House boat & raft

Travelling on a house boat is a very special way to spend your holidays. Become a boat captain during the holidays and discover Brandenburg’s waters on a house boat. Your floating holiday home brings…

Prignitz

Idyllic countryside with storks and lots of history

The Prignitz region with its austere landscape extends in the northwest of the state between Hamburg and Berlin. The quiet rural idyll sparks delight in the countryside’s simplicity of life. Nowhere…

Family weekend in Bad Liebenwerda and the surrounding area

The modern ‘TraumHaus’ hotel in the ElsterPark in Herzberg/Elster blends harmoniously into the Black Elster river landscape. All family flats are spacious and offer a high level of comfort. On the…

Expedition to the Märkische Schweiz region

Lakes and streams, deciduous forests, gorges and valleys, moors and fishponds, fields, meadows and hedgerows - the Märkische Schweiz Nature Park combines the diverse landscapes of Brandenburg in a…

Music Festival “Havelländische Musikfestspiele”

A magical symbiosis of music and landscape

The music festival takes place all year round and presents extraordinary concerts and series of events full of emotion.  The venues near Berlin are impressive castles and manor houses, historic…

Open Gardens

Roam through private gardens, green spaces and nurseries

The annual "Open Garden Days" in Brandenburg are a must for all garden fans. Because even the very small private parks in the state are part of Brandenburg's garden landscape. They are small treasure…

Industrial culture in Brandenburg

Discover brickyards, briquette factories and manufactures

Brandenburg is full of historic sites standing testimony to the region's industrial culture. Discover exciting places of Brandenburg's industrial history. You do not need to be into tech stuff to be…

Brandenburg’s thermal spas and water parks

Brandenburg's spas, baths and saunas are just like the region itself: natural and calming. Let yourself be pampered by the soothing power of the hotel's own brine, the healing mud bath from the nearby…

Technology that inspires - Niederfinow boat lifts

The boat lifts are one of Brandenburg's technical attractions. This is where the 36 metre difference in height between the Oder-Havel Canal and the Havel-Oder waterway is bridged. This makes the boat…

Water discoveries on a canoe, kayak and more

A different world begins just a short drive from Berlin. No noise, no jostling - instead water as far as the eye can see. Lakes, rivers, quiet canals, small streams. Over 3,000 lakes and tens of…

Spreewald

A unique water labyrinth and celebrated traditions

The Spreewald Forest is a one-of-a-kind lagoon-like water labyrinth in Europe under special UNESCO protection. The people in the southeast of Brandenburg have preserved long-standing traditions and…

BRANDENBURG - ALL AROUND BERLIN

We invite you to discover the surrounding area of Berlin

Brandenburg is the region surrounding the vibrant metropolis of Berlin. Explore the state capital Potsdam and travel through Europe in two hours. Immerse yourself in the beauty of the lake landscapes.…

The “Alligator” on Lake Gudelack

Ruppiner Seenland without Barriers

The “Alligator” lies quietly on Lake Gundelack in Lindow (Mark), waiting for people to come by. No kidding! The “Alligator” is the name of an unusual canoe, specially developed and built in…

Discover Brandenburg’s water paradises.

Experience Europe’s largest water area. Discover Brandenburg from the waterperspective and go by boat. Brandenburg encompasses about 3,000 lakes and over 30,000 kilometres of waterways, forming…

Travelling by houseboat

Ahoy and cast off! The barrier-free Febomobil from Kuhnle-Tours takes you on a long journey across the Havel. It offers space for a family with a relative in a wheelchair and - best of all - leisure…

Brandenburg App

With the Brandenburg app, you can experience the region around Berlin while travelling. The app allows you to plan your trip to Brandenburg free of charge and find nearby sights, restaurants, cycle…

Barnimer Land

Cultural and technical attractions with lots of nature at the gates of Berlin

Goodbye city, hello nature. The Barnimer Land outside of Berlin is the capital’s “green lung”. The Barnimer Feldmark and Barnim Nature Park virtually expand into Berlin’s city limit. The wooded…

Elbe-Elster-Land

Heath, orchards and industrial culture

Sprawling woodlands, meadow orchards and blossoming meadows define the landscape of the Elbe-Elster-Land. In the historic border region between Prussia and Saxony, you can discover the traces of the…

Havelland

Land by the river

Havelland is a beautiful region in the west of Brandenburg - just outside Berlin - and a real insider tip for anyone looking for nature, culture and rural idyll. The area is characterised by wide…

Lausitzer Seenland

A vacation on new shores

Gigantic excavators once dug deep through the earth here. Today, the region draws holidaymakers for recreational purposes like fishing, swimming or surfing. Experience a transforming landscape in…

Holidays in the sunny South

The Senftenberger See family park, with its own sandy beach and many leisure activities, is the perfect starting point for the whole family to discover the Lusatian Lakeland. The entire resort is…

On tour with a handbike - travelling along the river Elbe

This handbike tour tip takes you to the far Northwest of Brandenburg, to Prignitz-Region. The flat and wide landscape between the Elbe and the mouth of the river, between the towns of Lenzen and…

Cycling and skating in Brandenburg

Explore the surrounding area of Berlin on wheels

There are more than 7,000 kilometres of newly built cycle paths that lead you to the State's key nature attractions. The flat cycle paths along the Brandenburg Rivers are not only relaxing and fun to…

Punt rides in Brandenburg

A Brandenburg-style exploratory tour: Go around the myriad of creeks and river landscapes on a traditional punt ride, passing by typical wooden houses while enjoying the idyllic nature around you.…

Dahme-Seenland

Water paradise away from the hustle and bustle

Want to know what Brandenburg is all about? Then come to the Dahme Lake District. The landscape south of Berlin is characterised by wide, rolling heathland and pine forests. On warm days, the forest…