Basalt- und Betonwerk Eltersberg

Barefoot park as a marketing concept

At the foot of Hangelstein hill near Alten-Buseck, which is situated northeast of the German city of Giessen, state-of-the-art design examples for gardens and courtyards are presented in a park-like setting that extends over an area of more than 5,000 m². So-called barefoot paths invite visitors to take off their shoes and socks and to sense the ground while walking in bare feet.

“It’s just like trying on new clothes – we want to enable visitors to experience our product range first-hand,” says Ralf Seibert, managing director at Basalt- und Betonwerk Eltersberg GmbH & Co. KG (BWE), the company...

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