Schloss Bernburg is hard to miss. The impressive castle complex sits high atop a rock in the town, commanding views all around. Although much older,...

Located close to the town’s castle, the Marienkirche (Church of St. Mary) is one of Köthen’s three main churches. It is a Neoclassical building which...

Schloss Köthen is a large castle on the edge of the town. The Renaissance southern wing is now the town’s History Museum. Included here are...

The Naumann Museum is another part of Köthen castle (Schloss). It is located inside the Neoclassical Ferdinandsbau. This museum is in dedication to Johann Friedrich...

St. Jakob’s Church is one of Köthen’s three main churches in the centre of town. This Gothic building is the oldest of the three, and...

Schloss Mosigkau is a Neo Classical and Rococo hunting lodge and palace situated a few miles south of Dessau, in the village of Haldeburg. It...

The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is one of the most important and pleasant country parks in the whole of Europe. It has existed since Prince...

Bauhaus is the name of the famous art and architecture school in Dessau. The complex of buildings making up the school in the centre of...

The Meisterhäuser in Dessau are the Masters’ Houses – a collection of five buildings which were once lived in by Bauhaus Art College professors famous...

The Natural History and Prehistory Museum in Dessau is situated in a building dating from 1750, with a 40 metre high tower which can be...

The Johannbau in Dessau is the former Renaissance ducal residence and palace in the centre of town. Today it houses the Museum für Stadtgeschichte Dessau...

In the centre of Dessau’s old town (Altstadt) is the Schlossplatz square. Here you will find a number of historic buildings worth seeing. The Rathaus,...

Schloss Georgium in Dessau was built in 1780 – designed by Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff. It is a fine mansion set in extensive grounds close...

The Rock of Wonders is part of Dessau and Wörlitz’s Garden Kingdom UNESCO World Heritage area. It was built between 1788 and 1794 for Prince...

The Nikolaikirche, or Church of St. Nicholas, is the parish church in Quedlinburg’s new town area. It is a very grand church, with two large...

The Rotehorn Culture Park in Magdeburg occupies a narrow piece of land between two streams of the River Elbe. It was established in 1871 as...

The Elbauenpark in Magdeburg is the former site of the Garden Festival held here in 1999. After the show, the site was turned into this...

Quedlinburg’s Marktplatz (Market Place) is the heart of the old town. Unusually for the former East Germany, the area was given a complete makeover during...

The unusual Blasiikirche is a weird and wonderful church in Quedlinburg, close to the Market Square. It combines a huge Romanesque tower with an octagonal...

Quedlinburg’s old town is known for its rare collection of half-timbered buildings still surviving. In fact, the house at Wordgasse 3 is the oldest timber...