Location: Weimar
Top Things to do in Weimar
Top 10 Free Things to do in Weimar, Thuringia
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.)
Restaurants in Weimar
1. Raumratsel
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5.0 based on 45 reviews
2. 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.
3. Park an der Ilm
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4.5 based on 536 reviews
The 48-hectare Park on the Ilm is a marvellously landscaped garden situated on the edge of Weimar’s historic downtown. It was here that Duke Carl August and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe made their gardening ideas a reality. They created a walkable work of art with diverse views of the landscape, park structures and numerous places to sit down and contemplate. Today, the Park on the Ilm continues to offer visitors a place to relax, learn and enjoy nature’s beauty.
Reviewed By inemarien - Brussels, Belgium
A walk in this beautiful park should be part of any visit to Weimar. Large lwns, beatiful trees and the lovely river Ilm. Invites to reading Goethe or Schiller and thus complete the visits of their homes. Certainly visit Goethes Gartenhaus: it gives good insights in his first years in Weimar.
4. Jakobskirchhof
5. Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar
6. 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.
7. Mahnmalsanlage und Gedenkstatte der DDR
8. Buchenwald Memorial
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4.5 based on 663 reviews
Buchenwald (1937-1945) became a synonym for the crimes committed by the National Socialists. Until 1950, the Soviets used the grounds for a special camp; after 1958 the German Democratic Republic established the “Nationale Mahn- und Gedenkstätte” here. After 1990, the memorial was reorganized according to a new concept now also providing for commemoration of the fates of other victim groups. New exhibitions place the crimes in their historical contexts. The history of Weimar and Buchenwald provides a unique historical resonator for historical-political education work. This uniqueness lies in the proximity between the camp and Weimar as a cultural centre, and in the access thus offered to the past. Opening hours Museums | 10 - 18 Uhr The outdoor facilities are accessible daily until sundown. |
Reviewed By brianp473
A place of remembrance and a memorial to the millions killed by multiple despotic regimes. The main camp includes memorials to groups and individuals killed by the SS. The remains of the Soviet run camp tell of the horrors visited upon people after the defeat of the Nazis. It is a somber, emotional experience. This site does take hours to fully take in ... plan accordingly. One suggestion is to download the app on either iPhone or Android, along with the needed language pack, long before traveling up the Blood Road up the hill. The app contains the same information as the rental audio guides - saving the five Euro rental fee and contacting a device in these times of Covid.
9. Kirms Krackow Haus
10. Goethe Schiller Denkmal
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4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By TomD205 - Orebro, Sweden
Goethe and Schiller together as it should be. My two favorite German writers. Great location across from the building where the Weimar Republic was founded. History!!
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