These English-style landscaped gardens provide the perfect setting for this banquet of classical music, which is also accompanied by a host of culinary delights. The concerts are best enjoyed with a fine meal on a gondola on Lake Wörlitz.

A feast for the senses
Designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz provides the ideal backdrop for the "Feast of the Senses" festival, held every year from May to September. Highlights include the Wörlitzer lakeside concerts, where an eclectic mix of chamber music ensembles and soloists present a serene and contemplative musical programme. The performances focus on classical music, which is in perfect harmony with the fine surroundings.

Situated in the Anhalt-Wittenberg region, the former royal seat of Dessau is set amid expansive meadow scenery that stretches out from both sides of the Lower Mulde River, which flows into the Elbe just north of the town. Luisium Palace is a masterpiece by the German architect Friedrich Erdmannsdorff, and its verdant park, which borders Dessau to the north-east, is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The man-made rock island known as the "Rock of Wonders" is a little piece of Italy in Wörlitz.

The Anhalt-Wittenberg region was the focal point of the Reformation, as well as being home to many innovative artists and thinkers. In Dessau, the Bauhaus art school and the Bauhaus master houses have been designated as a site of world cultural heritage by UNESCO. There is also a long-established theatre tradition in the town, while Wörlitz Palace, with its constantly changing exhibitions, is a magnet for visitors.