Altenburg
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See | May 2010
It's more than just luck of the draw that Altenburg Castle should house a world-class museum dedicated to the art of playing cards: as the birthplace of the wacky German card game Skat, in the late 19th century, it all makes sense. Peruse a collection of decks spanning fi ve centuries.
Address: 2-4 SCHLOSS. | Tel: +49 (0)3447 512 712
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Shop | May 2010
Famous for its status as a high-security prisoner of war camp, Colditz castle, located 28km from Altenburg, is almost 1,000 years old, and was also previously used as a sanatorium and psychiatric hospital. Tours offered daily.
Address: 1 SCHLOSSGASSE . | Tel: +49 (0)3438 143 777
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Bars | May 2010
The Altenburg Brewery was the fi rst German beer producer in the 1990s to revive the forgotten handle-catch bottles. This museum (pictured) documents centuries of beer-brewing tradition.
Address: 20 BRAUEREISTRASSE. | Tel: +49 (0)3447 31290
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Altenburg's premier Fischladen, or fi sh shop, this place doubles up as a friendly fi shmonger and seafood eatery, specialising in lunches and early-evening servings of whatever arrived fresh that day.
Address: 2 WEIBERMARKT. | Tel: +49 (0)3447 314 000
