BRANDENBURG - A cultural journey in pictures

This representative picture book offers a colorful journey through the state of Brandenburg on 96 pages, showcasing one of Germany's historically significant landscapes. Color photographs by renowned landscape photographers are accompanied by informative texts. "I traveled through the Mark and found it richer than I had dared to hope," wrote Theodor Fontane in 1861 in his famous "Wanderings through the Mark Brandenburg." Those who set out today to experience Brandenburg will unexpectedly find themselves walking in the footsteps of the great Theodor Fontane. Like him, they will be surprised by the wealth of natural beauty, architectural treasures, and historical references. Starting from Potsdam, the once-glorious residence of Prussian electors, kings, and German emperors, this journey takes you through five landscape regions, from Havelland to Lake Ruppin, through the vast hunting grounds of Schorfheide with its legendary lakes, the Oder-Spree region, and finally into the Spreewald, with its idyllic boat trips along the winding waterways. This book provides an overview of the landscape, towns, villages, and cultural history of the region for newcomers, while locals can discover much that is new. For everyone, this picture book serves as a guide for personal travel planning and their own "Wanderings through the Mark Brandenburg.".