# Neuruppin An hour by train from Berlin: Fontane's home town beside Lake Ruppiner See, with its two-towered church, boats, a garden made by the young Frederick and a thermal spa. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/brandenburg/neuruppin · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Neuruppin is a quiet town north-west of Berlin, on the shore of the Ruppiner See, a long, narrow lake. Theodor Fontane was born here in 1819, the writer who walked the March of Brandenburg and described it in his Wanderings, and the architect Schinkel was born here too. After the great fire of 1787 the town was rebuilt with straight streets and broad squares, and today it makes an unhurried day trip: a church on the lake, a well-made town museum, a boat trip and, if you like, a thermal spa. ## What to see in a day The monastery church and the lakeside promenade. The Klosterkirche of the Holy Trinity, from the Dominican convent founded in 1246, raises its two 63-metre towers above the water. In front is the Bollwerk promenade, with a 17-metre steel figure, the Parzival. The boat on the Ruppiner See. An hour-long round trip with a view of the town from the water, for €15, from the end of March to October. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and some summer Saturdays, the boat continues across five lakes and a lock to the Boltenmühle, in Ruppin Switzerland. The Neuruppin Museum. The history of the town and its district in a house from 1791 with a new building, including the Neuruppiner Bilderbogen, the colour prints that were made here and sold around half the world. Entry is pay-what-you-like up to €10. The Fontane trail. His birthplace, the Löwen-Apotheke, on Karl-Marx-Straße; the statue of the writer sitting on a bench; St Mary's Church, now a cultural centre, with an exhibition on the fire of 1787; and the Schinkel monument. The Tempelgarten. The garden the young Frederick made for himself when he commanded a regiment here, with the Temple of Apollo, the first work by his architect Knobelsdorff. ## How do you get there from Berlin? By train, the RE6 regional leaves Berlin-Charlottenburg every hour towards Wittenberge and stops at Neuruppin Rheinsberger Tor, on the edge of the old town; allow about an hour. At the same station is the tourist office, which also sells boat tickets. By car, about 75 km along the A24, exit Neuruppin or Neuruppin-Süd, in about an hour. Until July 2027 there are roadworks on the Seedamm: follow the diversions. ## How much time do I need? One day covers the lakeside walk, the one-hour boat, the museum and the Fontane trail. With a night, add the Boltenmühle by boat or an afternoon at the Fontane Therme, with its floating sauna on the lake. Neuruppin combines with Rheinsberg, about 25 km to the north. ## Where to eat and sleep On the lake, the Resort Mark Brandenburg has two restaurants open to everyone: the Parzival, which serves lunch and dinner every day, and the Seewirtschaft, with regional cooking and an open kitchen, which opens at weekends at midday. To sleep in the old town, the Up-Hus-Idyll, in an old medieval hospice. ## When to go From the end of March to October, with daily boats on the lake. In winter the town is quiet, the museum is open five days a week and the spa every day. ## Dónde está - Cerca: Rheinsberg (a 20.2 km), Brandenburg an der Havel (a 59.6 km), Berlin (a 60.3 km), Potsdam (a 60.9 km) ## Qué hacer - **Monastery church and lake promenade** (45 min · All ages; flat walk): What it is The Klosterkirche of the Holy Trinity is Neuruppin's emblem: the church of the Dominican convent founded in 1246 by Father Wichmann, with two 63-metre towers on the lake shore. Beside it grows Wichmann's lime tree. In front stretches the renovated lake promenade, the Bollwerk, where the Parzival keeps watch, a 17-metre stainless steel figure by the artist Matthias Zágon Hohl-Stein. How it works Walk the Bollwerk from end to end and return through the old town. The boats leave from here, and the Resort Mark Brandenburg and its restaurants are at the end of the promenade. - **Boat trip on the Ruppiner See** (1 h · All ages · Desde 15 € per person; children aged 6 to 13, €8; under-6s free): What it is Neuruppin's municipal shipping company sends its boats out onto the Ruppiner See every day. The one-hour round trip passes in front of the promenade, the Klosterkirche, the town wall and the Parzival, and returns along the other shore, of villas and gardens. There is also a trip including the Alt Ruppin lock, which raises the boat two metres, and a day route across five lakes of the Ruppin Switzerland to the Boltenmühle, a mill with an inn in the forest. Times and prices 2027 season: from 26 March to 31 October, every day at 11:00 and 12:30, and on weekends and public holidays also at 16:30. Adults €15, children aged 6 to 13 €8, under-6s free. To the Boltenmühle, from May to September on Tuesdays, Thursdays and the first Saturday of the month: €30 return, €25 one way. Booking up to two days ahead is requested and payment is on board, cash only. There is self-service food and drink on board. - **Museum Neuruppin** (1 h 30 · All ages; activities for children · Desde 0 € flexible entry, €0 to €10): What it is The town museum occupies the Noeldchen-Haus, a house of 1791, extended with a new building opened in 2015. It tells the story of Neuruppin and its region from its foundation to today, with a room devoted to the Neuruppiner Bilderbogen, the colourful popular prints that were printed here and sold in half the world. It has printing workshops and activities for children, such as torchlight tours. Opening times and tickets From April to September, from 10:00 to 17:00; from October to March, from 11:00 to 16:00; closed on Tuesdays. Entry is flexible: you pay what you like between €0 and €10. There is a joint ticket with the Brandenburg-Prussia museum in Wustrau and the Kurt Tucholsky museum in Rheinsberg Palace. - **Fontane trail through the centre of Neuruppin** (1 h · 2 km · All ages): What it is A walk through the places of Neuruppin's two famous sons. The Löwen-Apotheke, at Karl-Marx-Straße 84, is the house where Theodor Fontane was born. Nearby, the writer waits in bronze seated on a bench, legs crossed, his walking stick to one side and his pencil in his hand. St Mary's Church, rebuilt after the fire, is now the Kulturkirche and holds an exhibition on the great fire of 1787; behind it is the monument to Karl Friedrich Schinkel. On the way, the Altes Gymnasium and the Predigerwitwenhaus, a half-timbered house of 1736 that survived the fire. How it works On foot from the Rheinsberger Tor station, along Karl-Marx-Straße. The tourist office organises guided tours and a Fontane tour of the town. - **Tempelgarten** (45 min · All ages): What it is Between 1732 and 1740, when Crown Prince Frederick commanded a regiment in Neuruppin, a garden was made here, the Amalthea-Garten, today the Tempelgarten. His friend the architect Knobelsdorff built the Temple of Apollo in 1735, his first work. With the Sanssouci park and the one at Rheinsberg, it is one of Frederick's three gardens in Brandenburg, with Baroque sandstone putti and an exotic air. It lies in the green belt of the old town wall. How it works On foot from the centre, following the wall promenade and the moat. It takes a good half hour. - **Fontane Therme** (5 h · Adults; under-15s, with their own rules by area · Desde 135 € per person, the Spa Day with breakfast, lunch and parking): What it is The thermal baths at the Resort Mark Brandenburg, on the shore of the Ruppiner See, use Brandenburg's first certified healing brine spring. They have outdoor brine pools, a flotation pool, an indoor freshwater pool, a graduation tower for inhaling, steam baths, an ice grotto, a library and themed saunas, including a floating sauna on the lake. Tickets For visitors it is open every day from 12:00 to 22:00. Tickets are limited and are bought online only; if they sell out, there are none at the ticket office either. The Spa Day Premium, from 8:00 to 22:00 with breakfast, lunch and parking, costs €135; if it sells out, the Sundowner ticket from 18:00 is left. Tickets for children aged 4 to 14 are bought on site. ## Dónde comer - **Parzival restaurant** (Restaurant, Neuruppin, €€€). Qué pedir: at midday, one of the short dishes with a view of the lake; in the evening, dinner by the window - **Seewirtschaft** (Restaurant, Neuruppin, €€€). Qué pedir: something from the organic beef or water buffalo of Ribbeckshorst, from the seasonal menu ## Car-free: Neuruppin without a car The RE6 leaves Berlin-Charlottenburg every hour and stops at Rheinsberger Tor, next to the old town and ten minutes from the lake. Everything else is done on foot or by boat. Presupuesto orientativo: 70–160 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir without a car - **Resort Mark Brandenburg** (Spa hotel, desde 136 € / night): On the lake promenade The resort is at the end of the Neuruppin lake promenade, a few minutes' walk from the Klosterkirche and the landing stage. It is a superior four-star hotel with the Fontane thermal baths inside, three restaurants and a bar with a fireplace. The rooms From economy to the grand suite, via comfort and superior rooms with a lake view and junior suites. The 2026 offers start at €136 per person in a double, with breakfast, without free cancellation. The thermal baths Guests use the Fontane thermal baths at no extra charge: outdoor healing-brine pools, a flotation pool, themed saunas and the floating sauna on the lake, with pools from 7:00 and saunas from 10:00. Until July 2027 there are works on the Seedamm: arrive via Friedrich-Engels-Straße and Fischbänkenstraße. - **Hotel Up-Hus-Idyll** (Small hotel): A medieval hospice On Siechenstraße, in the centre of the old town, the medieval complex of the old hospice for the sick survives: the Up-Hus, Neuruppin's oldest half-timbered house, which survived the great fire of 1787, and the Gothic chapel of St Lawrence. The old hospice is now a hotel with modern rooms, and the Up-Hus is its restaurant, with great timber beams in the room. What you need to know It has no website of its own: the information comes from the official Brandenburg tourism listing, which publishes no prices or hours. Book through the usual platforms or ask for the details at the tourist office at the station. It is about a five-minute walk from the Klosterkirche and the lake. ### Servicios - **Neuruppin Rheinsberger Tor station**: Stop on the RE6 from Berlin-Charlottenburg to Wittenberge, every hour, on the edge of the old town. ## By car: Neuruppin by car About 75 km from Berlin on the A24, around an hour. With a car you can combine Neuruppin and Rheinsberg in a day, about 25 km apart. Until July 2027 there are works on the Seedamm. Presupuesto orientativo: 80–170 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Resort Mark Brandenburg** (Spa hotel, desde 136 € / night): On the lake promenade The resort is at the end of the Neuruppin lake promenade, a few minutes' walk from the Klosterkirche and the landing stage. It is a superior four-star hotel with the Fontane thermal baths inside, three restaurants and a bar with a fireplace. The rooms From economy to the grand suite, via comfort and superior rooms with a lake view and junior suites. The 2026 offers start at €136 per person in a double, with breakfast, without free cancellation. The thermal baths Guests use the Fontane thermal baths at no extra charge: outdoor healing-brine pools, a flotation pool, themed saunas and the floating sauna on the lake, with pools from 7:00 and saunas from 10:00. Until July 2027 there are works on the Seedamm: arrive via Friedrich-Engels-Straße and Fischbänkenstraße. - **Hotel Up-Hus-Idyll** (Small hotel): A medieval hospice On Siechenstraße, in the centre of the old town, the medieval complex of the old hospice for the sick survives: the Up-Hus, Neuruppin's oldest half-timbered house, which survived the great fire of 1787, and the Gothic chapel of St Lawrence. The old hospice is now a hotel with modern rooms, and the Up-Hus is its restaurant, with great timber beams in the room. What you need to know It has no website of its own: the information comes from the official Brandenburg tourism listing, which publishes no prices or hours. Book through the usual platforms or ask for the details at the tourist office at the station. It is about a five-minute walk from the Klosterkirche and the lake. ## By plane: Fly to Berlin and take the train to Neuruppin You fly to Berlin: BER airport has direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities. From there, take a train to central Berlin and the RE6 from Charlottenburg or Spandau to Neuruppin, about two hours in all; by hire car, about 120 km via the A10 and the A24, around an hour and a quarter. ### Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Resort Mark Brandenburg** (Spa hotel, desde 136 € / night): On the lake promenade The resort is at the end of the Neuruppin lake promenade, a few minutes' walk from the Klosterkirche and the landing stage. It is a superior four-star hotel with the Fontane thermal baths inside, three restaurants and a bar with a fireplace. The rooms From economy to the grand suite, via comfort and superior rooms with a lake view and junior suites. The 2026 offers start at €136 per person in a double, with breakfast, without free cancellation. The thermal baths Guests use the Fontane thermal baths at no extra charge: outdoor healing-brine pools, a flotation pool, themed saunas and the floating sauna on the lake, with pools from 7:00 and saunas from 10:00. Until July 2027 there are works on the Seedamm: arrive via Friedrich-Engels-Straße and Fischbänkenstraße. - **Hotel Up-Hus-Idyll** (Small hotel): A medieval hospice On Siechenstraße, in the centre of the old town, the medieval complex of the old hospice for the sick survives: the Up-Hus, Neuruppin's oldest half-timbered house, which survived the great fire of 1787, and the Gothic chapel of St Lawrence. The old hospice is now a hotel with modern rooms, and the Up-Hus is its restaurant, with great timber beams in the room. What you need to know It has no website of its own: the information comes from the official Brandenburg tourism listing, which publishes no prices or hours. Book through the usual platforms or ask for the details at the tourist office at the station. It is about a five-minute walk from the Klosterkirche and the lake. ### Servicios - **Neuruppin Rheinsberger Tor station**: Stop on the RE6 from Berlin-Charlottenburg to Wittenberge, every hour, on the edge of the old town. ## As a family: Neuruppin with children Neuruppin is flat and small, with a lake in front: with children, the boat and the lake promenade come first, and the museum has activities for them. ### What works best The boat on the Ruppiner See: under-6s free and ages 6 to 13, €8 The lake promenade and the 17-metre Parzival The Museum Neuruppin, with workshops and torchlight tours The Tempelgarten, for a run around ### Where to stay Resort Mark Brandenburg, with pools ### Where to eat Seewirtschaft, cooking in view ### Worth knowing At the thermal baths, under-15s have their own rules by area The boat is paid for in cash ### Qué hacer as a family - Monastery church and lake promenade - Boat trip on the Ruppiner See - Museum Neuruppin - Tempelgarten ## Consejos ### Bring cash for the boat Tickets are paid for on board and in cash only. ### Let them know about your boat trip The boat company asks you to book up to two days ahead. ### The museum closes on Tuesdays It is open the other days. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How do I get from Berlin to Neuruppin? On the RE6 regional from Berlin-Charlottenburg, about an hour, to Rheinsberger Tor station, next to the old town. ### What is there to see in Neuruppin? The Klosterkirche and the lakeside promenade, the boat, the Neuruppin Museum, Fontane's birthplace and the Tempelgarten. ### How much does the boat cost? €15 for the one-hour round trip; children aged 6 to 13, €8. ### Can you combine it with Rheinsberg? Yes, they are about 25 km apart; by car, one day for both. ### Do you need to book the spa? Yes: day tickets are limited and sold online only.