I lived here for 2 months over the Summer while visiting my friend. This town is amazing, especially for a girl from America who was just happy to be able to ride a bike and walk to get around. The markets here are awesome as is peoplewatching at the AltMarkt and at the SpreeGallerie. I loved going to the Stadt Fest when Cottbus celebrated its 850th year. The mandeln is awesome at the StadtFest. It’s a lot of fun to go to the lakes and to the all of the parks around town. I was very impressed by the University Library and all of the sculptures around town. This city has beautiful landscaping.