GUIDED TOURS AND VISITS Contact
The town
Public guided tour of the town
2.00pm daily from the tourist information office, Markt
Dates: April to October,
Saturdays at 2.00pm
Dates: November to March

Guided tours for groups by arrangement.

Themed and interactive guided tours available at selected times and by arrangement.

Wartburg Castle
Guided tour of Wartburg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and visit to the museum and Luther Room.

Luther*s House
Themed introduction for groups of all ages
A lesson in history for students and adults
– a school lesson as in Lutheran times.
For information and bookings for the events listed above, please contact:
Tourismus Eisenach GmbH
Markt
D-99817 Eisenach
Tel.: +(0)3691/79 230
Fax: +(0)3691/79 23 20
E-Mail: tourist-info@eisenach-tourist.de
Internet: www.eisenach-tourist.de

other contacts:
Wartburg Foundation
Auf der Wartburg
99817 Eisenach, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)3691 2500
Fax: +49 (0)3691 203 342
info@wartburg-eisenach.de
www.wartburg-eisenach.de

Luther’s House in Eisenach
Lutherplatz 8
99817 Eisenach, Germany,
Tel.: +49 (0)3691 2 98 30
Fax: +49 (0)3691 29 83 31
lutherhaus@t-online.de
www.lutherhaus.de
CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday services in the town’s churches
9.30 or 10.00am

Prayers at St. George’s Church
“12 Minutes for God”, Mon—Fri at 5.00pm,
First Tuesday after Whitsun until end of August

Wartburg Castle Chapel
On certain dates throughout the year
LECTURES
“The last secret”
From the life of Katharina von Bora
Reading at Wartburg Castle or at Luther’s House
By arrangement
A three-course Lutheran banquet awaits you at the “Turmschänke” wine bar and restaurant in the former dungeon in the medieval tower of the Nikolaitor (St. Nicholas’ Gate).
CULINARY DELIGHTS
Im ehemaligen Kerker des mittelalterlichen Turmes des Nikolaitores, im Weinrestaurant »Turmschänke«, erwartet Sie ein Luther-Mahl in drei Gängen.
MUSICAL EXPERIENCES
Concerts in the great hall at
Wartburg Castle from May to October

Organ concerts in the
Wartburg Castle Chapel

Thuringian Bach weeks at Easter
Luther Memorial
Luther Memorial
EXCURSIONS
A tour following in the footsteps of Martin Luther’s ancestors will take you to the town of Möhra, the ancestral home of Luther’s family. The Reverend Neumann sings ballads, telling of entertaining events, most of which are true.
TRADITIONAL EVENTS
“Sommergewinn”, which always takes place three weeks before Easter, is the largest traditional Spring festival in Germany with impressive carnival processions.

Summer Nights Festival in the ward of Wartburg Castle–July and August

Historical Christmas Market at Wartburg Castle–
2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays before Christmas