Brandenburg

In Bad Wilsnack, thermal brine bubbles up from a depth of 1,018 meters at 39 degrees Celsius and about 16 percent salt. The facility combines five brine pools ranging from 1.5 to 12 percent, a salt lake with 24 percent brine, eight themed saunas in up to 300-year-old farmhouses, and a 50-meter-long graduation tower, the first graduation facility in Brandenburg.

Forty-one kilometers starting from Wildau S-Bahn station, mostly paved and partly through forest, with Königs Wusterhausen and its castle garden as the center. The route touches Lake Zeesen, Lake Todnitz, Lake Ton, and Lake Dolgen and crosses a bridge specifically built for cyclists and pedestrians over the Dahme river.

On Lake Straussee in Märkisch-Oderland, just 35 kilometers east of Berlin: The Burghotel zu Strausberg combines English castle style with a serious conference offering. Those looking to move conferences away from daily office routine will find nine conference rooms, a historic ambiance, and direct lake access.

The Precise Resort Bad Saarow is located in a park on Lake Scharmützelsee and features a 4,200 square meter spa with indoor and outdoor pools, an adult relaxation pool, and a sauna with lake views. Three 18-hole golf courses are located directly next to the hotel.

Right on Lake Senftenberg in the Lusatian Lake District, the Wellnesshotel Seeschlößchen combines castle romance with an extensive private SPA, an Ayurveda concept, and sophisticated cuisine. The family-run four-star superior hotel in Senftenberg is Brandenburg's most charming answer to the need for true deceleration.

A Chinese pagoda from 1770 in Sanssouci Park, plus baroque costumes and dinner with Frederick the Great: The Drachenhaus restaurant and café combines Prussian history with cuisine that takes the location seriously.

On the shore of Lake Scharmützelsee, there is no thermal bath, but a pure sauna resort: seven saunas and a steam bath, including the SATAMA Theater for up to 160 guests and the Maa-Sauna with up to 120 degrees Celsius. Founded in 2002 with five saunas, today it hosts infusion world championships and attracts around 80,000 guests annually.

The historic Ziethen Castle is considered one of the most romantic wedding venues in Brandenburg. The magnificent estate in Havelland impresses with an idyllic castle park and elegant banquet halls offering space for up to 120 guests. Civil, church, or free weddings can be held at Ziethen Castle.

Eighty-nine kilometers from Oranienburg north to Mirow Castle, via Sommerfeld, Beetz, the Beetzer Heide, Lindow, and Rheinsberg. A day trip for the sportingly ambitious, featuring Rheinsberg Castle on the lakeside, Lake Stechlin, and three castles along the route. Lindow and Rheinsberg serve as exit train stations.

The Burghotel Strausberg combines medieval-romantic castle architecture with the natural backdrop of Lake Straussee. Whether a civil or a free ceremony, diverse rooms for 2 to 170 people make every celebration possible, entirely according to the individual wishes of the couple.