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After I had spoken about Weimar in my previous three entries, it is time to change the location. This time we are going to take a look at the capital of our beautiful state Thuringia, which is also the city I am currently living in because of my studies. Because I am also new to this city and could miss some nice spots you know about, please leave a comment so I can visit it when there is time and can introduce it at some later point in my blog.

Similar to Weimar, Erfurt is also a city with a lot of festivals. Most notably is the Erfurt Cathedral Steps Festival (Domstufenfestspiele), where a student can save up to 50€ for a ticket. As in Weimar, Erfurt also has a Night of the Museums (link for all participating museums here), where a lot of historical sites and museums open their doors. Identical to Weimar and all over Germany when paid one time, every other site is for free all evening. Maybe the best date to visit Erfurt is on every first Tuesday of the month. On this day all the museums are free to visit. The Night of Science is the same as the Night of Museums. Scientists from the university, the hospital and some companies open their doors for just 5€.

Next up, Thuringia’s largest and most popular event, the “Krämerbrückenfest”. It is a festival where one can experience the medieval life in the city.

I hope that this entry gave you an example of what events Erfurt has to offer, but there are many more. If you want an overview about recent events in the city, you can click here (or here for the german site, which is more detailed). In my next entry, I will talk about activities in your freetime, where you can save money on entrance fees.

I hope to see you again next time.

 

Welcome back to my blog.

Nice to see that you are still interested in reading all about Thuringia. In my previous two entries I already spoke about Weimar, but this time it will be a little bit different.  All of the things below I have done myself and you will have a lot of fun, but they are only doable when there is good weather.

All in all, Weimar is a city where the use of a bike would come in handy. Overal the city centre is very flat and all the parks are well navigable with a bike, but the best thing to do would be to cycle on the Ilmtal-Radweg. This route which is over 120km long goes right through Ilm Park, the biggest park in Weimar. Now it is just a question in which direction to go.

Either the route goes in the direction of Apolda, where near to Weimar is Kromsdorf Castle and Tiefurt Mansion or in the direction of Kranichfeld (circa 30km). On the way there are also a lot of interesting sights.

For the way back there is a train running every hour and because of the student card it is free, so there are no worries about how to go back to Weimar. To Tiefurt there is also a bus, which would be completely free for students.

 

 

A beautiful castle that is also reachable with the bus or bike is in Ettersburg, which also has a beautiful park surrounding it. Getting there by bike would mean taking on a rather steep climb. Combining it with visiting historical Buchenwald, which is completely free, would be a good idea.

If you are interested in cycling the Ilmtal-Radweg, I will provide you with a useful link here.  Thank you for reading and see you next time.

Hello and welcome back dear reader.

The last time I finished with the Night of Museums in Weimar. I was not finished with my introduction of my hometown, so I will go on in this entry.

Like the night of museums, the city has some other nice festivals to visit. First off is the  Genius Loci. On these weekend several buildings will be illuminating the whole night with diverse light shows. The whole thing does not cost anything for the ones watching, so visitors can walk around free while figuring out where the next show will be. Other than that is the Art Festival, where all over the town the Classical Foundation has build up small theatres. The whole event lasts for two weeks and the city is completely filled with stages and installations. In addition, while this all is happening, the classical foundation premieres some of their plays and students are getting cheaper ticket prices. All those who find these events interesting can click here to find more information about Weimar events.

Weimar is one of the cities in Germany with the highest ratio of restaurants and hotels, but a student can not afford to grab a drink in a restaurant, it is way too expensive. Where to go then?  Most of the students are going to the student club  Kasseturm, which is also  often referred as the oldest student club in Germany. Students also are often visiting the C.Keller because either they are going on the upper floor, if they want to talk with  friends, or they are going to the lower floor, if they want to go to the club.

Thank you for reading this through and for my next entry please check if your bike is ready for use. See you next time.

Hello and welcome dear reader.

To start off my blog, I chose to introduce my hometown Weimar for you. I hope that you already know that Weimar is mostly known for its museums and historical sites.  Therefore I will give you the information you need about  when or when not to visit the city and what places you will not find that often on the Internet while searching for the city.

First of, I would like to introduce the E-Werk. It cooperates with the National Theatre, but the tickets are cheaper and the plays are often done by students of the city. Right next to it is the Lichthauskino, they show normal films, which are also shown in a cinema, but the tickets are less expensive. Somewhat similar to the E-Werk is the Stellwerk, located right at the central station. The plays are often done by students and the ticket prices are also not that costly. All of the other cinemas also offer  a discount for students.

Weimar has a lot of museums and cultural sites and to visit all of them without some plan could become very pricey. The city has provided a card, which costs 29€ for students, a discount of 20€. With this card you have free access to some of the sights, for example Goethe’s Garden House and Belverdere Castle, but not all. It is up to everyone to either get this card or not. An even better opportunity is to visit Weimar on the Night of Museums. This special day is held on one Saturday in May or June. On this night, 38 museums, galleries, archives and churches open for everyone. Disappointingly, it is not free any more like it used to be, but 7€ I think it is a good investment. Be aware off it could be crowded.

Thank you very much for reading until the end and I hope the information above could help you to when and what to visit in Weimar if you want to experience the cultural aspect, but not the typical things you would do in Weimar. It is getting colder so stay warm and do not catch a cold. See you the next time.

Hey there.

My name is Tobias Schulz, and I am living and studying  in Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thuringia. I am 19 years old, and before I came to Erfurt, I have already studied for one year in Jena, another big city in Thuringia. My hometown Weimar, which is the most well-known city in Thuringia, is located between these cities.

 

All university students in Thuringia receive an identification card when attending an university in Thuringia. With this card, students can travel almost everything in  Thuringia, they have to pay for the card anyway as a student fee, which is around 230€. Because of that I thought why not write a blog about which spots students can visit with this card as a guide for fellow students in Thuringia.

 

If the reader is a student in Thuringia or even from elsewhere and follows this blog vigilantly, it will give a nice guide of the most wonderful places Thuringia has to offer.