City tours are an ideal way to discover Weimar in a relaxing and, at the same time, gripping way. Competent and experienced guides will lead you on a journey through the exciting history of the place to immerse you in the great epochs of literature, music, painting or architecture. The pre-classical Weimar of Lucas Cranach and Johann Sebastian Bach, the classical period under Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, the "Silver Epoch" dominated by Franz Liszt or the modern age of the "Bauhaus" - as probably the most outstanding cultural site in Germany, Weimar offers a variety of interesting themes. No matter if you visit Weimar as part of a travel group or study tour, as a student, individual guest or representative of a company -
wimare will respond to your inclinations and interests.
Besides German, we conduct our.tours in English, Italian, French or Russian.
Interested in Weimar? A first overview is given by the
Historic tour in 49 pictures.
To obtain a first impression of Weimar´s living history we recommend guided tours through the centre of the town and the beautiful park on the banks of the river Ilm:
GENERAL TOUR WITH CITY CENTRE AND THE PARK
DETAILED TOUR THROUGH THE CITY CENTRE
WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND THE HISTORIC CEMETERY
If you have more time available, we will gladly incorporate visits to one of the numerous museums into the tour.
Of course wimare will make the corresponding reservations for you.
CITY AND MUSEUM TOURS, e.g.:
GOETHE'S HOUSE AND GOETHE NATIONAL MUSEUM
GOETHE'S GARDEN HOUSE
SCHILLER'S HOUSE
WITTUMS PALACE
DUCHESS ANNA AMALIA LIBRARY
LISZT HOUSE
BAUHAUS MUSEUM
TOWN CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND PAUL (HERDERCHURCH) WITH ALTAR PIECE OF CRANACH
In addition to the town itself, the surroundings of Weimar have attractions which are well worth discovering. wimare will lead you to the parks and castle grounds nearby where you can enjoy the harmonious relationship between nature and history.
TRIPS TO THE SURROUNDING OF WEIMAR; e.g.:
BELVEDERE PALACE AND PARK
TIEFURT PALACE AND PARK
KOCHBERG PALACE AND PARK
DORNBURG PALACES
For those interested in the darker side of Weimar´s history, we can reserve a guided tour at the Buchenwald memorial or take you there ourselves.
TOUR THROUGH THE BUCHENWALD MEMORIAL