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      HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS Saxony-Anhalt may not quite have the pulling power of other states but it still packs a but the pulling power of other states have Saxony-Anhalt may not quite In the 20 years since reunification, Saxony-Anhalt has gone from humdrum to, well, not Saxony-Anhalt In the 20 years since reunification,

 after you’re back home. back home. you’re after unleash your curiosity and you’ll discover unique places that’ll still resonate with you long unique places that’ll still resonate unleash your curiosity and you’ll discover punch. Don’t just travel through on your way to somewhere else. Lose your preconceptions, preconceptions, Lose your else. through on your way to somewhere punch. Don’t just travel design and architecture from its base in Dessau during its most creative period. from its base in Dessau during its most creative design and architecture Reformation in Wittenberg and, centuries later, the Bauhaus school revolutionised modern the Bauhaus school revolutionised and, centuries later, Reformation in Wittenberg Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, is buried in Magdeburg, Martin Luther kick-startedOtto Martin the Roman Emperor, is buried in Magdeburg, I, the first Holy Luther and you’ll find deep wellsprings of beauty, ingenuity and historical magnitude. After all, After magnitude. of beauty, ingenuity and historical and you’ll find deep wellsprings quite hip but certainly more happening than its reputation would suggest. Open your eyes would suggest. Open your eyes hip but certainly happening than its reputation quite more a glass of bubbly made from grapes grown on the sunny slopes around Freyburg. Freyburg. from grapes grown on the sunny slopes around a glass of bubbly made to get on your bike and explore the grandeur of the Elbe River. And they’ll toast you with And of the Elbe River. the grandeur to get on your bikeand explore Hundertwasser buildings in Magdeburg and Lutherstadt Wittenberg. They’ll encourage you encourage They’ll Wittenberg. Hundertwasser and Lutherstadt buildings in Magdeburg ride through the gentle splendours of Wörlitz Park. They’ll be proud of the whimsy of the be They’ll splendours of Wörlitz Park. ride through the gentle their state, and they’ll wax lyrical about its treasures. There’ll be talk about taking be talk a gondola There’ll they’ll wax lyrical about its treasures. and their state, ment and the architectural sins committed by GDR town planners. But ask a local about GDR town planners. by sins committed ment and the architectural (and largely outdated) stereotypes: the industrial legacy, the slag heaps, the high unemploy- the industrial legacy, the slag heaps, stereotypes: outdated) (and largely Ask a Bavarian or Berliner about Saxony-Anhalt and they’ll likely and they’ll or Berliner about Saxony-Anhalt a Bavarian about the timeworn talk Ask Saxony-Anhalt A7 SAXONY-ANHALT B27 B243 S-Bahn trains as well as buses and trams.The trains aswellbuses S-Bahn ends). Itisvalidin 2ndclassonRE,RBand to3amthefollowingdayonweek- (midnight from9am to3amthefollowingday the state one dayof unlimited publictransportwithin (€28) in Saxony-Anhalt. The two good-value discounttraintickets available roadsystem. Thereworks andanefficient are Trains are supplemented bylocalbusnet- Getting Around with aroom booking function. .sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de, which comes bythestate touristoffice atwww maintained For advanceplanning,consultthewebsite 218 Information A7 A2 SAXONY-ANHALT Göttingen B191 B82 Hildesheim To Hanover (10km) B247 entitlesgroupsof uptofive peopleto SAXONY B71 LOWER AOYAHL • Mgeug SAXONY-ANHALT ••Magdeburg Celle B4 Mühlhausen Salzgitter A395 B4 B249

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