To help you find a holiday apartment in Schwienau, you can sort your travel interests into different themes: garden culture, archaeological sites and protected landscapes each offer a different focus. The following topics range from a stroll through a plant garden to the history of a single stone.
Garden culture and arts at Melzingen Arboretum
Melzingen Arboretum is home to around 800 plant species from around the world. In every season, you can enjoy a walk through its species-rich garden. The garden is therefore not associated with just one flowering season: its plant collection and the walk through it are the main focus of a visit.
The garden also hosts cultural events, and the programme varies. In the Kulturstall, the permanent exhibition “Ja damals” (“Back then”) displays tools used in the home, garden and fields. They offer a vivid impression of manual work in earlier times. The exhibition and the changing events offer two different ways to explore the garden: one through historical tools, the other through the cultural programme on offer at the time.
The arboretum also has a café serving coffee or tea and cake. If you plan to take a break at the café, check in advance whether it is open. It is also worth checking the visitor information for your travel dates before visiting the permanent exhibition.
Archaeological sites around Melzingen
The area around Melzingen is home to stone cists, sacrificial stones, cup-marked stones and 80 burial mounds. One specific example is the Melzingen Sacrificial Stone: a large granite stone with a deep, artificially carved channel. Finds of two axes and a hatchet suggest that the stone was visited between 2500 and 600 BC. This time span reflects the archaeological interpretation of the finds as evidence of visits to the stone.
The various sites represent different forms of archaeological heritage; an individual site does not necessarily tell the same story as a burial mound or a stone cist. Access restrictions may apply at some sites. Please follow the information provided at each location when planning your visits.
Maschbruch Nature Reserve
Maschbruch Nature Reserve is located in the Hohe Heide natural region. A ditch running through the protected area is a tributary of the Schwienau. Visitors are asked to stay on the paths and keep dogs on a leash. If you are planning a visit to the reserve, you can take these requirements into account from the outset.
More to explore in the wider Uelzen destination
In the wider Uelzen destination, the Hundertwasser railway station in Uelzen is a distinctive architectural highlight. It was created as a project for the Expo 2000 World’s Fair in Hanover and is one of the last works by the Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The station brings together art, ecology and modernity. From the station forecourt, the “Path of Stones” leads into Uelzen city centre; 21 artistically painted rock sculptures line the route. The station building and this series of artworks in the urban landscape offer two different cultural experiences.
The Ebstorf Map at Ebstorf Abbey offers another historical perspective. It was probably created around 1300, covers an area of about 13 m² and is considered the largest known medieval map of the world. Tours explaining the map last around 90 minutes and are offered from 1 April to 31 October. Check the current tour schedule for your travel dates. This will help you decide whether an in-depth look at the map fits into your travel plans.
Discover more destinations: LĂĽder, Suderburg, Rosche, Himbergen, Uelzen, BienenbĂĽttel, Gerdau, Bad Bevensen
Go to the overview of the wider destination: Uelzen.
