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Germany
Travel Guide
Erfurt
is small but it's the largest city and capital of Thuringia
(Thüringen).
It was an important trading
town during the Middle Age, thus has many old and beautiful buildings and
parks. A city rich of culture and center of happenings in Thuringia,
complemented by near-by Weimar.
 Travel in
Erfurt is very easy as the city centre is quite compact so walking is
quite often the best way to explore the city.
Regular
tram services run all around the city with service intervals of every 10
minutes for most of the day. At night the frequencies diminish and
service stops around midnight on weekdays.
Attractions
and things to do:
- Dom (Cathedral) and Severi Kirche (Church) both
overlooking the Domplatz (main market square, location of the
Christmas market in December as well as fairs throughout the
year).
- Krämerbrücke (Bridge with medieval houses, most important
Erfurt's landmark)
- Fischmarkt
with its Burgerhouses and town hall.
- Augustinerkloster (monastery where Martin Luther lived), the main
gate of the old university (third oldest German university, shut
down in the 19th century and reopened in 1992)
- Anger
(main square full of stores) with the old Post Office
building.
Much of Erfurt's charm is
found in its narrow streets, many pedestrianized now, with old beautiful
old houses, its green areas and little bridges across the Gera river and
both the Stadtpark and the Nordpark on either side of the city
center.
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