Many attractions and especially the Wartburg Castle near Eisenach the town make it to a real magnet for tourists. The impressive castle complex perched on a hill above Eisenach Germany got the title of an UNESCO World Heritage - not least because of the great reformer Martin Luther, who translated the bible into German, the work of the Holy Elisabeth at the Wartburg Castle or Goethe, who supported the preservation of the castle. There can be discovered lots of attractions on a walking tour through the city center. Starting point and the very heart of Eisenach is the market square with notable buildings like the late gothic town hall, the baroque city castle and church St.Georg. In that church the in Eisenach born composer Johann Sebastian Bach was baptized and later he worked there as an organist. Just a few steps further, the Luther house, where Martin Luther lived as a school boy belongs also to the famous attractions. Since 1896 Eisenach also got the name ‘City of automotive engineering’ - once BMW produced its car “Dixi” and in times of GDR the East German car “Wartburg” was manufactured here.

Did you know what’s about the legendary Hörselberg mountains in the surrounding area of Eisenach? The legend says, gods and fairy tale characters like Wotan, Venus, Mother Holle of the Brothers Grimm as well as the knight Tannhäuser of Richard Wagner’s opera were at home here.

The Wartburg Castle near Eisenach was founded by Count Ludwig der Springer in 1067, since then events on the Wartburg had tremendous impact on German history and culture. It is said to be one of the most important historical castles of Germany and has been nominated by UNESCO as World Heritage in 1999. A draw bridge is the only access to the Wartburg, which is perched on a hill above Eisenach. Here you find a mix of historical buildings of different epochs with partly originally kept halls, containig treasures like tapestries, paintings of Lucas Cranach, sculptures and furniture. The interior of Wartburg Castle can only be viewed on guided tours, where you learn a lot about Luther and other famous inhabitants of the Wartburg. At age four Elisabeth of Hungary was sent to the Wartburg and became consort of Ludwig IV of Thuringia. She is said to have made charitable miracles happen so she was canonized after her early death - nowadays the Elisabeth Bower (Kemenate) at the Wartburg Castle and a modern musical reminding on her. The guided tour also passes the Singers’ Hall, venue of the legendary minstrels’ contest in the Middle Ages, Wolfram von Eschenbach und Walther von der Vogelweide among them. But the guided tour through the Castle would not be complete without the Luther room. In advice of his friend Melanchthon, Martin Luther translated the New Testament from Latin into German language in just eleven weeks. Together with the Old Testament it was later published as the famous Luther Bible. His achievement was not only the translation - using metaphors Luther made the biblical content accessible to ordinary people. So we still use phrases going back on his work like ‘A wolf in sheep’s clothing’ or ‘A book of seven seals’. If you want to know more about Luther and the Wartburg Castle you should not miss the Luther House in Eisenach.