Having spent a year studying in Marburg, the above “never-ending” list has been just about exhausted. However there are a number of things this quaint town has to offer. On arriving in Marburg (this will probably only appeal to a non-German) take a ride on the bendy bus which stops right outside the train station. Don't take a taxi - ti will spoil the delights of getting on one of these buses and traveling in completely the wrong direction for an hour or two - this is the way to see the real Marburg!
Next take the elevator in the concrete wall just round the corner from the cinema (where incidentally for whatever reason Marburg get premiers of not yet released films, the bigger of which are shown in English.) This lift takes you into the old town, where you can eat Auflauf to your heart content and when the Christmas Markets arrive, between November and Christmas indulge in as much Gluehwein as possible while you wait for the cockerel to spring out of the Town Hall every hour - this gets more exciting as the day wears on until you find yourself racing from Pegasus or the cellar pub in the Marketplace to witness it yet again!
The Gluehwein and cinnamon biscuits can also be found at the Church near Christmas and are definitely worth trying and will warm you up after you have inevitably been pelted with snowballs by the local children.
In summer time, give the water park near the Youth Hostel a try - with a number of slides and an outdoor plunge pool, this will keep many a student tourist occupied.
The Brauhaus restaurant is excellent for traditional German fayre - give the Spaetzle (a Southern pasta/dumplingesque dish) a try. Also try the numerous bistro-style restaurants around the marketplace or Henry's behind the cinema for happy hour cocktails and good food on Wednesday evenings. The Chinese restaurant by the station, previously called Phuket, and the Indian on Universitaetstrasse are also worth a try if you don't fancy something different.
The shops and supermarkets as in most small German towns seem to have been slightly left behind, however Ahrens is worth a look (if only for the delicious deserts you can get on the top floor!)
