BOTH THE CENTRE OF WAREN MUERITZ AND THE HARBOURFEATURE LOTS OF BARS, CAFES AND RESTAURANTS.GUESTS WILL ALSO FIND SHOPPING STREETS AND ALARGE MARKET SQUARE. THE MUERITZEUM OPENED INAUGUST 2007 AND HOLDS THE LARGEST FRESH WATERAQUARIUM IN GERMANY. THERE ARE ALSO BEAUTIFULMUSEUM GARDENS AROUND THE HERRENSEE LAKE. FURTHERINTERESTING SIGHTS INCLUDE THE THREE AISLED ST.GEORGEN BASILICA WITH ITS RIBBED VAULT, ST.MARIEN CHURCH DATING BACK TO LATE 13TH CENTURY,THE OLD TOWN HALL , A TWO STOREY BRICK BUILDINGWITH ARCADES DATING BACK TO THE 15TH CENTURY, THENEW TOWN HALL WITH BULLET HOLES FROM THE KAPPPUTSCH IN 1920, THE HARBOUR WITH ITS HISTORICALWAREHOUSES, AND THE WEINBERGSCHLOSS CASTLE.ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE THE MUERITZ DUATHLON, THEMUERITZ TRIATHLON, THE MUERITZ SWIM, THE MUERITZRUN, THE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE AND THE RADFEST BIKEFESTIVAL. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGHTS IN THEVICINITY MUERITZ NATIONAL PARK THIS NATIONALPARK COMPRISES OVER ONE HUNDRED LAKES, INCLUDINGLAKE MUERITZ, ALL SET AMIDST EXTENSIVE FOREST.OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND IN PRIMEVALFORESTS RULE IN THE UNDISTURBED BEECH, OAK ANDPINE FORESTS THAT ALSO PLAY HOME TO VAST NUMBERSOF SPECIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA. 360 KM OFSIGN POSTED HIKING TRAILS WITH NUMEROUS VIEWINGPOINTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE TRAVELLING ONFOOT, BY BIKE OR BY HORSE AND CARRIAGE. BOLLEWICKBARN THE LARGEST STONE BARN IN GERMANY NOWHOUSES A MARKET FOR PRODUCTS FROM MECKLENBURG.TRADESMEN, CULTURE, SHOPS AND WORKSHOPS ARE ALLON OFFER BARN. THE MARKET HAS A DIVERSE PROGRAMMEAND ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.NOSSENTINER SCHWINZER HEIDE NATIONAL PARKFEATURES 60 LAKES, THE NEBEL AND MILDENITZ RIVERSAND LARGE FORESTED AREAS. NUMEROUS WATER BIRDSINCLUDING WHITE TAILED EAGLES LIVE IN THISREGION, AS DO OTTERS. AT THE PLAUER SEE LAKE YOUWILL FIND OLD PEAT DITCHES WHICH ARE GRADUALLYSILTING. HERE NATURE LOVERS CAN OBSERVE THEINDIVIDUAL PHASES OF THE SILTING, FROM THE OPENWATER TO THE QUAKING BOGS TO THE BOG FORES