Location: Erfurt
Top Things to do in Erfurt
The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Erfurt, Thuringia
Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁfʊʁt] ( listen)) is the capital and largest city in the state of Thuringia, central Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, within the wide valley of the Gera river. It is located 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Leipzig, 300 km (186 mi) south-west of Berlin, 400 km (249 mi) north of Munich and 250 km (155 mi) north-east of Frankfurt. Together with neighbouring cities Weimar and Jena it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants.
Restaurants in Erfurt
1. Gedenk- Und Bildungsstatte Andreasstrasse
2. Erinnerungsort Topf & Sohne
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By fjorthur - Houston, United States
Topf & Soehne, an "ordinary business" of cremation and a brewery was asked by the SS to build crematoriums for the concentration camps, the money was good so with the soul of bureaucrats, technocrats and people with little or no background in humanities, a job is a job. The museum is well organized with the history and documents of the company and is a composite of the area and their cynical or real support of Nazis. It was a complex relationship between the company and the SS and the Communists, When we were there we were the only visitors, and purchased a book The Engineers of the "Final Solution" by the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora Memorial Foundation. You have to ask for it. The museum of Topf and Sohne was something between The Banality of Evil and The Triumph of the Shill and asks how much of an act is wicked and how much is human weakness and detachment.
3. Escape Game Erfurt
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 27 reviews
The new event in Erfurt - Escape Game: You have just 60 minutes to achieve your target. Solve riddles, seek and find, puzzle, calculate, combinate and do much more! Think logically and be creative! But hurry, you don't have much time! Reminder: We only serve customers after an appointment is made.
4. Eat The World - Culture & Food Tour
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
The cultural culinary tour in Erfurt takes you off the beaten track, at which point you will learn about the history, architecture, and entertainment of the city while tasting delicious specialties from cozy owner-operated shops. Join us on a culinary tour and receive an insider’s view of the city as you get to know Erfurt through its people and food.
5. Old Synagogue
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4.5 based on 186 reviews
Reviewed By pjg3 - York, United Kingdom
The medieval synagogue was spared destruction in 1938 by reason of it having been converted into a merchant's warehouse following the pogrom against the Jews in 1349, In the ninteenth century the upper level became a dance hall and the surviving fittings and decorations are themselves an interesting piece of social history. The synagogue itself was only rediscovered in the recent past and has been carefully conserved. I knew almost nothing of this remarkable building, but found it fascinating and moving.
6. Erfurter Domberg
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4.5 based on 149 reviews
7. Erfurter Puppenstubenmuseum
8. Escape Room Erfurt
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 135 reviews
9. Erfurt Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 579 reviews
Reviewed By jose158 - Palermo, Italy
The Dom is an Impressive gothic with some renaissance elemnts cathedral, very impressive on the top of the hill above Erfut, a delightful medium size city of about 300.000 people in the heart of Thuringia, a not much visited area of Germany which is definitely worth a visit. The town and the Dom are full of history and art. While visiting the cathedral me and my wife were very fortunate to be guided by Matthias, the sacristan or verger of the Dom, after he generously volunteered to do it after our queries showing interest in the cathedral and it´s history. We had a good and deep conversation about our catholic church and it´s problems surfacing today. Thanks very much Matthias for your warm welcoming to Erfurt Dom.
10. Predigerkirche
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