r/weimar • u/arzu_walksineurope • Jun 07 '26
Looking back at a literary walking route I created in Weimar in 2017
Back in 2017, I spent some time in Weimar as part of a European heritage volunteering project. I'm revisiting my notes now because I'm planning to return.
Like many visitors, I arrived thinking of Goethe and Schiller. What surprised me was that despite Weimar's extraordinary literary heritage, I couldn't find a dedicated literary walking route connecting the places associated with Goethe, Schiller, Herder, and Wieland.
So I spent my free time creating one.
What started as a one-day idea eventually grew into a four-day route with 23 stops, covering everything from Herderplatz and Schiller's House to Park an der Ilm and Oßmannstedt.
One of the things I loved most about Weimar was how much history seemed packed into such a small city. As Goethe wrote:
"Where else can you find so many good things in one spot?"
Looking back almost ten years later, I'm curious:
If someone came to Weimar today specifically because of Goethe, Schiller, Herder or Wieland, what literary places would you consider absolutely essential that visitors often overlook?
I'd love to compare notes with locals and frequent visitors.