Recreation & Leisure - Best Western Plus Hotel Bautzen

Worth knowing

Impressively, the silhouette of the 1000-year-old Bautzen with its historic center towers above the profile of the diverse landscape over the Spree. Thousands of visitors annually discover our old town with its monuments, towers, medieval streets and atmospheric pubs. Bautzen is also the cultural and political center of the Sorbs in Upper Lusatia. The small Slavic people have kept their language, their traditions, their folklore and many customs until today. Bautzen is home to numerous Sorbian institutions, institutions and cultural sites. The only bilingual theater in Germany, the Deutsch-Sorbische Volkstheater, is located in Bautzen. Bautzen is worth a trip in every season. A special magnet for the guests is the Easter time, when in the city and the region many customs are maintained. The highlight is the impressive processions of the Sorbian Easter Riders. Who does not shy away from the ascent to one of the Bautzener towers, gets a fantastic view of the city and the surrounding area presented. A variety of opportunities open up for a trip to the surroundings of Bautzen, which also offers the well-developed cycle path network. In the south, the Oberlausitzer Bergland stretches with its heights. In the north is the heath and pond landscape with an impressive variety of flora and fauna. This landscape has been declared a biosphere reserve.