Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape Biosphere Reserve — Attraction in Boxberg/O.L. - Hamor

What a fantastic place! It is amazing to find such a building offering so much Information in such a quiet part of the world. The architecture blends in to it's surrounding in such a harmonious way ...respect to the design office. The staff were extremely helpful and pleasant and no question was too much to answer. Using this visitor’s centre as a base one can walk along any of the well laid out walks which can last up to a few hours. My recommendation is to get up early enough to be there just before sunrise at a lake with a viewing platform to enjoy the show that nature puts on for you. Please be aware that this is a nature reserve and the animals are not tame please treat your environment with the respect it deserves and so future generations will thank you for your...

I haven't seen this part of Germany, but as a 3 and 4 year old I remember (and I'm 67 now!) seeing my grandfather taking me to similar teichs and woodlands just out of Kosel (near Niesky), where he had his farm. That was before after the Russians came and made life miserable at the end of WW2 and then the Eastern German regime which took away his land so that he died not that much later of a broken heart. I gather that a lot of the countryside was then decimated as it was dug up for brown coal, which further polluted the air and destroyed much of the environment. To see such beautiful photos of the land nearby gives me hope that all...

When you get to the large car park you are meet with an excellent visitor centre with an attached cafe that will serve drinks to your taste. Additionally you can find other useful facilities there, that are maintained to the German standard.

Now that you grabbed a map of the surrounding area you are ready to head out and see why the area is called the "Land of a Thousand Lakes"🦢

You will not be...