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6 Wörlitz Schloss Wörlitz (open daily) with
Saxony-Anhalt; 06786 its muted Baroque decor. Behind
Many splendid residences the palace, the central lake spreads
set in landscaped gardens out and gondola tours pass beneath
were built around Dessau an array of bridges around the lake.
in the 18th and 19th centu­ Other park attractions include the
ries. Of these, the most Gotisches Haus, the prince’s Neo­
impres sive is Wörlitz, where Gothic resi dence, the mock Italian
Gothic follies and mock­ landscape Insel Stein and a
Classical statues dot mani­ synagogue (all open daily) mod elled
cured lawns, while swans on the Temple of Vesta in Rome.
and rowing boats bob on ª Turn left on Erdmannsdorff
a tranquil lake. Prince Strasse, then right on Dorfstrasse
Above Serene lake and 18th-century country Leopold III of Anhalt, along with his on to Wittenberger Strasse to join the
gardens of Wörlitz court architect Friedrich Wilhelm B2. Turn right at the B187, then left
von Erdman, built the gardens in the at Elsterstrasse and right on Am
second half of the 18th century. At Hauptbahnhof to exit on Lutherstrasse.
the centre stands the Neo­Classical Turn left at Neustrasse for the car park.

WALKING AROUND WÖRLITZ 7 Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Saxony-Anhalt; 06886
The 56­km (35­mile) Gartenreichtour
Fürst Franz hiking and biking trail travels Clinging to a scenic stretch of the Elbe, the tidy little town of
through the nearby UNESCO biosphere Lutherstadt Wittenberg is named after its most famous resident,
reserve. Signposted from Wörlitz car Martin Luther, who came here in 1508 and sparked the Protestant
park, the closest point of interest along
the route is the fishing village of Reformation. It now basks in this golden era, celebrating the homes
Vockerode and the adjacent royal and graves of those who together created the “Protestant Rome”.
woodland park, Sieglitzer, both around
6 km (4 miles) to the west of Wörlitz.
www.woerlitz-information.de; A two-hour one of the monastery’s wings
www.dessau-tourismus.de walking tour served as the Luther family
From the Neustrasse car residence. Today it contains
park turn left on to a col lection of Reformation
WHERE TO STAY
Mittelstrasse and follow it relics: Luther’s desk, pulpit
to Collegienstrasse, where, and first editions of many
WÖRLITZ beside a small park, lies the of his books. Outside the
Pension Zum Hauenden Schwein Lutherhaus 1 (Apr–Oct: open Lutherhaus, and on the
moderate
This traditional place has clean and daily; Nov–Mar: closed Mon), Exterior detail, corner of Lutherstrasse and
bright rooms and a good wine bar. formerly the Augustinian Lutherhaus Am Hauptbahnhof, grows an
Erdmannsdorffstrasse 69, mon astery into which Luther old oak, the Luthereiche 2,
06786; 03490 53 01 90; entered on arriving in the town. which was planted in 1830 on the
www.zumhauendenschwein.de
Dissolved during the Reformation, spot where Luther displayed his
LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG
Alte Canzley moderate
The former chancellery building HEUBNERSTRASSE
has now been revamped to create BERLINER ST R A SSE L U T H E R S T R A S S S E
a spotless, upmarket hotel. Facilities BURGERMEISTERSTRASSE MAUERSTRASSE
include a sauna. PFAFFENGASSE JURISTENSTRASSE STRASSE TOPFER FR I E DRICHSTRASSE
Schlossstrasse 3, 06886; 03491 42 91 N E U S T R A S S E
90; www.alte-canzley.de JÜDENSTRASSE
COSWIGER STRASSE Stadtkirche
Stadthotel Lutherstadt Wittenberg SCHLOSSSTRASSE Marktplatz St Marien F L E I S C H E R S T R A S S E
Schwarzer Baer moderate Schlosskirche COLLEGIENSTRASSE
A central hotel in a 500­year­old WA L L S T R A Cranachhaus MITTELSTRASSE
building with free parking.
Schlossstrasse 2, 06886; 03491 420 ELBSTRASSE S S E Melanchthonhaus Luthereiche
AM STADTGRABEN
43 44; www.stadthotel-wittenberg.de Lutherhaus
Stadtpalais moderate H A L L E S C H E S T R A S S E W E S E R S T R A S S E
The most exclusive hotel in town has
D E S S A U E R R I N G
modern luxuries, including a sauna. 0 metres 200
Collegienstrasse 56/57, 06886;
03491 42 50; www.stadtpalais. 0 yards 200
bestwestern.de
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150
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