scubish.com: Scuba diving Erfurt - Germany

Erfurt is small but it's the largest city and capital of Thuringia (Thüringen). It was an important trading town during the Middle Age, thus has many old and beautiful buildings and parks. A city rich of culture and center of happenings in Thuringia, complemented by near-by Weimar.
Get in

By car
Erfurt lies on two Bundesstraßen (federal motorways):

Bundesstraße 4 from Ilmenau in south to Nordhausen in north and

Bundesstraße 7 from Gotha in west to Weimar in east.

By train
The Erfurt Hauptbahnhof (main train station) is quite large. Numerous ICE and IC trains pass through daily, with direct lines to Berlin, Munich, Leipzig, Dresden and Frankfurt.

By plane
Not the best option for budget travellers. Though Air Berlin flies to Erfurt airport from London and other destinations.

See

Dom (Cathedral) and Severi Kirche (Church) both overlooking the Domplatz (main market square, location of the Christmas market in December as well as fairs throughout the year).

Krämerbrücke (Bridge with medieval houses, most important Erfurt's landmark)

Fischmarkt with its Burgerhouses and town hall.

Augustinerkloster (monastery where Martin Luther lived), the main gate of the old university (third oldest German university, shut down in the 19th century and reopened in 1992)

Anger (main square full of stores) with the old Post Office building.

Much of Erfurt's charm is found in its narrow streets, many pedestrianized now, with old beautiful old houses, its green areas and little bridges across the Gera river and both the Stadtpark and the Nordpark on either side of the city center.

Do

Check out for any festivals happening on the city, especially on public holidays.

Garden lovers can find many things to do and see in Egapark , which is a huge and beautiful botanical garden and accessible by Strassenbahn. Check out for any exhibitions or programmes.

Watch Opera in recently-renovated Erfurt Theater .

Buy

Shops on the Krämerbrücke offer crafts and souvenirs. Around main square, Anger 1 has upmarket shops inside.
Eat

Thuringer Bratwurst! Yes, it's where they came from. You can find many stalls grilling this huge world-famous delicacy.
Drink

Erfurt has numerous small bars in the city center. On the Domplatz there is a tapas bar, which is quite delicious. To the north of the Domplatz there are more bars, with one of the more popular bars being Double D's, which has numerous theme nights and drink specials.

Outside of the city-center is the disco Spot, which is quite intense and draws a younger crowd.

Get out

By train, Weimar is only a quarter of an hour away

Jena is just half an hour by train

Leipzig is about an hour away.

Wander around on near-by Thuringen Forest, the largest forest in Germany, on which Thuringia called the "green heart of Germany"

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