Eibau - Home of regional favourite Eibauer dark beer (Schwarzbier - see above). Also notable for the Kottmar Tower (Kottmarturm), a 130-year old lookout tower situated on Kottmar Mountain, standing 16m tall and offering a great panoramic view over the Upper Lusatian hills to the Zittau Mountains and the Bohemian Mountains. The Path of Legends (Sagenpfad) is also on Kottmar Mountain, a 4.5km trail with explanatory panels regarding several legends which have grown up around the mountain. Eibau is also the location of the source of the Spree River, which flows all the way to Berlin. 9km from Herrnhut.
Löbau - Features the King-Friedrich-August Tower (König-Friedrich-August-Turm), , the biggest cast-iron tower in Europe and which offers incredible views of the Upper Lusatian Mountains. 11km from Herrnhut.
Obercunnersdorf - Notable for its UNESCO-listed 260 timber-framed houses ("Umgebindehäuser"), , each lovingly-maintained by their owners and featuring striking decorations, patterns and shapes. Also visit the town's large square windmill which has a bakery with wood oven to tempt hungry visitors, and the Barber Museum (Friseurmuseum), , which takes you on a journey through the hairdressing of yesteryear. 6.5km from Herrnhut.
Oderwitz - Features a model train museum consisting of two railway circuits - a 105sqm indoor track running dozens of trains and a larger 800sqm outdoor track in the museum garden, , as well as the studio of renowned regional artist Max Langer (1897-1985), an innovator of glass paintings, which were popular in GDR times. 7km from Herrnhut.
Zittau - Border town close to the tripoint of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. To reach the tripoint, drive across the border into Poland and continue for about 1km where you will cross into the Czech Republic, stop at the petrol station on your right and then walk along the footpath into the forest for about 100m until you reach the river. It's great for photos with one foot in one nation and another foot in another nation, if you can straddle the stream that runs off the river. Zittau is also the home station for the Zittau Mountains Railroad, a steam train that travels into the mountains at a leisurely 16km/h, allowing passengers to soak in the countryside, . 15km from Herrnhut.
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