Every view of Quedlinburg centres on the Schlossberg. The twin towers of the Collegiate Church rise from it, visible for miles across the flat landscape to the north. Climbing the hill — a five-minute walk from the lower town — is not strenuous but it does reveal how effectively the topography shapes the place: from the top you see the roofline panorama that Feininger spent years painting, and you understand why medieval kings chose this spot.
The summit holds the church, the former abbey buildings, a small palace museum in the Romanesque remains, and gardens along the southern edge with benches facing the Harz foothills. It is genuinely pleasant to sit up here in the afternoon with the old town spread below. The path from Finkenherd winding up through the terraced gardens is the nicest route.