Erfurt travel guides

Erfurt's Old Synagogue is a medieval building with a museum inside it and part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage listing. This guide explains what the exhibition holds level by level, where the mikveh sits, what accessibility has been documented, and how to plan around a renovation closure that state tourism sources provisionally date to February 2027.

The Angermuseum is Erfurt's municipal art museum, housed in a baroque former weighing house at Anger 18. This guide explains what the building is, how the collection grew from a single 19th-century bequest, what one admission does and does not cover, and how to pace a visit.

The Augustinian Monastery in Erfurt is where Martin Luther entered monastic life in 1505. This guide covers the church and cloister, the daily 11 a.m. tour, the "Frustration and Freedom" exhibition, how library access works, and how to pair the monastery with the nearby Luther sites.

The Buchenwald Memorial sits on the Ettersberg about 10 km northwest of Weimar, and Erfurt makes a practical base for the day. This guide explains how to reach the site via Weimar, what needs an advance reservation, what is free, and how to behave at a place that is both a memorial and a cemetery.

Petersberg Citadel is the baroque fortress above Erfurt's north-western old town. This guide covers the combined guided tour, how the per-group price and exhibition admission work, group size, duration and the limited wheelchair access note.

Domplatz is Erfurt's stage: a vast paved square beneath the broad Domstufen staircase, framed by the cathedral and St. Severus. This guide explains what the square is, how to read its two halves, when market life appears, how to reach it, and how to fold it into an old-town walk.

Egapark Erfurt is a 36-hectare landscaped park on the Cyriaksburg hill, built around seasonal flowerbeds and 20 themed gardens. Erfurt Tourismus listed 2026 season dates from April to October, and the day ticket covers the grounds rather than necessarily every interior, so treat the Danakil house as a separate question to confirm.

St. Mary's Cathedral and the Severikirche stand shoulder to shoulder above Domplatz, sharing one grand staircase but offering two quite different interiors. This guide covers the approach from Domplatz, what to look at once you are inside each building, the accessibility features documented for the cathedral, and how long to allow.

Erfurt's mikveh was rediscovered during archaeological work in a cellar and now stands alongside the Old Synagogue and Stone House in one UNESCO-listed ensemble. This guide sorts what you can see from outside, which interiors need a ticket, and how to fit the sites into a wider old-town day.

The Erfurt Stadtmuseum occupies Haus zum Stockfisch, a late-Renaissance house on Johannesstraße, and uses its rooms to tell the city's story from early settlement to the present. This guide covers what the permanent exhibition contains, how the Reformation floor connects to Luther's Erfurt, when the museum charges admission, and how to pair it with the Angermuseum and the Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde.

From grand opera in the Grosses Haus to experimental work in the STUDIO.BOX and open-air shows on the cathedral steps, Theater Erfurt offers a varied programme. This guide helps you understand the venues, read the calendar and plan a cultured evening.

Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt spreads almost 63 hectares across a hillside on the Roter Berg, so the terrain — not the animal list — is what decides your route. This guide covers what one admission includes, how the seasonal opening windows work, the feeding times published by the zoo, and two editorial route suggestions for families with different amounts of time.