Bad Muskau’s star attraction is the park at its heart, which was created between 1815 and 1845 by writer Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau. In the...

The Fürst Pückler Museum is located inside the wonderful Baroque Schloss Branitz and its park grounds. The palace was built in the 18th century by...

The former stables in Cottbus, known as the Marstall, are a grand affair, built in the English Gothic Revival style. They are situated opposite Schloss...

Cottbus Tierpark, or zoological gardens, form part of the large area of parkland on the city’s outskirts. It was opened in 1954 and today houses...

Cottbus is surrounded by many wonderful park areas outside its city centre. The Spreeauenpark, covering 1.2 hectares, is one of the best, having joined the...

The Cottbus Park Railway is a wonderful narrow gauge railway which travels around the park area in front of the city walls. It is one...

The Wendish, or Sorbs, are a Slav minority people populating Brandenburg, Saxony and parts of Poland. Although largely wiped out in the 10th century, and...

The medieval church of Oberkirche St. Nikolai, or St. Nicholas, is a large Gothic building in the centre of Cottbus. It was designated ‘upper church’...

The Brandenburgisches Apothekenmuseum is the Pharmaceutical Museum in Cottbus, set in the former Lion’s Pharmacy at No. 24 on the town square. It was opened...

The Spremberg Tower dominates the skyline in Cottbus. It is a medieval tower and part of the old city walls – some of which also...

The Altmarkt, or old market square, in Cottbus is a wonderful area of old buildings situated at the crossroads of old trade roads. It is...

The state theatre in Cottbus is described as one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings in Europe – and the only theatre in this...

Bautzen’s City Museum (Stadtmuseum) is a small exhibition which tells the history of the town. It covers its Sorbian connections, former buildings and fortifications, and...

Bautzen’s Cathedral is the Dom of St. Peter (Petri to the locals). It can be found in the centre of the town. Interestingly, the cathedral...

At the back of the Dom (Cathedral) in Bautzen is the Domstift. This is a Baroque palace with three wings, and an entrance which features...

The Reichenturm tower in Bautzen is instantly eye catching due to the fact that it leans crookedly to one side by 1.44 metres from the...

Bautzen is the cultural capital of the Sorbian community – a minority of people native to this region of Saxony and neighbouring Brandenburg. Although once...

The Alte Wasserkunst is the best known symbol of Bautzen in Saxony. It was formerly a water tower which pumped River Spree water up to...

Heiliges Grab is a curious group of three chapels in the northern part of Görlitz. The name literally translates to the Holy Tomb. The chapels...

The Kaistertrutz is one of the remaining barbicans of the former walled fortifications of Görlitz. It was built in the 15th century and later extended...