Elsen Travel Guide

This former residence of bishop princes from the Renaissance era has a Baroque garden, an open-air theater and a nature museum and art gallery in its former stables.

See the most important religious building of Paderborner Land and browse the mosaic vault chambers in the crypt of this Romanesque-Gothic cathedral.

Paderborn’s fairytale-like formal city hall with its three gables has seen multiple uses over the years and has become a symbol for this historic river city.

Stroll over this cobblestoned square in the heart of Paderborn to see its ornamental Maria statue, attend a market or enjoy the sunshine on a café terrace.

You can spend time studying the exhibits at Diocesan Museum during your trip to Kernstadt. Experience the theatre scene and museums in this walkable area.

Whether you like musicals, opera or classic comedy and theater, Theater Paderborn introduces young and old to the tradition of Westfälische Kammerspiele.