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Weimar and the german classical poets

City tour to Weimar from 159 € p.p.

Cultural tours to Weimar:

„Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau“

„Places filled with literature and art“

„In the footsteps of great composers“

„The 200th anniversary of the birth of virtuoso pianist and composer Franz Liszt”

-> Why you should travel to Weimar

-> Highlights

->Travel excursions and ideas

-> Arriving

Why you should travel to Weimar:

- German clity of Classicism: world-famous writers, artists and musicians lived here - Goethe and Schiller, Herder and Wieland, Cranach and Feininger, Bach and Liszt
- memorial path taking in 22 historic buildings and museums
- since 1998 UNESCO World Heritage site due to its outstanding cultural importance
- birthplace of the Bauhaus movement, home of the Bauhaus Museum and Bauhaus University
- fascinating mix of modern and classical styles in one place

Highlights in Weimar:

Travel excursions and ideas: 

Museums: National Goethe Museum, Goethe’s summer house, the Schiller House, Wittum Palace, Duchess Anna Amalia Library and Rococo Hall, Herder’s residence and office

Architecture: Bauhaus Museum (UNESCO-listed), Van de Velde Building, Bauhaus University and vestibule, the Muche-designed “Haus am Horn”

Castles, parks and gardens: Belvedere Castle, Ettersburg Castle, Tiefurt Castle and Park, Dornburg Castles and Park

Music: German National Theatre, Liszt House

Historic cemetery: Princely tomb, tomb of Goethe and Schiller, burial places of the Goethe family, Franz Kirms-Krackow, Charlotte von Stein (amongst others)

Sacred buildings: Herder Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Franciscan monastery (part of the Liszt School of Music in Weimar)

Art: New Museum, Castle Museum at the Royal Castle, Otto Dix House (Gera)

Art and crafts: Glass from Lauscha, porcelain from Kahla, pottery from Bürgel

Excursions from Weimar: Jena, city of light, incl. Schiller’s summer house and a visit to the planetarium; Eisenach incl. the Bach House, Luther House and a visit to the Wartburg Castle (ask us about concerts during the summer months); Naumburg incl. Naumburg Cathedral with its world-famous founder figures; Saalfeld fairy grottoes (unique spectrum of colours) and a trip on the Oberweißbach mountain railway; The cathedral city of Erfurt incl. St. Severi Church, Cathedral of St. Mary, Augustinian Convent and Old Synagogue; Arnstadt with Bach Church, Palm Tree House with its exhibition about Bach and Dornheim Church where Bach married; Leipzig with St. Thomas’s Church, Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Bach Museum and Mendelssohn House

Arriving:

	Leipzig/Halle Airport (approx. 78 miles away); Erfurt Airport (approx. 28 miles away, connections with large German cities)
	via the A4 motorway (Frankfurt am Main-Görlitz)
	long-distance connections to major German cities, arrival into Weimar station (close to the city centre)

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