Altenburg

As a travel destination, the over 1025-year old town of Altenburg in Central Germany is still an insider tip.

The card game Skat was invented here, and this is where playing cards are produced and sold in Germany's biggest playing-card shop, while they are collected at the Playing Card Museum in the castle. The four Wenzels, the Altenburg boys, fight around the Skat Fountain. But this is not all the former residence town of the Wettin princes has a lot more to offer as well. It is well worth going up to the impressive castle complex with its castle, museums and beautiful park. There are magnificent rooms that can be visited here and a unique porcelain collection.

A walk through the lovingly restored old town, a visit to the prestigious Lindenau Museum with its valuable art collections or an evening in the splendid theatre, the original of the Semper Opera House, will be unforgettable experiences.

With more than 400 cultural events every year, open-air concerts in the castle courtyard, a music festival, an organ festival and local fairs, Altenburg has something for everyone.