I visited Marburg as part of the first team outing for "Group Whitworth" - the European Myxobacteria Conference 2006, held at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology. You might like to see Antony's photos too.

Both ends of the cathedral (Elisabeth-Kirche):

A view of Marburg with the old town in the foreground:

One of the many narrow streets, and a nice small church near our hotel (St. Michael's Kappelle, or St. Michael's Chapel):

Some of the houses are very ornate:

One of the nicer old houses, with its beams painted a bright red and with floral decoration on the panelling (close up on the right):

Philipps University Marburg

I've been saving the best till last. Having seen the nice bits of Marburg, here are some highlights from its university:

Grey concrete is the theme here, with selected highlights in orange:

Universitätsstadt Marburg
(University-town)

Philipps-Universität Marburg
(Philipps University Marburg)

Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology