4 attractions in Eisenach, including Wartburg Castle, Drachenschlucht (Dragon Gorge) and Luther House Eisenach.
Castles
Eisenach
Wartburg Castle above the town of Eisenach in Thuringia is one of the most historic castles in Germany and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Martin Luther hid here and translated the New Testament into German, Saint Elizabeth of Hun…
Nature
Eisenach
At its narrowest point, only 68 centimetres separate the rock walls. Walking through the Drachenschlucht (Dragon Gorge) on the southern edge of Eisenach, you follow metal gratings above a rushing stream, with mossy cliffs rising high on bo…
Museums
Eisenach
The Luther House in Eisenach (Lutherhaus Eisenach) is one of the oldest surviving half-timbered houses in Thuringia and one of Europe's most important Reformation sites. According to tradition, young Martin Luther lived here as a schoolboy…
Nature parks
Eisenach
The Rennsteig is Germany's oldest and most-walked ridge trail. Roughly 170 km (105 miles) long, it runs from Hörschel near Eisenach, on the Werra river, along the crest of the Thuringian Forest and the Thuringian Slate Mountains to Blanken…