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Weimar is the town of Goethe and Schiller and is found in Thuringia (Thüringen) state, Germany.

Contents 1 Get in 1.1 By train 1.2 By car 1.3 By plane 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Cope 10 Get out

Get in

Weimar is a small town with lots of tourist. Most tourist arrive on coaches and do a day visit. Therefore roads are congested in the morning and evening.

By train

The best and most convienent way is by train. Deutsche Bahn offers direct connections from Berlin, Leipzig and Erfurt. The main station is not in the city center but you can walk or take the bus.

By car

Weimar is connected to the Autobahn A4.

By plane

The nearest airport is in Erfurt [1] but few connections and high fares make it only feasible for business travellers

Get around

Weimar is small and the best way is by foot or bike. Weimar has a public transport system but as a tourist you won't need it. Taxis are at night the best way when you feel lost and they are used to cater tourists.

See

Weimar is one of the most historic sites in Germany. It is home of Goethe and Schiller, the two most famous German poets and writers.

• Bauhaus-Universiy Weimar and the Haus am Horn, part of the Bauhaus Sites protected by UNESCO.
• Stadtschloss (city castle) -Home of the biggest sponsor of Goethe and Schiller
• Anna Amalia Bibliothek - Unique library and art selection, famous for it's rococo style. A fire in 2004 did great damage but reopened in 2007
• Nationaltheater - Foundation place of the first German democracy in 1918 and successor of the Weimar Hof theatre where Goethe's premieres took place.
• Park an der Ilm - Pitoresque garden with Goethes summer house, lay at the lawn and enjoy the scenary

Do

The best thing is to take a guided tour through the town because mosts buildings have a story. Either you have time or plan a tour through all buildings of interest.

The nation of thinkers and poets (Land der Dichter und Denker) became a country of judges and hangmen(Richter und Henker) in the period from 1933-45. To complement the experience of Weimar, the cultural capital, make the short trip to the Buchenwald Memorial just 10 kilometers outside town. This is a good experience to see how close genius and nightmare of German history can come.

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Cope

• Tourist-Information Weimar, Markt 10 (close of the city hall), Tel.: +49 3643 745-0, Fax: +49 3643 745420, E-Mail: tourist-info@weimar.de.

Get out

Jena is just a quarter of an hour away. The ride to Leipzig takes less than an hour. With a direct connection (no change of trains), Göttingen can be reached in under two hours.

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