Places of interest

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Ludwigslust Castle

📍 Ludwigslust

Former residential palace and center of the late Baroque town complex. Halls with 18th century art as a museum. Spacious palace park with baroque water features and picnic areas. Open-air event in August: small festival in the large park. Ludwigslust Palace welcomes its guests with the sound of the cascades. The late Baroque palace with its high-quality sandstone façade, which was built between 1772 and 1776 under the direction of Duke Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, rises up in the middle of an extensive park. Where his father Christian Ludwig's small hunting lodge had previously stood, he had his own stately dream realized. One highlight is the Golden Hall. Here, five large crystal chandeliers impressively illuminate the gilded papier-mâché decorations on the walls, ceilings, mirrors and monumental columns. The elaborately crafted parquet floor once formed the stage for lavish balls and concerts. The Golden Hall has been undergoing restoration since September 2020. Filigree decorative elements also adorn the ducal apartments in the east wing. In the restored rooms with their high-quality marquetry floors, damask wall coverings, precious wallpaper and historical furniture, the courtly life of the late 18th century can once again be experienced. The artistically valuable, printed paper wallpapers in the former guest apartments, which have been preserved in their original state and left for display alongside the reconstruction, are well worth seeing. Since its restoration, the picture gallery at the end of the Parade Apartment can once again be experienced in its original dimensions. A wealth of works by Ludwigslust court artists and extraordinary architectural models made of cork can be admired here. The windows offer stunning views of the large palace park and the court church. The baroque garden was redesigned in the mid-19th century by the garden architect Peter Joseph Lenné in a landscaped style. A stroll along the Baroque avenues, past water features and canals, reveals ever new visual axes between architecture and nature, just waiting to be discovered. *The park is temporarily closed due to a tree fall. The main axis of the park will be reopened to the public at the end of November. By then, the tree maintenance work along Hofdamenallee and the lawn parterre will have been completed to such an extent that this area will be safe for traffic again. The palace museum, café and lawn parterre will be accessible.

Wiligrad castle nursery

📍 Lübstorf

Eat - drink - relax - read - talk shop - enjoy nature Relax with home-baked cakes and coffee specialties in a gardening atmosphere. Share recipes and gardening wisdom over herbal tea from the garden or home-baked stone oven bread. Discover new and old, historical, artistic, horticultural and craft items in the farm shop....

Ludwigslust town church

📍 Ludwigslust

The "temple-like" town church in Ludwigslust is absolutely unusual by Mecklenburg standards. Not only the colossal altarpiece by two Baroque artists and the magnificent gallery for high nobility are well worth seeing. The church can be visited. The town church was built in 1770 as the court church for Ludwigslust Palace and was designed by court architect Johann Joachim Busch. Together with the palace square and the palace, it forms the largest baroque ensemble in Mecklenburg. In addition to the north-south orientation of the building, the Ludwigslust town church has numerous other special features. Compared to the huge altarpiece "Annunciation of the Shepherds" by the two court painters Dietrich Findorf and Johann Heinrich Suhrland, the bright interior with its design is almost plain. With a painted area of around 350 m², it is considered the largest altarpiece in Europe. The princely box is just as magnificent. Most of the decorations, ceiling rosettes and ornaments come from the Ludwigslust carton factory - in other words, they are made from the famous Ludwigslust papier-mâché. In the central aisle is the sarcophagus of Duke Friedrich, known as the Pious, who commissioned the church in Ludwigslust. The stone sarcophagus was made from a boulder weighing several tons at the grinding mill in Schwerin. Since the late 19th century, there has also been a frieze organ in Ludwigslust. The town church is Protestant and services are held regularly. The church is open to visitors from Tuesdays to Sundays and information material on the history of the church is available on site. Guided tours of the church are available on request.

Wine & Spirit Parchim

📍 Parchim

Wine & Spirit has been THE meeting place for connoisseurs in Parchim since 2018. Virtually all gins from MV as well as many Mecklenburg brandies and liqueurs are available for tasting before purchase. A humidor houses a hand-picked selection of cigars and a small range of delicatessen products - from local venison and honey, pasta, oil and spices to fine sweets - allows you to put together exclusive, personal gifts. Regular tasting events, which can also be booked privately, round off the offer.

first mecklenburg porcelain manufactory - Kerstin Behrens

📍 Sukow

In Sukow in the Lewitz nature reserve, porcelain painter and designer Kerstin Behrens lets you look over her shoulder in her workshop." Only 14 kilometers away from the state capital Schwerin and yet in the middle of nature: "This is where I find the motifs for my decorations on tableware and accessories: local trees, grasses, flowers and insects. But the proximity to the Baltic Sea and the Mecklenburg lakes is also important to me: I also work fish and sails into my objects as sculptural motifs." Even as a schoolgirl, Kerstin Behrens worked in a branch of the Boizenburg tile factory, and her desire to complete her training in the stronghold of porcelain, the State Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen, was clear from an early age. This was followed by design studies in Heiligendamm: "I want to continue the Meissen tradition, but I am looking for my own artistic expression." This also includes hand-painted unique pieces according to customer wishes. And so the range of expression is enormously broad: from clear Nordic elegance to dancing herrings. The special firing technique produces hard porcelain, which is as hard as diamond and is therefore also used in laboratories. Thin-walled, shimmering white, filigree objects are created: "I have designed lanterns with motifs of local leaves, in which the candlelight makes the porcelain appear almost transparent: Dandelion, oak or lime leaves made of light." Painting on the porcelain also creates an interplay of light and color: "The high white content of the porcelain allows me to paint on it like on paper. This gives me the opportunity to make the colors very fine, bright and transparent." Kerstin Behrens is happy to pass on her enthusiasm for porcelain painting to her visitors: "In my courses, participants can create their own small works of art from porcelain, discover their painting talents and get to know the work in a porcelain manufactory in a very practical way." Opening hours: Mon-Fri 4pm - 6pm, Sat 10am - 6pm

koepon farm store

📍 Brüel

In our organic farm store you will find a variety of regional delicacies from our Jersey cows, including juicy beef, our own farm cheese and refreshing ice cream. Everything comes from our organic dairy farm in Mecklenburg and is produced regionally, sustainably and lovingly. Welcome to koepon Mecklenburg's organic farm store, where quality and sustainability meet. Since 2020, we have been offering you a selection of high-quality products that come directly from our organic dairy farm. Our Jersey cows provide the basis for a range of delicious products that you can find in our store. In our farm store you will find farm cheese and delicious ice cream made from fresh organic milk, both of which impress with their unique taste and high quality, which is made possible by our responsible animal husbandry. We also offer high-quality organic beef, which we process according to the "from nose to tail" principle - so we use the entire animal and offer you a wide range of meat and sausage products. A visit to koepon Mecklenburg is more than just shopping; it is a journey of discovery into the world of our organic farming. Here you can experience how our animals live in species-appropriate conditions and feel the difference that sustainable farming makes. Every product tells the story of our vision: farming in harmony with people, animals and nature. Come and see the quality of our products for yourself. We look forward to welcoming you to our farm store and introducing you to the delicacies of our Jersey cows.