Discover Brandenburg an der Havel

Brandenburg an der Havel combines impressive evidence of the city’s history and cultural heritage with museums, music, viewpoints and various ways to plan your stay. If you are planning a trip where not every day should look the same, you can choose between industrial history, historical guided tours, exhibitions, panoramic views and a tour with your own route planning. A holiday apartment in Brandenburg an der Havel is a good option if you would like to make the city itself the starting point for your trip.

Cultural history with distinctive individual exhibits

At the Industrial Museum Brandenburg an der Havel, visitors can see a Siemens-Martin furnace and the associated equipment for charging, melting and casting. The visit therefore offers an introduction to an aspect of industrial history made tangible through specific technology and large-scale installations. For travelers who prefer to learn about historical developments through original objects rather than texts alone, this site is a particularly tangible part of the cultural program.

Another landmark is the Roland statue of Brandenburg an der Havel. The 5.35-meter-high sandstone figure dates from 1474 and symbolizes the city’s freedoms. The permanent exhibition at the Brandenburg State Archaeological Museum presents around 10,000 selected exhibits and provides an overview of approximately 50,000 years of Brandenburg’s cultural history. The scope therefore ranges from a single medieval landmark to a wide-ranging archaeological journey through time.

The Brandenburg an der Havel City Museum also has its own focus: its permanent exhibition showcases Brandenburg toys. The Steintorturm is designated as a museum with an entrance on the ground floor, the former prison room. These different museum sites make it possible to organize your stay according to your interests rather than planning just one attraction.

City tours, music and views

The official tourism portal offers historical and themed city tours. These include one-hour introductory historical city tours, a monk’s tour, a Vicco von Bülow tour and a pug tour. Depending on your interests, you can choose either a compact introduction or a more specialized topic for exploring the city.

From the top outdoor viewing platform of the Friedenswarte on Marienberg, you can enjoy expansive panoramic views over the city of Brandenburg and the extensive belt of forests and lakes. This viewpoint provides a clear contrast to the interiors of the museums. For another cultural highlight, the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra performs classical, Romantic and modern orchestral music.

Excursions and finding the right accommodation

If you would like to plan a longer outing in addition to museums and guided tours, the Seven Lakes Tour begins and ends at Neustädtischer Markt in Brandenburg an der Havel. Having a fixed starting and ending point makes it easier to fit the tour into your daily plans, without having to connect different starting locations. You can also take the Regional Express R1 into account as a practical factor: from Brandenburg an der Havel’s main railway station, it reaches central Berlin in around 40 minutes, running every half hour. Anyone who wants to experience Brandenburg an der Havel as a destination in its own right while also considering a side trip to Berlin should factor this approximate travel time into their choice of accommodation.

When searching for a holiday apartment, the desired combination is therefore particularly important. Culture enthusiasts can make museums, the Roland statue, city tours and orchestral music the focus of their stay. Those looking for more variety between sightseeing and an excursion can add the Seven Lakes Tour or the panoramic view from the Friedenswarte to their program.

More destinations for planning your trip

If you would like to explore more destinations after getting oriented in Brandenburg an der Havel, you can also include Frankfurt / Oder and Cottbus in your research.

For the higher-level travel overview: Brandenburg.