Sightseeing in Erfurt

The architectural ensemble of the Cathedral and the Severi Church are dominating this place. The Cathedral Square can be compared well in its size with famous places other European cities. And with its size, it is a leading one: - Il Campo in Siena: about 11.700 m² - Piazza della Signoria in Florence: about 13.800 m² - Piazza San Marco and Piazzetta, Venice: about 18.600 m² - Piazza del Popolo in Rome: about 25.200 - Cathedral Square in Erfurt: 34.500 m² - Piazza del Duomo in Pisa: about 43.500 m²

Magnificent town house (1562). Representation on the facade of the Greek Muses and the planetary gods. *** Muses *** - EUTERPA (also Euterpe: lyric poetry, flute) - KLIO (also Kleio, Clio: history and epic poetry) - THALIA (also Thaleia: Comedy) - ERATO (lyric poetry, erotic poetry) - POLINMIA (including Polyhymnia, Polymnia: speech, word, mime) - MELPOMENE (song, tragedy) - TERPSICHORE (playing the lyra, dance) - URANIA (astronomy) *** Planetary gods *** - LUNA - MERCURIUS - VENUS - SOL - JUPITER - MARS - SATURN Today the building from the Middle Ages houses, the ERFURT KUNSTHALLE. Opening times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 - 17:00 h Thursday 11:00 - 20:00 h Saturday, Sunday 11:00 - 18:00 h Bank Holiday 11:00 - 18:00 h Entrance fee: Normal = 5 EUR per adult Free admission for visitors with Erfurt-Card or Thüringen-Card. There are sometimes free admission for all visitors (for a time was selected Saturdays, according to the current arrangements probably the first Tuesday of every month. But do not guarantee!) Note: at the entrance are lockers available.

- in the neo-Gothic style - built in the years 1870 to 1875, at the same point of the former old City Hall, the old town hall came from the Gothic and Renaissance. - the walls of the stairwell, corridors and the ballroom are decorated with motifs/paintings of Erfurt and the Thuringian history and mythology. The paintings in the stairwell and in the hallways depict scenes from the legend of the Count of Gleichen, from Luther's life, from the Faust legend and the Tannhäuser saga (all pictures in the stairwell and hallways are ​​labeled in several languages so that every visitor finds explanations of the paintings. In the ballroom is a folder with appropriate explanations).

To everyone who has a short stop in Erfurt, it is recommended to have a tour around Erfurt with the "Old Town Express" Myself did ​​this trip once when I had guests from Hong Kong. As part of this tour several stops are served, located at the main attractions. So you get in a short time at least an overview of what the city has to offer. From the station take the tram to the Domplatz (Cathedral Square). There is the ... [b]Start and End point of the tour[/b] Special Old Town Tour stop "Domplatz Süd" (Attention!! It is not the station where you arrive by tram from the station, but on the other side of the Marktstraße!) [b]Price[/b] Adults: EUR 7,00 per person Reduced rate: EUR 5,00 per person (children / pupils / students / disabled) [b]Duration of the tour[/b] 45 minutes (without stopovers and visits!) Note: Of course it would be much better to have more time to so the visit could be more intense, but if time is short this tour is an acceptable alternative. [b]Dates[/b] * April * Wednesday - Sunday, public holiday 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 * May - October * daily 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 every Friday and Saturday 16:30 * 1 - 26 november * Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 * 27 November - 23 December * daily 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 every Saturday and Sunday 16:30 Note: I personally think this tour much better than trips to the (historic) tram.