European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Konigstein Castle towers Over the town of Kortig Stihl i Limburg Germany s by a 8urg$thw3tbach a it o i ? v it we -5 a kit it it s a 3 a -1 pc a s it a a up % i bad Ambirg Russel a a Homburg a in Stein grab a of dub / Quot to s Kunig Siejna a Ortberg aunus Hills and hamlets offer escape from big City blues a amps Peter Jaeger by Mary Neth staff writers amps photos by Michael Abrams when clogged streets Auto exhaust fumes and office politics become too much for the citizen of Frankfurt they head for the Hills the rolling Taurus mountains a Range of Highlands stretching East of the. Rhine and North of the main Rivers the Taurus Region offers Tranqu forests secluded Flower strewn Meadows picturesque half timbered hamlets quiet spas and Lively recreations Parks. Minutes away from Frankfurt it s a perfect place t shake off City blues in the higher regions there Are Pine fir and Spruce forests. The Southern slope shielded from biting North winds has one of the Mildest climates in Germany abounding with fruit and Almond Trees it s Home of the area s Nippy Apple wine 1. A popular Taurus recreation area is the Large Hessen Park by Neu Anspach. A 136-acre outdoor museum it presents hessian architecture handicrafts farming and daily life in the 18lh and Early 19th centuries
