Accommodation in Altenberg

Altenberg: Loipen, Bobbahn und Bergbau-Erbe

Altenberg is the sportiest corner of the eastern Ore Mountains: in winter cross-country trails stretch along the ridge plateau to the Bohemian border and the bobsleigh run hurls World Cup athletes through the ice; in summer mountain bikers and Kammweg hikers take over. The Pinge, the huge collapse crater of the old tin mines, sits right in the village as a reminder of what fed the region for centuries.

Accommodation is down-to-earth with plenty of mountain air: Berghotel Friedrichshöhe and Erzgebirgshotel Misnia hold the ridge, Altes Zollhaus recalls the nearby border in its very name, the Bergbaude Lug ins Land lives up to its "look at the land" promise, and berry lovers stay at the Beerenvilla. Campers find a pitch right by the swimming lake at Kleiner Galgenteich.

Between the mining museum, the Schellerhau botanical garden and the ski slope on the Geisingberg, the calendar stays full all year. Book directly with your host and there is no agency commission – plus honest advice on whether tomorrow calls for skis or a sledge.