Tourism in Thuringia
Wartburg and Classical Weimar, Hainich and the Thuringian Forest – in Thuringia, cultural world heritage meets natural world heritage. There's something to discover on every corner. Everything is easy to reach, without rushing and without stress. This makes the region attractive both for tourists and for investors in tourism.
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Nature tourism
Thuringia's uniquely diverse landscapes offer excellent potential for tourism away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.
Thuringia stands out with:
- Eight National Nature Landscapes
- The Rennsteig – the famous, most extensive long-distance hiking trail in Europe
- Ideal conditions for open-air activities, such as hiking, riding, golfing, canoe camping, cycling, mountain biking, climbing, swimming, sailing, kitesurfing, skiing, tobogganing
- Good opportunities for health and relaxation, such as spas and forest wellness centres
- A wide range of excursions and opportunities for adventure
- Plenty of cultural attractions within easy reach (natural world heritage meets cultural world heritage)
- Local cooperation partners for unusual natural attractions
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Cultural tourism
With its unique density of cultural highlights, Thuringia has excellent potential for cultural tourism.
Thuringia stands out with:
- Three UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Sites: the Wartburg, the "Classical Weimar" complex, the Bauhaus and the Jewish medieval heritage
- A high density of historically significant, unique towns/buildings
- Well-maintained and carefully restored historic inner towns
- Sites where many famous personalities lived and worked, including Luther, Bach, Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Gropius, Klee, Kandinsky and Feininger
- A huge number of castles and palaces
- A wealth of museums, theatres, orchestras, traditional festivals and events
- Its living traditions and unique crafts such as glass-blowing and instrument-making
- A wide range of natural activities within easy reach (cultural world heritage meets natural world heritage)
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Conference tourism
With its central location at the heart of Germany and its attractive surroundings, Thuringia has great potential for conference tourism.
Thuringia stands out with:
- Short travel times because of its ideal motorway connections and the ICE rail link in Erfurt
- Natural and cultural tourist attractions
- Famous scientific institutions and dynamically growing industries
- A broad range of opportunities for supporting and accompanying Programmes
- Various opportunities for innovative MICE concepts in connection with the natural environment
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Selected Companies
Spa & GolfResort Weimarer Land, Blankenhain
Winner of the Thuringian Tourism Prize 2018 + 2024
212 beds, category: 5-star Resort Hotel, Panorama Spa, 45-hole golf Course in the midst of breathtaking natureBio-Seehotel & MANOAH Häuser am Zeulenrodaer Meer, Zeulenroda
176 rooms & Cottages, category: 4-star, climate-neutral wellness and conference HotelHotel Elephant Weimar
The most famous hotel in Thuringia.
99 rooms and suites, newly renovated and reopenedAHORN Berghotel, Friedrichroda
457 rooms, category: 3-star S, family and activity holidays in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringia's largest conference hotel with a capacity of up to 600 peopleOther selected companies:
- The Grand Green Familux Resort, Oberhof, Thüringer Wald (Opening ceremony 2022)
- DAS KEHRS, Hotel auf dem Petersberg Erfurt
- PRIZEOTEL Erfurt-City
- Hotel DER LINDENHOF, Gotha
- SPA VILLA Beauty & Wellness Resort, Eichsfeld
- Wiesenglück, Tiny Houses Hotel, Heilbad Heiligenstadt
