A Guardian travel feature explores Thuringia over four days using public transport, beginning in Erfurt. The region’s central German location combines dense forests, cultural history and towns whose older streets remain prominent in everyday life.
Erfurt’s Domplatz morning market sits beneath medieval cathedral towers, including the bell known as Gloriosa. The journey from Frankfurt crosses wooded highlands before reaching the agricultural basin around the regional capital.
The account treats buses and trains as part of the visit rather than merely a way to arrive. Its appeal is the connection between landscape and urban heritage, offering one reported itinerary for seeing a region without assuming that a car is necessary for every change of scene.
