Beautiful views in the Zittau Mountains
here you will find the tours and GPX data for download
hiking tours
bike rides
There are literally countless ways of getting around Zittau and its surroundings and spending some enjoyable time there. Not to mention the many different ways of spending your leisure time amongst our Polish and Czech neighbours. As soon as you discover it, it’s more than likely that you’ll fall in love with the diversity of experiences on offer in the Tri-Border region.
Zoo
Witness the animal kingdom with your own eyes – some 75 species of animals from all over the world, adventure playgrounds, llama walking, tours and educational events for visitors of all ages
- Weinaupark 2a
- 02763 Zittau
- Tel. +49 3583 701122
Zittau narrow-gauge railway
Steam trains run along the Zittau narrow-gauge railway every day from Zittau to the spa towns of Oybin and Jonsdorf.
- Bahnhofstraße 41
- 02763 Zittau
- Tel. +49 3583 540540
Butterfly House
200 different species of butterflies, snakes, reptiles and spiders. Family ticket. Fast food refreshments.
- Zittauer Straße 24
- 02796 Luftkurort Jonsdorf
- Tel.+49 35844 76420
Church of the Holy Cross and Great Zittau Lenten Veil (1472)
One of the largest and oldest Lent veils in the world, with pictures depicting 90 stories from the Bible. Audio guide in German, English, Czech and Polish
- Frauenstraße 23
- 02763 Zittau
- Tel. +49 3583 5008920
German Damask and Terry Museum
The comprehensive history of the textile industry in Großschönau, working historical looms, demonstration workshop
- Schenaustraße 3
- 02779 Großschönau
- Tel.: +49 35841 35469
Oybin Castle and Monastery
Romantic ruins, museum, exhibition, ruins of the Celestine monastery church, lookout tower, circular trail, camera obscura, rock cemetery
- Hauptstraße 16
- 02797 Kurort Oybin
- Tel. +49 35844 73313
St. Marienthal Monastery
Baroque monastery with monastery church, Chapel of the Cross and Chapel of St. Michael, fountain with column of the Holy Trinity, tours for the public
- Marienthal 1
- 02899 Ostritz
- Tel. +49 35823 77300
Schminke House Foundation
The house was built for the factory tycoon Schminke and his family in Löbau by architect Hans Scharoun in 1933 – nowadays it is an architectural icon of the classic modern style.
- Kirschallee 1b
- 02708 Löbau
- Tel. +49 3585 862133
Lakes are the perfect place for relaxation and refreshment on sunny days. In cooler weather the region’s indoor swimming pools offer entertainment, a place to chill out and take a sauna, and much more. Swimming, splashing around, yachting, practising the crawl, going wild, having fun, freshening up – whatever you want from the water, our region has something to offer everyone.
Zittau swimming pool
- Töpferberg 1
- 02763 Zittau
- Tel. +49 3583 79690960
Hirschfelde swimming pool
- Bahnhofstraße 10
- 02788 Hirschfelde
- Tel. +49 35843 25288
Trixi-Bad Großschönau swimming pool
- Jonsdorfer Straße 40
- 02779 Großschönau
- Tel. +49 35841 6310
Trixi-Bad Großschönau spa and sauna
- Jonsdorfer Straße 40
- 02779 Großschönau
- Tel. +49 35841 6310
Olbersdorf outdoor swimming pool
- Artur-Neumann-Straße 2
- 02785 Olbersdorf
- Tel. + 49 3583 690177
Jonsdorf mountain outdoor swimming pool
- Hainstraße 9
- 02796 Jonsdorf
- Tel. +49 35844 70616
Großschönau forest outdoor swimming pool
- Jonsdorfer Straße 40
- 02779 Großschönau
- Tel. +49 35841 6310
“Silver Pond” forest and fun outdoor swimming pool
- Volksbadstraße 2
- 02782 Seifhennersdorf
- Tel. +49 3586 405040
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