Holiday Inspiration "Experience Erfurt -Modern Art Meets History"

Outdoor view of the "Kunsthalle" Art Gallery in Erfurt (Stadtverwaltung Erfurt)

Provider: Erfurt Tourismus und Marketing GmbH

Erfurt, the state capital of Thuringia, is characterized by one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Germany. Located in the heart of the historic old town of Erfurt, behind the impressive Renaissance façade of the "Haus zum Roten Ochsen" ("House of the Red Ox"), the KUNSTHALLE Erfurt presents in changing exhibitions positions of national and international fine art, from modern art to the present day. Enjoy the evening in the restaurant "Zum Rebstock" directly in the old town and enjoy Thuringian specialities or international cuisine. The Educational House "St. Ursula" is also located in the city center of Erfurt, directly on the "Anger", on the site of a monastery with over 800 years of history - a special place to spend the night. 

This Holiday Inspiration includes the following individual offers/companies:

Catholic Educational House "St. Ursula"

KUNSTHALLE Erfurt in the "Haus zum roten Ochsen"

Restaurant "Zum Rebstock" in the Hotel Mercure Erfurt 

Erfurt Tourist Information

Journey to Erfurt 

We recommend travelling by train, Erfurt is an ICE junction with an appropriately equipped main station: access to the platforms/all tracks by lift, guide strips for the blind on both sides of the platform, lift up to 250 kg, assistance: possible daily from 6 a.m. to 10.30 p.m., transfer to public transport, toilet for people with disabilities

Change to public transport: all EVAG city rail vehicles are low-floor with barrier-free entry and exit 

By train: from the Erfurt main station with the city railway via the stop "Anger" to the hotel (www.evag-erfurt.de) 

Take a short walk to the Educational House "St. Ursula": approx. 200 m, via the pedestrian zone "Anger" into the "Trommsdorffstraße"

If you arrive by car: motorway connection Erfurt via A4, A 71 and federal roads

Parking space directly at the Educational House "St. Ursula"/ parking spaces for people with disabilities are available 

For your information: The path from the main station to the accommodation "St. Ursula" is approx. 600 m on flat, easily accessible paths, mostly via a pedestrian zone.

Mobility between the offered modules

Within the offer: between hotel and restaurant no car transfer is recommendable and a public transport use is not necessary, because the offers are loctaed in/at the pedestrian zone or there is a very short distance between the offers

Educational House "St. Ursula" to the Kunsthalle: approx. 900 m at ground level, easy to walk and drive on, via the "Anger" which was redesigned with flagstones and the redesigned "Schlösserstraße" to the "Fischmarkt"

Or one station with the city railway from the stop "Anger" to "Fischmarkt", both low-floor stops, stop "Fischmarkt" directly in front of the Kunsthalle , approx. 20 m

Educational House "St. Ursula" to the Restaurant "Zum Rebstock" (Mercure Hotel): approx. 300 m, via the "Anger"/pedestrian zone and "Meienbergstraße" to the main entrance of theMercure Hotel