Apolda is the administrative centre of the Weimarer Land district.

Gentle hills and dense deciduous and conifer woodlands surround the town, which has made a name for itself as a centre of utmost medicinal expertise far beyond the boundaries of Germany...

The spa and wine-growing town of Bad Sulza enjoys a picturesque location on the banks of the river Ilm...

Blankenhain is situated in a basin on the Ilm-Saale plateau. You can visit Blankenhain Palace or enjoy a shopping experience at the Weimar Porcelain Manufactory.

The best-known historical landmarks in the ‘town of two castles' are the impressive Oberschloss (Upper Castle) and the romantic Niederburg Castle opposite, with its falcon centre...

Small but great: museums, palaces, parks and gardens - to discover Weimar's past means discover Germany's history and culture. There are many ways to do so.

Built in honour of the first Chancellor of the German Empire, Otto von Bismarck, the 23.75m tower was inaugurated on 25 September 1904.

Apolda Castle is situated on a hill behind the town hall and was the residence of the Vizthum family...

Auerstedt has already secured a place in the history books, as Auerstedt Castle was the Prussian headquarters of...

A landmark above Bad Berka that one can scarcely fail to notice is the Pauline Tower on the 416 Meter high Adelsberg. The tower was erected in 1884...

Blankenhain Palace was built around 1150 upon an elevated plateau at the centre of the town and has been traced back to a Romanesque circular fort...

The Caroline tower in Kiliansroda, one of the most popular destinations for walks and excursions in the Weimarer Land region..

Located in the outskirts of the village, the building dates from the 13th century and was originally built as a moated castle...

The Ettersburg Palace was used as a summer residence by Duchess Anna Amalia from 1776 to 1780...

The castellans of Kirchburg built the first stone castle in the mid-twelfth century, with the aim of protecting the copper and wine trade route which passed close by...

As you climb from the centre of this doubly-fortified town up to the fairytale Renaissance castle above, a fabulous view of the idyllic Ilm valley opens up before you...

The Upper Castle is a choice venue for numerous cultural events, including concerts, theatrical performances...

This picturesque Renaissance castle is a stone's throw from Weimar...

This lowland castle, covering four hectares and previously the property of the Teutonic Knights (until 1809), consists of a central castle and a bailey, with a triple system of surrounding moats and walls...

Nowadays, the keep serves as a viewing tower and the galleried building is home to the Thuringian Basket-Makers' Museum established by the Local History Society...

The chruch, painted with vibrantly coloured, symbolic images of the Christian story of salvation, is a remarkable place in which to contemplate both God and art.

Ossmannstadt - This town was the home of writer, playwright, translator and journalist Christoph Martin Wieland from 1797 to 1803...

Since 1995, the Apolda Gallery of Avant-Garde Art has been showcasing local and international artists in exhibitions which have thrilled visitors from around the world...

Apolda's Bell Museum was founded in 1952 and charts the cultural history of the town's legendary clocks...

The permanent exhibition entitled "Olle DDR" has a huge assembly of thematically-arranged exhibits - more than 1,200...

At Auerstedt, the main Prussian army, commanded by Field Marshal Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, unexpectedly faced Marshal Davout's French forces in battle on 14 October 1806...

Seventeen historical carriages belonging to the Foundation of Weimar Classics have found a new home...

The Coudray House in Bad Berka is used today as a forum for a diverse range of cultural events...

This high-profile duplicate of the original summer house in Weimar's Ilm Park was originally erected in 1999 as part of the European City of Culture celebrations...

The museum, which was opened in 1954, tells the history of the town's saltworks...

Thuringian Dumpling World in Heichelheim is a great way to get a taste of Germany's much-loved potato speciality...

Grand old farmhouses, tiny beehives, a brewery, village school, workshops and barns: all in all, more than 30 authentically-furnished historical buildings give a fascinating insight into...

Kranichfeld's Baumbach House is named after the poet Rudolf Baumbach (1840-1905), who was born here...

Visitors are able to interact with the Leonardo da Vinci models and find out for themselves how forces work and generate movement in different directions...

The basket-makers' museum in Tannroda Castle is one of a kind. It vividly portrays the basket-weaving tradition...

The 'Golden Fleece' Sheep Shearing Museum in Ettersburg presents specialist tools and machinery from down the centuries and from a wide range of countries ...

The Stadt-Apotheke, which was given royal privilege by the Grand Duke of Saxony in 1701, was run as a pharmacy until April 1993...