Tour Suggestion
Day 1: Berlin
Arrival in Berlin / free time in Berlin / Overnight in the area of Berlin
Day 2: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Here he spent the most important years of his life and attached his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in 1517
Points of Interest: Luther House, Castle Church, City Church, Melanchthon House
Overnight in the area of Dresden
Day 3: Dresden
Also called: “Florence on the Elbe” with an unique baroque and rococo city center completely rebuilt after the destruction of the 2nd World War
Points of Interest: Dresden Castle, Zwinger Palace, Church of Our Lady, Church of Court
Overnight in the area of Dresden
Day 4: Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland)
National Park around the Valley of the Elbe with climbing peaks
Overnight in the area of Dresden
Day 5: Prague
The so called “Golden City” at the river Vltava
Points of Interest: Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, Jewish Quarter, Lennon Wall
Overnight in the area of Prague
Day 6: Leipzig
Leipzig – place of several disputations and sermons
Points of Interest: Old Town Hall with writings of Luther, St. Thomas’ Church
Overnight in the area of Halle / Merseburg
Day 7: Lutherstadt Eisleben + Mansfeld
Lutherstadt Eisleben - Martin Luther’s birthplace and place of death
Points of Interest: Luther’s Birth House, his last residence, Statue of Martin Luther
Mansfeld – place where Martin Luther spent his childhood and youth
Points of Interest: House of Luther’s Family, Luther’s school and Fountain
Overnight in the area of Halle / Merseburg
Day 8: Naumburg + Weimar
Naumburg – milestone for the growing Protestantism
Points of Interest: Naumburg Cathedral, Marketplace
Weimar – place of several sermons of Luther
Points of Interest: Luther’s pulpit in the City Church, historical monument connected to the Classicism
Overnight in the area of Erfurt
Day 9: Erfurt
Place of Luther’s studies and ordination
Points of Interest: Monastery of the Augustinian Hermit, university quarter, old town
Overnight in the area of Erfurt
Day 10: Eisenach + Wartburg Castle
Eisenach – Luther’s beloved town where he attended the Latin school
Points of Interest: Luther House, St. George’s Church
Wartburg Castle – place where Luther translated the New Testament into German
Overnight in the area of Erfurt or Frankfort according to flight times
Day 11: Homeward journey from Frankfurt
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