Active in sports

in beautiful nature

Two guests of the Villa Contessa Resort jogging in the natural landscape at lake Scharmützelsee.

Vast country. Idyllic nature. Fresh sea air.

Sports activities in the fresh air

Our hotel resort is surrounded by an incomparably beautiful natural and lake landscape. This magical landscape in the "Land of a Hundred Lakes" invites you to take part in a variety of sporting activities.

From our Villa Contessa Resort, a beautiful lakeside promenade leads you around the majestic lake Scharmützelsee - with a total distance of 32 kilometers.

Whether it's a long jog along the extensive lakeside promenade, a bike tour around the lake Scharmützelsee or a relaxing round of golf at the renowned "Golf Club Bad Saarow" - the opportunities for healthy exercise and sporting activities in the fresh air are almost unlimited.

A picturesque lake in the state of Brandenburg. A beautiful natural landscape with hundreds of lakes surrounds our 5-star hotel & spa resort.
Cyclist enjoying the sun and nature in Bad Saarow on lake Scharmützelsee.

Cycling in the lake district

Cycling tours through beautiful nature

The "Land of a Hundred Lakes", which surrounds our Hotel & Spa Resort, offers cyclists a very well-developed network of several hundred kilometers of cycle paths. A variety of cycle tours take you along idyllic lakes and natural forests, across the vast cornfields of the Mark Brandenburg, past interesting cultural highlights and through beautiful natural landscapes.

Modern rental bikes are available at our hotel resort, which we are happy to provide for your bike tours.
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Pool & open water

Swimming under the Mark Brandenburg sun

lake Scharmützelsee is known for its clear water and remarkable visibility of up to 9 meters. The numerous bathing spots on the lake offer perfect conditions for bathing and swimming. It is not without reason that lake Scharmützelsee armützelsee has twice been voted "Germany's favorite lake".

Or do you prefer swimming in the Pool?

The heated outdoor pool at our Grand Spa has a multi-level counter-current system and therefore also offers the best conditions for sporty swimmers.  

Pools
Outdoor pool of the Grand Spa at the Hotel & Spa Resort Vila Contessa. lake Scharmützelsee and the Bad Saarow lakeside promenade in the background.
A sailing boat on the lake Scharmützelsee

Sailing & Water Sports

United with wind and waves

The majestic lake Scharmützelsee is one of the largest lakes in Germany and is also known as the "Märkisches Meer" due to its impressive size. lake Scharmützelsee is a true paradise for sailing and water sports enthusiasts.

Our cooperation partner YAAS has built one of the best water sports centers in Europe at lake Scharmützelsee . Whether surfboard, canoe, motorboat or sailing yacht: YAAS offers you every conceivable opportunity for water sports on lake Scharmützelsee.

Fascination Lake

The white sport

Playing tennis at lake Scharmützelsee

The Bad Saarow tennis center is only a few minutes away from our Hotel & Spa Resort and is beautifully located in the idyllic Silberberg district of Bad Saarow, nestled in an idyllic natural landscape.

The club facility at the Bad Saarow Tennis Center has six well-maintained clay courts and six indoor courts (including three Laykold Masters hard courts with the original Miami Open surface).

The Bad Saarow tennis center offers perfect conditions for lovers of the white Sports.

Tennis players on an outdoor clay court at the Bad Saarow Tennis Club - just a few minutes away from the Hotel & Spa Resort Villa Contessa
A young boy lovingly leads a brown horse through an autumnal forest on lake Scharmützelsee.

The fascination of horses

Riding on the shores of Lake Scharmützelsee

Green meadows, idyllic forests and picturesque lake landscapes...

The landscape around lake Scharmützelsee offers a 170 km network of bridle paths. You can explore the magical landscape of the Mark Brandenburg on a horseback ride in the countryside.

With the "Pfauenhof" and the "Gut Wochowsee" there are two very beautiful equestrian facilities in the immediate vicinity of our Hotel & Spa Resort.

Fascination Nature
A golf course of the Golf Club Bad Saarow - flooded with sun rays and surrounded by old, lush green trees
Golfers run towards the sun on a golf course of the Golf Club Bad Saarow in the immediate vicinity of the Hotel & Spa Resort Villa Contessa

First Class Golf

Golfing on the shores of the Märkisches Meer

The Bad Saarow golf courses are located on the western shore of Lake Scharmützelsee and only a few minutes away from our Villa Contessa Hotel & Spa Resort.

At the neighboring Motzener See, the fantastically situated golf courses of the "Golf & Country Club am Motzener See" are recommended.

With these first-class golf courses in picturesque natural surroundings, the Mark Brandenburg is considered one of the most beautiful golf destinations in Europe.

Golf