# Things to see in Erfurt (Germany): 39 places and when to go

> Erfurt is a city in Germany with around 203,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 39 places in and around it, mainly History (17), Temples (9), Nature (7). The best known are Buchenwald concentration camp, Erfurt Cathedral and Old Synagogue. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 17 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 43. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/erfurt/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 50.9701, 11.03
- **Population:** About 203,000
- **Places:** 39 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (17) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (9) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (7) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (6) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (4) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** FRA Frankfurt am Main, 204 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Riechheimer Berg, at 513 m.

## What to see in Erfurt

The places in and around Erfurt, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Buchenwald concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/memorial-de-buchenwald/): Nazi concentration camp in Thuringia (1937–1945) · 16 km
- [Erfurt Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/erfurt-cathedral/): Church in Thuringia, Germany · 786 m
- [Old Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/alte-synagoge-erfurt/): Medieval synagogue building · 956 m
- [Krämerbrücke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kramerbrucke/): Bridge in Erfurt, Germany · 963 m
- [St Severus' Church, Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sankt-severi/): Church in Thuringia, Germany · 851 m
- [Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/judisch-mittelalterliches-erbe-in-erfurt/): Medieval Jewish buildings in Erfurt, Germany · 946 m
- [Petersberg Citadel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ciudadela-de-petersberg/): Baroque fortress in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany · 1.3 km
- [Predigerkirche, Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/predigerkirche/): Church building in the Old Town of Erfurt, Germany · 711 m
- [St Giles' Church, Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/agidienkirche/): Church · 972 m
- [Schloss Ettersburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-ettersburg/): Castle and surrounding park near Weimar, Germany · 18 km
- [Kloster Ichtershausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klosterkirche-st-georg-und-marien/): History · Temples · 11 km
- [Schloss Molsdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-molsdorf/): Château in Erfurt, Germany · 9.1 km
- [Alacher Höhe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/alacher-hohe/): Mountain in Germany · 7.9 km
- [Cathedral Hill in Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/domberg/): Cathedral Hill in Germany · 909 m
- [Schwellenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schwellenburg/): Mountain in Germany · 8.6 km
- [Wachsenburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wachsenburg/): Castle in Thuringia, Germany · 16 km
- [Priory of St. Wigbert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/priory-of-st-wigbert/): Building in Germany · 19 km
- [Riechheimer Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/riechheimer-berg/): Hill in Germany · 12 km
- [Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/thuringer-zoopark-erfurt/): Zoo in Erfurt, Germany · 6.0 km
- [Heiligen Mühle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heiligen-muhle/): Museum in Germany · 3.6 km
- [Porta Coeli (Kühnhausen)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/porta-coeli/): Church in Erfurt, Germany · 8.2 km
- [St. Kiliani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sankt-kiliani/): Protestant church in Gispersleben · 5.8 km
- [Südhang Ettersberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sudhang-ettersberg/): Nature reserve in Thuringia, Germany · 18 km
- [Sternwarte Kirchheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/volkssternwarte-kirchheim/): Observatory in Thuringia, Germany · 11 km

And the other 15, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [AROMATIQUE](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/aromatique/), [Destille Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/destille-erfurt/), [Heimathafen - Erfurter Braumanufaktur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heimathafen-erfurter-braumanufaktur/), [Kleinbrauerei Freitag](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleinbrauerei-freitag/), [Nicolai & Sohn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nicolai-sohn/), [Waldhaus-Bräu Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waldhaus-brau-erfurt/)
- **Hiking**: [Fahner-Höhen-Hainich-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fahner-hohen-hainich-weg/), [Grüner Balken Kranichfeld-Bad Berka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gruner-balken-kranichfeld-bad-berka/), [Vom Bier zur Bratwurst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vom-bier-zur-bratwurst/)
- **Nature**: [Maisspace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/maisspace/)
- **Diving**: [Stotternheimer See](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stotternheimer-see/), [Tauchschule Yellow Submarine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tauchschule-yellow-submarine/)
- **With kids**: [Strandbad Stotternheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/strandbad-stotternheim/)
- **Stargazing**: [Erfurt public observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/volkssternwarte-erfurt/)
- **Temples**: [Waidhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waidhaus/)

## When to go to Erfurt

The best time to visit Erfurt is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 11 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 45 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 34 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 18 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 17 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 53 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 21 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 24 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 37 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 43 |

In June there are 16 h 17 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 43. In June, 37 of the 39 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Erfurt

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, Frankfurt am Main), 204 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.9701%2C11.03)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.9701%2C11.03)

## Other towns nearby

- [Sömmerda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sommerda/): 15 places · 22 km
- [Gotha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gotha/): 32 places · 23 km
- [Stadtilm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stadtilm/): 45 places · 27 km
- [Oberhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/oberhof/): 45 places · 36 km
- [Abtsbessingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/abtsbessingen/): 13 places · 38 km
- [Jena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jena/): 92 places · 39 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Erfurt?

The best known: [Buchenwald concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/memorial-de-buchenwald/), [Erfurt Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/erfurt-cathedral/), [Old Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/alte-synagoge-erfurt/), [Krämerbrücke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kramerbrucke/), [St Severus' Church, Erfurt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sankt-severi/). In all, 39 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Erfurt?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 17 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 43.

### How do you get to Erfurt?

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 204 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.9701%2C11.03) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Erfurt as the destination and these 39 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).