Erfurt compact: Krämerbrücke, Fischmarkt and Domplatz
Fish Market
Welcome to Erfurt, a city where time does not follow a straight line, but instead merges into a dense, tangible atmosphere in the winding alleys of the old town. When you walk here…
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A densely walkable introduction to Erfurt: from Fischmarkt and Krämerbrücke across to the Old Synagogue and on to Domplatz. The route bundles the strongest old town images for first-time visitors in a short time.
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Fischmarkt
Fish Market
Welcome to Erfurt, a city where time does not follow a straight line, but instead merges into a dense, tangible atmosphere in the winding alleys of the old town. When you walk here over the cobblestones, you feel the echo of past centuries beneath your soles – a world in which medieval trading spirit and a deeply roote…
MK38365-69 Fischmarkt (Erfurt) | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Datei:GER Erfurt, Fischmarkt 005 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Datei:Erfurt-Fischmrkt-Herold | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Alte Synagoge (Erfurt)
We leave this place of silence and return to the bustling activity of the medieval market. Before us stands the Old Synagogue. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary residential house, but the massive stone walls and Gothic window arches reveal its true significance. It is the oldest synagogue in Central Europe tha…
Erfurt Alte Synagoge von NW | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Erfurt Alte Synagoge 688 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Alte Synagoge Erfurt | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Bilderhaus Krämerbrücke
We are standing here before the Krämerbrücke. It is the only continuously built-up and inhabited bridge north of the Alps. What you see today looks like a narrow, colorful half-timbered ensemble, but in the Middle Ages this was the bottleneck of European long-distance trade. The bridge spans the Gera and connected the …
2013-04-20 Krämerbrücke | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Datei:Erfurt, Krämerbrücke (6342750117) | 🔗 wikipedia.org
St. Aegidien Church
At the eastern end of the bridge, we now climb a few steps to see the Krämerbrücke from a new perspective. We stand here before the Ägidienkirche. Since the 14th century, it has served as a kind of gatekeeper of the bridge. Together with the Benediktikirche at the other end, it once formed the ecclesiastical conclusion…
Aegidienkirche (Erfurt) 01.jpg | Wikimedia Commons
Erfurt, die Ägidienkirche, von der Krämerbrücke aus gesehen.jpg | Wikimedia Commons
File:Erfurt-Wenigemarkt-1 | 🔗 wikimedia.org
Domplatz Erfurt
We now leave the narrow alleys and head toward the grand focal point of our tour. Before us opens the Cathedral Square, one of the largest medieval plaza complexes in Germany. While we felt the civic wealth through the woad trade at the Fish Market, here we stand directly before the power of the Church. Look upward. Th…
ErfurterDom | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Datei:Erfurt Carmen 01 | 🔗 wikipedia.org
Tour Information
- Tour Type
- Walking tour
- Audio Language
- English
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