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Attractions

Explore the Eichsfeld

The Eichsfeld is full of surprises: bears and wolves in the bear park, medieval castles with panoramic views and a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a tree canopy trail. All attractions are less than one hour from our guesthouse.

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Brown bear in the naturalistic enclosure of the Alternative Bear Park WorbisNature

Alternative Bear Park Worbis

6 km / 9 min

Experience brown bears and black bears in naturalistic enclosures

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Ice cream platter at Eiscafe San Remo with scoops, fruit, cream and wafer rollsCulture

Eiscafe San Remo

9 km / 11 min

Homemade ice cream, coffee and cake in the heart of Worbis

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Scharfenstein Castle with characteristic half-timbering and heraldic shuttersCulture

Scharfenstein Castle – the Whisky Castle

10 km / 15 min

Medieval castle with Whisky World, boutique hotel and panoramic views

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St Mary's Church with twin towers and baroque cloister garden in Heilbad HeiligenstadtCulture

Heilbad Heiligenstadt & Vitalpark

15 km / 14 min

Over 1,000-year-old county town with old town, spa park and thermal baths

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Treetop Walk Hainich, observation tower with sweeping views over the national parkNature

Treetop Walk Hainich

54 km / 58 min

UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site with treetop walkway at 44 metres height

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Culture

Eichsfeld Border Museum

16 km / 20 min

The history of German division at the original border crossing

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Culture

Bodenstein Castle

9 km / 13 min

Medieval hilltop castle with panoramic views and castle cafe

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Wooden giant sculpture at Sonnenstein with sweeping panoramic view over the Eichsfeld in winterNature

Skywalk Sonnenstein

14 km / 16 min

Spectacular viewing platform with panoramic views

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Hanstein Castle ruins, imposing facade seen from belowCulture

Hanstein Castle Ruins

40 km / 35 min

One of the largest castle ruins in Central Germany with panoramic views

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Wartburg Castle near Eisenach, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on a cliff above the Thuringian ForestCulture

Wartburg Castle

55 km / 55 min

UNESCO World Heritage Site where Luther translated the New Testament

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Nature

Harz Mountains

40 km / 40 min

Brocken peak, Brocken Railway and hiking trails in Germany's northernmost low mountain range

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Seeburger See, water lilies on the still lake under summer cloudsNature

Lake Seeburger See

25 km / 30 min

"The Eye of the Eichsfeld": swimming, boating and nature

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Illuminated railway tunnel with old tracks and cycle path on the rail bike route in the EichsfeldNature

Rail Bike Adventure Eichsfeld

20 km / 25 min

Pedal a rail bike through historic railway tunnels on disused tracks

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Historic windmill and old carriage on the outdoor grounds of the European Bread Museum EbergotzenCulture

European Bread Museum Ebergotzen

35 km / 40 min

10,000 years of bread history on a historic farmstead with windmill

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Sweeping Eichsfeld panorama from Gut Herbigshagen of the Heinz Sielmann Foundation, with fields, forests and hills under blue skiesNature

Heinz Sielmann Foundation – Gut Herbigshagen

20 km / 22 min

Watch wildlife and enjoy sweeping Eichsfeld panoramas on the nature experience grounds

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Activities

Hiking

Hiking trails in the area, from leisurely to challenging.

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Cycling

The Leine cycle path passes right by Breitenbach.

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