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The Bauhaus. Our Spirit. EDITORIAL 1

CONTENTS

ARRIVALOVERVIEW...... 2 SELECTION OF EVENT HIGHLIGHTS...... 3

THE BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND IN SAXONY-ANHALT...... 4 GARDEN DREAMS - HISTORICAL PARKS IN SAXONY-ANHALT...... 14 THE MUSIC STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT ...... 18 THE STREET OF THE ROMANESQUE...... 22 A WARM AND THE WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF .....26 WELCOME CRADLE OF THE ...... 28 SKY PATHS...... 30

TO YOUR JOURNEY OF: REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT THE BAUHAUS ...... 32 ...... 33 ...... 34 IN DESSAU AND ...... 35 WORLD HERITAGE REGION MODERNISM ANHALT-DESSAU-...... 36 (SAALE)...... 37 DESSAU-ROSSLAU...... 38 IN SAXONY- LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG...... 39 ...... 40 ANHALT! ...... 41 LUTHERSTADT AND MANSFELD...... 42 QUEDLINBURG...... 43 ...... 44 THE BAUHAUS MASTER Gunta Stolzl specifically ...... 45 MAGDEBURG...... 46 bought herself a bicycle to cycle from Dessau SAALE- WINE REGION...... 47 to Wörlitz Park. Her colleague, the painter Paul HALLE (SAALE)...... 48 Klee, loved taking long walks in the flood- ...... 49 plains, while his students preferred to spend ...... 50 their Sunday afternoons at the Kornhaus, a “very MUSEUMS IN SAXONY-ANHALT...... 51 nice, modern concert café”. The architect and Magdeburg-born city planner Bruno Taut loved colours most of all, and shocked townsfolk living along the Elbe with colourful houses. The paint- er and Bauhaus Master Lyonel Feiniger found 1100 years ago. Quedlinburg will be celebrating refuge in the gate tower of the this in 2019. Museum in Halle/Saale, and was so impressed 2020 WILL BE THE “GARDEN DREAMS YEAR”! by the city that, in a letter to his wife, he wrote: The route to 50 historical parks in the whole of “Halle is the most delightful ”. Saxony-Anhalt celebrates its 20th birthday.

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ANNUALLY IN ANNUALLY IN JUNE 1st, 2nd AND 3rd ADVENT SUNDAY FEBRUARY AND MOUNTAIN AND ROSE FESTIVAL ADVENT IN THE COURTS KURT-WEILL FESTIVAL IN THE EUROPA-ROSARIUM Quedlinburg, courtyards of the city Dessau-Roßlau, various centre www.adventsstadt.de venues in Saxony-Anhalt www.sangerhausen-tourist.de www.kurt-weill-fest.de PENTECOST FROM THE START OF SPRING: QUEDLINBURG EMPEROR’S SPRING SPRING AWAKENING Quedlinburg THE BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND IN WÖRLITZ www.kaiserfruehling-quedlinburg.de MODERNISM IN SAXONY-ANHALT Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm www.gartenreich.com JULY – AUGUST 18 Nov 2018 – 24 Feb 2019 MDR MUSIC SUMMER ON OUR WAY TO HALLE – MARGUE- ANNUALLY ON 30 April At various locations in Saxony-Anhalt, RITE FRIEDLAENDER WALPURGIS NIGHT Saxony and www. AND in the Harz mdr-musiksommer.de Exhibition in the art gallery www.harzinfo.de “Talstrasse”; Halle (Saale) FIRST WEEKEND www.kunstverein-strasse.de MAY – SEPTEMBER IN SEPTEMBER GARDEN REALM SUMMER HAVELBERG HORSE MARKET FROM 17 Jan 2019 Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm Hanseatic city of Havelberg BAUHAUS BUILDINGS IN DESSAU. www.gartenreich.com www.havelberg.de ICONS OF MODERNISM – www.gartenreichsommer.de NEWLY CURATED. EVERY YEAR IN SEPTEMBER www.bauhaus-dessau.de ANNUALLY MERSEBURG ORGAN DAYS IN JUNE Merseburg 01 Aug –31 Dec 2019 NAUMBURG www.merseburg.de MODERN ICONOGRAPHY. HUSSITE CHERRY FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE URBAN Naumburg (Saale) ANNUALLY IN SEPTEMBER ENVIRONMENT. THE BAUHAUS AND www.hussiten-kirschfest.de DESSAU BAUHAUS FESTIVAL ITS IMPACT. 1919-2019 Dessau-Roßlau Exhibition in the Art Museum ANNUALLY www.bauhaus-dessau.de in the Monastery of Our Lady; IN JUNE Magdeburg HANDEL FESTIVAL ANNUALLY IN SEPTEMBER www.kunstmuseum-magdeburg.de www.haendelfestspiele-halle.de OPEN MONUMENT DAY Saxony-Anhalt SEPTEMBER 2019 – MARCH 2020 ANNUALLY www.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de YOUTH AND MODERNISM IN JUNE 1900-1970 LUTHER’S WEDDING ANNUALLY ON Exhibition in the Francke Lutherstadt Wittenberg 31/10/2017 Foundations of Halle; Halle (Saale) www.lutherhochzeit.de FESTIVAL OF THE REFORMATION www.francke-halle.de Lutherstadt Wittenberg www.wittenberg-marketing.de

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THE BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND MODERNISM IN SAXONY-ANHALT

An icon of modernism - the Bauhaus building in Dessau

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS:

DESSAU-ROSSLAU MAGDEBURG HALLE (SAALE)

The concentration of Bauhaus archi- The town hall area, the Hermann-Beims The Moritzburg art museum houses tecture housing estate, the Garden City Colony top-class works of art from classical is nowhere higher than in Dessau, Reform or the Otto-Richter-Straße are modernism, including those of Bau- which the design and examples of Magdeburg as a city of haus Master . school made its home from modernism. 1925 to 1932.

Further information: www.bauhaus-entdecken.de 5

No other federal state in has as many preserved EVENT TIPS Bauhaus buildings or Modernism locations as Saxony-Anhalt. In particular, these can be found in Dessau-Roßlau, but also in SEPTEMBER 2019 BAUHAUS FESTIVAL Magdeburg, Halle (Saale), Quedlinburg, Lutherstadt Wittenberg Dessau-Roßlau and . In 2019, the Bauhaus will be celebrating its www.bauhaus-dessau.de 100-year anniversary across Germany with numerous offers. DECEMBER 2019 BAUHAUS ANNIVERSARY A unique range of Bauhaus archi- Significant works of the Bauhaus Dessau-Roßlau tecture can be discovered in Des- Masters Paul Klee, Wassily Kandin- www.bauhaus-dessau.de sau: the famous school building sky and Lyonel Feininger as well as and the Masters' Houses by Walter other great modernist artists are 29 Sep 2019 - 02 Jan 2020 Gropius, the houses with balcony exhibited in the Moritzburg art MODERN CASTLE: access by - all UNE- museum in Halle (Saale). In Quedlin- MODERNIST MASTERS SCO World Heritage Sites - and the burg, the Lyonel Feininger Gallery is Exhibition in the Moritzburg art Dessau-Törten housing estate or the displaying graphic art by the artist of museum tourist restaurant Kornhaus with the same name. Halle (Saale) a unique view of the Elbe. Starting www.stiftung-moritzburg.de from autumn2019, the collection of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation will FEBRUARY – NOVEMBER 2019 also be exhibited in the new Bau- HIDDEN PLACES haus Museum. Exhibition in the city centre with daily supporting programme Among the many modernist ON THE TRACES OF Dessau-Roßlau buildings in Magdeburg, the town MODERNISM IN www.tourismus.dessau- hall stands out in particular with rosslau.de the observation tower, the Her- SAXONY ANHALT

mann-Beims housing estate as a A network connects the significant 1 BAUHAUS Bauhaus sites in Dessau-Roßlau with DESSAU large housing estate pioneer as well AND THE MOVEMENT other distinctive modernist places of OF as the Garden City Colony Reform MODERNISM and the Otto-Richter-Straße as tes- the , such as those in Magde- IN SAXONY-ANHALT taments to the “Colourful Magde- burg, Halle, (Salzland district) or Sangerhausen (Mans- BROCHURE TIP burg”. An entire Garden City is that You can order of the Piesteritz workers’ settlement feld-Südharz district). 39 structures in total can be experienced in this our new Bauhaus in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. With network, and tell of creative minds brochure at: the Deaconesses’ Mother House in in architecture, technology and art Tel. +49 (0) 391 56899-80 or Elbingerode, a particularly original who wanted to make the dream of a [email protected] gem can be found in the Harz. better life a reality. www.bauhaus-entdecken.de

LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG ELBINGERODE QUEDLINBURG

The Garden City of the Piesteritz The Deaconesses’ Mother House is a Many works of art by Lyonel Feininger workers’ settlement built between 1916 masterpiece of the late can be found in the gallery with the and 1919 is the largest pedestrianised architecture, the originality of which is same name. residential area in Germany today. preserved in many details outside and inside. 6 THE BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND MODERNISM IN SAXONY-ANHALT | TOUR SUGGESTION

TOUR OVERVIEW SUGGESTION: OF THE MAIN SITES: Dessau-Roßlau: Bauhaus in Dessau, Bauhaus Mu- seum from autumn 2019, Masters’ BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND MODERNIST Houses, Dessau-Törten housing MASTERPIECES IN SAXONY-ANHALT estate with the houses with balcony access, Kornhaus, Steel House, Em- ployment Office Lutherstadt Wittenberg: DAY 1: DAY 3: Piesteritz workers’ settlement, DESSAU-ROSSLAU HALLE (SAALE) AND Castle Church, Town Church, Luther’s The journey begins with a tour MAGDEBURG House, Melanchthon House through the Bauhaus building The morning begins with a city Halle (Saale): by Walter Gropius. After a bite tour of Halle. After exploring the Moritzburg art museum, Groß- garage Süd, bridge Kröllwitzer for lunch in the canteen or in the city, the tour continues in the Brücke, parish church “To the Holy café-bistro, it continues with the Moritzburg art museum. Various Trinity”, cathedral, Marienkirche (St. ensemble of Masters’ Houses works of famous Bauhaus artists Mary's Church), Market Place with where the Bauhaus Masters Paul are exhibited here, including those Handel statue, Francke Foundations Klee and also of Lyonel Feininger or Paul Klee. Magdeburg: lived. After this, you will visit the In the afternoon you will contin- Town hall with observation tower, Hermann-Beims housing estate and settlement of Törten, which is a ue your journey to Magdeburg. Garden City Colony Reform (both prime example of social residential A guided city tour to modernist with museum flats), Otto-Rich- construction. Alternatively, you can buildings such as the town hall ter-Straße, Rothensee boat lift and visit the newly opened Bauhaus with the observation tower, the waterway intersection, Cathedral of Museum. In the evening you can colourful Otto-Richter-Straße and Saints Catherine and Maurice, Art Museum in the Monastery of Our enjoy the Bauhaus atmosphere in several settlements will show the Lady, GREEN CITADEL OF MAGDE- the Kornhaus on the Elbe. city in a whole new light. BURG Quedlinburg: DAY 2: DAY 4: Lyonel-Feininger Gallery, Quedlin- LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG QUEDLINBURG AND burg Castle Hill, Collegiate Convent Discover the sights of Lutherstadt Church St. Servatius ELBINGERODE Elbingerode: Wittenberg during a pleasant walk. The day starts with a sightsee- Deaconesses’ Mother House Then you can visit the Piesteritz ing tour through the wonderful “Neuvandsburg”, Büchenberg show workers’ settlement by Georg UNESCO World Heritage City of mine Haberland and Otto Rudolf Salvis- Quedlinburg. A visit of the cathe- berg - one of the first pedestri- dral treasure is followed by a tour DISTANCES: anised settlements in Germany. of the Lyonel Feininger Gallery. In Dessau-Roßlau – 35 km – Lutherstadt the afternoon, the journey con- Wittenberg – 80 km – Halle (Saale) tinues to Elbingerode, where you – 88 km – Magdeburg – can visit the Deaconesses’ Moth- 57 km – Quedlinburg – 34 km – er House designed by Godehard Elbingerode Schwethelm. RECOMMENDED JOURNEY TIME:

4 days, 3 nights

FURTHER INFORMATION:

www.bauhaus-dessau.de www.dessau-rosslau-tourismus.de A unique ensem- www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de ble - the bridge www.halle-tourismus.de Giebichenstein- www.magdeburg-tourist.de brücke in Halle (Saale) with the castle in the background THE BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND MODERNISM IN SAXONY-ANHALT | OFFERS 7

DESSAU - THE BAUHAUS CITY

When talking about classical modernism today, nobody can avoid the city of Dessau. From 1926 to 1932, the city hosted one of the most famous architecture and art schools in the world: the Bauhaus. Its fame is no coincidence: Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe succeeded in bringing artists such as Paul Klee, , Lyonel Feininger, Oskar Schlemmer, László Moholy-Nagy, Marcel Breuer and to Dessau.

CONTACT: Tourist-Information Dessau-Roßlau, Zerbster Str. 2c, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, +49 (0) 340 204 14 42, [email protected], Contact partner for group tours: Sybille Buchholz

THE BAUHAUS in Dessau, about school life, networks, workshops, productions, advertising, women, clothing, style and The Bauhaus in Dessau represents the unique op- handicraft. The transparent ground floor, also re- portunity to plunge into the entire Bauhaus culture. ferred to as “open Bauhaus stage", displays contem- Only here can you visit the original school building porary positions as well as temporary exhibitions. by Walter Gropius as a constructed curriculum, com- prehend the life and works by Klee and Kandinsky in the Masters’ Houses, dance on the stage à la Schlem- THE BAUHAUS DESSAU ROUTE mer, see how students lived in minimalist ways in the Prellerhaus and how they indulged in a soda at In Dessau, Bauhaus buildings are spread out across the kiosk by Mies van der Rohe. the entire city area, from the district of Ziebigk in the west with the Bauhaus and the Masters’ Houses up to the Kornhaus restaurant on the Elbe, then further THE DESSAU BAUHAUS MUSEUM across the city centre with the Bauhaus Museum Dessau in the city park as well as the Employment Starting from autumn 2019, with the opening of the Office nearby down in the south of city; then up to Bauhaus Museum, you will be able to visit the entire the Dessau-Törten housing estate with terraced collection of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation for houses and houses with balcony access, a Konsum the first time: The first floor provides visitors with a building as well as a Steel House. All these Bauhaus unique exhibition of Bauhaus creations. Based on buildings can be visited and can be reached via the historical objects, stories are told about the Bauhaus Bauhaus line by local public transport.

BAUHAUS BUILDING

THE VISIT TO THE ORIGINAL BAUHAUS BUILDING BY WALTER PRICE FROM: GROPIUS provides a unique opportunity to plunge into the Bauhaus culture. The university as a place of shared experi- € 60.00 group mental learning for an overall development of one’s charac- tour plus € 4.50/p.p. ter. With the Bauhaus building built in 1926, Walter Gropius admission converts his Bauhaus idea into architecture. The workshops, the preliminary course room, the stage, the canteen and the PERIOD: All year round daily studio building: the building mirrors the curriculum in its between 10 a.m. and architecture. 5 p.m. DURATION: SERVICES :: Tour through the Bauhaus building BOOKING: by Walter Gropius :: from 1 June 2018: € 70.00 group tour GROUPS: Bauhaus Dessau plus € 5.50/p.p. admission up to 25 people 1ST FREE SPACE: Gropiusallee 38 A driver or tour 06846 Dessau-Roßlau guide per group Tel. +49 (0) 340 6508-251 [email protected] BUS PARKING www.bauhaus-dessau.de SPACE: yes

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BAUHAUS BUILDING AND MASTERS’ HOUSES

THE ENSEMBLE OF THE MASTERS’ HOUSES and the Bauhaus PRICE FROM: building by Walter Gropius rank among the icons of modern- 7 ism. The ensemble of the Master’s Houses is the epitome of 120.00 group the artist colony of the 20th century, and, like the Bauhaus tour plus 4 9.00/p.p. building, an architectural manifestation of the Bauhaus admission ideas. PERIOD: all year round SERVICES :: This two-hour walk through the Bauhaus DURATION: building by Walter Gropius built in 1926 and the ensemble 120 minutes of Masters’ Houses designed by him narrates the life and work at the Bauhaus. Walter Gropius, Oskar Schlemmer, BOOKING: , László Moholy-Nagy, Lyonel Feininger, Wassliy GROUPS: Bauhaus Dessau Kandinsky and Paul Klee lived in the Masters’ Houses with up to 25 people 1ST FREE SPACE: Gropiusallee 38 their families and taught at the famous University of Design. A driver or tour 06846 Dessau-Roßlau :: from 1 June 2018: € 140.00 group tour plus € 11.00/p.p. guide per group Tel. +49 (0) 340 6508-251 admission [email protected] BUS PARKING www.bauhaus-dessau.de SPACE: yes

BAUHAUS BUILDING, MASTERS’ HOUSES, DESSAU-TÖRTEN HOUSING ESTATE

IN DESSAU THERE IS AN INTERNATIONALLY UNIQUE RANGE PRICE FROM: of Bauhaus architecture. The buildings are spread all over the 7 city area. Corresponding to their position, they are divided 240.00 group into various building types, from housing estate and admin- tour plus 4 9.00/p.p. istrative buildings to the school building and the Masters’ admission Houses. PERIOD: all year round SERVICES :: Tour through the Bauhaus building, through the DURATION: ensemble of Masters’ Houses and through the Dessau-Törten 240 minutes housing estate, a test area of social residential construction (plus break) with the Anton house as an example of the house type SITÖ BOOKING: I, the Konsum building as well as the houses with balcony GROUPS: Bauhaus Dessau access and the Steel House, which is a material experiment up to 25 people 1ST FREE SPACE: Gropiusallee 38 of the Modern Movement (Neues Bauen). :: from 1 June 2018: A driver or tour 06846 Dessau-Roßlau € 280.00 group tour plus € 11.50/p.p. admission guide per group Tel. +49 (0) 340 6508-251 [email protected] BUS PARKING www.bauhaus-dessau.de SPACE: yes

BAUHAUS MUSEUM DESSAU – BAUHAUS EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY. THE COLLECTION

THE BAUHAUS MUSEUM DESSAU will be opening in 2019 PRICE FROM: and presenting the entire unique Bauhaus collection of the 7 Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. Located in Dessau city centre, 70.00 group the new museum connects the historical Bauhaus build- tour plus 4 5.50/p.p. ings of the city and offers a contemporary highlight with its admission architecture. PERIOD: SERVICES :: Utopia and everyday life tour. After , Inquiries for book- ings from July 2018 Bauhaus architects searched for concepts to make life new DURATION: and modern. This is how the everyday culture of modernity, 60 minutes which we now take for granted, developed in Dessau in this BOOKING: period. Bauhaus experimental facility. The collection - under GROUPS: Bauhaus Dessau this heading, the exhibition tells the history of the Bauhaus up to 25 people 1ST FREE SPACE: Gropiusallee 38 as a university. For visitors, the story of the Bauhaus as a UN- A driver or tour 06846 Dessau-Roßlau ESCO World Heritage Site continues in the Bauhaus Museum guide per group Tel. +49 (0) 340 6508-251 Dessau. [email protected] BUS PARKING www.bauhaus-dessau.de SPACE: yes 9

MAGDEBURG – CITY WITH THE DRIVE TO BUILD

During the Republic, today’s state capital of Magdeburg repositioned itself under the signs of Modernism earlier and more consistently than other cities, and attracted attention across Germany.

Under the leadership of Lord Mayor Hermann and the Hermann-Beims housing estate as the Beims, from1919 to 1931Magdeburg became a real most significant of the many Magdeburg workers' reformed city where modernism could flourish with housing estates. many facets and themes, thanks to new devel- opments in many areas. The spirit of Magdeburg On the occasion of the Bauhaus Jubilee in 2019, Modernism of the1920s also found clear expression the whole range of accomplishments of Magde- in architectural design. Many buildings from this burg Modernism in the 1920s is remembered in period are still preserved, and form a significant the state capital of Magdeburg with an extensive architectural heritage of Modernism - most notably programme of exhibitions and other events. the town hall area on Rotehorn Island in the Elbe

CONTACT: Magdeburg Marketing Kongress und Tourismus GmbH, Domplatz 1b, 39104 Magdeburg, Tel. +49 (0) 391 8380118, [email protected], www.magdeburg-tourist.de, Contact partner for group tours: Miriam Schäfer

HERMANN-BEIMS HOUSING ESTATE MAGDEBURG TOWN HALL

The housing estate built between 1926 and 1929 is The town hall was erected in 1927 according to the the most famous housing estate of the 1920s social plans of the architects Johannes Göderitz and Wil- residential construction in Magdeburg. Today’s listed helm Deffke on the occasion of the German Theatre residential complex is an excellent urbanistic and Exhibition. It was, at the time, the most progressive architectural example of its time of origin. town hall in Germany. The structure was completed with the 60-meter Albinmüller tower and the Pfer-

MAGDEBURG MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY

SPECIAL EXHIBITION: “THE REFORMED CITY OF MODERNISM. PRICE FROM: MAGDEBURG IN THE TWENTIES” 7 50.00 group MAGDEBURG’S DAWN OF MODERNISM occurred earlier tour plus 4 6.00/p.p. and more consistently than in other places - Bruno Taut’s admission appointment as city planner in 1921 sent out a clear signal. The exhibition “The reformed city of Modernism. Magde- PERIOD: burg in the twenties” provides an overview of the fascinat- 08 Mar to 16 Jun 2019, Tue to Fri 10 ing cultural history of the city at the time, and displays the a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat and developments in architecture, city development and market- Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. BOOKING: ing, education and healthcare, art and culture, politics and DURATION: Magdeburg Museum of Cultural History economy. 60 minutes Otto-von-Guericke-Str. 68-73 GROUPS: 39104 Magdeburg SERVICES :: Tour :: all areas are freely accessible :: Group min. 12 to Carola Lipaczewski tour: € 50.00 (Tuesday– Friday), € 70.00 (Saturday– Sunday), max. 25 people Tel. +49 (0) 391 540-3501 plus reduced admission p.p., € 8.00/p.p. admission, reduced € [email protected] 6.00/p.p. admission BUS PARKING www.khm-magdeburg.de SPACE: yes

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TOUR “MAGDEBURG AND MODERNISM”

WITH THE DAWN OF MODERNISM, Magdeburg turned into a PRICE FROM: colourful city in the years 1921/22. Entire streets with colour- 7 ful building façades can still be seen today. Many buildings 210.00 /tour guide of New Objectivity Modernism built from the mid-1920s or bus (in own travel shaped Magdeburg’s reputation as the “city with the drive coach) to build”. Experience a tour of the historical monuments of famous architects and city planners such as Bruno Taut, Carl PERIOD: all year round Krayl, Johannes Göderitz and Albinmüller. DURATION: 150 minutes SERVICES :: Tour (in own travel coach) :: Stops at prominent landmarks BOOKING: Tourist Information Breiter Weg 22 GROUPS: 39104 Magdeburg depending on bus Group Tourism Department size Tel. +49 (0) 391 63601-401 [email protected]

BIKE ARCHITECTOUR “COLOURFUL MAGDEBURG”

THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF MAGDEBURG can be ideal- PRICE FROM: ly observed in its wide range in the cathedral square. The tour 7 through contemporary history takes you to the art museum, 18.00 plus 4 12.00 leads you to the Modernism of the town hall in the MDR me- bike rental per bike dia broadcasting centre and past the Hyparschale. Past the Rayonhäuser (district houses) to the University Clinic into the Garden City up to Otto-Richter-Straße with the expressive PERIOD: April to October colour design and the Hermann-Beims housing estate. Views DURATION: from the outside and the inside including a visit to a show 2 – 3 hours flat from the 1920s. GROUPS: BOOKING: SERVICES :: Bike tour min. 8 people. Tourist Information to max. 20 people Breiter Weg 22 (with more than 20 people the group is 39104 Magdeburg separated) Group Tourism Department Tel. +49 (0) 391 63601-401 [email protected]

ARCHITECTURE WALK: FROM THE MAGDEBURG PILOT ROCKET PAST...

... THE UNIVERSITY CLINIC DOWN TO PRICE FROM: THE GARDEN CITY COLONY “REFORM” 7 18.00 /p.p. admission MAGDEBURG MODERNISM of the 1920s ranges from the final rehearsal for the very first manned rocket flight to the PERIOD: dawn of Modernism as the “city with the drive to build”. The all year round unique walk shows an architectural glimpse of the Technol- DURATION: 120 minutes ogy Museum as well as a view of the rocket. A gem of the “Modern Movement” (Neues Bauen) were also house 10 and 15 in the University Clinic built according to Göderitz’s plans. This also applies to housing estates such as the “Garden City GROUPS: BOOKING: Colony Reform”, which can be visited from the outside and min. 8 people. Tourist Information the inside. to max. 20 people Breiter Weg 22 (with more than 20 people the group is 39104 Magdeburg SERVICES :: Tour :: incl. admission to the Technology Museum separated) Group Tourism Department Tel. +49 (0) 391 63601-401 [email protected] 11

HALLE (SAALE) – ART, ARCHITECTURE AND LIFESTYLE

The locations of modernist architecture in Halle (Saale) are diverse and particular. In the 1920s, the city became an emerging, modern industrial metropolis in central Germany: Mining regions in the outskirts, chemical industry, aircraft construction, the industrialisation of agriculture and salt production were important catalysts. Today there are various starting points on the subject of Mod- ernism in Halle (Saale), such as housing estate architecture, administrative and traffic structures, commercial and social buildings, schools and churches as well as private and public buildings. How differentiated Modernism was in the city is exemplified by the unique University of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein, which was built under Paul Thiersch in 1915 and attracted reputable Bauhaus architects such as Gerhard Marcks from Weimar to Halle (Saale).

CONTACT: Stadtmarketing Halle (Saale) GmbH, Marktschlösschen Marktplatz 13, 06108 Halle (Saale), Tel. +49 (0) 345 1227917, [email protected], www.halle-tourismus.de, Contact partner for group tours: Daniela Rühs

MORITZBURG ART MUSEUM 2018 to July 2019, dedicated to social life in Halle (Saale) in the 1920s. In its temporary collection presentations - Modern- CONTACT: Stadtmuseum Halle, Große Märkerstr. 10, ism 1 and Modernism 2 - the Moritzburg art muse- 06108 Halle (Saale), museum: Tel. +49 (0) 345 221 3030, um thematically devotes itself to the predecessors Fax +49 345 221 3033, Mail: [email protected], and especially to the Modernism period in the www.stadtmuseum-halle.de two separate tours “Paths to the modernist castle. 1885-1908: The foundation period of the museum” and “Paths to the modernist castle. 1908-1936: The FRANCKE FOUNDATIONS OF HALLE Sauerlandt and Schardt era”. CONTACT: Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale), Friede- The Francke Foundations will be devoted to the mann-Bach-Platz 5, 06108 Halle (S.), Tel. +49 (0) 345 21259-73, theme “Youth and Modernism 1900 – 1970 in the Tue 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thu 1 – 5 p.m., Email: kunstvermittlung@ annual exhibition from September 2019 to March kulturstiftung-st.de, www.stiftung-moritzburg.de 2020. The exhibition focuses on youth culture and pupils’ living environments in the schools and orphanages of the Foundations. Furthermore, their TECHNICAL HALLORS AND SALINE MUSEUM stories reflecting early democracy experiences and dictatorships are told. The Francke Foundations also In the context of the Modernism jubilee, the Tech- provide a variety of events in the supporting pro- nical Hallors and Saline Museum is planning the grammes of their annual exhibition. special exhibition “From Kandinsky to the Fists - CONTACT: Franckesche Stiftungen zu Halle, Franckeplatz 1, Heinrich and Heinz Beberniss - an artist family from 06110 Halle (Saale), Informationszentrum im Francke-Wohn- Halle” for the period from September 2019 to Janu- haus, Haus 28: Tel. +49 (0) 345 2127450, www.francke-halle.de ary 2020. In their work, both Halle artists Heinrich and Heinz Beberniss represent the original basic idea of the Bauhaus of creating a synthesis of art and handicraft. CONTACT: Technisches Halloren- und Salinemuseum Halle, TIP: THE CITY’S CULTURAL MAP Mansfelder Str. 52, 06108 Halle (S.), Tel. +49 (0) 345 20 9323-0, on Modernism in Halle (Saale) takes you to 40 impor- Fax +49 345 209323-11, Email: [email protected], tant and original locations of modernist architecture. www.salinemuseum.de It accompanies the user, together with a brochure, and directs you to a journey through time, pointing out glamorous variety, visionary technology and auto- HALLE CITY MUSEUM motive history, cinema, theatre, modern fashion and cultural Halle City Museum is presenting the large special lifestyle in Halle (Saale). exhibition “Places of Modernism” from November 12 THE BAUHAUS IN DESSAU AND MODERNISM IN SAXONY-ANHALT | OFFERS

ELBINGERODE – MODERNLY PROTECTED

The Deaconesses’ Mother House Neuvandsburg – a masterpiece of the Modern Movement (Neues Bauen). After their home became too small due to the rapid growth of the sister- hood, the deaconesses commissioned the architect Godehard Schwethelm in 1932 with the construction of a new and larger mother house. The impressive structure attracted over 4,000 guests to Elbingerode for its festive inauguration in 1934, and in many details still re- veals today the simplicity and functionality of the structure of the time. Guests can refuel in the neighbouring guest house “Tanne” with its park-like environment on the grounds of the Deaconesses’ Mother House.

CONTACT: Diakonissen-Mutterhaus „Neuvandsburg“, Unter den Birken 1, 38875 am /OT Elbingerode, Tel. +49 (0) 39454 8-0, [email protected], www.mutterhaus-elbingerode.de, Contact partner for group tours: Ilona Becker

MODERNISM IN THE HARZ - THE DEACONESSES’ MOTHER HOUSE IN ELBINGERODE

ELBINGERODE IS LOCATED BENEATH THE BROCKEN in the PRICE FROM: Harz. This is where the home of the Elbingerode sisterhood 7 was established in the 20th century. The main building of 6.00 /p.p. admission the Deaconesses’ Mother House was erected between 1932 and 1934 according to the plans of the architect Godehard PERIOD: Schwethelm in the Modern Movement (Neues Bauen) style. on request His work stands out for its very clear design and careful plan- DURATION: ning of details in the indoor and outdoor area. Schwethelm 60 minutes later called the house “his favourite child”.

BOOKING: SERVICES :: Tour :: Bookshop opening hours: Mon, 11 a.m. – 6 Deaconesses’ Mother House p.m.; Tue, Thu, Fri 9 a.m. –1 p.m. and 2 – 6 p.m.; Wed 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; GROUPS: max. 30 people “Neuvandsburg” Sat 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., or upon arrangement :: Gallery opening (with more than 30 Unter den Birken 1, 38875 Oberharz hours: Tue and Thu 3 – 5 p.m.; Sun 10.30 a.m. – 12 p.m. or upon people the group is a. Brocken/OT Elbingerode arrangement separated) Tel. +49 (0) 39454 80, -81203 [email protected] BUS PARKING www.mutterhaus-elbingerode.de SPACE: yes

LYONEL-FEININGER GALLERY PERMANENT EXHIBITION

THE VARIETY of the around 40 exhibits is without parallel. PRICE FROM: Nine paintings illustrate the painter’s development from the 7 beginnings (1907) to his late work. Woodcuts and etchings 6.00 /p.p. admission are also displayed along with carved toys and a model ship. Groups (from 10 Feininger’s hand drawings are exclusively open to the public people): 4 3.00/p.p. in his original graphics cabinet. Since the collection cannot be permanently exhibited in full due to the conservation sen- PERIOD: all year round sitivity of the paper works, a special exhibition on Feininger’s DURATION: work is significantly added to the permanent exhibition 60 minutes every year in the summer months. BOOKING: Lyonel-Feininger-Galerie SERVICES :: Tour, registered tour up to 10 people € 25.00, any Museum für grafische Künste other person € 2.50 Schlossberg 11 GROUPS: 06484 Quedlinburg from10 people Tel. +49 (0) 3946 6895938-0 [email protected] www.kulturstiftung-st.de 13

LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG – GREEN LIVING

The Piesteritz workers’ settlement once served as a home for more than a thousand people of the former Reich’s nitrogen plant. It was built by the city planner Georg Haber- land and the architect Otto Rudolf Salvisberg in 1916, with the aim of creating a beautiful uniform workers’ settlement with consistent structural quality. In the year of the Expo 2000, Piesteritz in Lutherstadt Wittenberg was restored according to the original layout and thus became the first pedestrianised settlement in Germany.

PIESTERITZ WORKERS’ SETTLEMENT ADDRESS: Karl-Liebknecht-Platz 20, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg

CONTACT: Tourist-Information Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Schlossplatz 2, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Tel. +49 (0) 3491 4986-10, [email protected], www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de, contact partner for group tours: Saskia Meske

100 YEARS OF BAUHAUS

EXPERIENCE THE INTERESTING BAUHAUS HISTORY in the year PRICE FROM: of the great Bauhaus jubilee 2019 and follow the traces of 7 the Reformation in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. 161.00 /double room p.p. 4 251.00 /single SERVICES :: 2 nights/breakfast in a hotel (Wittenberg or Dessau) :: 1x 24 hours with the WelterbeCard (World PERIOD: Heritage Pass) with the following services included in Des- 01 Jan – 31 Dec 2019 (museums are closed sau: Bauhaus or Masters’ Houses, Museum of City History on Mondays from Nov. and city tour with the following services included in Witten- to March), except berg: Admission to Luther’s House, Melanchthon House, Asisi for Luther’s Wedding BOOKING: Panorama “Luther 1517” and Cranach House; audio guide tour and the Tourist-Information through Lutherstadt Wittenberg :: 1x guidebook Witten- Festival of the Refor- mation Lutherstadt Wittenberg berg-Dessau-Wörlitz Schlossplatz 2 GROUPS: 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg min. 20 people Tel. +49 (0) 3491 4986-10 [email protected] www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE: EXPERIENCING LUTHER AND THE BAUHAUS

COMBINE A VISIT to the authentic Reformation sites of Lu- PRICE FROM: therstadt Wittenberg with a visit to the Bauhaus city of Des- 7 sau, the former capital of Modernism. 502 years in memory 282.00 /double room p.p. of ’s Theses and 100 years of Bauhaus provide 4 402.00 /single you with more than 600 years of world heritage and invite you to an unforgettable sightseeing programme. PERIOD: 01 Jan – 31 Dec 2019 (museums are 3 nights/breakfast in a hotel (Wittenberg old SERVICES :: closed on Mondays town or Dessau) :: 1x WelterbeCard (World Heritage Pass) from Nov. to March), for 3 days, services in Dessau: Bauhaus or Masters’ Houses, except for Luther’s BOOKING: Museum of City History and city tour, Technology Museum Wedding and the Tourist-Information “Hugo ”, Anhalt Picture Gallery, services in Witten- Festival of the Refor- mation Lutherstadt Wittenberg berg: Admission to Luther’s House, Melanchthon House, DURATION: 3 nights Schlossplatz 2 Asisi Panorama “Luther 1517”, Cranach House, Christian Art 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg Foundation exhibition; audio guide tour through Lutherstadt GROUPS: Tel. +49 (0) 3491 4986-10 Wittenberg :: 1x 3-course menu in the Kornhaus in Dessau, min. 20 people [email protected] souvenir www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de

Other group offers can be booked at: www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de/angebote 14 GARDEN DREAMS - HISTORICAL PARKS IN SAXONY ANHALT

20 YEARS OF GARDEN DREAMS

Hundisburg palace and ba- roque garden

CONTACT PARTNER: Felicitas Remmert Branch Manager Garden dreams are a glimpse of paradise on earth. You can experience this on a Gartenträume – Historische gondola trip through the Wörlitz Gardens. The castle shines bright on the lake, Parks in Sachsen-Anhalt e. V. a warm breeze blows softly through Germany's first English Garden. No other Tessenowstr. 3 region in the federal republic offers this range of historical parks - with traces 39114 Magdeburg of Baroque splendour in Blankenburg and Hundisburg. With landscapes of the Tel. +49 (0) 391 5934252 world in the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm and with rich botanical abundance info@gartentraeume- in the Europa-Rosarium Sangerhausen or in the Elbauenpark in Magdeburg. And sachsen-anhalt.de the anticipation has already begun: 2020 will be cause for celebration! The 50 www.gartentraeume- parks and gardens invite you to “20 Years of Garden Dreams” in Saxony-Anhalt. sachsen-anhalt.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS:

EUROPA-ROSARIUM DESSAU-WÖRLITZ ELBAUENPARK SANGERHAUSEN GARDEN REALM MAGDEBURG

The largest rose collection in the world World culture as far as the eye can see: The paradisiac Elbauenpark is on the is located in the Europa-Rosarium in palaces, parks and smaller structures eastern bank of the Elbe, harmoniously Sangerhausen. Today it comprises more form landscape art of international located in the meadow landscape. Gar- than 8,600 different rose varieties and standing. Strolling, walking, gondolas dens with various designs invite you to species. and cycling for lovers of the outdoors. explore the park.

You find other garden dreams at: www.gartentraeume-sachsen-anhalt.de GARDEN DREAMS - HISTORICAL PARKS IN SAXONY ANHALT | GROUP OFFERS 15

GIANT TREES AND BAUMKUCHEN - TRADITIONAL ALTMARK HIGHLIGHTS!

DISCOVER THE ALTMARK REGION in all its beauty. Enjoy the PRICE FROM: real Salzwedel Baumkuchen. Marvel at garden art in the 7 Krumke Palace Garden with century-old giant trees and box 139.00 /p.p. in a double hedges. Discover a bubbling waterfall in Tangerhütte city room from 4 169.00 park and the fragrant herb garden of Jerichow Monastery. in a single room And let yourself be amazed by the old imperial town of Tan- germünde. PERIOD: April to October SERVICES :: 1 night/breakfast in Tangermünde :: Visit to the DURATION: 2 days transparent Baumkuchen factory in Salzwedel incl. tasting :: Coffee break in the Krumke Palace Garden :: Lunch and din- GROUPS: BOOKING: ner in Tangermünde :: Tangermünde city tour :: Guided tour from10 people Tangermünder Tourismusbüro of Tangerhütte city park :: Visit to Jerichow Monastery with Markt 2 Monastery gardens 39590 Tangermünde Tel. +49 (0) 39322 22393 [email protected] www.tourismus-tangermuende.de Hundisburg palace and ba- roque garden GARDEN ART IN THE BÖRDE REGION IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT you can find a jewel in the mid- PRICE FROM: dle of the Magdeburg Börde region: Hundisburg palace with 7 its baroque garden. Garden art straight out of a picture book. 78.00 /p.p. in a double The parks in Burg (near Magdeburg) will still remain a popu- room from 4 98.00 lar attraction even after the State Garden Show in 2018. The in a single room small city is surrounded by gardens. What would Magdeburg be without Elbauenpark? It is an attraction and an oasis for all ages. With the Millennium Tower and the butterfly house. PERIOD: April to October DURATION: 2 days SERVICES :: 1 night/breakfast in the 4* Ratswaage Hotel Magdeburg incl. large breakfast :: Tour of Hundisburg palace BOOKING: and park :: City tour of Burg (near Magdeburg) :: Admission GROUPS: Hotel Ratswaage Magdeburg to the Elbauenpark in Magdeburg :: Lunch in the restaurant From 20 people Ratswaageplatz 1-4 of the Millennium Tower in Elbauenpark 39104 Magdeburg Tel. +49 (0) 391 5926193 BUS PARKING [email protected] SPACE: yes www.ratswaage.de

TOUR ON THE HISTORY OF THE MAGDEBURG ELBAUENPARK

ELBAUENPARK is not only one of the most beautiful gardens PRICE FROM: in the country, but also one of the most exciting. The history 7 of the 95-hectare plot could hardly be more eventful. In 1908, 10.00 /p.p. Hans Grade succeeded in carrying out the first engine-pow- 4 ered flight here. For a long time, the area was used for mili- reduced 6.00/p.p. tary purposes, and was first turned into a unique nature and culture park in 1999.

SERVICES :: Admission to the Elbauenpark :: Tour by expert PERIOD: April to October, park guides :: The park guides of Elbauenpark take you to the daily most interesting sites of the past, present and future and as- DURATION: BOOKING: tonish you with some almost unbelievable facts. You can take approx. 2 hours MVGM GmbH the tour on Shank's pony or make yourself comfortable on Tessenowstr. 5a the Elbauen-EXPRESS (extra cost for the Elbauen-EXPRESS). GROUPS: 39114 Magdeburg from10 people Tel. +49 (0)391 5934548 [email protected] BUS PARKING www.mvgm.de SPACE: yes 16 GARDEN DREAMS - HISTORICAL PARKS IN SAXONY ANHALT | GROUP OFFERS

WÖRLITZ - A GONDOLA TRIP ACROSS WÖRLITZ LAKE AND ALONG THE CANALS “IT IS NOW ENDLESSLY BEAUTIFUL HERE. As we wandered PRICE FROM: among the lakes, canals and forests yesterday evening, I was 7 deeply moved by the way in which the gods had allowed the 10.00 /p.p. Prince to create all around him a dream. When one strolls Groups from 15 peo- through it, it is like the telling of a fairy tale...” ple 4 9.00 /p.p. Goethe’s lines to Mrs von Stein put into words that which is almost indescribable. PERIOD: 01 Apr to 31 Oct Gondola trips still invite people today to discover SERVICES :: DURATION: 45 min. the Wörlitz landscape garden. During a gondola trip across BOOKING: Wörlitz Lake and along the canals, as Prince Franz experi- GROUPS: Tourismusgesellschaft enced, you can find out how the Wörlitz landscape park came from15 people Wörlitz-Oranienbaum mbH into being. From the water, you can see particular perspec- Förstergasse 26 tives and viewpoints of the first garden complex on the 06785 Oranienbaum-Wörlitz European mainland designed in an English style. Gliding on Tel. +49 (0) 34905 31009 the water in a gondola is an atmospheric experience. [email protected] BUS PARKING SPACE: yes www.woerlitz-oranienbaum.de

RELAXING LIKE THE BAUHAUS MASTERS - DESSAU AND WÖRLITZ

IN DESSAU, the Bauhaus movement lived its blossoming PRICE FROM: period. This world culture can still be admired today in its 7 original designs in the Bauhaus building and the Masters’ 39.50 /p.p. Houses. The new Bauhaus museum will be opening in the autumn of 2019. And if you’ve experienced enough architec- ture, you can drive out to the Wörlitz Gardens like the Bau- PERIOD: haus Masters and let yourself be lulled by gondolas through April to September the unique park landscape. DURATION: 1 day

SERVICES :: Tour of the Bauhaus in Dessau and the Masters’ Houses :: Admission to the Dessau Bauhaus Museum (prob- GROUPS: From 25 people BOOKING: ably from autumn 2019) :: Lunch in Wörlitz Sachsen Incoming GmbH :: Gondola trip through Wörlitz landscape park Bergstraße 7a 08309 Eibenstock Tel. +49 (0)37752 69339 [email protected] www.sachsen-incoming.com

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH AND GARDEN DREAMS - BAD SCHMIEDEBERG AND ALTJESSNITZ

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARKS in the Düben Heath is PRICE FROM: the spa garden in Bad Schmiedeberg. Flowering highlights 7 are the rose garden and the magnolia grove, features of the 39.00 /p.p. moor and herb grove. Water wading in the Kneipp centre is a must - what a treat! The oldest and largest German baroque labyrinth in Altjeßnitz also promises great fun: 125 paths lead PERIOD: to its centre. April to September DURATION: 1 day SERVICES :: Tour through the Bad Schmiedeberg spa garden :: Visit to the Kneipp therapy centre in the spa garden :: Lunch in Bad Schmiedeberg :: Tour through the baroque labyrinth GROUPS: from25 people BOOKING: in Altjeßnitz with the park church () Sachsen Incoming GmbH Bergstraße 7a 08309 Eibenstock Tel. +49 (0)37752 69339 [email protected] www.sachsen-incoming.com 17

BEAUTIFUL: WERNIGERODE AND THE HARZ MONASTERIES

WERNIGERODE, the colourful city in the Harz, is one of the PRICE FROM: most popular destinations in Saxony-Anhalt. There is a beau- 7 tiful view of the Brocken from Wernigerode Castle and the 160.00 /p.p. in a double castle gardens. Wernigerode Bürgerpark fascinates with its room miniature park. Drübeck Abbey and Michaelstein Abbey pro- vide a wonderful contrast to the bustling city. The well-tend- ed abbey gardens are a delight for the eyes and ears. PERIOD: May to October DURATION: SERVICES :: 1 night/breakfast in Wernigerode :: a Harz-style 2 days three-course-menu in Wernigerode :: Admission to Wer- nigerode Castle and to the Bürgerpark with Wernigerode GROUPS: BOOKING: miniature park :: Visit and tour of Drübeck Abbey :: can be from2 people Wernigerode Tourismus GmbH additionally booked (price on request): 1 night/breakfast in Marktplatz 10 Wernigerode :: Tour and visit of Michaelstein Abbey 38855 Wernigerode Tel. +49 (0) 3943 5537835 [email protected] www.wernigerode-tourismus.de

MOONLIT TOUR IN THE CASTLE GARDENS

SO ATMOSPHERIC: the baroque castle gardens of Blank- PRICE FROM: enburg enchant at night with the illuminated fountain in 7 adults the terrace garden of the Small Palace, with the mystical 6.50 (with holiday ticket Neptune grotto and the gleaming feathers in the pheasant voucher: 4 5.00), garden. The garden tour in the moonlight and bright starry children 4 4 (with sky becomes a uniquely romantic experience holiday ticket voucher: 4 3.50) SERVICES :: Moonlit tour PERIOD: May - September, Wednesdays 9 p.m. DURATION: 1 hour BOOKING: Touristinformation Blankenburg (Harz) GROUPS: Schnappelberg 6 min. 2 people, group bookings 38889 Blankenburg (Harz) individually Tel. +49 (0) 3944 36226-0 [email protected] BUS PARKING www.blankenburg-tourismus.de SPACE: yes, 50 m

AN EXPERIENCE FOR THE SENSES - EUROPA-ROSARIUM

EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF BLOSSOMS in the Europa-Rosari- PRICE FROM: um, the world’s largest rose collection with over 8,600 differ- 7 ent rose varieties and species on an area of 13 ha! Enjoy the 12.00 /p.p. unique variety of fragrances and colours of millions of rose blossoms. Around 300 different, rare tree and bush varieties PERIOD: build the stage for an inimitable splendour of roses. You can June to August, dif- look forward to the blooming sea of roses and experience the ferent prices in other unparalleled beauty of this unique gene bank. periods DURATION: approx. 1.5 - 2 hours, plus SERVICES :: Admission to the Europa-Rosarium :: expert tour individual time by a trained rosarium guide BOOKING: GROUPS: min. 20 people, no Rosenstadt Sangerhausen GmbH upper limit. From 50 Am Rosengarten 2a people the group is 06526 Sangerhausen separated Tel. +49 (0) 3464 589824 [email protected] BUS PARKING SPACE: yes www.sangerhausen-tourist.de 18 THE MUSIC STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT

THE MUSIC STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT

Brilliant composers such as Handel, Bach, Telemann, Schütz and Fasch - to name just a few - were born in central Germany and spent some of their life here. But avant-garde artists, singer-songwriters, sound experimentalists and musical trendsetters of our times shape the music scene of the federal state just as much today. Therefore, in honour of these composers, a number of high-quality music events and diverse festivals are held in our federal state every year.

But also music festivals such as the global music festival – akkordeon akut!, the Witten- berg Renaissance Music Festival, the Festival Klänge im Raum or SINUS~TON MAGDE- BURG are part of the Saxony-Anhalt music scene and make our selection more colourful and richer. Welcome to musical delight in Saxony-Anhalt!

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CARL LOEWE FESTIVAL HEINRICH SCHÜTZ MUSIC FESTIVAL Löbejün Weißenfels and 19 Apr - 21 Apr 2019 04 - 13 Oct 2019 | 02 - 11 Oct 2020 The Carl Loewe Festival has been held in the birth He is regarded as a great composer of Lutheran town of the composer, Löbejün, since 2002. The church music and the “father of modern music”. 7th Carl Loewe Festival in April 2019 concentrates In October, world-renowned artists such as young specifically on Carl Loewe’s150 th anniversary of up-and-coming artists present a varied and finely death (who died on 20 April 1869) with a focus on structured programme in his honour every year. his church music work. Please find the detailed The authentic concert locations of the Heinrich events programme on our website! Schütz Music Festival in Weißenfels and Zeitz such as the unique cultural landscape of the district Contact: of also promise a special expe- Internationale Carl-Loewe-Gesellschaft e.V. rience. In 2019, the RIAS Chamber Choir, one of Carl Loewe Museum the world’s best vocal ensemble of our times, will Am Kirchhof 2 incorporate the sound world of the 17th centu- 06193 Wettin-Löbejün ry with the music of our times as the artist in www.carl-loewe-gesellschaft.de residence. In 2020, Rinaldo Alessandrini and his top-class Concerto Italiano will be a guest of the Schütz Music Festival again as a celebrated star of HANDEL FESTIVAL the early music scene. Halle (Saale) 31 May - 16 Jun 2019 | 29 May - 14 Jun 2020 Contact: Since 1922, the Handel Festival has impressed Heinrich Schütz Musikfest c/o Mitteldeutsche Barockmusik e.V. Michaelstein 15 38889 Blankenburg www.schütz-musikfest.de

IMPULS FESTIVAL FOR NEW MUSIC Halle, Dessau, Magdeburg October, November

music lovers from all over the world in the home town of the great baroque composer with opera productions, oratorio performances and concerts. Over 100 top-class events and a unique environ- ment full of atmospheric and charming perfor- mance varieties, including authentic venues such as the Marktkirche, Handel’s baptistery, give the festival its reputation. This remarkable setting as well as international stars of the baroque music Discovering the variety of New Music! Concerts scene attract tens of thousands of visitors to Halle in October and November, including in Halle, every year - a city where Handel not only was born, Dessau and Magdeburg, with the six orchestras but also where Handel is still kept alive today. of Saxony-Anhalt, young musicians, composers, actors, authors and other artists. Contact: Stiftung Händel-Haus Contact: Große Nikolaistraße 5 Netzwerk IMPULS 06108 Halle (Saale) c/o Zentrum www.haendelfestspiele-halle.de Ebertallee 63 06846 Dessau www.impulsfestival.de 20 THE MUSIC STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT

INTERNATIONAL FASCH FESTIVAL KÖTHEN BACH FESTIVAL Zerbst Köthen 11 - 14 Apr 2019 30 - 06 Sep 2020 In the 18th century, the Anhalt residential city of In his time as a court conductor, Bach created Zerbst was the place of activity of one of the most many of his most famous works. In order to pre- important composers of the time: Johann Frie- serve the memory of this great artist and to pro- drich Fasch. As the court conductor, Fasch was very mote young up-and-coming talents, the Köthen musically active and, although many of his works Bach Festival and the National Bach Competition were lost, he left behind a collection of works for young pianists are held in Köthen annually which is still impressive today. The Fasch festival in alternation. The Köthen Bach Festival is con- is held here in April every two years in honour of sidered an international festival with a familiar the former court conductor. The city takes centre atmosphere. The former castle complex and the stage with its baroque town hall, the churches almost fully restored Köthen old town invite you and the castle. Furthermore, events will be held in to unwind. A castle festival attracts sightseers and and around attractive performance locations. families, while short concerts at many historical venues invite you to authentic musical entertain- Contact: ment and to surprising discoveries. Many interna- Internationale Fasch-Gesellschaft e. V. tional artists spend an entire week in Köthen, and PF 1113, 39251 Zerbst/Anhalt local actors and clubs get involved. www.fasch.net Contact: Köthener BachGesellschaft mbH 25TH MAGDEBURG TELEMANN FESTIVAL Prinzessinnenhaus, Schlossplatz 5 Magdeburg 06366 Köthen 13 - 22 Mar 2020 www.bachfesttage.de Since 1962, the Magdeburg Telemann Festival has reminded us of Georg Philipp Telemann in the birthplace of this brilliant composer. Concerts GLOBAL MUSIC FESTIVAL – AKKORDEON AKUT! in the Gothic cathedral, in the Johanniskirche, in Halle (Saale) the Romanesque Monastery of Our Lady or in the October / November 2018 and 2019 Schinkelsches Gesellschaftshaus in the Kloster Almost a one-person orchestra, the accordion Berge garden invite you to musical journeys soon spread around the world in the 19th centu- through time. Telemann’s representative works ry. Today, it is an integral part of various regional will be presented with international stars. music traditions: from the French musette to the Brazilian forró, the Argentinian tango and the Af- Sunday music sessions (September – April, rican-Asian betsileo, this jack-of-all-trades finally every 1st Sunday, 11 a.m., Gesellschaftshaus) found its way into jazz, classical music and new music. This fascinating variety can be experienced Contact: first hand and at the highest standards at the Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage akkordeon akut! festival. Annual original produc- c/o Zentrum für Telemann-Pflege tions with international stars from jazz, pop and und -Forschung classical music are a special feature here. With Schönebecker Str. 129 its unique theme, the akkordeon akut! festival 39104 Magdeburg attracts visitors to Halle from all around Germany www.telemann.org every year.

Contact: Cultus@Cultura e.V. Kirchnerstr. 16 06112 Halle (Saale) www.global-music-festival.net 21

MICHAELSTEIN ABBEY CONCERTS Blankenburg all year round on various dates Music in Michaelstein has been a tradition for more than 50 years. Whether in concerts and workshops, in the modernly designed music exhi- bition “KlangZeitRaum” (SoundTimeSpace), in the setting of historical abbey rooms or the new con- cert hall in the music barn: music resounds from all corners of the former Cistercian monastery. The MELT FESTIVAL special feature of Michaelstein Abbey concerts: Ferropolis “early music” with world-famous artists and a spe- 19 – 21 Jul 2019 | July 2020 cifically developed programme. This is popularly FERROPOLIS, the “city of iron”: Industrial history presented in crossovers, on historical instruments and music culture form a unique blend in the and with acclaimed baroque music. FERROPOLIS arena. The big festivals melt! and splash are held Contact: every year in July. Internationally renowned and Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt the most important festivals in Europe of their Kloster Michaelstein kind. The unusual setting is also the stage of fa- Musikakademie | Museum mous artists: Metallica, Die Ärzte, Die Toten Hosen, Michaelstein 3 Björk, Kylie Minogue, The XX, Marteria, Helene 38889 Blankenburg (Harz) Fischer, Peter Maffay, Udo Lindenberg or Herbert www.kloster-michaelstein.de Grönemeyer - they all turn FERROPOLIS into the music adventure mine. WERNIGERODE CASTLE FESTIVAL Contact: Wernigerode Ferropolis GmbH annually from July to September Ferropolisstraße 1 Each year, the colourful city in the Harz attracts 06773 Gräfenhainichen around 3,000 visitors from the country and www.ferropolis.de abroad from July to September. The irresistible www.meltfestival.de combination of nature and culture constitutes the special appeal of the Wernigerode Castle Festival: young and highly talented singers at the start of MERSEBURG ORGAN DAYS their careers and the Wernigerode Philharmonic Merseburg Chamber Orchestra guided by Music Director 14 – 22 Sep 2019 | 5 – 13 Sep 2020 Christian Fitzner shape the opera and concert eve- For over four decades, the Merseburg Organ Days nings at Wernigerode Castle. A brilliant highlight have attracted music lovers in the first half of are the final concerts that take place on the last September every year to the Merseburg Cathe- weekend in August. dral with its great Ladegast organ, an instrument of paramount importance in music history. Thus Contact: composed his most significant organ Philharmonisches Kammerorchester works specifically for the or- Wernigerode GmbH gan, which is since considered the great organ of Heltauer Platz 1 the Romanticism period. Internationally renowned 38855 Wernigerode organists, famous orchestras as well as well- www.pkow.de known soloists and choirs have made the organ festival known beyond the borders of the region.

Contact: Freundeskreis Musik und Denkmalpflege in Kirch- en des Merseburger Landes e. V. Dompropstei 2 06217 Merseburg www.merseburger-orgeltage.de 22 THE ROMANESQUE ROAD

THE ROMANESQUE ROAD

Collegiate Convent Church St. Servatius with the Quedlin-

CONTACT PARTNER: Andrea Meyer 2019: Quedlinburg celebrates! The UNESCO World Heritage City of Quedlin- “Romanesque Road“ burg celebrates a world-class event: an incredible 1100 years ago, the duke of project coordinator Saxony, Henry I, was crowned king of the of the German Tourismusverband Nation here in the Harz foreland. With the coronation, he became the succes- Sachsen-Anhalt e. V. sor of . Quedlinburg, one of the highlights of the Romanesque Danzstraße 1 Road, celebrates this jubilee with an exciting events programme. More infor- 39104 Magdeburg mation at: www.strassederromanik.de Tel. +49 (0) 391 7384315 [email protected] www.strassederromanik.de

TRAVEL Event highlights 2018: HIGHLIGHTS: www.strassederromanik.de

MONASTERIES ART LOCATIONS UNDER LARGE ON THE ROMANESQUE ON THE ROMANESQUE ARCHES ON THE ROAD ROAD ROMANESQUE ROAD

Where life is (/was) shaped by orders, When art meets faith, like in the Hal- Festivals and event highlights on the rules and rituals, like in the Jerichow berstadt cathedral treasure. Romanesque Road. Monastery. THE ROMANESQUE ROAD | GROUP OFFERS 23

CULTURE LOVERS MONASTERY TOUR TRIAD

DISCOVER, IN A MUSEUM TRIAD, the history of the white PRICE FROM: monks of Michaelstein, their blossoming dishes and fragrant 7 medicines or the secret of music. Hearing and fragrance ex- 6.00 /p.p. (red. 4 4); children periences, special insights into almost 900 years of cultural up to 6 y.o. free heritage. A varied museum for the whole family. PERIOD: SERVICES :: In 90 entertaining minutes, you can experience May – September the noble and simple architecture of the cloister and the Wednesday 2 - 3:30 cloister rooms, which largely correspond to the ideal plan p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. - of a Cistercian abbey :: In the constantly greening gardens, 12.30 p.m. DURATION: you can find out the significance of plants as a cure and the 90 minutes BOOKING: variety of food on the monks’ table :: In the impressive music Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt exhibition “KlangZeitRaum” (SoundTimeSpace), you can trace GROUPS: Kloster Michaelstein back the secret of music. Let yourself be inspired by a sound from 10 people Michaelstein 15 and light show or to play yourself. FREE SPACE: yes 38889 Blankenburg (Harz) Tel. +49 (0) 3944 903033 BUS PARKING www.kloster-michaelstein.de SPACE: yes

Collegiate Convent Church St. MEMLEBEN ABBEY AND IMPERIAL PALACE Servatius with the Quedlin- THE TOUR OF THE PLACE OF DEATH of emperor Otto the PRICE FROM: Great informs you on the historical background of the abbey. 7 A highlight is the late-Romanesque crypt. In the abbey 8.50 /p.p. garden you can find out interesting facts on the everyday life of Benedictine monks. You can visit various exhibitions individually. PERIOD: 13 Mar – 31 Oct, daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. SERVICES :: Admission and tour of the abbey complex in DURATION: Memleben, individual visit of the approx. 2 h exhibition areas

BOOKING: NOTE :: limited accessibility GROUPS: from20 people Museum Kloster und FREE SPACE: Memleben from 30 people 1 free Thomas-Müntzer-Straße 48 space 06642 Kaiserpfalz OT Memleben Tel. +49 (0)34672 60274 BUS PARKING www.kloster-memleben.de SPACE: yes

NEUENBURG CASTLE

NEUENBURG CASTLE is the Thuringian landgraves’ largest PRICE FROM: fortress, a unique late-Romanesque double chapel with a 7 fortress and castle museum, a wine museum, a clock mu- 6.50 /p.p. admission seum and the “children’s chambers”. The presence of Saint group; with Elizabeth of Thuringia at Neuenburg in the years 1224/25 was tour 4 8.00 documented. The significant Romanesque double chapel was (Date: January 2018, completed during her lifetime, and was then also dedicated subject to revision!) to her in the late .

SERVICES :: We recommend joining a castle tour and letting DURATION: yourself be guided by our experienced and competent em- approx. 50 minutes BOOKING: ployees on a tour of the mighty Neuenburg complex. GROUPS: Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt A tour is approx. 50 minutes long, and on it you will discover from10 people Museum Schloss Neuenburg the comings and goings of Thuringian landgraves, interest- Schloss 1 ing aspects of the construction history and the peculiarities 06632 Freyburg of the late Romanesque double chapel. Tel. +49 (0)34464 35530 [email protected]

Other group offers can be booked at: www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de/angebote 24 THE ROMANESQUE ROAD | GROUP OFFERS

ROMANESQUE MAGDEBURG – A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN THE GERMAN MIDDLE AGES

THE STATE CAPITAL OF SAXONY-ANHALT is the centre and, at PRICE FROM: the same time, the starting and finishing point of the north- 7 ern and southern route of the Romanesque Road. Celebrate 175.00 /p.p. Group the 25th jubilee and travel through the 1,200-year history of plus 4 3.00 /p.p. the former medieval metropolis. Let yourself be captivated by Monastery ad- the impressive cathedral, and visit one of the best preserved mission, Foreign Romanesque complexes - the art museum in the Monastery language surcharge: 4 20.00/hour of Our Lady.

PERIOD: SERVICES :: City exploration - out and about on the Roman- all year round, except esque Road in Magdeburg: On this city tour through the ca- Mondays and Tues- thedral district, experience the striking works of Romanesque days BOOKING: history, the and the art museum in the DURATION: Tourist Information Magdeburg Monastery of Our Lady with a tour inside. The info centre in 2.5 h Breiter Weg 22 the Romanesque house is the starting point of the tour. GROUPS: 39104 Magdeburg max. 25 people Tel. +49 (0) 391 63601-402 [email protected]

“ROMANESQUE TREASURES”

LET YOURSELF BE AMAZED by the Romanesque buildings in PRICE FROM: Halberstadt! Travel on the Romanesque Road and experience 7 the historical timber frame buildings. The cathedral, which 118.00 /p.p. in a double is open to visitors today, was built between 1236 and 1486 room in ***hotel, sin- in the style of French cathedrals. 290 medieval stained glass gle room surcharge paintings shine in the windows of the cathedral choir. A sig- 4 30.00 nificant decoration piece is the monumental triumphal rood 4 134.00/p.p. in made around 1210, a masterpiece by medieval wood carvers. ****hotel, single room

SERVICES :: 2 nights/breakfast :: Information folder :: City PERIOD: tour :: Tour of the Romanesque Church of Our Lady :: Tour of all year round the John Cage organ art project :: Combined museum ticket DURATION: BOOKING: 3 days Halberstadt Information FREE SPACE: Hinter dem Rathause 6 from20 people 38820 Halberstadt Tel. +49 (0) 3941 551815 BUS PARKING [email protected] SPACE: yes

JERICHOW MONASTERY - THE OLDEST BRICK BUILDING IN NORTH GERMANY

THE JERICHOW MONASTERY, located north of Magdeburg, PRICE FROM: was a monastery of the Premonstratensian order in the Mid- 7 dle Ages and is regarded as the oldest brick building in North 4.50 /p.p. admission Germany. The uniqueness of the complex lies in its austere plus 4 2.00 beauty and in the virtually unchanged Romanesque form tour fee of the monastery. A monastery museum and a monastery garden with raised-bed and flat-bed areas welcome you for PERIOD: a visit. April – Oct. daily 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nov – Mar Tue – Sun, 10 SERVICES :: Tour: A tour of Jerichow Monastery provides you a.m. – 4 p.m. , closed with exciting insights into the history and significance of 24 Dec – 8 Jan the medieval monastery, as well as how the complex is used DURATION: BOOKING: up to this day. While on a tour through the halls of the old 60 minutes Stiftung Kloster Jerichow cloister and the minster, you can discover GROUPS: Am Kloster 1 interesting facts about the Premonstratensians, who built from15 people 39319 Jerichow the monastery, lived here for centuries and worked in the Tel. +49 (0) 39343 285 region. The architecture and sculpture gives you a deep im- BUS PARKING www.stiftung-kloster-jerichow.de SPACE: yes 25

DRÜBECK ABBEY SERVICES :: Monastery tours: The tour of the more than PRICE FROM: a thousand-year-old minster moves each guest deeply. 7 The following stroll through the romantic gardens of the 3.50 /p.p. Regular monas- and passes a café and a monastery shop. tery tour :: Regular monastery tour April – October Tuesday – Saturday 2 p.m., Sundays and holidays, 11 and 2 p.m. :: Group tour upon PERIOD: arrangement and tours in period costume of abbess Christi- all year round ane Eleonore zu -Wernigerode (1723-1786) or lantern DURATION: tour :: Group tour: € 35.00 /up to 10 people plus € 3.50 for 1.5 h every other person Period costume or lantern tour: € 45.00 / :: GROUPS: up to 10 people plus € 4.50 for every other person max. 50 people BOOKING: Evangelisches Zentrum BUS PARKING Kloster Drübeck SPACE: yes Klostergarten 6 38871 OT Drübeck Tel. +49 (0) 39452 94-334 www.kloster-druebeck.de

MERSEBURG CATHEDRAL

THE GREAT MEDIEVAL SIGNIFICANCE of the former palati- PRICE FROM: nate and bishop city is still evident today in the impressive 7 ensemble of Merseburg cathedral and castle. The retable, 9.00 /p.p. sculptures, epitaphs, paintings and manuscripts, including the famous Merseburg Incantations, presented in the cathe- dral and cathedral treasure are of particular cultural-histori- PERIOD: all year round cal importance. The Romantic Ladegast organ offers a special DURATION: kind of listening experience. 60 min.

SERVICES :: Tour of the cathedral - the secret of the Roman- esque period: There is nothing more exciting than the con- GROUPS: struction of a cathedral - this is as much the case today as it min. 15 people, BOOKING: was 1000 years ago. What important rules then determined max. 35 people FREE SPACE: Merseburger Dom the construction process? Were there building plans and tour guide or bus Domplatz 7 architects? How did cranes and scaffolding work? The tour driver free 06217 Merseburg takes you past the westwork to the crypt and the crossing in Tel. +49 (0) 3461 210045 the centre of the church, where the tomb of Rudolf of Swabia BUS PARKING [email protected] is located. SPACE: yes

NAUMBURG CATHEDRAL

NAUMBURG CATHEDRAL of St. Peter and St. Paul is a pop- PRICE FROM: ular visitors’ attraction on the Romanesque Road. With the 7 cloister, the cathedral gardens and the surrounding Cu- 9.00 /p.p. ria buildings, it forms one of the prominent architectural ensembles in central Germany. The late Romanesque-early PERIOD: Gothic cathedral is especially world famous for the works of November – Febru- the so-called Naumburg Master, who created the founder ary, (bookable only outside of opening figures of the west choir, including Uta von Naumburg, and hours) the west rood screen with the reliefs of the Passion. DURATION: 60 min.

SERVICES :: The torch-lit tour: Through light and dark, sound GROUPS: BOOKING: and silence, warmth and cold, we whisk you off to the min. 15 people, Naumburger Dom Romanesque period. Climb down with us into the cathedral max. 35 people FREE SPACE: Domplatz 16/17 crypt wrapped in candlelight, marvel at the Romanesque tour guide or bus 06618 Naumburg crucifix from1160/70 , handed down from the construction driver free Tel. +49 (0) 3445 2301-133 period of the first cathedral. Listen to the liturgical songs, dis- [email protected] cover the remarkable architectural elements of the Roman- BUS PARKING esque period in the shining light. SPACE: yes

Other group offers can be booked at: www.sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de/angebote 26 HENRY I AND THE WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF QUEDLINBURG

HENRY I AND THE WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF QUEDLIN- BURG

CONTACTS: Stiftskirche St. Servaii Castle museum Domschatz Quedlinburg Schlossberg 1 Schlossberg 1g 06484 Quedlinburg 06484 Quedlinburg Tel. +49 (0) 3946 905681 Tel. +49 (0) 3946 709900 Fax +49 (0) 3946 905689 Fax +49 (0) 3946 524379 schlossmuseum@ quedlinburg@ quedlinburg.de Special exhibitions on the occasion die-domschaetze.de www.quedlinburg.de of the 1100th anniversary of Henry I’s coronation. www.die-domschaetze.de

Who was this Henry? What makes impressive church treasure from OPENING HOURS: this figure so relevant today? Why two millennia. The exhibition “In April - October: Tue-Sat 10 a.m. – 6 is he so closely linked to Quedlin- the beginning was the tomb” is p.m., Sun/holidays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., burg? The museum on the castle conceived as a memorial site of the last entry 5:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. on con- hill holds the special exhibition early period of the monastery and cert Saturdays); November – March: Tue-Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sun/holidays “919 - suddenly king - Henry I the development of the collegiate 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., last entry 3:30 p.m., in Quedlinburg” and provides convent church. Both special exhi- closed on 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 01 Jan answers to these questions in a bitions receive interested visitors varied and interactive museum ex- from 19 May 2019 to 2 February NOTE: hibition. Visitors can take a virtual 2020. Please be aware that due to various journey through time and find out events (prayer, wedding, concert, etc.) there can occasionally be short-term interesting facts from the “Living adjustments of the opening hours Book”. on individual days. You can find the latest information on this at our The Collegiate Convent Church contact details above. St. Servatius hosts king Henry I’s burial site and is not least an ADMISSION PRICE (DATE 03/18): 4 6.00 p. p. Collegiate Convent artistic and cultural-historical gem Church on the Romanesque Road with an 4 4.50 p. p. castle museum HENRY I AND THE WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF QUEDLINBURG | GROUP OFFERS 27

QUEDLINBURG EVENING PROGRAMME A MEAD RECEPTION awaits you in the inner courtyard of PRICE FROM: the booked hotel with musical accompaniment (medieval 7 supporting musical programme) - only with nice weather, 22.50 /p.p. alternatively reception in the hotel. Then the buffet is opened (not included in the programme price). Later on, the night watchman picks you up for a small tour. He will tell you sto- ries from his life. PERIOD: April - October SERVICES :: Mead reception :: medieval supporting musical bookable daily programme :: Night watchman tour

BOOKING: Quedlinburg-Tourismus- Marketing GmbH Markt 4 GROUPS: 06484 Quedlinburg from 20 people Tel. +49 (0) 03946 905-626/-628 www.quedlinburg.de

EXPERIENCING QUEDLINBURG (DAYTIME PROGRAMME)

YOU START THE DAY with a city tour “On the traces of the PRICE FROM: Ottonians”. The tour takes you to the Church of St. Wiperti 7 incl. crypt of St. Wiperti and through the historical city centre. 39.00 /p.p. This is followed by a fortifying lunch - jacket potato buffet in the café “” (unique in Germany, seven interconnected timber frame buildings). Once invigorated, you can continue the city tour towards the castle hill. Here you can then visit the current special exhibitions “919 - suddenly king - Henry PERIOD: all year round, I in Quedlinburg” in the castle museum as well as “In the Tuesday - Sunday beginning was the tomb” in the Collegiate Convent Church bookable St. Servatius. BOOKING: Quedlinburg-Tourismus- SERVICES :: City tour “On the traces of the Ottonians” incl. Marketing GmbH crypt and Church of St. Wiperti, Münzenberg museum and GROUPS: Markt 4 incl. historical city centre and castle hill :: Jacket potato buf- from 20 people 06484 Quedlinburg fet in the café Roland :: Admission/ tour - special exhibitions Tel. +49 (0) 03946 905-626/-628 in the Collegiate Convent Church St. Servatius and in the www.quedlinburg.de castle museum 28 LUTHER – CRADLE OF THE REFORMATION

CRADLE OF THE REFORMATION

View of the famous theses door on the castle church in Wittenberg.

CONTACT: Stiftung Luthergedenkstät- Martin Luther - this name is inextricably linked to Saxony-Anhalt. ten in Sachsen-Anhalt Collegienstraße 54 Saxony-Anhalt was Luther’s home and is the cradle of the Reformation. Martin 06886 Lutherstadt Luther was born here, he lived here, and the great reformer Wittenberg died here. The Reformation’s ideas changed Europe and found followers in the Tel. +49 (0) 3491 42030 entire world. Luther’s life and work can still be discovered today in the original [email protected] setting of the Reformation. Be it in Lutherstadt Eisleben, Halle (Saale), Mans- feld-Lutherstadt or Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Luther can be experienced in www.martinluther.de Saxony Anhalt. Get to know Martin Luther’s most important locations on our wonderful tour.

360° PANORAMA BY YADEGAR ASISI LU- CONTACT AND BOOKING: THER 1517 asisi Panorama LUTHER 1517 Lutherstraße 41-42 In the 360° panorama LUTHER 1517 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg by the artist Yadegar Asisi, you can Tel. +49 (0) 3491 45949 10 [email protected] experience big and small events that have shaped the world until Contact partner for group tours: today on 15 x 75 meters. Surrounded Ines Mann by an elaborate light and sound www.wittenberg360.de show, the Wittenberg of the Reformation period comes to life OPENING HOURS: again. Experience the reformer, his All year round, daily from 10 a.m. to 6 followers and supporters as well as p.m.; different opening hours the impressive everyday reality of in case of special events at ordinary people at the beginning of www.wittenberg360.de a new age. PRICES: 4 11; 4 9 reduced; group ticket: 4 9 from 10 people LUTHER - CRADLE OF THE REFORMATION | GROUP OFFERS 29

LUTHER AND WINE - A DAY IN LUTHERSTADT EISLEBEN AND LAKE SÜẞER SEE

COME TO MANSFELD LAND and discover more about the PRICE FROM: former county of Mansfeld, the Mansfeld counts and the re- 7 former Martin Luther. Get to know his city of birth and death 45.00 /p.p. Lutherstadt Eisleben and Mansfeld Lutherstadt, where he lived for the second longest period of his life. Relax and round off the day with a good glass of local wine. PERIOD: SERVICES :: City tour of the historical old town of Lutherstadt 01 Apr - 10 Nov 2019 DURATION: Eisleben :: Mansfeld Land – tour with own bus and accompa- Daytime programme nied by a tour guide :: Lunch :: City tour through the alleys of Mansfeld Lutherstadt :: Visit to Mansfeld Castle :: Wine tasting on a vineyard around lake Süßer See. :: New: “A day GROUPS: from20 people in Luther’s cities Eisleben and Mansfeld” can also be booked 1ST FREE SPACE: BOOKING: with a similar programme. With this offer, you can experi- yes Tourist-Information Lutherstadt ence the cities of Eisleben and Mansfeld. Eisleben & Stadt Mansfeld e.V. [email protected] BUS PARKING www.lutherstaedte-eisleben-mansfeld.de SPACE: yes

ASISI PANORAMA: A 360 DEGREES REFORMATION EXPERIENCE

YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THREE DAYS IN WITTENBERG PRICE FROM: with accommodation in a hotel in Wittenberg old town! In 7 the Asisi panorama, marvel at the 360° view and discover the 119.00 /p.p. in a double old town on a trip on the choo-choo train. room, single room 4 169.00 /p.p. (guest SERVICES :: 2 x nights incl. breakfast buffet :: house), City hotel: 1 x admission to the Asisi panorama :: a trip on the old town 4 149.00/p.P. in a railway :: an Asisi souvenir :: Historical mile – double room brief city guide :: Offer subject to availability PERIOD: 01 Jan - 31 Jan 2020 BOOKING: NOTE :: the Asisi panorama is open every day all year round, DURATION: 3 days Tourist-Information the other museums are closed on Mondays from November GROUPS: Lutherstadt Wittenberg to March :: Offer does not apply for Luther’s from20 people Schlossplatz 2 Wedding or the Festival of Reformation FREE SPACE: 1 free 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg space from 20 Tel. +49 (0) 3491 498610/Fax -498611 [email protected] BUS PARKING SPACE: yes www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de

A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME THROUGH LUTHER’S WITTENBERG

TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME and experience the moving PRICE FROM: history of Lutherstadt Wittenberg from the 14th century to 7 the 21st century! Here you can plunge into the period of the 159.00 /p.p. in a double Ascanians, discover Wittenberg in Luther’s time, find out how room, 4 229.00/p.p. the Lutherstadt was arranged in the GDR period and learn in a single room why Wittenberg was and still is an important industrial loca- tion. A real journey through time awaits you! PERIOD: 01 Jan 2019–31 Dec 2020, (Nov. - March SERVICES :: 2 nights in a city hotel including breakfast :: 1 x only Tue to Sun) audio guide rental :: 1 x admission to the minster - Historical except Luther’s Wed- BOOKING: city information :: 1 x admission to the panorama “Luther ding and Festival of Tourist-Information 1517” :: 1 x admission to the house of history :: 1 x admission Reformation Lutherstadt Wittenberg to the “futurea” science centre :: Risk coverage certificate GROUPS: Schlossplatz 2 from20 people 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg FREE SPACE: Tel. +49 (0) 3491 498610/Fax -498611 1 free space from 20 [email protected] people, max. 2 free spaces per bus www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de 30 SKY PATHS

SKY PATHS SAXONY-ANHALT

Sky disc and other findings. ©LDA Sachsen-Anhalt, Juraj Lipták The sky paths take you to the exciting world of ar- chaeology and astronomy. SOLAR OBSERVATORY DOLMEN GODDESS OF LANGENEICHSTÄDT Five locations in Saxony-An- The imposing monument with halt invite you to inimitable a diameter of 70 meters is the ear- The Neolithic burial site is around liest archaeological evidence 5,000 years old. Alongside notable explorations in the past. of systematic sky observations. Like jewellery pieces made of animal The tourist route takes you 7,000 years ago, the course of the teeth, cooper, bones and amber, in sun can be observed in the facility the stone chamber there was also to exciting sites: the Arche again today. The staged celebra- a 1.76 m-long menhir, the so-called , the multimedia in- tions for the solstice and winter “dolmen goddess”. This testifies solstice are particularly spectacu- to the afterlife concepts of Stone formation centre on the sky lar. Age humans. Thus, for instance, disc, the State Museum of the smoothed traces on the sides indicate a religious use. Prehistory, the dolmen god- CONTACT: dess of Langeneichstädt, Informationszentrum Sonnenobservatorium Goseck CONTACT: the solar observatory in Schloss Goseck Warteverein e.V. Langeneichstädt Goseck and the ring sanc- Burgstraße 53, 06667 Goseck Bernhard Kaminsky www.sonnenobservatorium-goseck.info Tel. +49 (0) 34632 40168 tuary in Pömmelte. OPENING HOURS OPENING HOURS: Information centre: April to the site is freely accessible throughout October daily 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; November the year to March only upon registration or with a special tour; the solar observatory is freely accessible all year round. SKY PATHS | GROUP OFFERS 31

SKY DISC - THE ORIGINAL IN THE HALLE STATE MUSEUM (SAALE)

THE STATE MUSEUM OF PREHISTORY in Halle houses one of PRICE FROM: the most important archaeological collections in Europe. This 7 45.00 ba- also includes the Nebra sky disc: A room crowned by 70,000 sic price of tour (up stars contains the archaeological discovery of the century to 15 people), plus together with enclosed swords, axes and spiral bracelets. admission

SERVICES :: Expert tours of the exhibitions :: Permanent ex- PERIOD: Long-term hibition of the Nebra sky disc by one of the most important exhibition: per- and exciting archaeological exhibitions in central Europe :: manent, special Special exhibition: “Rings of power” (end of 2019 – approx. exhibition: approx. BOOKING: May 2020): The special exhibition examines the phenome- end of 2019 – approx. Landesmuseum non of “rings of power” around the magical ring of Paußnitz. May 2020 für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale) In case of large groups, several tours can be arranged at the TOUR: Richard-Wagner-Str. 9 , 06114 Halle (Saale) same time. max. 15 people / Tel. +49 (0) 345 5247-361 or -465, group, separated if besucherbetreuung@ lda.stk.sachsen-anhalt.de BUS PARKING SPACE: yes www.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de

EXPERIENCING THE SKY DISC - TOUR IN THE ARCHE NEBRA

THE ARCHE NEBRA tells the exciting story of the Nebra sky PRICE FROM: disc in the context of a modern, multimedia presentation. 7 /p.p. The 3,600-old sky disc is one of the most important archae- 35.00 basic tour price, plus ological findings that was unearthed in Saxony-Anhalt. It is admission: 4 8.50 4 Sky disc and other findings. regarded as the oldest concrete representation of the starry (April–Oct.) or 6.50 (Nov.–March) ©LDA Sachsen-Anhalt, sky worldwide, and has revolutionised our knowledge of the Bronze Age. Juraj Lipták PERIOD: all year round, April – SERVICES :: Tour through the permanent presentation on the October daily, history of the Nebra sky disc :: Planetarium show on the as- Nov. – March daily tronomical interpretation of the sky disc :: Optional: Nebra’s except Mondays BOOKING: special feature: Alongside the visitors’ centre, you can also DURATION: approx. Besucherzentrum Arche Nebra visit the site where the famous disc was found. You can best An der Steinklöbe 16 observe the outside area from a 30 m-high viewing tower. :: TOUR: max. 25 people, then group is 06642 Nebra Arche Nebra tour: approx. 35 minutes, show: approx. 22 min. separated Tel. +49 (0) 34461-25520 [email protected] BUS PARKING www.himmelsscheibe-erleben.de SPACE: yes

PÖMMELTE RING SANCTUARY AND VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION IN THE SALZLAND MUSEUM

THE PÖMMELTE RING SANCTUARY, also called the German PRICE FROM: Stonehenge, impresses with its wood and earth architec- 7 /p.p. ture. It consists of thousands of tree trunks arranged in 3.00 Tour in combination seven rings made of palisades, ditches and banks. The nine with the exhibition meter-high viewing platform opens up a perfect view of the 4 6 entire site, which has a total diameter of 115 meters. PERIOD: SERVICES :: Visitors can link the tour of the Pömmelte ring all year round by sanctuary with a visit to the exhibition in the Salzland muse- arrangement DURATION: 1 h; incl. um in Schönebeck/. exhibition 2 h BOOKING: Note: The site of the ring sanctuary is freely accessible Salzlandmuseum throughout the year and disabled-friendly. TOUR: Pfännerstraße 41 up to 27 people 39218 Schönebeck (Elbe) FREE SPACE: Tel. +49(0)3471 684-2560 yes [email protected] www.museum..de BUS PARKING SPACE: yes www.ringheiligtum-poemmelte.de 32 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | ALTMARK

ALTMARK

CONTACT: Romanesque village churches, brick Gothic in historical Hanseatic cities such as Salzwedel, Stendal or , stork villages and cycle paths, Tourismusverband Altmark e.V. tracing the waterways - this is the Altmark. Plunging with all your senses Marktstraße 13 into the history, but also the beauty of unspoiled nature. There is no 39590 Tangermünde better place for this than the “Cradle of ”, which incidentally was Tel. +49 (0) 39322 3460 also the home of , the “Iron Chancellor” and founder of [email protected] the empire. www.altmarktourismus.de

HHH TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Tower clock museum Land-gut-Hotel Seeblick S Hanseatic city of Seehausen open-air museum Visitors can expect around 85 exhibits www.seeblick-klietz.de On an area of around six hectares, the including a large church clock fitted with HHH Hotel Gasthof Gose S open-air museum displays more than 20 chiming mechanisms for the hours and /OT Ziegenhagen residential and farm buildings as well as quarter hours and smaller pieces from www.hotel-freizeit-gose.de historically arranged farmer’s gardens public clocks. and farm fields. www.turmuhrenmuseum-seehausen.de www.freilichtmuseum-diesdorf.de SELECTED CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Bismarck museum, Schönhausen SELECTED On 1st April 1815, Otto Eduard Leopold GROUP ACCOMMODATION Restaurant La Porte von Bismarck, who would later make his- HHHH Bertingen tory as the “Iron Chancellor”, came into Hotel Schloss Storkau www.feriendorf-bertingen.de the world in Schönhausen. The museum Tangermünde/OT Storkau is dedicated to him and his work. www.hotel-schloss-storkau.de Gaststuben Exempel, Cafe Zipfel, www.bismarck-stiftung.de HHHH Zecherei St. Nikolai Flair Altmark Hotel Deutsches Haus Tangermünde Lake Arend Mississippi Shuffle Boat www.exempel.de www.dh-.de “Queen Arendsee” Gutshaus Büttnershof A trip with flair on the Mississippi Wellness- and Sporthotel HHHH Sandauerholz Shuffle Boat “Queen Arendsee” provides Haus am See www.gutshaus-buettnershof.de magical views of the landscape beauty Lake Arend along the shore of Lake Arend. www.wellnessfarm-arendsee.de Restaurant in the Hotel Winterfelder www.arendsee.de Hotel Exempel Schlafstuben Hof Tangermünde Winterfeld www.exempel.de www.winterfelder-hof.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | HAVELBERG 33

HAVELBERG

CONTACT: Tourist-Information der Hansestadt Havelberg Uferstr. 1 is idyllically located The cathedral, island and Hanseatic city of Havelberg 39539 Hansestadt Havelberg on the ice-age mountain range on the and Elbe. First mentioned as an Tel. +49(0) 39387 79091/Fax -79092 episcopal see in 948 and historically rooted in , the “cradle of [email protected] ” today belongs to the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt. The Romanesque St. Mary’s cathedral towers over the medieval old town. This jewel impresses Contact partner for group tours: with well-developed cycle paths as well as with exhibitions, concerts, readings Marina Heinrich or traditional celebrations such as the Havelberg Horse Market. www.havelberg.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Town church of St. Lawrence SELECTED The Gothic hall church with a Baroque GROUP ACCOMMODATION St. Mary’s cathedral Gottlieb Scholtze organ dating from 1754 Consecrated as a Romanesque basilica is the oldest building on the city island. ArtHotel Kiebitzberg® in 1170, on the Romanesque Road, with www.havelberg-dom.de www.arthotel-kiebitzberg.de a completely preserved monastery com- Hotel “Am Hafen” plex from the Middle Ages. Hospital chapel of St. Spiritus www.hotel-havelberg.de www.havelberg-dom.de Medieval brick building with a sand- stone relief representing Christ’s flagel- Havelhöfe Garz Prignitz museum in St. Mary’s cathedral lation and crucifixion. www.havelhoefe.de Exhibits the cathedral, city and settle- www.havelberg.de ment history. www.prignitz-museum.de Cathedral Curia ‘D8’ SELECTED The timber frame building of 1726 CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS House of rivers restored according to the preservation The natural history multimedia exhi- regulations is a typical example of early Fischerstube Warnau bition of the Middle Elbe Biosphere Re- canons’ courts: with a gallery, a regional www.fischerstube-warnau.de serve informs you on the variety of river shop, a large garden and a café. Gasthaus Güldene Pfanne landscapes on the Havel and Elbe. https://domherrn8.de www.gueldene-pfanne.de www.haus-der-fluesse.de Art district Gasthaus Mühlenholz St. Anne’s chapel Art and culture are always guests here: www.gasthaus-muehlenholz.de Octagonal brick building from the late with exhibitions, theatre, cabaret and Restaurant Schmokenberg® Middle Ages, a wedding chapel today. readings. www.restaurant-schmokenberg.de www.havelberg.de www.arthotel-kiebitzberg.de

34 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | SALZWEDEL

SALZWEDEL

CONTACT: Hansestadt Salzwedel Tourist information Salzwedel Neuperverstraße 29 29410 Hansestadt Salzwedel

Picturesque cobbled streets, lovingly restored timber frame buildings Tel. +49 (0) 3901 422438/Fax -31077 and impressive brick buildings make Salzwedel resemble the set of a [email protected] fairy tale film. The steeples of the churches of St. Mary’s and St. Cath- erine’s in the middle of the medieval town centre are visible from afar. Contact partner for group tours: Over 900 years of city history can be experienced here at every turn. A Gabriele Mohaupt sweet culinary representative of region is the Baumkuchen, which is www.kultour-saw.de baked in layers over an open fire. www.salzwedel.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS www.baumkuchen-kaufen.de, Hotel Siebeneichen HHH www.baumkuchen-salzwedel.de, www.hotel-siebeneichen.de Johann Friedrich Danneil museum www.baumkuchen-saw.de, HHH Landhotel Mehrin S City and regional history, www.salzwedelerbaumkuchen.de www.landhotel-mehrin.de “Vineyard altar” – by Lucas Cranach the Younger Fairytale park www.museen-altmarkkreis.de Games and show gardens on 50,000 m2 SELECTED www.maerchenpark-duftgarten.de CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Salzwedel art house Art exhibitions from classical modern- Historical town centre Restaurant Einar Krause ism to the present day. Medieval city centre with city wall and www.restaurant-einar-krause.de www.kunsthaus-salzwedel.com castle complex, mighty churches, more than 570 timber frame buildings Restaurant Zur Post St. Mary's church www.salzwedel.de www.zur-post-salzwedel.de Largest carved altar of the Altmark, Restaurant Salzwedeler Stuben church music Jenny von Westphalen’s birth house www.hotel-union-salzwedel.de www.marienkirche-salzwedel.de Jenny Marx memorial site www.museen-altmarkkreis.de Restaurant heimart St. Catherine’s church www.heimart-saw.de Gothic unicorn altar, church music Restaurant Eisen Carl www.katharinenkirche-salzwedel.de SELECTED Tel. +49 (0) 3901 472326 GROUP ACCOMMODATION Original Salzwedel Baumkuchen – baked in Hotel Union factories over an open fire www.hotel-union-salzwedel.de Baking demonstrations, Hotel An der Warthe visits to bakeries, café www.hotel-warthe.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | STENDAL 35

STENDAL

CONTACT: Tourist information Stendal Markt 1 is one of the oldest cities of the Margravi- The Hanseatic city of Stendal 39576 Hansestadt Stendal ate of Brandenburg. The variety of imposing buildings from the brick Tel. +49 (0) 3931 651190 Gothic are a reminder of the former wealth and its significance as a [email protected] Hanseatic city. On the 9 December 1717, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, who is considered the founder of scientific archaeology and art history, Contact partner for group tours: was born here. The newly designed Winckelmann-Museum opens its Ms Schulz doors again from May 2018. www.stendal-tourist.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Altmark Theatre St. Jacob’s The state theatre is the top destination The church of St. Jacob is located in the Altmark museum for an entertaining evening in Stendal. so-called “Old Village”, the oldest district A house full of tradition, www.tda-stendal.de of Stendal which already existed before founded in 1888. the city was first mentioned. www.museum.stendal.de City tours www.jacobistendal.de Discover Stendal - the city of the brick Winckelmann museum Gothic! The only museum that is dedicated to www.stendal-tourist.de SELECTED the founder of Classical Archaeology GROUP ACCOMMODATION and modern aesthetics Johann Joachim State fire brigade museum HHH Winckelmann (1717-1768). Saxony-Anhalt Hotel Am Uenglinger Tor www.winckelmann-gesellschaft.com Visitors can expect, among others, rep- www.hotelstendal.de resentations on the origin and develop- Hotel Schwarzer Adler St. Nicholas Cathedral ment of fire fighting and fire protection. www.adler-stendal.de He is especially known for his large num- www.feuerwehrmuseum-stendal.de ber of works in late medieval stained- glass painting. Uenglinger Tor city gate SELECTED www.stadtgemeinde-stendal.de Visitors can expect a fantastic view of CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Stendal’s old town. St. Mary’s www.stendal-tourist.de Le Petit The Gothic St. Mary's church is located in the centre of the city and immediately Stendal Roland Festival Restaurant Winckelmann-Café attracts visitors’ attention. The biggest family festival in Altmark. www.müllers-partyservice.de www.stadtgemeinde-stendal.de www.veranstaltungen-stendal.de Kaffeekult www.kaffeekult-frank.de 36 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | ANHALT-DESSAU-WITTENBERG WORLD HERITAGE RE- GION ANHALT-DESSAU- WITTENBERG

CONTACT: WelterbeRegion Anhalt-Dessau-Wittenberg e.V. Neustraße 13 is located in a small area The concentrated UNESCO World Heritage Site 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg in the World Heritage region Anhalt-Dessau-Wittenberg, also featuring Tel. +49 (0) 3491 402610/Fax -405857 the Bauhaus and the Masters’ Houses in Dessau, the Luther sites in [email protected] Wittenberg as well as the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm. The UNESCO Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve is framed by the nature parks Düben Contact partner for group tours: Heath in the south and Fläming in the north of the region, as well as by Elke Witt the nature park “Unteres ” in the west. www.anhalt-dessau-wittenberg.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Reppichau open-air museum Ringhotel Zum Stein HHHH Sachsenspiegel art project with sculp- Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, OT Wörlitz UNESCO World Heritage Site Des- tures, façade paintings and exhibition www.hotel-zum-stein.de sau-Wörlitz Garden Realm rooms on the 1st medieval law book Gardens and castles with precious art www.reppichau.de/ collections in a harmonious union with kunstprojekt-sachsenspiegel SELECTED nature. CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS www.gartenreich.com Marinapark Goitzsche Zerbst/Anhalt SELECTED -Wolfen Catherine route: 10 sites on GROUP ACCOMMODATION www.marinapark-goitzsche.de HHH Restaurant Seensucht www.stadt-zerbst.de Hotel Anhalt Bitterfeld-Wolfen Köthen (Anhalt) www.meine-seensucht.de Goitzsche Landscape Park www.hotelanhalt.de Boat tours on the Goitzsche HHHH Brauhaus Köthen Country Park-Hotel www.ms-vineta.de Köthen (Anhalt) Sandersdorf-Brehna, OT Brehna www.msreudnitz.de www.brauhauskoethen.de www.countryparkhotel.de HHHH Elbterrasse Wörlitzer Winkel FERROPOLIS - the city of iron Heidehotel Lubast Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, OT Wörlitz Open-air museum of industrial history , OT Lubast www.elbterrasse.com www.ferropolis.de www.heidehotel-lubast.de HHHH Rephuns Garten Landhaus Wörlitzer Hof Köthen city of Bach Zerbst (Anhalt) Oranienbaum-Wörlitz, OT Wörlitz Museums in the castle, event centre and www.rephun.com www.woerlitzer-hof.de homoeopathy www.bachstadt-koethen.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | BERNBURG (SAALE) 37

BERNBURG (SAALE)

CONTACT: BFG-Bernburger Freizeit GmbH Stadtinformation Lindenplatz 9 is located at the heart of Saxony-Anhalt in the Bernburg an der Saale 06406 Bernburg (Saale) nature park “Unteres Saaletal”. Proud and impressive, Bernburg Castle Tel. +49 (0) 3471 3469311 rises high above the Saale - the ancestral home of the princes of An- [email protected] halt-Bernburg, also called the “crown of Anhalt”. Experience the lovingly restored old town with the many sights, ride the park railway through Contact partner for group tours: the Bernburg “Krumbholz” to the fairytale garden “Paradies” or enjoy a Susan Rettig trip on the fully air-conditioned passenger ship MS “Saalefee”! www.bernburger-freizeit.de

HHH TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS St. Stephen’s AcamedResort S One of the oldest churches in Saxo- www.acamed.de Bernburg Castle ny-Anhalt: Pure Romanesque with a half- SLòtel – das Stadthotel The former residence of the princes of round apse, a square choir and a mighty, und -das BudgetHotel Anhalt-Bernburg is one of the most im- angular west tower (Romanesque Road) www.slotel.de pressive Renaissance castles of central www.talstadtgemeinde-bernburg.de Germany. The Romanesque keep on Bernburg Castle is the world’s largest Passenger ship MS “Saalefee” SELECTED monument resembling the funny joker. With the fully air-conditioned ship MS CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS (Romanesque Road) “Saalefee” through the nature park www.museumschlossbernburg.de “Unteres Saaletal” with a unique view of Lindenhof-Traditionsgasthaus the residential palace of the princes of www.lindenhof-bernburg.de Carl Maria von Weber theatre Anhalt-Bernburg! The former residence theatre was built www.bernburger-freizeit.de Sonderbar as a classical structure in 1827 by order of www.sonderbar-bernburg.de Duke Alexius of Anhalt-Bernburg. (Euro- Amadeus No.1 pean Route of Historic Theatres) www.askania-hotel-bernburg.de www.theater-bernburg.de SELECTED GROUP ACCOMMODATION Restaurant Märchengarten “Paradies” St.Aegidien castle church www.bernburg-paradies.de HHH with princes’ crypt Askania-Hotel S Restaurant “Alter Markt” Special features are the various build- www.askania-hotel-bernburg.de www.altermarktbernburg.de ing styles, a unique design by the artist HHHH Hotel “Fürsteneck” Moritz Götze and the princes’ crypt of Restaurant Wippertal www.hotel-fürsteneck.de the princes of Anhalt-Bernburg. www.wippertal.com HHH www.schlosskirche-online.de Hotel Wippertal S Restaurant “Albatros” www.wippertal.com www.acamed.de/restaurant 38 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | DESSAU-ROSSLAU

DESSAU-ROSSLAU

CONTACT: Tourist information Dessau Zerbster Straße 2c as well as the Dessau-Wörlitz The Bauhaus and the Masters’ houses 06844 Dessau-Roßlau Garden Realm – both UNESCO World Heritage Sites – are a worthwhile Tel.+49 (0) 340 2041542/Fax -2203003 destination for architecture and culture lovers. Dessau is already prepar- [email protected] ing for the upcoming jubilee “100 years of Bauhaus” in 2019: The new Bauhaus museum will be completed by the end of 2019. Nature lovers Contact partner for group tours: can explore the charming river landscape of the Elbe and in the Sybille Buchholz Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve by bike or canoe. www.dessau-rosslau-tourismus.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS tion planned for 2019), interim exhibi- Radisson Blu tion in the Johann building Fürst Leopold Hotel Dessau HHHH Bauhaus Dessau www.georgium.de www.hotel-dessau-city.com/de (UNESCO World Heritage Site) HHH Days Inn Dessau The most significant architecture uni- Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm www.daysinndessau.com/de versity of the 1920s, particularly impor- (UNESCO World Heritage Site) tant for Arrangement of six castle complexes www.bauhaus-dessau.de and seven park areas laid out by Prince SELECTED Leopold III Friedrich Franz CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Masters’ Houses of Anhalt-Dessau (1740 – 1817). Living quarters and studios of the www.gartenreich.com Brauhaus zum Alten Dessauer Bauhaus Masters and of the Bauhaus www.alter-dessauer.de director Anhalt theatre Dessau www.bauhaus-dessau.de The Anhalt theatre Dessau is one of Historischer Ratskeller zu Dessau the biggest stage houses in Europe and www.ratskeller-dessau.de Technology Museum holds music theatre, concerts, plays, Restaurant & Café Am Georgengarten The exhibition provides informa- ballet and puppet theatre. The Anhalt www.amgeorgengarten.de tion on the aeronautical as well as philharmonic orchestra plays varied ground-breaking and eclectic work by symphony and chamber concerts. Kornhaus Dessau Hugo Junkers www.anhaltisches-theater.de www.kornhaus-dessau.de www.technikmuseum-dessau.de

Anhalt Picture Gallery in the SELECTED Georgium palace (UNESCO World Herit- GROUP ACCOMMODATION age Site) The Old Masters’ largest collection in NH-Hotel HHHH Saxony-Anhalt (re-opening after restora- www.nh-hotels.de/hotel/nh-dessau REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG 39

LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG Lutherstadt Wittenberg Lutherstadt ©WittenbergKultur e.V./C.Kroll/Tourist information information e.V./C.Kroll/Tourist ©WittenbergKultur

CONTACT: Tourist-Information Lutherstadt Wittenberg Schlossplatz 2 to its most famous son: Lutherstadt The city’s name is already linked 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg Wittenberg. What did he bring about and which of the reformer’s feats Tel. +49 (0) 3491 498610/Fax -498611 is still significant today? Explore Luther’s life journey and view the95 [email protected] theses in the authentic place where everything started. It is worth visiting the city even after the jubilee year 2017: the walkable panorama Contact partner for group tours: “Luther 1517” by the famous artist Yadegar Asisi will remain as a guest Saskia Meske exhibition in Wittenberg for the next few years. www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Wittenberg pottery market SELECTED The largest pottery market in central CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS UNESCO World Heritage Site Germany. Wittenberg castle church www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de Restaurant Am Alten Anker On 31 October www.amaltenanker.de 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Brauhaus zu Wittenberg theses to the door of the castle church. SELECTED www.brauhaus-wittenberg.de www.schlosskirche-wittenberg.de GROUP ACCOMMODATION von Bora – Restaurant by Luther-Hotel UNESCO World Heritage Site Acron Hotel HHH www.restaurant-von-bora.de/restau- Town church of St. Mary’s www.wittenberg-acron.de rant/ The reformer once preached here. HHH Luther Hotel S Hofwirtschaft www.stadtkirchengemeinde- www.luther-hotel-wittenberg.de www.hofwirtschaft.de wittenberg.de Best Western Stadtpalais HHHH Hotel Am Schwanenteich Cranach House and Cranach Courtyards www.bestwestern.de/hotels/ www.wittenberg-schwanenteich.de Visit the earlier houses of the famous Wittenberg-Lutherstadt/ Haus des Handwerks painter Lucas Cranach at Markt 4 and BEST-WESTERN-Stadtpalais-Wittenberg www.haus-des-handwerks.de Schlossstraße 1. HHH Schwarzer Baer S www.cranach-stiftung.de Soibelmanns Restaurant www.schwarzer-baer- www.bestwestern.de/hotels/ wittenberg.de Luther’s garden Wittenberg-Lutherstadt/ 500 trees were planted for the 500 years Hotel & Restaurant Alte Canzley BEST-WESTERN-Stadtpalais-Wittenberg of the Reformation up to the jubilee www.alte-canzley.com year 2017 in the new Luther’s garden of Wittenberg city. www.luthergarten.de 40 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | HARZ

HARZ

CONTACT:

Thick forests, fragrant meadows, clear lakes and a unique cultural Harzer Tourismusverband e.V. landscape - the Harz is Germany’s most popular low mountain range. Marktstr. 45 The legendary offers a stunning view all year round. The 38640 Tel. +49 (0) 5321 34040 mythical low mountain range not only enchants with its nature, but also [email protected] with its old timber frame such as Quedlinburg, Stolberg (Harz) and Wernigerode. A trip on the Brocken is a must. www.harzinfo.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Falkenstein Castle Schlosshotel Blankenburg/Harz HHHH The ideal image of a medieval hilltop Blankenburg Rübeland stalactite caves castle from the 12th century rises high www.schlosshotel-blankenburg.de Discover unique above the . cave landscapes. www.burg-falkenstein.de www.harzer-hoehlen.de SELECTED TITAN RT suspension bridge CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Harz Narrow Gauge Railways Visit one of the world’s longest On steam up to the Brocken or through suspension bridges of its kind! Grauer Hof the romantic Selke Valley. www.titan-rt.de Aschersleben www.hsb-wr.de www.grauerhof.de

Zum Klosterfischer cableway adventure world SELECTED Blankenburg Ride up to the Hexentanzplatz GROUP ACCOMMODATION www.klosterfischer.de by cable car or “climb” the Roßtrappe. HHH www.seilbahnen-thale.de AKZENT Berghotel Rosstrappe S Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus Thale Stolberg Castle www.berghotel-rosstrappe.de www.harzkoehlerei.de The residence of former counts HHHH Schlosshotel Grosser Gasthof Bergmannsklause towers above the timber frame towns. Sangerhausen OT Wettelrode www.stadt-stolberg.de/ ballenstedt.vandervalk.de www.roehrigschacht.de Stolberger_Schloss Parkhotel Schloss HHHH Gasthaus Kupfer Harzkristall glass factory Meisdorf Stolberg Experience the glass blowers first hand meisdorf.vandervalk.de www.gasthaus-kupfer.de while they work in the “ManufaktOur” HHH Hotel FreiWerk S and feel the heat of the melting furnace. Stolberg www.harzkristall.de www.hotel-freiwerk.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | HALBERSTADT 41

YOUR GATEWAY TO THE HARZ: HALBERSTADT

CONTACT: Halberstadt Information Hinter dem Rathause 6 and, along with various leisure Halberstadt is the gateway to the Harz 38820 Halberstadt experiences, it also provides inimitable cultural highlights. Striking Tel. +49 (0) 3941 551815 church buildings shape the urban landscape of the former bishop city, [email protected] which was founded by Charlemagne in 804. Marvel at the famous cathe- dral treasure, five museums, timber frame buildings or the Romanesque Contact partner for group tours: - Halberstadt offers a unique discovery journey for culture enthusiasts. Christiane Strohschneider www.halberstadt-tourismus.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Tour on the Hotel garni Am Grudenberg HHH historic www.hotel-grudenberg.de treasure The trip at the pace of the 40s takes you HHH Hotel garni Ambiente Over 300 precious items from different to the most important sights. www.zuckerfabrik.de centuries are there to be observed and www.halberstadt-tourismus.de marvelled at. www.die-domschaetze.de “Ton am Dom” festival SELECTED Pottery market with art, music CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS John Cage organ art project and delicacies The slowest possible music piece in the www.ton-am-dom.de Restaurant Stephanus world is being performed for 639 years. www.stephanus-restaurant.de www.aslsp.org SELECTED Café and Restaurant Zum Rolandeck Cave dwellings of Langenstein GROUP ACCOMMODATION www.rolandeck-halberstadt.de Unique testament to an earlier HHHH Restaurant Brauhaus way of living. Hotel Villa Heine S www.hotel-heine.de/brauhaus www.hoehlenwohnungen-langenstein.de www.hotel-heine.de Schöne Gaststätte Am Sommerbad Romanik-Hotel & Spa Ströbeck chess museum HHHH www.am-sommerbad.de Wasserschloss Westerburg S The museum shows the 1000-year-old www.hotel-westerburg.de Gaststätte Bullerberg history of the chess village of Ströbeck. HHHH www.gaststaette-bullerberg.de www.schachmuseum-stroebeck.de Parkhotel Unter den Linden www.pudl.de City tour “Experience the history of a HHHH Hotel Allegro 1200-year-old city” www.hotel-allegro.de Find out the history and the stories of HHH Halberstadt in 90 minutes. K6 Seminarhotel GmbH S www.halberstadt-tourismus.de www.k6-seminarhotel.de 42 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | LUTHERSTADT EISLEBEN AND MANSFELD

LUTHERSTADT EISLEBEN AND MANSFELD

CONTACT: Tourist-Information Lutherstadt Eisleben & Stadt Mansfeld e.V. Markt 22 06295 Lutherstadt Eisleben Tel. +49 (0) 3475 602124/Fax -602634 Both cities of Eisleben and Mansfeld play a significant role in Martin Lu- info@lutherstaedte- ther’s biography. Mansfeld-Lutherstadt is the setting of Martin Luther’s eisleben-mansfeld.de childhood. In the new museum building “Luther’s family home”, you can admire the interesting interactive exhibition “I am a Mansfeld child”. In Contact partner for group tours: Eisleben, you can discover Luther’s heritage in Luther’s birth house, the Marion Baum, Katja Martin museum of Luther’s death house or the Church of St Peter and Paul, www.lutherstaedte- where Luther was baptised. eisleben-mansfeld.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Luther’s family home, Mansfeld city Gästehaus Kloster St. Marien zu Helfta Permanent exhibition “I am a Mansfeld www.kloster-helfta.de Luther’s birth house, Luth. Eisleben Per- child – Martin Luther and Mansfeld” Strandhotel Aseleben manent exhibition “This is where I am www.martinluther.de/de/besuch/ www.strandhotel-aseleben.de from – Martin Luther and Eisleben” museen/luthers-elternhaus www.martinluther.de/de/besuch/ museen/luthers-geburtshaus Mansfeld Castle SELECTED late Gothic castle church, CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Luther’s death house, Luth. Eisleben fortress ruins Permanent exhibition “Luther’s last www.schloss-mansfeld.de Lutherschenke Eisleben journey” www.lutherschenke-eisleben.de www.martinluther.de/de/besuch/ St. Mary’s Cistercian convent museen/luthers-sterbehaus of Helfta, Luth. Eisleben Restaurant Grafenresidenz, spacious convent area Hotel von Mansfeld Church of St Peter and Paul, Luth. Eisleben www.kloster-helfta.de www.hotel-eisleben.de Luther’s baptistery, Deckert’s Hotel & Restaurant today the Baptism Centre www.deckerts-hotel.de www.kirche-in-eisleben.de SELECTED GROUP ACCOMMODATION Brauhaus am St. Andrew’s Church, Luth. Eisleben Landmarkt Rothenschirmbach Luther’s pulpit, place of his last sermon Hotel Graf von Mansfeld www.brauhaus- www.kirche-in-eisleben.de www.hotel-eisleben.de rothenschirmbach.de Deckert’s Hotel & Restaurant Mansfelder Hof St. Anne’s Church, Luth. Eisleben www.deckerts-hotel.de www.mansfelder-hof.de with original monks’ cells from Luther’s time Deckert’s Hotel Am Katharinenstift www.kirche-in-eisleben.de www.deckerts-hotel.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | QUEDLINBURG 43

WORLD HERITAGE CITY OF QUEDLINBURG

CONTACT: Quedlinburg-Tourismus- Marketing GmbH Markt 4 06484 World Heritage City of Quedlinburg has been rated a UNESCO World Heritage Site The former royal palatinate Tel. +49 (0) 3946 905623 since 1994. The winding alleyways with ancient cobblestones and the wide [email protected] squares are distinctive features of the city, surrounded by timber frame buildings, overlooked by the massive sandstone rock of the castle hill with Contact partner for group tours: the Romanesque Collegiate Convent Church St. of Servatius. A special tip: the Doreen Post opposite Münzenberg with the tiny timber frame buildings and the well-pre- www.quedlinburg.de served remains of St. Mary’s monastery offer an unparalleled view of the city. www.adventsstadt.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Quedlinburg music summer Hotel Zur Goldenen Sonne HHH www.quedlinburger-musiksommer.de HHHH Romantik Hotel Am Brühl Town centre with 2,069 timber frame buildings Quedlinburg Dixieland & Swing days Wyndham Garden Medieval town scenery www.quedlinburg-swingt.de Quedlinburg Stadtschloss HHHH www.quedlinburg.de “The Name of the Rose” Lyonel-Feininger Gallery www.quedlinburg.de SELECTED Important collection of CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS the artist’s graphic prints Timber frame museum “Ständerbau” www.feininger-galerie.de www.quedlinburg.de Quedlinburg-Tourismus-Marketing GmbH Castle museum Church of St. Wiperti can provide specific recommendations. Alternating special exhibitions www.wiperti.de www.quedlinburg.de Klopstock’s house Münzenberg museum www.quedlinburg.de St. Mary’s monastery on the Münzenberg www.klosterkirche-muenzenberg.de SELECTED GROUP ACCOMMODATION Collegiate Convent Church St. Servatius and cathedral treasure ACRON Hotel HHH www.domschatzquedlinburg.de Best Western plus Hotel Schlossmühle HHHH Cultural church of St. Blaise www.quedlinburg.de 44 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | WERNIGERODE

WERNIGERODE

CONTACT: Wernigerode was first mentioned in1121, and is idyllically located on the Wernigerode Tourismus GmbH northern border of the Harz. The “Colourful City in the Harz” welcomes Marktplatz 10 you to a world of richly ornamented timber frame buildings, romantic 38855 Wernigerode alleyways, interesting inner courtyards, picturesque nooks and crannies Tel. +49 (0) 3943 5537835 and a magnificent castle. A trip on the historical Harz Narrow Gauge Fax -5537899 Railways high up to the Brocken is a real experience. [email protected] www.wernigerode-tourismus.de

HHH TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Pleasure garden Hotel Altora S Renaissance garden from www.hotel-wernigerode-altora.de th Wernigerode Castle® the 16 century HHHH Hotel Weißer Hirsch There are almost 50 rooms www.wernigerode-tourismus.de www.hotel-weisser-hirsch.de to visit inside. www.schloss-wernigerode.de Terraced gardens Travel Charme Hotel HHHH Large open terrace in front of the castle Gothisches Haus S Harz Narrow Gauge Railways www.wernigerode-tourismus.de www.travelcharme.com/ Full steam ahead through the Harz! hotels/gothisches-haus www.hsb-wr.de Walpurgis night in HHHH HKK Hotel Traditional festival with medieval www.hkk-wr.de chocolART – chocolate festival spectacle Chocolatey delight in the town centre www.die-walpurgis-schierke.de Schloßpalais Wernigerode HHHH with a variety of exhibitors www.schlosspalais.de www.chocolart-wernigerode.de Royal stables Wernigerode Various events Wernigerode Bürgerpark and www.marstall-wernigerode.de SELECTED miniature park “Small Harz” CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Park with more than 80 themed gardens www.miniaturenpark-wernigerode.de SELECTED Altwernigeröder Kartoffelhaus GROUP ACCOMMODATION www.kartoffelhaus-wernigerode.de Wernigerode Town Hall Festival HHH Brauhaus Wernigerode Experience a varied programme on vari- Altwernigeröder Apparthotel S www.brauhaus-wernigerode.de ous stages throughout the old town. www.appart-hotel.de www.wernigerode-tourismus.de HHH Restaurant & Bistro Teneo Hotel Am Anger S in the HKK-Hotel www.hotel-am-anger.de www.hkk-wr.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | MAGDEBURG REGION 45

MAGDEBURG REGION

CONTACT: Magdeburger Tourismusverband Elbe-Börde-Heide e.V. Domplatz 1b 39104 Magdeburg around the state capital Magdeburg invites you to The varied region Tel. +49 (0) 391 738790/Fax -738799 some exciting tours. Discover the “Kilimanjaro”, on the summit of which [email protected] even theatre is performed in the summer, or the Colbitz-Letzlinger-Hei- de with the largest continuous linden tree forest in Germany. Immerse Contact partner for group tours: yourself in the world of salt and saline history and find out interesting Irene Mihlan (general), facts about the “white gold”, the significance of which is palpable in the Tino Raguse (Elbe cycle path) entire region. www.elbe-boerde-heide.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Elbe cycle path Waldhotel and HHH Central Germany’s most popular Restaurant Alte Ziegelei S Hundisburg palace long-distance cycle path with the Haldensleben Baroque palace with historical gardens unique Elbauen landscape and guided www.waldhotel-alteziegelei.de and park areas, “Garden dreams” site cycling tours for groups HHHH Hotel am Kurpark www.schloss-hundisburg.de www.elberadweg.de Schönebeck / OT Bad Salzelmen www.hotelamkurpark.de Motorsport Arena famous racing series and various motor- SELECTED Hotel Motorsport Arena HHHH sport highlights GROUP ACCOMMODATION Oschersleben/ www.motorsportarena.com www.hotel-motorsportarena.com HHH Hotel & Restaurant Waldschänke S Memorial site Möser / OT Hohenwarthe German Division Marienborn www.waldschaenke-hohenwarthe.de SELECTED the most important former checkpoint HHHH CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Wasserburg zu of the with a mu- Gommern seum and a range of tour offers Erlebnisdorf www.wasserburg-zu-gommern.de www.stgs.sachsen-anhalt.de Parey HHH Hotel Sachsen-Anhalt S www.erlebnisdorf-parey.de Zielitz Kilimanjaro Barleben Landhotel Schwarzer Adler Potash pile accessible by bus with hilltop www.hotel-sachsen-anhalt.de Sülzetal / OT Osterweddingen plateau, a distant view, summer theatre HHHH NH Hotel Magdeburg www.hotel-osterweddingen.de www.kalimandscharo.com Barleben / OT Ebendorf Hotel Robinienhof www.nh-hotels.com Solepark Schönebeck/ Bad Salzelmen Gommern oldest brine spa in Germany, salt boiling www.hotel-robinienhof.de demonstration, graduation tower, events www.solepark.de 46 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | MAGDEBURG

MAGDEBURG © www.AndreasLander.de, Magdeburg Marketing Magdeburg www.AndreasLander.de, ©

CONTACT: Magdeburg Marketing Kongress & Tourismus GmbH Domplatz 1b 39104 Magdeburg Experience the variety of the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt, from Tel. +49 (0) 391 8380-118 its over 1,200-year-old eventful history to the present day as a modern [email protected] Elbe as well as cultural metropolis. Contact partner for group tours: Unique historical sights, cultural diversity and many idyllic park land- Miriam Schäfer scapes make one of Germany’s oldest cities a worthwhile destination. www.visitmagdeburg.de/ gruppenerlebnisse

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Elbauenpark with Millennium Tower Hotel Ratswaage HHHH Fun with games, knowledge www.ratswaage.de Magdeburg Cathedral and garden dreams HHHH Mercure Hotel Plaza Magdeburg The first Gothic cathedral on www.mvgm.de www.accorhotels.com German soil www.magdeburgerdom.de villa p. – puppet collection H+ Hotel Magdeburg HHHH central Germany www.h-hotels.de THE GREEN CITADEL OF MAGDEBURG A journey through time of the Fascinating masterpiece by history of puppetry Friedensreich Hundertwasser www.puppentheater-magdeburg.de/ SELECTED www.gruene-zitadelle.de figurenspielsammlung CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS

Art Museum Magdeburg zoo Ratskeller Magdeburg in the Monastery of Our Lady “Tierisch nah” - at giraffes’ eye level www.ratskeller-magdeburg.de Monumental Romanesque meets www.zoo-magdeburg.de Restaurant Hoflieferant modern art www.restaurant-hoflieferant.de www.kunstmuseum-magdeburg.de Magdeburg Christmas market The biggest Advent market in the region Restaurant “Die Kirche” Cathedral museum OttonianumEmperor www.weihnachtsmarkt-magdeburg.de www.restaurant-die-kirche.de Otto the Great re-staged Café Alt Magdeburg www.dommuseum-ottonianum.de in the GRÜNEN ZITADELLE SELECTED www.cafealtmagdeburg.de Magdeburg waterway intersection GROUP ACCOMMODATION The centrepiece is the longest trough Elbelandhaus HHHH bridge in Europe, which directs the Mit- Maritim Hotel Magdeburg S www.elbelandhaus.de telland Canal over the Elbe. www.maritim.de www.visitmagdeburg.de REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | SAALE-UNSTRUT WINE REGION 47

SAALE-UNSTRUT WINE REGION

CONTACT: Saale-Unstrut-Tourismus e.V. Topfmarkt 6 explore the site of the famous “Nebra sky Walk through the vineyards, 06618 Naumburg disc” or pay a visit to Uta - a range of offers from culture and nature can Tel. +49 (0) 3445 233790 be experienced in the region around Naumburg, which is often called [email protected] the “Tuscany of the North”. The landscape is as magical as it is unique, with wines that have been pressed here for over 1,000 years. Contact partner for group tours: Renate Jäckel www.saale-unstrut-tourismus.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Memleben Abbey and Imperial Palace Radisson Blu HHHH A very special experience is the tour at Merseburg FilmBurg the place of death of Emperor Otto the www.merseburg-radissonblu.com Special exhibitions on the theme of film Great. A highlight is the late-Roman- HHH CK-Domstadt Hotels at Querfurt castle, which is a frequent esque crypt. Naumburg shooting location for famous films. www.kloster-memleben.de www.ck-domstadt-hotels.de www.burg-querfurt.de Historical health resorts and Sparkling wine cellar Goethe Theatre Bad Lauchstädt SELECTED Rotkäppchen Sektkellerei In the Goethe Theatre, which was built CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Discover the historical sparkling wine in 1802 under Goethe’s direction and is cellar and experience the spectacular still preserved to this day, you can take Hotel und Gasthaus Zur Henne opening of a sparking wine bottle with part in many events and tours. Naumburg/Henne the champagne sabre. www.goethe-theater.de www.gasthaus-zur-henne.de www.rotkaeppchen.de Waldschlösschen Wangen Winemakers’ association Nebra/Wangen Winzervereinigung Freyburg SELECTED www.waldschlösschen-saale-unstrut.de Visit one of the most beautiful wine GROUP ACCOMMODATION Gasthof Zufriedenheit cellars in Germany. The wine experience HHHH Naumburg centre ANISUM provides an extensive Parkhotel Güldene Berge www.gasthof-zufriedenheit.de events programme. Weißenfels www.winzervereinigung-freyburg.de www.gueldene-berge.de Hotel Unstruttal HHHH www.unstruttal.info Atrium Hotel Amadeus Castles tour - residential cities Day tour of the ducal courts in www.atrium-hotel-amadeus.de Weißenfels, Merseburg and Zeitz. www.saale-unstrut-tourismus.de 48 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | HALLE (SAALE)

HALLE (SAALE)

CONTACT: Stadtmarketing Halle (Saale) GmbH Marktplatz 13, Marktschlösschen Culture capital of Saxony-Anhalt: this is what Halle, the salt city on the 06108 Halle (Saale) Saale, is also called. 1,200-year-old history here meets exciting present Tel. +49 (0) 345 1227926 times: castles, museums, old houses of worship, parks, the zoo and the [email protected] Saale shore invite you to unwind. Each year, the Handel Festival attracts many music lovers from around the world to the home town of the Contact partner for group tours: great Baroque composer from the end of May to mid-June. Bibiana Wasserthal www.halle-tourismus.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Francke Foundations TRYP by Wyndham HHH Over 300-year-old school town, www.tryphalle.de Halloren chocolate factory the largest timber frame structure in The oldest chocolate factory Europe, centre of the Reformation SELECTED in Germany www.francke-halle.de CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS www.halloren.de Moritzburg art museum Art museum of the State Krug zum Grünen Kranze State Museum of Prehistory of Saxony-Anhalt www.krugzumgruenenkranze.de Permanent exhibition on the www.stiftung-moritzburg.de Nebra Sky Disc, alternating Hallesches Brauhaus special exhibitions www.halleschesbrauhaus.de www.lda-lsa.de/ SELECTED Avecio Café landesmuseum_fuer_vorgeschichte GROUP ACCOMMODATION www.avecio-cafe-shop.de

Handel House Foundation HHHH Spickendorf pottery barn Dorint Charlottenhof Halle (Saale) S Handel museum and organiser www.keramikscheune-spickendorf.de www.dorint.com/halle Of the Handel Festival www.haendelhaus.de Ankerhof HHHH www.ankerhof.de Technical Hallors HHHH Dormero Hotel Rotes Ross Halle and Saline Museum www.dormero.de/halle Only salt-producing museum in Germany H+ Hotel Halle- HHHH www.salinemuseum.de www.h-hotels.com/halle Mercure Hotel Halle Leipzig HHHH www.mercure.com REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | MERSEBURG 49

MERSEBURG

CONTACT: Stadtverwaltung Merseburg Tourist information Burgstraße 5 is one of the Merseburg Cathedral of St. John and St. Lawrence 06217 Merseburg highlights of the “Romanesque Road” for its decorations. The retable, Tel. +49 (0) 3461 2489261 /Fax -2489269 sculptures, epitaphs, paintings and manuscripts, including the famous [email protected] Merseburg Incantations, displayed in the cathedral and cathedral treas- ure are of particular cultural-historical importance. In 2018, the 1000th Contact partner for group tours: anniversary of death of the most important chronicler at the time of the Cultural office Ottonians, Bishop , will be solemnly celebrated. www.merseburg.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS SELECTED SKYHOTEL Merseburg, GROUP ACCOMMODATION Panoramic restaurant “Rabennest” Merseburg imperial cathedral www.skygruppe-merseburg.de HHHH St. John and Lawrence Radisson Blu S Liewalds Merseburger Rabe Significant monument on the “Ro- www.merseburg-radissonblu.com www.merseburger-rabe.de manesque Road”, exquisite decoration, HHHH Best Western cathedral treasure, Incantations Hotel & Restaurant “Am Stadtstadion” www.bestwestern-merseburg.de www.vereinigtedomstifter.de www.stadtstadion.de Sky Hotel HHH Kartoffelhaus Nr. 1 Merseburg Castle www.skygruppe-merseburg.de www.daskartoffelhaus.de Impressive castle complex from the late Renaissance, hosts the Museum of Domherrencafe & Weinkontor VERITAS Cultural History SELECTED www.domherrencafé.de www..de CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS

Neumarkt church of St. Thomae Restaurant and café “ben zi bena” A jewel on the Romanesque Road, www.benzibena.de especially the knot column on the main Bootshaus Merseburg entrance, pilgrims’ refuge www.bootshaus-merseburg.de www.kirche-merseburg.de Restaurant “Belle Epoque”, Castle garden with castle garden salon Radisson Blu Hotel, Halle-Merseburg The Baroque castle garden was integrat- www.merseburg-radissonblu.com ed into the “Garden Dreams” network. Steak restaurant AZado, Best Western www.merseburg.de Hotel city of Merseburg www.bestwestern-merseburg.de 50 REGIONS AND CITIES IN SAXONY-ANHALT | NAUMBURG

NAUMBURG

CONTACT: Naumburg – tourist information Markt 6 06618 Naumburg Nested in gentle river valleys and sunny terraced vineyards Tel. +49 (0) 3445 273-123, -121 lies the almost 1,000-year-old cathedral city. A landmark is the St. Peter Fax -273128 and Paul cathedral with world-famous works of the Naumburg Master, [email protected] most notably the famous founder figure Uta. There is a lot to explore in the cultural landscape of Saale-Unstrut. Romanesque fortresses, castles, Contact partner for group tours: monasteries and a fascinating landscape invite you to do this in the Petra Romberg, Michaela Epler green southern region of Saxony-Anhalt. www.naumburg-tourismus.de

TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS Pforta monastery Hotel Villa Ilske HHH One of the richest Cistercian monaster- www.villa-ilske.de St. Peter and Paul cathedral ies of the Middle Ages, origin of viticul- HHH Garni Hotel “St. Marien” world-famous thanks to the works of the ture in Saale and Unstrut www.hotel-garni-st-marien.de Naumburg Master, including the founders’ www.stiftung-schulfporta.de ensemble with Uta and Ekkehard www.naumburger–dom.de in Bad Kösen SELECTED “The most beautiful of all Saale fortress- CULINARY ESTABLISHMENTS Town church of St. Wenceslas es”, the castle ruin is included in the with the Hildebrandt organ “Romanesque Road” Zur Alten Schmiede built according to the designs of J. S. Bach, www.rudelsburg.com www.ck-domstadt-hotels.de the largest Bach organ worldwide www.hildebrandtorgel-naumburg.de Ratskeller Brauhaus SELECTED www.ratskeller-brauhaus.de International organ summer GROUP ACCOMMODATION Wirtshaus Carolus Magnus Festival all year round in July and August www.ck-domstadt-hotels.de with renowned organists, each CK Domstadt Hotels Fri 7:30 p.m. in St. Wenceslas Zur Alten Schmiede HHHH Gasthaus Zur Henne www.hildebrandtorgel-naumburg.de Hotel Stadt HHH www.gasthaus-zur-henne.de www.ck-domstadt-hotels.de Gastwirtschaft Hallescher Anger City museum “Hohe Lilie” HHH Center Hotel Kaiserhof www.hallescher-anger.de The oldest Naumburg town house www.centerhotels.de/naumburg with permanent exhibition on the city’s Bürgergarten HHH history Gasthaus Zur Henne S www.buergergarten-naumburg.de www.MuseumNaumburg.de www.gasthaus-zur-henne.de Burgschänke Schönburg HHH Berghotel Wilhelmsburg S www.burg-schoenburg.de www.berghotel-wilhelmsburg.de MUSEUMS IN SAXONY-ANHALT 51

Museum (category) Description Contact Price in EURO*

Allstedt fortress and castle Place of activity of theologian and reformer Schloss 8, 06542 , Adults 6.00 :: Cultural history Thomas Müntzer (1489 – 1529); late Gothic Tel. +49 (0) 34652 519, Tour (90 min.) castle kitchen with impressive chimney flue www.schloss-allstedt.de up to 25 people 25.00 from 25 people 1.00 p.p.

Historische Kuranlagen theatre built in 1802 under Goethe’s direc- Parkstraße 18, Groups (from 5 people)5.00 und Goethe-Theater tion; theatre history; historical health resorts 06246 Bad Lauchstädt, Tour (90 min.) Bad Lauchstädt GmbH Tel. +49 (0) 34635 782-0; :: Spa, theatre, Goethe www.goethe-theater.com

Wolfen industry History of AGFA and ORWO; film production Bunsenstr. 4, 06766 Bitter- Groups (from 10 people) and film museum with original machines at the original loca- feld-Wolfen, OT Wolfen, 5.00 :: Technology museum tion; camera collection Tel. +49 (0) 3494 636446, Tour (90 min) (over 800 pieces) www.ifm-wolfen.de

Saxony-Anhalt Culture Foun- Cistercian monastery; two monastery Michaelstein 3, included dation Michaelstein Abbey gardens according to the historical model; 38889 Blankenburg (Harz), Foundation music exhibition “KlangZeitRaum” (Sound- Tel. +49 (0) 3944 90300, :: Music museum TimeSpace) www.kloster-michaelstein.de

Diesdorf open-air museum Open-air museum with a village character Molmer Straße 23, Groups (from 10 people) :: folklore on approx. 6 ha; historical farmer’s gardens 29413 Diesdorf (Flecken), open-air museum and fields; disabled-friendly tour; Tel. +49 (0) 3902 450, 5.00 open April-October, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. www.museen- Tour (90 min.) 40.00 altmarkkreis.de

Halberstadt cathedral One of the most significant Gothic cathe- Domplatz 16a, and cathedral treasure drals in Germany; one of the largest medieval 38820 Halberstadt, Groups (from 13 people) :: medieval church treasures worldwide; 300 works of art Tel. +49 (0) 3941 24237, 2.50 church treasure in permanent exhibition; treasury www.die-domschaetze.de Tour (90 min) 2.00

Gleimhaus - museum of unique “Temple of Friendship” Domplatz 31, German Enlightenment by Johan Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803); 38820 Halberstadt, Groups (from 10 people) :: Literature museum 120 portraits of poets and philosophers from Tel. +49 (0) 3941 6871-0, 8.00 the 18th century, including Lessing, Herder www.gleimhaus.de Tour of cathedral treasure (60 min) Francke Foundations unique school town built around 1700; the Franckeplatz 1, Haus 1, cathedral and of Halle only fully preserved Baroque cabinet of curi- 06110 Halle (Saale), cathedral treasure (90 min) :: Cultural history osities and natural history in Europe; Baroque Tel. +49 (0) 345 2127450, theatre-set library; exhibitions on the history www.francke-halle.de Groups (from 10 people) of the Foundations 3.00 Tour (60 min) 30.00 Handel’s house Handel’s birth house; exhibitions “Handel - Große Nikolaistraße 5, :: Music museum the European” and “Historical musical instru- 06108 Halle (Saale), ments”; also visit the house of W. F. Bach Tel. +49 (0) 345 500900, www.haendelhaus.de Groups (from 8 people) 4.00 State Museum UNESCO Memory of the World Programme; Richard-Wagner-Straße 9, Tour (60 min) 30.00 of Prehistory Nebra sky disc; journey through time with 06114 Halle (Saale), :: archaeological museum spectacular findings from 450,000 years ago Tel. +49 (0) 345 5247580, up to the time of the Roman emperors (2nd www.lda-lsa.de year AD) Groups (from 10 people) Saxony-Anhalt Friedemann-Bach-Platz 5, 4.50 Tour (90 min) 50.00 Culture Foundation, Classical modernism (including Feininger, 06108 Halle (Saale), Moritzburg art “The Blue Rider”, “Bridges” Gerlinger Tel. +49 (0) 345 212590, museum (Saale) collection); art after 1945; medieval carved www.kunstmuseum- :: Art museum sculpture moritzburg.de Groups (from 10 people)

The art museum in the Mon- Regierungsstraße 4-6, 3.00 Tour (60-90 min) 3.00 astery of Our Lady important exhibition location for interna- 39104 Magdeburg, :: Art museum tional ; medieval sculptures; Tel. +49 (0) 391 565020, Romanesque monastery complex www.kunstmuseum- magdeburg.de 52

Museum (category) Description Contact Price in EURO*

Magdeburg Museum Otto-von-Guericke-Str. 68-73, of Cultural History History of Magdeburg; significant art collec- 39104 Magdeburg, Groups (from 10 people) :: Cultural history tion; “Magdeburg Rider”; in the house of the Tel. +49 (0) 391 5403501, 5.00 Tour (90 min.) from modern museum of natural history www.khm-magdeburg.de 35.00

Puppet collection of central Warschauer Str. 25, Germany in villa p. at Magde- 39104 Magdeburg, burg puppet theatre covering over 650 m2 with more than 1,200 Tel. +49 (0) 391 5403300, :: Theatre museum theatre puppets; history of puppetry from its www.figurenspielsammlung. Groups (from 12 people) beginnings up to the present day de 3.00 Tour (60 min) 60.00 FERROPOLIS GmbH :: technical Ferropolisstraße 1, open-air museum Five of the large devices preserved before 06773 Gräfenhainichen, scrapping are reminders of a lost industrial Tel. +49 (0) 34953 35125/123, Groups (from 12 people) era. One of the attractions is a tour over a www.ferropolis.de 3.00 large surface mining device. Experience Tour (60 min) 25.00 technology first hand and enjoy the land- Memorial site German Divi- scape panorama at the same time. sion Marienborn An der Bundesautobahn A2, :: Memorial site former border crossing point -Ma- 39365 Marienborn, Groups (from 10 people) rienborn; history of the German Division and Tel. +49 (0) 39406 92090, 5.00 Tour (60 min) 2.00 of the border regime of the DDR; history of www.stgs.sachsen-anhalt.de Merseburg chapter house and DDR customs cathedral treasure Domplatz 7, :: medieval Manuscripts, certificates from the13 th to the 06217 Merseburg, Groups (from 10 people) church treasure 19th century; church treasures; Merseburg Tel. +49 (0) 3461 210045, 4.00 Incantations (10th century) www.merseburger-dom.de Tour (up to 30 p.) 35.00 Naumburg cathedral treasure vault Domplatz 16/17, :: medieval more than 30 exquisite artefacts from the 06618 Naumburg, church treasure Middle Ages and the Renaissance; including Tel. +49 (0) 3445 2301133, St John’s bowl from the 13th century; paint- www.naumburger-dom.de Saxony-Anhalt Culture ing “Maria Magdalena” by Lucas Cranach the free of charge, a donation Foundation, Lyonel Feininger Older. Schlossberg 11, is requested Gallery, Museum 06484 Quedlinburg, of Graphic Arts Museum of Graphic Art, extensive collection Tel. +49 (0) 3946 6895930, :: Art museum of Feininger’s graphic art; special exhibitions www.feininger-galerie.de on the art of the 18th century to the present Groups (up to 15 people) Mining experience centre day 6.00 Röhrigschacht Wettelrode OT Wettelrode, Lehde 17, Tour :: Show mine 06526 Sangerhausen, (60/90 min) 60.00/70.00 Descent on the rope almost 300 m deep; fas- Tel. +49 (0) 3464 587816, cinating underground world; original shaft www.roehrig-schacht.de Bismarck museum hoisting system Groups (from 15 people) Schönhausen Kirchberg 4-5, 6.00 :: History museum 39524 Schönhausen/Elbe, Tour Otto von Bismarck’s birthplace Tel. +49 (0) 39323 38874, (60/90 min.) 50.00/70.00 www.bismarck-stiftung.de Open-air museum “Tilleda royal palace” Westende Ernst-Thäl- Groups (from 10 people) :: archaeological mann-Str., 3.00 Tour (60 min) 25.00 open-air museum Palace of German kings and emperors; 06537 / OT Tilleda, archaeological adventure museum on 6 ha; Tel. +49 (0) 34651 2923, Heinrich Schütz house events; open April-October from 10 a.m. www.pfalz-tilleda.de :: Music museum Nikolaistraße 13, Groups (from 20 people) former home of the composer; exhibition on 06667 Weißenfels, 8.00 his life and work; many sound samples; also Tel. +49 (0) 3443 302835, Tour (75 min) included to sing along www.schuetzhaus- Schloß Wernigerode GmbH weissenfels.de :: Castle museum Am Schloß 1, Groups (from 10 people) collective historical artwork of the 19th 38855 Wernigerode, 2.50 Tour (60 min.) 20.00 century; 50 originally furnished rooms of Tel. +49 (0) 3943 553030, Museum the German nobility; including the king’s www.schloss-wernigerode.de Moritzburg Zeitz castle room, castle church, ballroom, romantic inner :: Cultural history courtyard Schlossstraße 6, Groups (from 10 people) 06712 Zeitz, 3.50 early Baroque castle complex in the park; Tel. +49 (0) 3441 212546, Tour (60-90 min.) 2.00 German pram museum www.zeitz.de

Groups (from 10 people)

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