The red thread is awesome - I've already walked it many times with friends from all over the globe…read moreand it's the fastes and easiest way to learn as much as possible about the history and cultur of hannover (and sometimes germany in general) - you can also buy a little booklet that tells you even more about the different stages of the red tread. Apart from that the thread and most stages along it's way are for free - so it's also a great thing to do with lots of guests even if you're not that rich yourself (I'm a student so I know what that's like)

I just moved here and the roter faden was really helpfull - I got to know hanover within a day and…read morewhenever I have friends visiting we do the roter faden together - It's really awesome - a great idea