Region & excursions
Blankenburg in the Harz
Medieval town history, Harz nature and UNESCO heritage — all right on your doorstep.
10 min walk
Blankenburg Castle
Baroque palace complex with terraces and views over the town.
5 km
Michaelstein Monastery
Romanesque Cistercian monastery with a museum and concerts.
12 km
Bodetal valley, Thale
Famous Harz valley with a cable car, the Hexentanzplatz and a wildlife park.
15 km
Quedlinburg
UNESCO World Heritage Site — half-timbered houses, cathedral and castle hill.
20 km
Rübeland dripstone caves
Impressive caves with prehistoric bear skeletons.
35 km
Brocken
The highest peak in the Harz — reachable by narrow-gauge railway.