Holiday in Weimar

About Weimar

Weimar in Thuringia is the intellectual hub of Germany: Here, German cultural history is condensed in a way that is unmatched anywhere else. Goethe and Schiller created their most significant works here, Bach served as court organist, Liszt conducted the court orchestra, and Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919 — the most influential art and design school of the 20th century. The Goethe National Museum at Frauenplan, with Goethe's original preserved residence, shows how the poet prince lived and worked for 50 years. The Schiller House, the Anna Amalia Library with its magnificent Rococo hall and over a million books, as well as the City Palace with Cranach paintings, form the classic Weimar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Bauhaus Museum has been presenting the world's oldest Bauhaus collection in a modern building since 2019. However, Weimar also carries a dark history: The Buchenwald concentration camp on the Ettersberg, just eight kilometers from the city center, serves as a reminder of the crimes of National Socialism and is now a significant memorial site. This tension between the highest cultural achievement and the deepest civilizational break makes Weimar a place of unique historical reflection. The Park on the Ilm with Goethe's garden house, the German National Theatre with the Goethe-Schiller monument in front, and the numerous cafes and restaurants in the compact old town invite visitors to linger. Weimar is a city to be explored on foot.