Schloss Neideck was the original castle and palace of the House of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt and can be found in the centre of the town. It is,...

Arnstadt’s principal attraction is its Baroque palace in the centre of the town. It was built between 1729 and 1735 by Prince Günther I. von...

The old Schloss Niedeck palace in Arnstadt was replaced by the Neues Palais, or New Palace in the 18th century. It w was occupied by...

The central Markt, or Market Square, in Arnstadt, is where you’ll find a few interesting historic buildings. The most notable is the Rathaus, or Town...

Johann Sebastian Bach took up a post of organist at the Neue Kirche in Arnstadt in 1703. He stayed here until 1707, when he moved...

Johann Sebastian Bach once lived in Arnstadt, and worked as organist in the Neuen Kirche (Bachkirche today) at age 18. He also began his composing...

The Liebfrauenkirche is a church at one end of Arnstadt’s Markt square. It was originally built in the 12th to 13th centuries, and is regarded...

Drei Gleichen refers to three castles in the Thuringer Forest area. The castles are Mühlburg, Burg Gleichen and Wachsenburg. The two former castles are now...

Molsdorf is located 6 miles southeast of the centre of Erfurt. Its main attraction is the wonderful Baroque palace set in its own fantastic landscaped...

Erfurt’s ruined castle just outside of the city centre stands on a hill overlooking the city. It was built around 1480. The International Garden Show...

The Church of St. Severi in Erfurt is a large five-naved Gothic hall building located next door to the Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary. It...

There has been a church on the site of the present Cathedral in Erfurt since at least 700 AD. Work began on a Romanesque basilica...

The Predigerkirche lies directly opposite the ruined Blackfriars’ Church on the other bank of the river. The Prediger was built and operated as a former...

The Barfüsserkirche or Blackfriars’ Church is one of the largest churches in Erfurt. It was a Franciscan friary dating back to the 1290s. Sadly it...

Erfurt’s Art Gallery (Kunsthalle) is a popular exhibition place for all kinds of art, with changing exhibitions throughout the year. It is located in the...

The Neue Mühle is an old mill down by the river in central Erfurt. It is the last of these structures in the city still...

The Fish Market (Fischmarkt) is one of the old town squares in Erfurt. It dates back to the beginnings of the old town, and is...

Behind the Town Hall building in Erfurt is the Kleine Synagoge (Small Synagogue) building. This features a Neoclassical style, and was built in 1840 to...

The Michaeliskirche is the Church of St. Michael in the quieter Erfurt historic street of Waagegasse at the junction with Allerheiligenstrasse. It is an early...

The Anger Museum in Erfurt is situated on the Anger street in the centre of the town. It is a museum of decorative and sacred...