Fun in and around the water, interactive museums, family vacation and more
Camping under huge excavators in FERROPOLIS, swimming in the Goitzsche lake, culture at your fingertips and lots of family activities – all of the above is possible in our WorldHeritageRegion Anhalt-Dessau-Wittenberg.
Our region is rich in UNESCO world heritage sites: Here you can find 4 of them in a surrounding of only 35 km – the Luther Memorials in Luther’s city Wittenberg, Bauhaus and its sites in Dessau, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz and the UNESCO biosphere reserve Middle Elbe. Those world-famous sights offer a wide variety of leisure activities for both young explorers and adults nontheless. But that’s not all! All over the WorldHeritageRegion Anhalt-Dessau-Wittenberg you will find everything you need for a successful family vacation.
Once the region was dominated by open-cast lignite mining, but nowadays its remains have become the base for a diversified lakescape which offers a lot of leisure activities at, in or around the water. You can choose between paddling, swimming, stand up paddling and wakeboarding but also hiking or cycling through vast floodplain forests. Also interactive museums, impressive attractions and exciting nature education houses are inviting you and your children to learn more about the culture and environment of our region. Experiencing industrial history will be especially exciting when visiting FERROPOLIS – the city of steel.
Tip: With the WelterbeCard for families you will save money while visiting our region. Read more.