Harz Mountains

Sites to see

Göttingen, Bad Lauterberg, Braunlage and its ski resort, Goslar and its UNESCO sites, Wernigerode, Quedlinburg and its UNESCO sites, Lutherstadt Eisleben and its UNESCO sites, Rammelsberg show mine in Goslar

Things to do

Visit the mining museum in Clausthal, relax in the spa area of Bad Harzburg, enjoy medieval festivals with witches dancing around the fire in Thale, hike and bike through the Harz Witches´ Trail National Park, ride on the historic narrow-gage railway on the top of the highest mountain “Brocken” and learn about the Cold War directly at the former border between East and West Germany, visit Sangerhausen and its botanic garden with more than 6,800 different species of roses

How to get there

From the international airports at Hanover or Leipzig or by express trains from Frankfurt, Hamburg or Berlin via Göttingen and from there by regional trains or with a rented car