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Historic cities of Germany - Erfurt

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Sightseeing in Erfurt

Domberg ("Cathedral Hill") with Cathedral of Our Lady and church of St. Severus: Two impressive Catholic churches with a magnificent flight of steps leading down to the Cathedral square.

Cathedral: 14C cycle of stained-glass windows, huge "Gloriosa" bell (1497)

St. Severus (1280): Five-naved Gothic hall church, tomb of St. Severus

Krämerbrücke ("Grocers' Bridge"): Europe's longest completely built-up bridge; the houses are still inhabited (1325).

Augustinian abbey (1277): Precious 14C stained-glass windows. Martin Luther lived here as a monk from 1505-1511.

Petersberg Citadel: Only well-preserved Baroque city fortress in central Europe. The labyrinth of un derground mine passages is open to the public.

Town Hall on Fischmarkt square (1870): Murals depicting the life of Luther and Erfurt's history in the stairwell and ballroom.
Kaisersaal: Built 1715 as a university ballroom, venue of the Congress of Erfurt in 1808, attended by Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I of Russia, now a culture and conference centre.

Erfurt Gardening and Exhibition Centre (ega): Attractive exhibition, culture and leisure centre with a lovely recreational park -with an area of 6,000m2it rates as Europe's biggest flowerbed.

Schloss Molsdorf: 15km south-west of Erfurt, venue of the Thuringian Schloss Concerts.

Getting There

By air: Erfurt-Bindersleben airport

By road: A4 Frankfurt/Main - Dresden, B4 Hamburg - Bamberg, B7 Kassel - Gera, autobahn exits Erfurt-Melchendorf (east) and Erfurt-Waltersleben (west)

By rail: EC and IC services

General Information

Historical walking tours. Thematic walking tours (e.g. Luther, Bach, Medieval Architecture), horse-drawn carriage rides through the Old Town.

Erfurt Tour (sightseeing tour by tram). Historic Beer Crier Tours of Erfurt's brewing traditions. Medieval and Luther banquets for groups at historical restaurants in the city.

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