It’s great to live in a city like Berlin, where cultural offerings are in constant competition and where culinary adventures thrive. But it’s exactly this overdrive of things, people and events that awakens a desire for silence and forest air. The perfect escape is a day trip to the Prignitz district, located two hours northwest of Berlin by train. In the village of Pritzwalk, we stroll past harvested fields towards the nature park Hainholz, home to woodpeckers and deer. In the neighboring town, Heiligengrabe, you can visit a monastery built in the 13th century, which is today inhabited by nuns. And you won’t go hungry out here either: the beautiful Hotel Klosterhof Heiligengrabe, offers a menu based around seasonal, regional ingredients. It’s worth driving out to Prignitz any time of year, but you must come back in the summer to make use of the plentiful cycle paths and walking trails. I can’t wait. (Text & photos : Inés Lauber)
Waldpark Hainholz, Hainholz 4, 16928 Pritzwalk; map
Inés Lauber is a designer specialising in food concepts. Her work traverses the worlds of gastronomy, experimental cuisine, design, art, and education. She founded Studio Inés Lauber in 2012 and since 2016 has also been running Vital Forces – Food in Context, a Satellite Berlin project.
