Tour suggestion
In 2017 we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. It is still worth visiting the sites of Martin Luther after the anniversary. Come with us and discover Luther Country. Let us show you the most important places of Luther’s life as well as many other attractive points of interest in Germany.
Day 1: Berlin
Arrival in Berlin / Free time to explore Berlin / Overnight in the area of Berlin
Day 2: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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 Halle / Merseburg
Day 3: Lutherstadt Eisleben and Mansfeld
Lutherstadt Eisleben - Martin Luther's birthplace and place of death
Points of Interest: Luther's house of birth, hist 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 4: Halle and Leipzig
Halle - "cradle of the Reformation"
Points of Interest: Market Church Our Dear Lady with death mask and cast of hands of Luther, "Marienbibliothek" exhibiting Luther´s bibles with his handwritten notes
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 5: Naumburg and 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 6: Erfurt
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 7: Eisenach and Wartburg
Eisenach - Luther's dear town where he visited 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 8: Homeward journey from Frankfurt
If this is not enough you might choose between several ADD ON TOURS. With these tour extensions you are able to add some more aspects of the Reformation and immerse even more into this subject. Here are some examples: Dresden, Worms, Zurich, Munich,... just ask us!
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