50 km from Berlin, you will find Brandenburg’s oldest spa town: the city of seven hills has been known for its healing mud springs for over 340 years.

Your next trip should take you to this historically charming spa town with over 300 years of spa tradition, surrounded by nature, relaxation, and pure culture.

Sandy Al Assi - Editor • February 10, 2026

Had enough of everyday stress, gray skies, and polluted air? Then relax with the thought that you can find real variety and relaxation right in the middle of the city. This includes the Balinese spa just five minutes from Berlin Central Station – with authentic Indonesian design that lets you forget everything around you. A great plan for your free time! But if you have a little more time at the weekend, you should definitely visit what is probably the most famous spa resort in Berlin and Brandenburg: Bad Freienwalde. It is Brandenburg’s oldest spa and mud bath resort, located 50 km northeast of Berlin on the edge of the Oderbruch.

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Bad Freienwalde was founded in the 13th century as a merchant settlement at an important Oder crossing and was first mentioned in the 14th century with its own town charter. In 1683, a healing spring was discovered; the alchemist Johann Kunckel made the mineral spring famous. As a result, the town quickly developed into a popular bathing and recreation resort. Later, Prussian rulers and nobles promoted the town – for example, Freienwalde Castle was built in 1799 as a summer residence for royal families.

Today, Bad Freienwalde is a classic health resort and mud bath spa – mud and mineral baths are still used for therapeutic purposes. There is a wide range of spa and wellness offers with relaxation, medical treatments, and traditional spa programs. These include the Bad Freienwalde specialist clinic and mud bath, which specializes in medical and therapeutic treatments for musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatic complaints, and metabolic disorders.

The spa center offers classic mud treatments such as mud packs, mud walking, and mud kneading, supplemented by massages such as back massage, hot stone massage, and foot reflexology. In addition, there are attractive multi-day packages, such as wellness or activity weeks with mud treatments, massages, gymnastics, and sauna.

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The varied landscape with forests, hills, and gentle valleys makes the city a popular destination for those seeking relaxation, hikers, and nature lovers. The surrounding area offers ideal opportunities for walks, hikes, and bike tours in the midst of nature.

Genuine German traditions, but not in the cold, but in the tropics: at an altitude of around 1,900 meters in Latin America, there is German cuisine, the Baden dialect, and, for the past 45 years, an Oktoberfest!