Category
Nature & Parks in the Saarland
Nature parks, biosphere reserves, forests and water.
Attractions (18)
Saarbrücken
The Burning Mountain near Dudweiler
Not really a mountain but a rocky ravine - a coal seam has been smoldering inside it for more than 300 years. Goethe visited the Burning Mountain in 1770.
Merzig
Werner Freund Wolf Park
One of the world's largest wolf enclosures near Merzig, where researcher Werner Freund lived among several packs.
St. Wendel
Lake Bostal
Lake Bostal is one of the best sailing areas in Germany, so in fine weather you will see plenty of sailors out on the water. It is the largest leisure lake in southwest Germany.
Merzig
Weiskirchen Wildlife Park
The Weiskirchen Wildlife Park is free to enter and open daily all year round.
Mettlach
The Saar Loop
"Une vue splendide..." - a wonderful view, wrote the French poet Victor Hugo in 1863 about Germany's most beautiful river bend, the Saar Loop.
St. Wendel
Nonnweiler Reservoir
A circular hike of 12.5 km leads around this scenic reservoir in the northern Saarland.
Saarlouis
Niedaltdorf Dripstone Caves
This dripstone cave is around 18,000 years old.
Homburg
Schlossberg Caves Homburg
In Homburg you can visit the largest man-made sandstone caves in Europe.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Botanical Garden
The whole site covers 3.3 hectares, with around 1,400 m² under glass, of which some 600 m² are open to visitors as show houses.
Saarbrücken
Franco-German Garden
In the southwest of Saarbrücken, right on the French border, the Franco-German Garden was laid out in 1960 on former Westwall fortifications.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Zoo
Saarbrücken Zoo offers an encounter with around 800 animals in a wooded valley setting.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Wildlife Park
A free-to-enter wildlife park in the Saarbrücken city forest with 25 species - red, fallow and wild boar, bison, mouflon and ibex.
Mettlach
The Cloef Viewpoint
The classic view of the Saar Loop - from the 180-meter-high cliff near Orscholz.
Mettlach
Saar Loop Treetop Walk
A 1,250-meter path through the canopy with a 42-meter viewing tower above the Saar Loop.
St. Wendel
Reden Adventure Site
A former colliery in Landsweiler-Reden - now a park, the 'Zoo of the Minis', the Gondwana entrance and an adventure landscape.
Mettlach
Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park
Over 2,000 km² of nature park with premium hiking trails, Traumschleifen loops and wildcat territory.
Blieskastel
Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve
A UNESCO biosphere reserve in the southeast - orchard meadows, orchids and Mediterranean vegetation.
Perl
Leidinger Vineyards
Saarland wine growing on the Moselle - steep slopes with Elbling, Auxerrois and Pinot.
Travel routes (9)
Route · Hikers
The Most Beautiful Hiking Trails in the Saarland
Premium trails, Traumschleifen loops and ridge paths - the best routes in the Saar-Hunsrück and the Bliesgau.
Route · Cyclists
The Saarland by Bike
The finest rides, from the Saar Cycle Path to the Saarland Velo Route.
Route · Long-distance cyclists
The Saar Cycle Path
From French Sarreguemines to Konz on the Moselle - 100 km following the river.
Route · First-time visitors
Tour of the Saar Loop
The Cloef, the treetop walk, the Saar ferry and Montclair Castle - the classic tour around the loop.
Route · Nature lovers
Bliesgau Discovery Route
Orchard meadows, shepherds and orchids in the UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Route · Hikers
Saar Coal Forest Route
The Saarland's largest continuous forest, with a wildcat trail and charcoal-burner huts.
Route · Romantic travelers
Picturesque Villages in the Saarland
From the half-timbered village of Tholey to the wine village of Perl - the loveliest villages away from the big towns.
Route · Nature travelers
The Green Route Through the Saarland
Nature parks, the biosphere reserve and rewilding areas - the Saarland's green side.
Route · Hikers
Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park Route
Straight through the nature park - the Schaumberg, the Erbeskopf area and the Saar Loop.