Location: Weimar
Top Things to do in Weimar
10 Sights & Landmarks in Weimar That You Shouldn't Miss
Weimar was quite the intellectual hotspot back in the day, with Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Bach, Liszt, Lucas Cranach and the Weimar School all spending time here. Goethe groupies will enjoy visiting his home, his tomb and the museum dedicated to him. If you’re in search of great food, visit during the Weimar Onion Market, held in October. (Just don’t forget your mints.)
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1. Stadtkirche St. Peter and Paul - Herderkirche
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4.5 based on 169 reviews
This beautiful church is best known for its Crucifixion triptych by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
2. Goethe National Museum
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4.5 based on 589 reviews
The Goethe National Museum is the most important museum for the presentation and study of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s life and works. An extraordinary treasure is contained within – the poet’s actual residence with original furnishings and collection pieces. Numerous items from his personal collections are on display in the accompanying exhibition “Flood of Life – Storm of Deeds” which highlights Goethe’s vastly diverse interests beyond his literary production.
Reviewed By 214marciam - Gales Ferry, United States
The Goethe National Museum is a wonderful look at the life of Goethe. It has many of his personal items, his writings and lots of information about his life. We learned so much about this writer, how he loved science as well as literature and is a must see for any history buff. The tours come with a handheld source of information that comes in many languages.
3. Schloss Belvedere
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4.5 based on 207 reviews
Perched upon a hill to the south of Weimar in the middle of a spacious park with an orangery, pleasure garden and labyrinth lies Belvedere Castle, the former Baroque summer residence of the ducal family of Saxony-Weimar and Eisenach. Since 1923 the castle has been used as a museum of the arts and crafts dating back to the 18th century, featuring exquisite porcelain works once owned by Weimar’s ducal dynasty.
Reviewed By P3092FQbarbarav
My first ever visit to a castle. Absolutely everything I imagined it would be and more. Very close to where we were staying. Beautiful artwork, very helpful staff, wonderful gardens. I will certainly be back in the next couple of years to spend more time on this beautiful place. Barb from Perth Western Australia
4. Wittumspalais
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
The Baroque palatial residence in the centre of Weimar was home to the dowager Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxony-Weimar and Eisenach for many years until 1807. This is where she held her famous social gatherings. The Duchess’s former parlour with its original furnishings is among the most authentic rooms in the mansion that best reflects domestic culture around 1800.
5. Stadtschloss
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4.5 based on 127 reviews
This place is temporarily closed. The former residence of the grand ducal family of Saxony-Weimar and Eisenach possesses a rich and eventful history. For many centuries, the castle represented the cultural heart of the city. It was here that the artistically-minded Ernestine dynasty lived and ruled for almost 400 years in the company of famous poets, philosophers, artists and composers. The first phase of a major renovation project at the Weimar City Castle began in summer 2018. A new Klassik Stiftung Weimar visitor centre on the ground floor will be completed in the following years. Large sections of the castle will be opened to visitors free of charge. On the upper-level belétage, curators are busy developing a new exhibition which includes rooms which have never been opened to the public before. Following the grand re-opening, visitors can look forward to fascinating stories that took place inside and “behind the scenes” of the castle.
6. Schillers Wohnhaus
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4.5 based on 232 reviews
Before he passed away in 1805, Friedrich Schiller spent his last three years at this residence on Esplanade where he wrote his famous plays “The Bride of Messina” and “William Tell”. Today, Schiller’s original desk and bed are displayed in his former living quarters.
7. Jakobskirchhof
8. Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar
9. Haus Hohe Pappeln
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
The Haus Hohe Pappeln, built in 1907/08, was the private residence of the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde and his family. Van de Velde drafted the plans for the entire house down to the last detail. The result was an extraordinary Gesamtkunstwerk whose representative living area and garden can still be visited today.
Reviewed By Ougraduate - Leyton, United Kingdom
Well worth a visit. Provides the forerunner to Bauhaus idea of complete house design. I went with Art Pursuits abroad and llved the idea of complet lifestyle design. Van de Velde and Weimar are a marriage made in heaven.
10. Mahnmalsanlage und Gedenkstatte der DDR
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