Holiday programme about Magdeburge
Magdeburg is the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt which is located in Central Germany. The 1200 year old city lies on the River Elbe and was once the most important medieval cities of Europe. Magdeburg is a favourite holiday destination and many tourists like to stay at the Hotel Magdeburg. This Hotel not only offers first class accommodation but if you are a visitor looking for things to do in Magdeburg they do excellent sight seeing tours to all the main attractions.

Many people will choose to visit a place after watching a holiday programme on the television. Magdeburg is the ideal city which could be shown as a holiday destination on the television. If you are looking for things to do in Magdeburg there is something to suit everybody. Magdeburg Cathedral is the architectural gem of the capital city and at a height of 104m is the highest church building of eastern Germany. The cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice was the first Gothic church to be built in Germany and the completion took place in 1520. However it suffered a lot of damage in World War 11 and had to be rebuilt and completed in 1955. Magdeburg is also a very pleasant city to live in and about 1800 young people study in Magdeburg at the Otto von Guericke University and the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal where they can also enjoy the hustle and bustle of a big city. A television programme about the many things to do in Magdeburg (Freizeit Magdeburg) would also highlight the fact that this city is the second greenest in Germany with the River Elbe running through. There are many stately parks and gardens and the wide scenic river landscape is the perfect place for long walks, bicycle rides and picnics. There are opera and operetta performances on the lake stage, classical concerts in various parks as well as the Park Jazz Festival. There are many sporting activities to take part in such as boat trips on the River Elbe, cycling along the Elberadweg, the most popular Germany cycle path, or golfing in the Herrenkrug area. The city is home to theatres, museums, galleries and comedy venues which add to the variety of entertainment choices.
