# One night in Quedlinburg from Berlin: half-timbered houses, the collegiate church treasury and the Bode gorge

Less than three hours from Berlin: the half-timbered old town and the collegiate church with its treasury, a night on the Market Square and the morning in the Bode gorge, at Thale.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/saxony-anhalt/quedlinburg/itineraries/one-night-in-quedlinburg-from-berlin · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Dónde: Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg is about two hours and three quarters from Berlin by train: with one night you can see it unhurried. On Saturday, the old town of two thousand half-timbered houses and the collegiate church on the hilltop; on Sunday, the Bode gorge at Thale, a quarter of an hour away, before the train home.

## How do you get there?

By train from Berlin with one change, normally at Magdeburg, about two hours and three quarters. From the station to the Market Square, ten minutes on foot. To Thale, a regional train from the same station in about 15 minutes. By car, about 210 km, two and a half hours.

## What do you pay for and what is free?

WhatPriceTime

Collegiate church and treasury€8; under 18s free1 h 15

Old townFree2 h

Bode gorgeFree; parking €32–3 h

Cable car to the HexentanzplatzSee its website1 h

## Where to sleep

On the Market Square: the Hotel zum Bär, which has received travellers since 1748 and has a restaurant every day, or the four-star Hotel Theophano, in half-timbered houses. Quieter, at the foot of the castle, the Romantik Hotel am Brühl.

## El plan

### Saturday · 11:00 · Arrival and old town
Leave your suitcase at the hotel, on the Market Square, and walk the square, Breite Straße and the Finkenherd.

### Saturday · 13:00 · Lunch at the Hotel zum Bär
On the Market Square, open every day, with a terrace in summer.

### Saturday · 14:30 · Collegiate church and treasury
Climb the castle hill: the church, the crypt and the treasury chambers. Last admission at 15:15.

### Saturday · 16:30 · Lyonel Feininger Museum
At the foot of the hill, until 18:00.

### Saturday · 19:00 · Dinner at the Brauhaus Lüdde
Its Lüdde-Bräu beer and Harz cooking. It is closed on Sunday: hence Saturday.

### Sunday · 9:30 · Bode gorge
Regional train to Thale and a walk upriver through the granite canyon. If it is running, take the cable car up to the Hexentanzplatz.

### Sunday · 14:00 · Lunch and train
Return to Quedlinburg for lunch and take the afternoon train to Berlin.

## Un consejo más

Come on an Advent weekend: the courtyards of the half-timbered houses open for the Christmas market.

## Cuándo no ir

Monday to Tuesday, if you want the collegiate church: it is closed on Mondays. And in November 2026 the Thale cable cars stop until 25 December.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Berlin to Quedlinburg?
About two hours and three quarters by train, with one change at Magdeburg.

### Do I need a car?
No: there is a regional train from Quedlinburg to Thale.

### Where can I eat on Sunday?
At the restaurant of the Hotel zum Bär, open every day.

## Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Theophano**: On the Market Square
The Theophano is a four-star family hotel in half-timbered houses on Quedlinburg's Market Square, opposite the town hall: you step out and you are in the centre of the World Heritage old town. It is named after the Byzantine empress Theophanu, linked to the town's abbey.
The rooms
44 rooms, all different: historic singles and standard and comfort doubles in the old part, three- and four-bed rooms with views over the rooftops, a junior suite and design doubles. Buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:30. It has a sauna and a vaulted cellar for dinners and tastings. It publishes three-night packages from €149 per person.
Eating and getting there
The restaurant is open Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoon and evening, from 14:00 to 22:00, with hot food from 17:30 to 21:00; in season, with a terrace on the Market Square. Closed Sunday and Monday. Quedlinburg station is about a 10-minute walk away.
- **Hotel zum Bär**, desde 135 € / night: Since 1748
The Hotel zum Bär has been receiving travellers since 1748 on Quedlinburg's Market Square, next to the town hall. It is a family hotel, with handmade furniture and no two rooms the same.
The rooms
50 rooms with telephone, wifi, television and safe. Single from €85, double from €135, triple from €180 and suite from €175. The restaurant, downstairs, is open every day from 7:00 to 22:00.
Getting there and parking
The hotel has two car parks of its own; for your sat nav, the arrival address is Pölle 4, because the Market Square is pedestrianised. From the station it is about a 10-minute walk.
- **Romantik Hotel am Brühl**: At the foot of the castle
The Romantik Hotel am Brühl is on Billungstraße, at the foot of the castle hill, on the quiet side of the old town and next to the Brühl park. It has a restaurant, the Weinstube, and in a villa opposite the Le Mariage, for celebrations, with a garden.
The rooms
Classic and comfort rooms, suites, an apartment and a holiday home. The buffet breakfast is well known in town: it is also served to people not staying here, Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 11:00 and on weekends and public holidays from 8:00 to 11:00, for €22.50.
Getting there
About a 15-minute walk from the Market Square and the station. By car, at the foot of the hill, away from the narrowest streets.

## Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Theophano**: On the Market Square
The Theophano is a four-star family hotel in half-timbered houses on Quedlinburg's Market Square, opposite the town hall: you step out and you are in the centre of the World Heritage old town. It is named after the Byzantine empress Theophanu, linked to the town's abbey.
The rooms
44 rooms, all different: historic singles and standard and comfort doubles in the old part, three- and four-bed rooms with views over the rooftops, a junior suite and design doubles. Buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:30. It has a sauna and a vaulted cellar for dinners and tastings. It publishes three-night packages from €149 per person.
Eating and getting there
The restaurant is open Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoon and evening, from 14:00 to 22:00, with hot food from 17:30 to 21:00; in season, with a terrace on the Market Square. Closed Sunday and Monday. Quedlinburg station is about a 10-minute walk away.
- **Hotel zum Bär**, desde 135 € / night: Since 1748
The Hotel zum Bär has been receiving travellers since 1748 on Quedlinburg's Market Square, next to the town hall. It is a family hotel, with handmade furniture and no two rooms the same.
The rooms
50 rooms with telephone, wifi, television and safe. Single from €85, double from €135, triple from €180 and suite from €175. The restaurant, downstairs, is open every day from 7:00 to 22:00.
Getting there and parking
The hotel has two car parks of its own; for your sat nav, the arrival address is Pölle 4, because the Market Square is pedestrianised. From the station it is about a 10-minute walk.
- **Romantik Hotel am Brühl**: At the foot of the castle
The Romantik Hotel am Brühl is on Billungstraße, at the foot of the castle hill, on the quiet side of the old town and next to the Brühl park. It has a restaurant, the Weinstube, and in a villa opposite the Le Mariage, for celebrations, with a garden.
The rooms
Classic and comfort rooms, suites, an apartment and a holiday home. The buffet breakfast is well known in town: it is also served to people not staying here, Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 11:00 and on weekends and public holidays from 8:00 to 11:00, for €22.50.
Getting there
About a 15-minute walk from the Market Square and the station. By car, at the foot of the hill, away from the narrowest streets.

## Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Theophano**: On the Market Square
The Theophano is a four-star family hotel in half-timbered houses on Quedlinburg's Market Square, opposite the town hall: you step out and you are in the centre of the World Heritage old town. It is named after the Byzantine empress Theophanu, linked to the town's abbey.
The rooms
44 rooms, all different: historic singles and standard and comfort doubles in the old part, three- and four-bed rooms with views over the rooftops, a junior suite and design doubles. Buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:30. It has a sauna and a vaulted cellar for dinners and tastings. It publishes three-night packages from €149 per person.
Eating and getting there
The restaurant is open Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoon and evening, from 14:00 to 22:00, with hot food from 17:30 to 21:00; in season, with a terrace on the Market Square. Closed Sunday and Monday. Quedlinburg station is about a 10-minute walk away.
- **Hotel zum Bär**, desde 135 € / night: Since 1748
The Hotel zum Bär has been receiving travellers since 1748 on Quedlinburg's Market Square, next to the town hall. It is a family hotel, with handmade furniture and no two rooms the same.
The rooms
50 rooms with telephone, wifi, television and safe. Single from €85, double from €135, triple from €180 and suite from €175. The restaurant, downstairs, is open every day from 7:00 to 22:00.
Getting there and parking
The hotel has two car parks of its own; for your sat nav, the arrival address is Pölle 4, because the Market Square is pedestrianised. From the station it is about a 10-minute walk.
- **Romantik Hotel am Brühl**: At the foot of the castle
The Romantik Hotel am Brühl is on Billungstraße, at the foot of the castle hill, on the quiet side of the old town and next to the Brühl park. It has a restaurant, the Weinstube, and in a villa opposite the Le Mariage, for celebrations, with a garden.
The rooms
Classic and comfort rooms, suites, an apartment and a holiday home. The buffet breakfast is well known in town: it is also served to people not staying here, Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 11:00 and on weekends and public holidays from 8:00 to 11:00, for €22.50.
Getting there
About a 15-minute walk from the Market Square and the station. By car, at the foot of the hill, away from the narrowest streets.