City: Thuringia
Top Things to do in Thuringia
What to do and see in Thuringia, Germany: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
The Free State of Thuringia (English: /θəˈrɪndʒiə/; German: Freistaat Thüringen, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈtyːʁɪŋən]) is a federal state in central Germany. It has an area of 16,171 square kilometres (6,244 sq mi) and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states. Most of Thuringia is within the watershed of the Saale, a left tributary of the Elbe. The capital is Erfurt.
Restaurants in Thuringia
1. Erlebnis Bergwerk
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5.0 based on 105 reviews
Reviewed By O6048OBkatea - Dulwich Hill, Australia
Completely unexpected & loads of fun for the whole family. We came with teenage kids and the grandparents. The whole family enjoyed their time. It was a 3 hour tour in the salt mine which went very quickly. Our tour guide was informative & also quite funny which made the tour memorable. The ride in the truck was like a roller coaster ride on its own. So many historical stories in this mine which gives it character for over hundreds of years. Definitely a must do when you are in Thuringia.
2. Haus Schulenburg
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
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. KZ-Gedenkstatte Mittelbau Dora
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4.5 based on 160 reviews
“Dora” was founded in the summer of 1943 as a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp when the rocket production activities carried out at Peenemünde were relocated to tunnel facilities near Nordhausen to protect them from air attacks. Between 1943 and 1945, some 60,000 persons from nearly all the countries of Europe, above all the Soviet Union, Poland and France, were deported to the Harz Mountains as concentration camp inmates to perform forced labour for the German armament industry. One in three of them died. Today Mittelbau-Dora is a place of learning and commemoration. Changing exhibitions inspire critical examination of the past.
Reviewed By NemoTraveler - Aarhus, Denmark
The concentration camp was located near Nordhausen, Thuringia, from the end of August 1943 to the end of the Second World War. It was founded as a sub camp of Buchenwald as rocket production was relocated from Peenemünde after Allied airstrikes. The V1 and V2 production in the Harz area was mainly done by forced labour in tunnels and under horrible conditions. After the unification of Germany much work has been done to establish the present memorial and a new museum building. Much work has been done to describe the sufferings of camp prisoners, and a special exhibition about a number of survivors and their lives after the war.
8. Bierlagerungslabyrinth
9. 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.
10. Historisches Heinrichser Rathaus
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
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