The Erfurt City Guides answer the questions every visitor brings: where Thuringian dumplings are done right, which bratwurst stand earns its queue, how to see the cathedral hill, the Krämerbrücke and the Old Synagogue in a sensible order and where students go out after midnight. Each guide is a short list with an opinion, giving the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Erfurt City Guides
- 143 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Erfurt guides
Food guide
25 places
Dumpling houses with their own beer, the bratwurst worth queuing for, beer gardens, newer kitchens and the best cake, coffee and chocolate in town.
Things to do guide
20 places
The cathedral hill and the inhabited bridge, Jewish Erfurt with Europe’s oldest synagogue, Luther, the former Stasi prison and the citadel views.
Family guide
23 places
The KiKA figure hunt through the old town, a big hillside zoo, gardens with desert animals, lidos and pools, and plans for rainy days.
Nightlife guide
27 places
Rum bars on Michaelisstraße, Franconian wine in the Arche lanes, vaulted jazz cellars and the old goods-station club where students really dance.
Day trips guide
24 places
Goethe’s Weimar 15 minutes away, the Wartburg, fairy grottoes, a tree-top walk and Bach’s Leipzig, all by regional train.
Budget guide
24 places
A free cathedral and citadel, bratwurst for €4, cheap museums, meals under €10 and the evening ticket that cuts the egapark price to a third.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Pho 45 Erfurt
Marktstraße 45, between Domplatz and Fischmarkt
Erfurt has a large Vietnamese community, and this is the easiest way to taste its cooking: deep bowls of pho, bun cha with pork belly and plump summer rolls. From the food guide.
Old Synagogue
Waagegasse 8, off Michaelisstraße
Parts of the building go back to around 1100, which makes it the oldest largely intact synagogue in Central Europe, now within a UNESCO World Heritage site. The cellar keeps the Erfurt Treasure, including a gold wedding ring from the 14th century. An hour is enough. From the things to do guide.
Wartburg
Eisenach, 25 min by ICE or 45 min by regional train
The UNESCO castle where Luther translated the New Testament in 1521. The Romanesque palace is shown on guided tours only, followed by Luther’s room and the museum, and the view over the Thuringian Forest is free. From the day trips guide.
Play the game, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Erfurt scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic old town. The guides carry on where the game stops: a bratwurst with Born mustard, sunset on the Petersberg citadel, a train to Weimar or the Wartburg, or a free museum for a wet afternoon.
Questions about the Erfurt guides
What is in the Erfurt City Guides?
Six guides with 143 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, opening notes and one practical tip.
When do I get the guides after paying?
Straight away: the links appear on the order page after payment and in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, without an app or an account.
Do the Erfurt guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it carries on working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the Erfurt guides in?
The Erfurt guides are available in English, German and Dutch, and you can switch between them inside the guide.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. With a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and all six are €14.99.
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