Things to do in Fulda
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Town Palace
Fulda's 'Baroque City' tag rings true at the palace (Stadtschloss). The era's extravagance amazes in the Speigelkabinett (Chamber of Mirrors) and grandiose Fürstensaal, a banquet hall decorated with reliefs of tipsy-looking wine queens. Climb the tower for a town vista. Also, there are pretty views from the Green Room over the gardens to the Orangerie .
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Cathedral Museum
Don't pass through Fulda without visiting this museum (Dommuseum). Its treasures include Jewish gravestones (in the artefact-packed front yard), the spectacular Silver Altar and a spooky thing reported to be part of the skull of St Boniface (it even wears a headdress). Look through the cloakroom's glass floor to the foundations of the original basilica.
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St Michael's Church
Fulda's history started here. A still-standing reminder of the abbey that made this town, this remarkable church (Michaelskirche) was the monastic burial chapel. Beneath classic witch's-hat towers, a Carolingian rotunda and crypt recall Fulda's flourishing Middle Ages, when the abbey scriptorium churned out top-flight illuminated manuscripts.
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Dom
Inside the baroque Dom, built from 1704 to 1712, you'll find gilded furnishings, plenty of putti (figures of infant boys), some dramatic statues (eg to the left of the altar) and the tomb of St Boniface, who died a martyr in 754.
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Stadtschloss
Across the street from the tourist office, the Stadtschloss was built from 1706 to 1721 as the residence of Fulda's prince-abbots. It now houses the city administration and function rooms.
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Dommuseum
Treasures in the Dommuseum, reached through a delightful garden, include the spectacular Silver Altar and a spooky object reported to be part of the skull of St Boniface.
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Michaelskirche
A short walk north is the chapel-sized Michaelskirche, easy to spot thanks to its round witch's-hat tower. The rotunda and crypt are 9th-century Carolingian.
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Organ Recitals
There are organ recitals at the Dom at noon every Saturday during May, June, September, October and December.
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Aldi Süd Supermarket
For self-catering, try Aldi Süd supermarket, one block southwest of the train station.
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Historische Räume
Worth visiting are the ornate Historische Räume, which is a grandiose banquet hall.
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