Travel and Culture in Brandenburg

Nowhere but in Brandenburg will you find more diverse settings for traditional festivals, early and new music, classical and contemporary theatre, dance, film and art, and to say it in the words of famous Brandenburg tourist Theodor Fontane: "I have journeyed in the March of Brandenburg and found it to be richer than I had dared hope..."

Unusual sites, like castles, monasteries, parks und even old airfields are combined in a unique manner with excellent artistic events in Brandenburg, a land of culture that surrounds the metropolis of Berlin. Brandenburg is steeped in moving history with famous names and important places: from the testaments to the Brandenburg Electors and Prussian kings to poets and intellectuals such as Heinrich von Kleist, Theodor Fontane, Achim and Bettina von Arnim, from the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach to the buildings of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Walter Gropius to the gardens and parks of Peter Joseph von Lenné and Fürst Pückler.

Castles, palaces, manors, monasteries and churches in magnificent settings with countless lakes and rivers, dense forests and unspoilt stretches of countryside. This rich history, these sites and landscapes are all reflected in Brandenburg's wealth of vibrant culture. Enjoy classical music in Sanssouci Park, festively lit castles, palaces and gardens during Potsdam's ,"Night of Castles and Palaces" or relax to the rhythm of jazz on a historical steam boat - to name but just a few of the many classical and modern concerts, theatre and dance performances, as well as exhibitions, opera, jazz and film festivals. The world of film has its own history here: in the Potsdam Film City Babelsberg, Europe's oldest film grounds, you can still sense film history today. A view behind the sets or attending a speedy live stunt show are some of the special experiences you can enjoy here.

Museums and building monuments invite you to make additional cultural discoveries. Among them are also the unique industrial museum parks in Rüdersdorf and Mildenberg that can tell some tales about the development of modern industrial culture.