Erfurt

Erfurt, the Capital and spiritual center of Thuringia, is located in the center of Germany. This medieval city holds the only extensively preserved baroque town fortress in central Europe, and its old town is one of the most in tact medieval cities in Germany. Martin Luther studied at the University of Erfurt in the early 1500s and lived as a monk in St. Augustine's Monastery. Erfurt has many museums, churches, synagogues, monasteries and historical architecture to visit, such as the Kramerbrucke (Merchants' bridge), the-century bridge and one of the most famous attractions of Erfurt.