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February 14, 2026
A short trip to a town with a long history: penig.de/seite/517164/historisches.html
We decided against the loop along the Mulde River to the bridge complex near Penig (komoot.com/de-de/highlight/5406717) due to the increasingly wet weather.
I also had to recreate this short route – in my opinion, komoot
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February 7, 2026
Höfgen – originally founded from seven farms – can also be found on: Saxony's Most Beautiful Villages
sachsens-schoenste-doerfer.de/die-doerfer/hoefgen
In 1900, Ida-Jutta Gleisberg created a landscaped park here for the residents and visitors of the surrounding area. She was the wife of the owner of the
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January 31, 2026
A beautiful winter hike, even if some sections are quite slippery.
This highly recommended circular hiking trail is dedicated to the architect of the Klingenberg reservoir dam: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Poelzig
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January 28, 2026
Beate's second short rehab outing of the week.
The Paradise Gardens in the Mühlbach Valley were part of the 2019 State Garden Show in Frankenberg:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landesgartenschau_Frankenberg_2019
lgs-frankenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LGS2019_Geländeplan.pdf
And the small town has much more
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January 27, 2026
A short winter trip to Lichtenwalde Castle and Park.
schloss-lichtenwalde.de/park
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Lichtenwalde
Even in winter, the park impresses with its vistas and views of the Zschopau Valley. Many of the sculptures are completely enclosed. The fountains are also, of course, not running
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January 17, 2026
A short Saturday outing in gloomy weather.
More information about this beautiful estate can be found here:
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January 11, 2026
A rather cold but sunny Sunday outing – our usual visit to the dog park unfortunately had to be cancelled today: it was inaccessible due to snow.
We were last in this area two years ago.
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1492730877
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1418591623
This time we hiked the approximately 4 km long Tanneberg
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January 3, 2026
Pulsnitz – widely known as the "Gingerbread Town" – has much more to offer than its eight gingerbread bakeries and gingerbread factory.
In the castle park and throughout the town, you'll find many information panels created by the Pulsnitz Local History Society, providing historical information, for example
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January 2, 2026
We had already visited the Freiberg Silver Trail (freiberg.de/kultur-und-tourismus/sehenswertes/individiuelle-rundgaenge/silberweg) during its development.
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1619978720
komoot.com/de-de/tour/1665460264
By summer 2024, 10 sculptures had already been installed. With the addition of the
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7 days ago
Saturday trip to Zwickau, a city known today for its automotive industry and as the Robert Schumann City (schumann-portal.de/zwickau.html).
zwickau.de/de/tourismus/portraet/stadtgeschichte/stadtchronik.php
The old town is especially worth a visit. And since there's still so much we haven't seen, we'll
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