What is great about the Harz National Park you should not miss to see? We offer special sightseeing tours, low priced but well apointed accommodation, historical sites, the complete northern highlands.

The highlands of the Harz National Park are an eye-catching summer and winter escape. Why don’t you go skiing (downhill and cross-country) or bob running in wintertime? Let us plan your summer holidays with hiking, swimming, jogging or canoeing near Altenau or just in the Harz National Park! Get away from it all on countless hiking trails; enjoy the fresh air all over the year.
Enjoy the endless forest, and in between ponds & lakes and the typical meadows on the hills. It is the place where you find the characteristic flowers of the highlands, even Alpine species.
Walking along local paths, skiing, swimming in the lakes in summer, ice skating in winter – just a few options what you can do in this region. Guest house Grüne Insel is situated just there, at the Harz National Park, surrounded by forests and the Harz hills. It is your starting point for hiking tours or sightseeing. The city centre of Altenau can be reached easily by foot within only a few minutes.
By the way – a hiking trail for Nordic walking starts right in Altenau. If you are interested in it, ask for further information.
Picture: Our Boardinghouse "Pension Grüne Insel"








