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ErfurtTourist Information and Travel Guide
ABOVE: Early morning on the Krämerbrücke, an historic stone bridge lined with shops and houses. INSET: Grain in a "beer hole" announces that fresh beer is available within.
Erfurt is a popular tourist destination with Germans and,
increasingly, with English-speaking visitors for two reasons: It has one of the best-preserved medieval city centers in
Germany, with patrician townhouses, half-timbered buildings, Europe's
longest inhabited bridge, and enough churches to be called "The Rome of
Thuringia."
It's an important stop on the
Luther Trail from Eisenach
to Wittenberg, with Lutheran landmarks such as the
Augustinian Monastery
and the Michaeliskirche. (Luther received his university education, became a
monk, and entered the priesthood in Erfurt.)
Next page: Erfurt history and background
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