Experience Thuringia
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS IN THE AREA AROUND GOTHA
Get to know Thuringia and its beautiful sights. Due to its central
location, our Hotel am Schützenberg is an ideal starting point for
excursions throughout the central Thuringian area. On this page we
present a few suggestions for trips.
Erfurt – the capital city of Thuringia (approx. 20 km)
- Domplatz (Cathedral Square)
- Krämerbrücke (the Merchants’ Bridge – the longest bridge in Europe with houses along its length)
- Petersberg (the only extensively preserved baroque town fortress in central Europe)
- egapark (one of the largest flower and garden parks in Germany)
- Thüringer Zoo Park
Eisenach – home of the Wartburg castle (approx. 25 km)
- Old Town with the Lutherhaus (house where Martin Luther lived)
- Wartburg (one of the best known and most popular castles in Germany, a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Burschenschaftsdenkmal (fraternity monument)
The winter sport area of Oberhof (approx. 30 km)
- Winter sports centre with biathlon stadium and bobsled run (World Cup venues)
- Rennsteiggarten
- Skihalle Oberhof (indoor ski run) and DKB Ski Arena
- Toboggan and bobsleigh track
- Many beautiful hiking trails
Weimar – city of culture (approx. 50km)
- German National Theatre
- Buchenwald memorial site
- Weimar Goethe House
- Castle Belvedere
Ohrdruf (approx. 15km)
- Johann Sebastian Bach lived in this town as a child
- Castle Ehrenstein with garden
- Tobiashammer (forge hammer installation, technical monument and museum)
- Gerbereimuseum (tannery museum)
- Factory sales of the companies Brandt-Zwieback and Storck
Drei Gleichen castles (approx. 17km)
- An ensemble of three medieval castles built between the 8th and 11th centuries
Inselsberg montain (approx. 27km)
- Viewing tower
- Summer toboggan run
Baumkronenpfad (treetop walk – approx. 29km)
- In the UNSECO natural world heritage list (the longest and highest treetop walk in Germany)
