Der Bauernladen (The Farmer's Shop) offers you agricultural products from two farms in Külbingen…read moreand Weihenzell as well as other regional specialties. Freshness and quality, as well as the range and processing of regional seasonal products, are the top priority of this outfit. They offer very good-looking pre-packaged and decorated gift baskets, as well as ones personalized and individually put together on request. In stead of operating mobile kiosks in the weekly open local Farmer's Market, it's a permanent store for the two farms for your convenience. As the store name suggests, it offers many locally produced items...sausages and meats, vegetables, cheese, etc. It also sells some gifts and home décor items for which we came here. My wife happened to see something she liked displayed in the front window as we passed by this store in the morning as we headed in to town. She simply had to go back to purchase it on our way back home. "Der Bauernladen offers meat and sausage products from its own production. Pigs and cattle come from Hans and Christian Schneider's farms. All animals are kept animal-friendly (cattle and calves kept on straw; pigs with exercise area) and are fed purely plant-based. We use high quality spices and herbs. Traditional recipes are used for traditional types of sausage such as bratwurst, press sack or farmer's ham, which do not use any other additives" according to their website write-up. It's not a large shop, and they currently limit on customers inside up to three people due to COVID-19 health prevention measures. It's the sign of the time. I suppose it'll last for a little longer...or, perhaps for a lot longer since Delta variant is unfortunately gaining its momentum and threats for wider spreading. We'll see.

Hanau is the birthplace of the Grimm brothers known the world over for their fairytales. In the…read morecenter of town at the Marktplatz every Wednesday and Saturday this market is held. There are about a hundred stalls selling fresh seasonal produce, meats, fish, cheeses and other eatable items. There are also a few shops for a meal when at the market. It seems to be a common activity for the locals who come and do some shopping and hang out at the many cafes and eating places at the market and spend a morning / afternoon there. It is apparently one of the biggest markets in Hessen. The shops were good, quality and selection was good and the prices very reasonable. I would come here every week if I lived in the area.

So lovely to walk around here. There's a shopping center and ice skating rink outdoors. The…read moremonument of the Grimm brothers is right in the middle located in front of a beautiful building.