In the footsteps of Martin Luther – tour with English speaking guide

Study Tour Luther “In the footsteps of Martin Luther”

Day 1: Eisenach

Your first stopof the study tour Luther is Eisenach. Visit Luther’s House in Eisenach including the Luther memorial, where predominantly exhibits dating back to Luther’s life are on display. Continue to Wartburg castle (UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999) with Luther’s study. Wartburg castle is one of the best preserved medieval castles and served Luther as a shelter. It was here he translated the New Testament. You will then travel on to Erfurt. In the evening a guided walk through the old town of Erfurt with St Mary’s Cathedral awaits you. Luther was ordained as a priest in the choir of the cathedral.

Day 2: Erfurt

After breakfast a guided tour in Erfurt takes you to the Augustinian monastery, where Luther lived as a monk. Then you set off for Lutherstadt Eisleben. On a tour around the town you will visit the house, where Luther was born and also passed away. The bus will bring you to the next stop of the study tour Luther, Leipzig.

Day 3: Leipzig

In the morning a tour of Leipzig is on the programme including St Thomas’s Church, where Luther preached and introduced the Reformation. The next stop is Torgau. The guide will take you on a sight seeing tour. Among other sights you will see “St Mary’s”, where Luther’s wife, Katharina von Bora, is buried. Travel on to Wittenberg. During your excursion in the town you will visit the Schlosskirche, where Luther posted his famous 95 Theses on the door in 1517. Furthermore, you have a chance to see Luther’s House – the place where Luther lived and worked after moving to Wittenberg. The former monastery is now the world’s largest museum of the history of the Reformation.

Day 4: Departure

After breakfast it is time to set off on your journey home or to another destination.

(We reserve the right to the itinerary for individual days)

All travel services at a glance

All travel services at a glance:

• 1 x bed/breakfast at a 4* hotel in Erfurt
• 2 x bed/breakfast at a 4* hotel in Leipzig
• 1 x Guided tour of Erfurt (2 hrs)
• 1 x Guided tour of Lutherstadt Eisleben (3 hrs)
• 1 x Guided tour of Torgau (2 hrs)
• 1 x Guided tour of Lutherstadt Wittenberg (2 hrs)
• 1 x Guided tour of Leipzig incl. Visit to St Thomas’s Church (2 hrs)
• 1 x Entrance fee to Luther’s House Eisenach
• 1 x Entrance fee to Wartburg Eisenach
• 1 x Entrance fee to Augustinian monastery in Erfurt incl. Luther’s cell
• 1 x Entrance fee to Luther’s birth and death house in Eisleben
• 1 x Entrance fee to Luther’s House Wittenberg
• Culture tax in Erfurt

Price:

• from 209,- € per person in double room
• from 274,- € per person in single room

Saisonal increase or discount:

The prices may vary according to the season.

Not in price included: 

meals (only breakfast included), price for bus, parking fees, tips

Minimum number pf participants: 20 pax (One free stay in a double room per 20 persons)