Erfurt

Tourismus GmbH Erfurt

Erfurt

Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thüringen (Thuringia), is a city at the heart of Germany. It is characterised by one of the most well preserved medieval city centres in Germany. Erfurt is not just an architectural pearl, it is also the focal point for a culture that is 1 260 years old.

Airport	Erfurt-Bindersleben, 4km from the City Center
Railway	ICE/IC/EC - links to all major cities
By car	A4 Frankfurt/Main-Dresden, A71 Ilmenau- Erfurt/Bindersleben (Airport, Messe fairground)

 

 

Convention Facilities

 

Location	max. cap. in Rows	rooms
Messe Erfurt AG	5000	11
Kaisersaal Erfurt GmbH	610	7
LEG-Bürohaus Erfurt-Brühl	250	3
Tagungs- und Begegnungsstätte Evangelisches Augustinerkloster zu Erfurt	180	10

Accomodation

	No. of hotels	No. of beds
First Class	10	1995
Tourist Class	11	1156
Economy Class	9	639

Erfurt

Tourismus GmbH Erfurt

Business and Science
 Erfurt University including Martin-Luther-Institut
University of Applied Sciences
Culture & Incentive Ideas:

• Thuringian Bach Weeks (March/April)
• Krämerbrückenfest (Merchants' Bridge Festival)- most important medieval festival in Thuringia
• Cathedral Steps Festival - open air theatre and opera performances
• Christmas Market - Thuringian's biggest Christmas market (traditional for more than 150 years)
• Augustinian Monastery (permanent Luther exhibition, conference centre with accomodation facilities
• Imperial Hall (historical cultural and congress centre, 1808 European Congress of Princes with Napoleon Bonaparte )
• St. Peter's Church (Romanesque basilica)
• Erfurt City Works Department (atrium architecture)
• Horticultural Museum (Cyriaksburg castle grounds)
• Fortress bakery (at the Petersberg Citadel)
• Luther Cellar (medieval vaulted cellar in the Imperial Hall)
• Historic brewery (with barrel vaulting in the museum restaurant + historic bakery in the courtyard)
• Tobacco Mill (historic tobacco mill with restaurant and idyllic beergarden in a medieval building)
• Veste Wachsenburg (medieval celebration in the Wachsenburg fortress)
• Sondershausen potash mine (conferences and functions underground)
• Guided tours with special organ recital for the group
• Tour of the city by a historic tramway (with drinks and snacks)
• Visit to the mysterious underground passageways beneath the Petersberg Citadel (Torchlight tour)
• Medieval-style fest, Luther meal, Goethe meal, Bach meal
• Bob-sleigh and biathlon activities for groups in Oberhof near Erfurt
• Cycle racing for groups below ground in the Sondershausen themed min