Of princes, gondolas and flying hunters
Magnificent baroque gardens, world-famous landscape parks and idyllic grounds with botanical abundance: the network “Garden Dreams – Historical Parks in Saxony-Anhalt”, brings together fifty of the most beautiful parks in the state, including the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom. In 2025, the network will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
On an area of 142 square kilometers, Prince and later Duke Leopold III Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau (1740 – 1817) created a park landscape the likes of which Germany had never seen before. Along the Middle Elbe, in a harmonious interplay of nature, architecture and fine arts, he linked a total work of art that continues to captivate visitors to this day. The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
Please check the seasonal opening hours in advance of your visit.
Garden Kingdom Information in the Kitchen Building at Wörlitz Castle
Kirchgasse 35
06785 Oranienbaum-Wörlitz
Tel. 034905 – 31009
Fax. 034905 – 31010
E-mail: info@welterbe-gartenreich.de
Website: www.welterbe-gartenreich.de
24 hours tour through Wörlitz Park
08:05
Arrival
In half an hour you will travel with the Dessau-Wörlitz railroad from Dessau main station to Wörlitz.
Savings
13,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard, visitors use the Dessau-Wörlitz Railway free of charge.
10:00
Garden Kingdom Information Wörlitz
At the Garden Kingdom Information Center you can find out more about the park and register for the guided tour of the park (13:00).
10:30
Wörlitz Castle
Visit one of the most famous buildings in German architectural history. The palace was built for Leopold III Friedrich Franz, Prince and since 1807 Duke, of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817) according to designs by Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff (1736-1800).
Savings
9,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard you get a free castle tour (first floor).
Guided tours of the castle:
Mar 22-Apr 30 and Oct 1-Nov 2 Tue-Sun/Fri 10:00 to 17:00
May-Sept Tue-Thu, Sun/Fri 10:00 to 17:00, Fri-Sat 10:00 to 18:00
Please register in advance for a guided tour!
11:30 a.m.
Bible Tower
The tower plateau, which is used as a viewing platform, offers a unique panoramic view of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom. The perfect start to the day!
Savings
4,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard you get free admission to the Bible Tower with exhibitions and tower ascent.
Opening hours (Palm Sunday to mid-October):
Tue-Sun 11:00 to 17:00, last ascent 16:40
12:00
Ziegler's restaurant
Enjoy regional products from award-winning cuisine in a unique ambience during a lunch break.
Savings
6,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard you will receive a free Garden Kingdom aperitif or dessert with your main course. Lunch is not included in the World HeritageCard.
Opening hours:
Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri from 11:30 to 14:00
and 17:00 to 20:00
Sat / Sun from 11:30 to 20:00
13:00
Park tour
Now begins the two-hour park tour you signed up for this morning. Explore the park and learn a lot about the creation and history of the park, as well as the ideas behind its implementation.
Savings
11,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard you take part in the public park tour free of charge.
Guided tour times (01.04. to 31.10.; groups excluded):
Daily at 13:00
Meeting point: at the kitchen building
Wörlitz Park ferry ride
During the park tour you will also use the ferries in Wörlitz Park.
Savings
1,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard you can use any ferry for one crossing free of charge.
15:00
Gondola ride in Wörlitzer Park
Gondola rides across Lake Wörlitz and through the canals are a wonderful, relaxing way to get to know Wörlitz Park.
Savings
12,00 EUR
Free gondola tour with the World HeritageCard.
Ride times (Easter, April and October):
daily at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00
Travel times (May to September):
daily at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00
16:30
Stone Island with Villa Hamilton
Visit the island of Stein with the only artificial volcano in Europe, as well as a theater modeled on antiquity and Villa Hamilton.
Savings
6,00 EUR
With the World HeritageCard you get free admission for an individual tour.
Opening hours (from 22.03. to 30.04. and 01.10. to 2.11.):
Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat / Sun / Ft from 10:00 to 17:00
Opening hours (from 01.05. to 30.09.):
Tue / Wed / Thu / Sun / Ft from 10:00 to 17:00
and Fri / Sat from 10:00 to 18:00
Continue to Vockerode, 6 km away
18:00
Restaurant Alberts Treibhaus
Dinner in Vockerode in modern “industrial chic”. The Alberts Treibhaus restaurant has plenty of culinary highlights to offer!
Savings
4,50 EUR
With the World Heritage Card you receive a free welcome drink.
Mon-Thu: 17:30 to 10:30
Fri-Sun: All day until 10:30
20:00
Hotel Elbebrücke
With its proximity to the natural and cultural region of Dessau-Wörlitz, the Hotel Elbebrücke invites you to stay for longer, but also offers a convenient stopover thanks to its direct location on the Elbe cycle path and proximity to the A9.
Savings
12,00 EUR
1 free bike rental for 3 hours for holders of the World HeritageCard
Bicycle rental subject to availability. Please refer to the website for current opening hours.
Note
The 24-h. World HeritageCard loses its validity the next day at 08:04.
More tour suggestions with the World HeritageCard
Not far from Wörlitz Park in Dessau are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Bauhaus and the Masters’ Houses, as well as the magnificent palaces and parks of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom – Luisium, Mosigkau and Georgium. In the middle of the UNESCO Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve. Thus, the city and its surroundings leave little to be desired for lovers of culture and nature.
UNESCO-World Heritage
24 hours tour
Bauhaus and more
The twin city of Dessau-Roßlau lies on the edge of the UNESCO Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, nestled in the riverine landscapes of the Mulde and Elbe with their lush forests and meadows. The UNESCO World Heritage Sites Bauhaus, Masters’ Houses and the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz are located here.
3 days cultural vacation
Through the residential towns of Anhalt
Discover in Köthen, Bernburg and Zerbst the over 800 years old Anhalt as one of the oldest and most important cultural landscapes in Germany with many interesting and famous personalities like Catherine the Great and Johann Sebastian Bach.