Sightseeing in Weimar

The city of Weimar is located in the county of Thuringia on the river Ilm in central Germany. The city was Germany's cultural center during the 18th and early 19th century. Famous German authors and poets, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried von Herder, Friedrich von Schiller, and Christoph Martin Wieland, lived and worked here. The town looks medieval with its many narrow streets (Gassen), old, gabled houses (Fachwerkhaeuser), and numerous architectural landmarks. Visit the 15th century parish church, which contains an altarpiece executed by the German painter and etcher Lucas Cranach the Elder. Go to the Palace of the Grand Duke, which was built in the 18th century. Take a tour of Goethe´s home, which is now a museum. You might also be interested in the Goethe-Schiller archives, or in the archives of the German philosopher and poet Friedrich Nietzsche.