Nature & Culture
Around Lutherstadt Wittenberg you will find numerous other cultural highlights as well as beautiful destinations in nature. Here you can wonderfully switch off, come to yourself and escape the hustle and bustle. In the nature park Dübener Heide there are numerous hiking trails, which also lead you to the most beautiful places in the nature park, the so-called heath magnets. The Fläming Nature Park is especially suitable for active people who want to conquer nature by bike or on inline skates. Of course, the Central Elbe Biosphere Reserve, located just outside the city, also offers all kinds of retreats into unspoiled nature.
In Dessau, only about 35 km away, there are other beautiful UNESCO World Heritage sites that are well worth a visit. The Bauhaus Dessau with its master houses fascinates architecture enthusiasts, while the Garden Kingdom Dessau-Wörlitz with its many parks and castles inspires all who are interested in nature and aesthetics. Beautiful cities such as Torgau or Halle await your visit, as do the numerous castles, palaces and manor houses in the surrounding area. If you are interested in industrial culture or just want to see something really unique, you should remember Ferropolis, the city of iron.
The World HeritageCard gives you great benefits at the World Heritage sites in the Anhalt-Dessau-Wittenberg region and other exciting attractions throughout the region. In addition, there is a detailed guidebook where you can see all the benefits at a glance.
All the advantages of the World HeritageCard
You can also reach some of the excursion destinations comfortably by public transport. For example, World Heritage bus route 304 connects the World Heritage sites in Lutherstadt Wittenberg with those in Wörlitz and Dessau-Roßlau.
If you would like to explore the surroundings of Lutherstadt Wittenberg by bike, feel free to stop by the Tourist Information at Schlossplatz 2. We have a small contingent of rental bicycles and e-bikes that we will gladly make available to you.