Crystal clear Gottleuba Stream ripples its way down from the Eastern Ore Mountains to the Elbe River. Over thousands of years the brook has formed a beautiful valley which has become a romantic hiking area with ever-changing impressions. Iron ore mining brought life and wealth to the place, healing springs turned it into a flourishing spa. The twinned health resorts Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel are steeped in this fascinating history and bring it to life today.

Elbe Sandstone Mountains or Ore Mountains, Saxony or Bohemia, health or hiking holidays, spa or culture, above or underground: The small town with its two historic village centres and the museum mine “Marie Louise Stolln” gives you much to choose from. In winter, too.  A dense network of well-marked hiking and terrain cure trails invites you to discover the varied countryside also in the cold season. There is a wide range of events to shorten long evenings such as musical nights, traditional miners’ Christmas celebrations, advent markets, carnival events, piano nights, readings, many musical soirées as well as restaurants offering excellent local food.