Spacious guestroom at the Havel - close to Berlin

The space I turned my passion into my profession and created an incubator for social innovators in rural Brandenburg, just outside Berlin, Germany’s vibrant centre of culture and creativity. I live and work in the historic village of Paretz, the former summer residence of the Prussian King Frederick William III and his legendary wife, Queen Louise. I turned my passion into my profession and created an incubator for social innovators in rural Brandenburg, just outside Berlin, Germany’s vibrant centre of culture and creativity. I live and work in the historic village of Paretz, the former summer residence of the Prussian King Frederick William III and his legendary wife, Queen Louise. The house was built more than 130 years ago and needed quite a lot of care when we bought it. It is located just a few minutes from the River Havel, where a natural beach invites you to take a refreshing swim. Our daughter loves the spacious garden, which we now also use to grow our own fruit and vegetables. The accommodation is a spacious guest room with its own private bathroom and shower. It also has a small tea corner, but no kitchen. The room can be accessed through a separate entrance. It contains two single beds, which can also be placed together to make a comfortable double bed. Up to two additional mattresses can be provided if needed. I am used to combining my professional and personal life, and I love being a host. That is why it feels completely natural for us to open our home to others. It is a magical place, meant to be enjoyed and enriched by wonderful people. Other things to note Paretz is a village in the German state of Brandenburg in the district of Havelland. You can reach the very center of Verlin with public transport within less than one hour. “Ribbeck im Havelland” is known to many people from a famous poem by the Prussian author and poet Theodor Fontane called “Herr von Ribbeck auf Ribbeck im Havelland", telling the story of the nobleman Ribbeck. Apart from that, the Havelland is rich in legends and poems about palaces and gardens, churches and monasteries, and about the “Cradle of the March” in the cathedral town of Brandenburg an der Havel. In many spots, the Havel River resembles a scenic lakeland. Everywhere, rafts, house boats or canoes are gliding through the water. Germany's first star-gazing park offers an El Dorado for hobby astronomers because nowhere else but here is the sky so pitch-black at night. In the Havelland, the Havel connects Berlin with Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel. The river covers a distance of nearly 150 km from Berlin’s northwest to the mouth of the Elbe River at Havelberg. The river course is distinguished by its large chains of lakes, vast meanders and islands. An ideal territory for aquatic sports: Here, anglers, yachtsmen, rowers and canoeists can find the perfect water conditions. Charming waterside palaces and gardens of Prussian heritage are found in Potsdam and Caputh. Alongside the Havel River, there is also a cycling path offering fantastic views of this extraordinary lake paradise around Potsdam and Brandenburg. Away from Potsdam, Werder and Brandenburg an der Havel, the path leads you to the former training ground of flight pioneer Otto Lilienthal who made his first flight attempts in Stölln. Here is where you can visit the IL62 Interflug aircraft (called Lady Agnes), rebuilt to house a museum and learn about Otto Lilienthal. A stopover here is really worthwhile! Further north, by the riverside landscape of the “Untere Havelniederung”, the Havel River flows through mostly pristine stretches of the Westhavelland Nature Park and branches out into many tributaries. In autumn, the Westhavelland Nature Park turns into a roosting spot for tens of thousands of migratory birds.