The Southern Harz Mountains

A reef on the move, exotic plants in the World Forest, and the oldest extended family in the world all in one place.

The half-timbered town is the starting point for many hiking trails, including the popular Harzer-Hexen-Stieg and the Karst Hiking Trail.

Discover colourful half-timbered houses, nature-inspired community gardens, and a spacious pedestrian zone.

The 950-year-old Welf Castle and many hiking destinations like the Stone Church or the Unicorn Cave are waiting for your visit.

Whether it’s a shopping trip along the boulevard, a chairlift ride up the Hausberg, or a visit to the Kirchberg Thermal Spa – there’s plenty to experience in Bad Lauterberg.

Fun for the whole family awaits at the Salztal-Paradies adventure pool, the Harz Falconry, or the indoor play paradise “Regenbogenland”.

The former mining “operations centre” of the Upper Harz, now the Cistercian Museum Walkenried Monastery, gives you insights into the monks’ daily lives.

The more than thousand-year-old Roland town is the economic and cultural centre of northern Thuringia.

Picturesque half-timbered houses and the castle ruins of Hohnstein towering above the town give Neustadt a distinctive charm.

A picturesque half-timbered town with a castle, the historic Old Mint, and delicious Friwi pastries.

Kelbra offers a varied combination of culture and nature with an imperial palace and a reservoir.

The music and mining town of Sondershausen enchants with its impressive residential palace above ground and the adventure mine below ground.

Salty, tilted and fabulous – that’s how Bad Frankenhausen surprises with several superlatives!

Here, the Europa-Rosarium Sangerhausen – the world’s largest rose collection – attracts visitors every year with a sea of blooming roses.