Luther or Nobel Prize winner Emil von Behring. At the heart of the city, Marktplatz, you will be greeted by the 16th-century Gothic Town Hall. The renaissance tower of this building boasts a 400-plus-year-old clock, where every hour the bells are accompanied by a singing metal cockerel. Explore around the narrow lanes and the half-timbered houses of the old town, between a palace and an impressive Gothic church.