Cottbus Historic Town Centre Tour

This bicycle tour begins and ends at Burg im Spreewald tourist information centre. The path leads first to Werben where you can stop at Spreewald chef Peter Franke’s Un-Kraut-Laden. Following the Gherkin Cycle Path you come to Sielow. The tour then goes on to historic city centre of Cottbus. Amid impressive town houses in Saxon Baroque and Prussian Classicist style, there are numerous shops, cafés and bars. You can finish off your cycling tour at Spreewald Therme – the thermal spas in Burg.

Start/finish: Burg (Spreewald), tourist information centre Burg im Spreewald

Logo/route sign: not specified

Directions:Train: From Berlin take the RE 2 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg. From Dresden take the RE 15 or RE 18 to Cottbus, from there take bus 47 to Burg.Car: From Berlin Schönefelder Kreuz A13 follow signs to Dresden-Forst as far as Dreieck Spreewald, then take the A15 for Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of Burg. From Dresden Dreieck Nord A13 Berlin to Dreieck Spreewald on the A15, following signs to Cottbus-Forst. Exit Vetschau, continue in the direction of BurgParking: At the Festplatz not far from the tourist information centre, or behind the Spreewaldmühle (Hauptstrasse 31), at the end of the village in the direction of Lübben
Route: Burg-Dorf – Werben – Briesen – Cottbus-Sielow – Cottbus city centre – Cottbus-Ströbitz – Zahsow – Gulben – Ruben – Werben – Burg-Dorf

Points of interest/background information:Burg-Dorf: Local history parlour, Bismarck Tower, Weidenburg, Spreewald Biosphere Reserve information centre at Schlossberghof with Annemarie Schulz HouseWerben: late Gothic cycle path church made of brick, Gutshof Seydlitz, Spreewald herb manufactory at Spreewald chef Peter Franke’s Un-Kraut-LadenCottbus: Altmarkt Cottbus with Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum, Oberkirche church, monastery church, Staatstheater Cottbus, airfield museum, Fürst-Pückler-Park in Branitz with palace and water pyramid, gondola rides in the park
Possible combinations:Spree Cycle PathGherkin Cycle Path
Trail conditions/surface: not specified

Maps/Literature:
For optimum preparation and planning of the bicycle tour, the tourist information centre at the Haus des Gastes offers detailed cycling maps which can also be purchased from the online shop on the website.