Originally Posted by lavandula (Post 17326075)

If you don't know it, the area between Braunschweig and Quedlinburg (Harz Mountains) has some very pretty small towns. That may be something else for you to look into. I have been there several times (twice staying in Wolfenbüttel for three months), and Quedlinburg and Goslar are the jewels in the crown, but there are many other townships that recommend themselves. The Harz also would not take you far off your pathway which seems to be mostly the east.

Lavandula