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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.

You can spend time exploring the galleries in Diocesan Museum during your trip to Paderborn. Experience the theater scene and museums in this walkable area.

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.

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

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.