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Discover Saxony-Anhalt

Experience Saxony-Anhalt's    cultural treasure chest. No other place has conserved as much evidence of more than 1000 years of German and European history as the area of today’s Sachsen-Anhalt. Visitors can enjoy this whilst experiencing some of the most worthwhile sights in the world.

This is where Martin Luther carried out his work, leaving his mark on the state and transforming it into the Cradle of the Reformation. This is where the Bauhaus reached its heyday and developed its distinctive style, which made it the absolute icon of modernity to this day. Saxony-Anhalt has the highest concentration of World Heritage Sites in Germany: the Bauhaus Dessau, Luther’s Wittenberg and Eisleben, Quedlinburg’s Old Town, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz and the Naumburg Cathedral.

The Romanesque Road

On this route through Saxony-Anhalt, you can explore the Middle Ages through numerous historical sights such as castles, convents, churches and cathedrals. The road connects 88 buildings from the Romanesque era and is part of the European Cultural Route Transromanica   .

The Romanesque Road Homepage provides information about all the sites   .

Magdeburg

Magdeburg Elbe river

Visit Sachsen-Anhalt's capital city at the river Elbe. It takes about one hour to get there by train. Don't miss the following sites:

• Cathedral St. Mauritius und Katharina
• „Grüne Zitadelle“ a building designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser
• parks and cycle pathes along the river Elbe
• Fortresses and castles
• Magdeburg’s zoo
• boattrips on the river Elbe

You can find more information on the city's tourism website   .

Merseburg

Discover this small, green town via historical event tours, visit the castle and the gardens or do a  boat trip on the river Saale to Leuna with the MS Captain FU. You can reach Merseburg within 10 minutes via train.

More information and offers for guided tours and day trips are available on the tourism website    of the city.

Merseburg

Merseburg's Castle Festival

Every year on the second weekend of June, the city of Merseburg invites you to a special spectacle.

Be part of parades, different concerts, a varied programm for children and of the great atmosphere.

More information is available on the festivals website   .

Naumburg

Naumburg is centre of the wine-growing area Saale-Unstrut and recreation area. Visit the beautiful oldtown, the cathedral with its big treasure vault or the towns church with its Hildebrand-organ. You can reach Naumburg within 30 minutes via train (RE/RB).

Further information and offers for guided tours and daytrips are available on the tourism website.   

Hussiten-Kirschfest in Naumburg

Every year the city of Naumburg invites you to the Hussiten-Kirschfest. The „Kirschfest“has a long tradition and was already held more than a hundert times.

There you will see parades, a mediaval artisanal market, live-music and a great atmosphere.

More information is to be found on the festival's website   .

Freyburg at the river Unstrut

Freyburg is a small town in the wine-growing area Saale-Unstrut, which was founded in the 12th century. You can get here by train in 45 Minutes from Halle. There are some interesting sites to visit in Freyburg:

• Castle Neuenburg with distillery
• Sektkellerei Rotkäppchen
• Ducal vineyard
• Coffee roasting house Moness
• Show workshop of the weavers
• City church St. Marien

More information and offers for guided tours and day trips are available on the tourism website.    

Wine Hike

The two hour hike goes along the vineyards with typical walls and houses. You will get interesting information about wine and vine and about the more than 1000 years old history of this wine-growing region.

More information about the schedule for the public hikes is available on the tourism webiste   . You can also book individual hikes for groups.

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