Park an der Ilm


Following the Ilm, this Unesco-listed, 58-hectare park was landscaped between 1778 and 1828, and continues to provide a bucolic backdrop to old Weimar. Combining classical and romantic garden design, it's a lovely space to roam and explore three historic houses: the Goethe Gartenhaus, where the writer lived from 1776 to 1782; the Römisches Haus, the local duke's summer retreat, with period rooms and an exhibit on the park; and the Liszt-Haus, where the composer resided from 1869 to 1886.


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1. Liszt-Haus

0.11 MILES

At the western edge of Park an der Ilm, this is the house where Franz Liszt lived during his second stint in Weimar, from 1869 to his death in 1886…

2. Goethe Gartenhaus

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From 1776 to 1782 Goethe lived in this house, a cottage given to him by Carl August in order to lure him to Weimar. It's spare in style externally, cosy…

3. Goethe-Nationalmuseum

0.24 MILES

This is the world's leading museum on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany's literary colossus. It incorporates his home of 50 years, gifted by Duke Carl…

4. Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek

0.25 MILES

Assembled by Duchess Anna Amalia (1739–1807), the power (and purse) behind Weimar's classical florescence, this Unesco-listed library has been beautifully…

6. Römisches Haus

0.29 MILES

Perched atop an artificial bluff in Park an der Ilm, the 'Roman House' was Weimar’s first neoclassical dwelling, built under Goethe’s supervision between…

7. Haus am Horn

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Designed by Georg Muche for the first Bauhaus exhibition in 1923, this is Weimar’s only truly Bauhaus building. It is now used for exhibitions and events,…

8. Schillers Wohnhaus & Museum

0.34 MILES

The poet and dramatist Friedrich von Schiller (a close friend of Goethe) lived here from 1802 until his early death, in 1805. Study up on the man, his…