Leisure Facilities

Here you really are spoilt for choice. Spend a day of active fun and take advantage of the many offers from the so-called Sport und Freizeitmeile, the leisure and sports area in the scenic Herrenkrug park. Enjoy a bicycle tour of a few kilometres on the popular cycle path of the Elberadweg. Or, pay a visit to one of the cinema complexes where you can watch a film and enjoy a relaxing evening. Also while you are visiting Magdeburg, make sure not to miss out on a German league game of Magdeburg's handball team on its own turf.
If you are more interested in a shopping spree, you can enjoy a day at one of Magdeburg’s many shopping centres which offer an excellent selection of shops to suit all tastes.
If you prefer to just take a break, relax and unwind you have also come to the right place. The essence of the many parks, gardens and green spaces will sink into body and soul. Magdeburg has much to offer here such as the Stadtpark Rotehorn, a scenic garden park in the heart of the city, the Klosterbergegarten and the Nordpark, to name just a few.

Shopping in the city centre
With more than 2.5 m2 of sales area per resident, Magdeburg has proven to be the number one in Germany in terms of sales floor space. The city has become a modern metropolis with much to offer its residents and visitors alike such as easy accessibility ... More
Sports
German handball would not be the same without the SC Magdeburg. The Magdeburg handball team is incredibly successful: ten national titles in the east of Germany, six national cup victories, winner of the German Championship in 2001, five European Cup victories including ... More
Cycling
The Elbe has formed one of the last natural river basins in Germany where large areas belong to the so-called “Flusslandschaft Elbe”, a biosphere reserve embedded in the river landscape. Cycling along the Elberadweg, a scenic cycle path connecting Prague and Hamburg and running through a unique ... More
The "Blue Ribbon" of the Elbe River
Did you know that the Elbe, one of the most important European rivers, is the last free-flowing and unspoilt German river running through Germany? The Elbe river rolls languidly past the picturesque floodplains, it flows past an impressive natural landscape ... More
Herrenkrug - the popular Magdeburg sports and leisure area
Welcome to the green oasis: The magnificent Herrenkrug area with its green spaces offers a surprisingly wide variety of sports and leisure opportunities to relax, unwind and refresh your body and soul. Magdeburg – a city full of surprises where you can enjoy nature ... More
Zoological Garden Madgeburg
The Magdeburg Zoo is embedded in the scenic Vogelgesangpark. On an area of 12 ha the zoo's visitors can observe 637 animals of 157 different species in a well-tended natural and garden landscape. Newly created spacious facilities for the impressive Siberian tigers and the snow leopards ... More
Garden dreams- Historical parks
Saxony-Anhalt is one of the German Laender which has the largest variety of monuments to offer. It also impresses visitors who are interested in Saxony-Anhalt’s history and culture with almost 1000 gardens and parks.Three of the 40 most popular and scenic parks and gardens in Saxony-Anhalt are ... More
Cinemas
CinemaxX: Programm View on the Map Contact In the heart of the city and next to the Magdeburg train station you will find the tall CinemaxX building. The cinema complex has 9 screens and offers a wide range of films for every taste and at all times. More
Casino Magdeburg
Try your luck in Magdeburg! The roulette wheels have been turning in Magdeburg Casino since 1993. At first, the Casino was located in a casino boat called "Jackpott" at the Petriförder landing, and in 1998 it moved to the Ulrichshaus building in the heart of the city centre, just a stone's throw ... More