Templin - Historic thermal salt spa town with spa promenade

On a historical garden tour in Templin. The city presents itself from baroque sights to the spa mile in a very harmonious image. The location between the Uckermark Lakes Nature Park and the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve offers excellent conditions for a holiday in Brandenburgs only thermal brine health resort - surrounded by many forests and lakes.Start/ Finish: Templin Stadt StationArrival / Departure: Public transport: from Berlin via Oranienburg to Templin Stadt (RB12) or from Eberswalde with the RB63 (currently replaced by a bus service)Car: via the federal highways B 96 and B 109 as well as via the state road L 100 or via the motorways A 11 (Berlin-Stettin, exit Joachimsthal or Pfingstberg), A 24 (Hamburg-Berlin, exit Neuruppin) and A 20 (Lübeck-Prenzlau, exit Prenzlau)Parking: Prenzlauer Allee car parkRoute: Templin Stadt Station - Lehmann Garden at the former Joachimsthalschen Gymnasium - MKC - Museum of City History - city wall to Schultor - St. Mary Magdalene Church - Mühlentor - Citizens Park - Town Hall with Market Square - Berlin Gate - Spa Mile - NaturThermeTemplin - Buchheide - Lübbesee Beach - Templin Stadt StationDirections: This tour of the various parks and gardens in Templin is best explored on foot. The starting point is Templin Stadt Station. From here, the path leads past the stadium to the former Joachimsthalschen Gymnasium with Lehmann Garden. The ensemble is currently being renovated and restored and is expected to reopen as a European school in a few years. Next to it is the Lehmann Garden, a botanical garden founded by Elector Joachim Friedrich at the Joachimsthalschen Gymnasium in 1607 - today a museum and show garden. From March to October, the garden can be visited every Wednesday from 10 am to 12 pm, as well as during the Open Gardens Uckermark event. From here, the path leads past the Multicultural Center to the Museum of City History. It is integrated into the 1.7 km long medieval city wall at Prenzlauer Tor and provides many insights into Templins history and how life has developed here. The path continues along the city wall, past St. Mary Magdalene Church, through Mühlentor and over the Templin Canal to the Citizens Garden, the spa park with numerous green spaces, recreational areas, as well as play and activity elements. Through the Mühlentor, the path leads us to Templins market square with its historic town hall. The tourist information office is also located here, offering interesting guided tours of the city. Through the Berlin Gate, we soon reach the spa mile, a landscaped park connecting the historic city center with NaturThermeTemplin. In addition to playgrounds and a skate park, there is also the Apple Variety Show Garden with more than 300 apple trees as well as cultural and wild plants. Shortly after, you reach NaturThermeTemplin with bathing and sauna facilities, an indoor playground, and a large camper van parking area. Various paths through the adjacent forest area Buchheide lead to Lübbesee. The 12 km long natural lake not only invites you to swim, but canoeing and rowing tours are just as popular as walks along the shore or bike rides around the entire lake. From Lübbesee Beach, the path leads back to the train station.If you are interested in special private gardens, you should visit Uckermark when the Open Gardens Uckermark event opens its doors to interested visitors again. The changing dates take place twice a year - in June and September. Then you can wander through the Open Gardens again, gather ideas, exchange plants, or simply admire what can be done with the different garden situations. This includes the Lehmann Garden in Templin as well as the garden of Kathrin Bohm-Berg and Christian Berg. Some gardens, green spaces, and nurseries also open on special occasions or for special events. More information at www.tourismus-uckermark.de/offenegaertenPath condition / route development: paved paths, mostly barrier-freeCombination options: City or themed toursPassenger shippingVisit to the Museum of City HistoryVisit to NaturThermeTemplinRowing boat, canoe tour on LübbeseeBiking: Uckermark cycling route, bike tour around LübbeseeHiking: Märkischer Landweg, Uckermärker Landrunde, Buchheide circular routesOpen Gardens Uckermark (dates at: www.tourismus-uckermark.de)Sights / Interesting facts: former Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium TemplinLehmann GardenMulticultural Center TemplinMuseum of City Historyhistorical city wall (circular route) with gatesHistoric town hall with tourist informationSpa MileNaturThermeTemplinMaps / Literature: ADFC regional map Uckermark, 1:75 000, ISBN: 978-3-87073-952-2