The Harz has it all. Here you will find dense, green forests, millennia-old bogs and deep rock gorges. Dive into thousands of years of history, experience UNESCO World Heritage sites, and see Northern Germany's highest mountain – the legendary Brocken at 1,141 meters. The mountain, popularly known as Bloksbjerg, is shrouded in fog and mist for up to 300 days a year and has long been associated with legends of witches and demons. It is no coincidence that Goethe, in his classic play Faust, describes how witches flock to Bloksbjerg on Walpurgis Eve.