Location: Erfurt
Top Things to do in Erfurt
What to do and see in Erfurt, Thuringia: The Best Free Things to do
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. 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.
2. Historische Altstadt
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5.0 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By 420Ange - Gippsland, Australia
Beautiful town, would recommend to stay at least over night or two, depending when arriving in the town. You will need a whole day to explore the town, first the Historic part and then the shopping strip just behind the Altstadt, as there are also a lot of beautiful old buildings. There are plenty of restaurants in town.
3. Kramerbrucke Erfurt
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4.5 based on 1,309 reviews
An old-fashioned bridge and street lined with pretty houses dating back to the Renaissance.
Reviewed By lizith - Mold, United Kingdom
The Krämerbrücke, or merchants bridge, formed part of the Via Regia - the main highway across Europe in the Middle Ages. The bridge itself dates back to at least the 13th century. It was originally a wooden structure that burned down and was replaced by a more robust structure, with merchant houses on either side. Over the years further structural work has been undertaken - and some was evident at the time of our visit. There is no doubt this is a tourist attraction and the businesses on the bridge reflect this in their nature and prices for goods. Nevertheless, it is worth a visit, crossing the bridge and then perhaps returning by one of the two adjacent bridges from which there is a good view of the bridge and the buildings. When on the bridge, one is unaware it is a bridge as there are no spaces between the buildings. Adjacent to the bridge are outside seating areas which are surprisingly quiet and peaceful. A good place to spend an hour or two just being.
4. Egapark Erfurt
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4.5 based on 204 reviews
5. Domplatz
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4.5 based on 495 reviews
Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia
Domplatz looks especially enchanting at dusk. The spires of St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Severin's Church resemble space rockets ready to shoot into the night sky. The square is unnaturally large for medieval cities with their narrow crooked streets and small squares. This is explained simply. During the war of independence in 1813, Prussian artillery destroyed several blocks North of the square in an attempt to dislodge Napoleon's troops from the city. The quarters have not been restored, but a visual perspective has been opened. The reason is banal the large area gave more space for parades of Prussian troops. The Prussian king Frederick William III visited the city in 1823 and the city hall renamed obsequiously the square in his honor. The Communists returned the former name of the square in 1945. Paradoxically. However, the main event in the square has not been associated with religion or military parades for a long time. The Christmas market takes place here in December. Many Germans consider it the best in the country.
6. Erfurter Domberg
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4.5 based on 149 reviews
7. Fischmarkt
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4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By birtel831 - Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
A lovely square with fine buildings all around and lovely eatingplaces as for instance Felleni which serves excellent Italian food
8. Wenigemarkt
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By birtel831 - Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
All around this Square There are cafes and at one end the beginning of the Merchants bridge with its cosy shops and exquisite iceshop called Eiskraemer which natural products. In the Middle of the Square There is a fountain with trees and benches, so this is a place to relax as no traffic is allowed.
9. Erfurter Puppenstubenmuseum
10. Hemingway Bar & Lounge
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