Zwickau offers various “historical paths” with almost 900 years of history. Many of the sights are just a few minutes’ walk from the hotel. Whether it’s the history of the reformation, the industrial revolution and development of the car or the musical footsteps of Clara Wieck and Robert Schumann – everyone becomes an explorer here.
During a stroll through the carefully renovated old town around St. Marien cathedral you can find numerous restaurants, cafés and shops. You are also incidentally following in the footsteps of Martin Luther and Robert Schumann. The two circular routes lead right through the middle of Zwickau and point out the town’s history with information boards and little anecdotes at significant spots.
Use one of the free bikes for hire and explore the idyllic countryside along the embankment of the Mulde. Or set off on a tour of discovery through Zwickau’s historic town centre with Robert Schumann’s birthplace, the Priests’ Houses and impressive ensemble of the cloth hall and town hall. As you continue on your tour of discovery it’s worth taking a detour to the municipal art collections. You can find a number of Expressionistic works there by Max Pechstein who was born in Zwickau.
Western Saxony’s most important town and Saxony’s fourth largest town is shaped by car manufacture. The Trabant cult car was still coming off production lines until 1991. Can fans of vintage models really get their money’s worth when visiting the famous August Horch Museum. The museum is situated in a totally restored part of the former Sachsenring plant just 3 km away from the hotel. It’s not just car lovers who are fascinated by the historic models from Audi to Trabant.
