German Fairy Forest Altenberg
5 Euro
Flyctory.com Pros
Nostalgic and traditional place
Beautiful displays, most of them working
Lovely nature and scenery
Feels like a travel back in time
Flyctory.com Cons
A bit of run down
Has much more potential
Parking rip-off
Fairy Forests are a quite traditional attraction. Different stages tell you the stories of fairy tales, typically illustrated by puppets or similar measures. In Altenberg Northwest of Cologne , there is one of the oldest “Märchenwälder”, how fairy forests are called in German. Found in 1931, it used to be called Deutscher Märchenwald (“German Fairy Forest”). Nowadays, it is typically called Märchenwald Altenberg. In fall 2019, I visited this traditional attraction.
German Fairy Forest – Location & Admission
Altenberg is some 40 minutes away from Cologne. The Altenberg Cathedral is the iconic sight of the village and quite well known. It is in very close proximity to the fairy forest.
In summer months (March to October), the Fairy Forest is opened from 10:00 to 18:30 hours. In winter, the park is only opening its gates from 10:00 to 16:00 on weekends and during the school Christmas holidays. Adult admission is 5 Euro, kids of the ages 3 to 14 are 3.50 Euro. In addition, you more or less have to pay some three Euros for parking close to the forest, which felt to be a rip-off in my point of view.
German Fairy Forest – The Visit
Even before you cross the gates to the park entrance, there are some displays which include moving puppets which tell you certain fairy stories. I did not spent too much time there, as these displays require payment and were (in my point of view) just too pricey.
The fairy forest itself is quite large. There is not a fixed or recommended path through the area, which has scattered houses and displays (over 20 in total). Typically, there is a button around, which switches on the light and starts a narrator (in German) telling you the story of the fairy tale in display. These story pieces are of course shortened, but still comparably long. Sometimes, figures are also moving. You also see that the park used to be even large – for example the The Frog King / Iron Heinrich display is quite far away. The part is majorly dedicated to the Grimm Brothers’ stories.
As you see on the pictures, the place is very traditional, the figures and puppets used are majorly wooden and similar techniques. Overall, the state of maintenance was fine during our visit. A few scenes did not work, though. Some other scenes looked a bit of run down, unfortunately. While most of the scenes work for free, some require a low amount of cash. For example, the ass on the The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack display needs some cash to give “golden coins” (which are in fact chocolate).
The visit is also a nice walk at corresponding weather. We have been at the fairy forest for some 90 minutes. Especially depending on how intense you listen to the stories told and also take time at the petting zoo (see below), this time may vary significantly. It is also just nice to hang out there and take some picnic at one of the opportunities.
Petting Zoo
In addition to the fairy key attractions, there are also a couple of goats which you can feed and pet. The food is available at an additional charge.
German Fairy Forest – Other Services & Attractions
The German Fairy Forest in Alkenrath also drives a cafe / restaurant and even a hotel. The signature attraction of the cafe are indoor water fountains, which run every hour on peak times. The hotel feels to be rather basic, but is also offering very competitive pricing.
These attractions are out the fairy forest gates. There are no major refreshment facilities in the fairy forest itself.
German Fairy Forest – My View
I am completely shaken with this review. On the one hand, I love the place. Beautiful nature, nostalgic – the Märchenwald feels like a travel back in time (far beyond my childhood years). However, times are changing – and I would love to have the option to have a traditional fairy forest with some modern methods. Maybe an app, which is telling me the stories in different languages and guides me through the park? Augmented Reality? There is so much potential in a place like the German Fairy Forest, I feel they spoil it down to an average location. Being a bit of traditional is great – especially in places like this one. But you need to take care that you do not become stubborn – the place is already quite modern when it comes to the parking fees.
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I am sure you know all the details (non-fictional and dramatic ones) about the tragic end of the RMS Titanic ...
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Halls of Fame are very popular in the United States. Finally, there are likely Halls of Fame for almost every ...
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On the third day of my Weird Al Yankovic & Grass Court Tennis trip in July 2019, I had time ...
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The S.E.A. Aquarium is one of Singapore's key tourist attractions and likely the people magnet on Sentosa Island apart from ...
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The Vulkaneifel region Southwest of Bonn, Germany, is still a quite active vulcanic region. Thus, all around there and in ...
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Before I headed on my first ever First Class flight with Lufthansa to Singapore via Hong Kong, I had some ...
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Water towers are not too common in Central Europe, especially in Germany. This is definitely one of the key factor, ...
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Video Gaming and arcade machines have been a significant part of my life. I grew up with an Atari 800XL, ...
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Not just due to my favorite flight with LATAM from Frankfurt to the Spanish capital, I love being in Madrid ...
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During my March 2019 stay in Oxford, I also had the chance to explore at least some sights of the ...
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There are numerous light shows in Singapore. I already wrote a posting about the lovely Garden Rhapsody and Spectra in ...
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Singapore River Safari is one of four Wildlife Reserve Singapore Parks offering differently themed animal parks. Thereby, River Safari is ...
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Right next to Petronas Towers and the lovely KLCC park, the Kuala Lumpur Convention City also hosts an aquarium in ...
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If you want to see Singapore from above, you likely take the Singapore Flyer. London Eye has been an icon ...
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The Singapore Flyer used to be the world tallest ferris wheel from its opening in 2008 to 2014, when it ...
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Founding Father of the United States, printer, author, inventor, scientist, many more... It is likely much easier to list the ...
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Singapore's Marina Bay is known as one of the poshest destination in the city state - not just because of ...
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Ever dreamed of becoming a fire fighter or a policeman? Maybe the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield is the ...
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During a weekend stay in Sheffield, where I had an overnight due to a Mike & The Mechanics concert, the ...
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Lindlar, a minor Eastern suburb of Cologne, hosts one of two open-air museums driven by the regional Rhineland authority LVR ...
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A couple of music and theater events made me travel to Glasgow a couple of times in the recent past ...
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Cooking facilities are much more popular in North American hotels than in European ones. Even quite lousy motel rooms typically ...
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Miracle Garden is a unique park on the edge of Dubai, which is having figures, items and buildings covered with ...
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Florida is full of amazing water attractions and aquariums. Installing a Sea Life in the limited space of the ICON ...
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Just some three years after the complex opened in 2015, the former "I-Drive 360" district next to Orlando International Drive ...
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In 2018, the former Coca Cola Orlando Eye ferris wheel rebranded to ICON Orlando as part of the rebranding of ...
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I have to admit, I am not the biggest fan of wax museums. I stick with Lonely Planet's comment on ...
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Flyctory.com is neither a food-blog nor an advertisement platform for fast food. However, visiting the McDonald's at International Drive, Orlando, ...
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Bergisch Gladbach, a 110,000 inhabitant city East of Cologne, is a traditional location for the production of paper. While nowadays, ...
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The Tampa Bay area is full of top attractions for animal lovers. After we visited Busch Gardens, we decided to ...
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You want to spent a day with family or friends and cannot decide whether you want to go for the ...
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Visiting Orlando, I have to admit that I prefer Universal Studios parks in Florida much more to Disney ones. One ...
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When you think about a great Christmas time in one of the Orlando theme parks, you likely first think about ...
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Something we all have in common is that we went to school - at least for a certain time. The ...
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The 15km long Tenerife tram track system between the harbour area of Santa Cruz and the old capital, San Cristobal ...
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It claims to be the "world largest tourism, leisure, shopping and entertainment project". You can get in touch with a ...
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The area feels like nomansland in the desert - but when you take a 30 minute Southbound drive from Abu ...
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If you think about shopping malls in Dubai, you first think about the Dubai Mall or the Mall of the ...
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The Swiss metropole Zurich is FIFA city. Even if you haven't ever seen them from inside, the headquarters of the ...
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Can you imagine what the highest-rated attraction in Germany, according to Tripadvisor, is? Cologne Cathedral? Wrong! Neuschwanstein Castle! No! And ...
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The "Jacobite" connecting the Scottish villages of Fort William and Mallaig has always been regarded to be one of the ...
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Located North of Cologne, the "Wildpark Tannenbusch" offers a nice way to spent your free time with your family, enjoying ...
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The Royal Ontario Museum just feels like an amazing wonderland of topics, a bit of "something for everyone". Did you ...
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The Ripley's Believe it or not Museums are quite well known. As I never visited one so far, I was even ...
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While the German version of a Warner Bros. Amusement Park in Bottrop lead to a loss of licences of that ...
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The Cologne City Museum's recent history is not really what one would call "lucky". After a water damage in later ...
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Legoland Dubai has been the third outlet of the Danish toy superpower I visited so far in my life: after ...
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It is Atlanta's finest attraction, regarding Tripadvisor. Just across the park from "World of Coca Cola", Georgia Aquarium is home ...
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The Star Alliance is quite an inhomogenous club of airlines: while Lufthansa or United transport over 100 million passengers per ...
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