Bad Muskau · Across the Neisse
Walks around Bad Muskau’s New Castle and Muskau Park, photographed on our cross-border travels from Poland.
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Muskau Park crosses the Lusatian Neisse between Bad Muskau in Germany and Łęknica in Poland. Our photographs include the New Castle and paths on the German side. The border is part of this garden’s history and of planning a walk through it.
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Bad Muskau · Saxony
The red façade reflected in the water makes us want to walk around the building before going inside; every few steps change the way the towers line up.
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Bad Muskau · Saxony
The water and bridges are what keep drawing us around Muskau Park. Our photographs move from late-summer trees to bare spring branches, giving us a reason to leave room for a long walk on both sides of the border.
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Germany · Castles & palaces · Parks & gardens
Explore Bad Muskau’s New Castle with our photographs, its owners, wartime destruction and rebuilding, plus official information for the park and exhibitions.
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Germany · Parks & gardens · History
Explore Muskau Park in our spring and summer photographs, with Pückler’s 1815 project, the divided estate’s later history and practical cross-border walking notes.
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