Gera Travel Guide

 Leipzig Says:  St. Salvator Church was built between 1717-1720 in Baroque style on top to the Nikolai Hill, the highest point of Gera. The tower becamse victim of a big fire in late 18th century and had to be rebuilt later. The interior is completely in Art Nouveau style - really worth a... 

 Leipzig Says:  St. Johannis Church is the first church of Gera and was built there in 12th century but completly destroyed after a fire in 1780. One hundred years later the church was re-erected. The 'Park der Demokratie' (park of democracy) was plant around the curch in 1885. 

 Leipzig Says:  The Osterstein Castle is the oldest building in Gera. It was founded in 12th century and remodeled over the years. In 1945 it was destroyed and rebuilt after the World War Two.Today, it houses a museum of paintings and photos. 

 Leipzig Says:  Gera's Market Square is surrounded by historic buildings from different epoques. In the center of the square is the Simonsbrunnen (Simon fountain). The market square is dominated by the city hall and the town pharmacy. The town hall was built in only two years (1573-1575)... 

 alancollins Says:  The Federal Garden Show has been held for 56 years and this year with take place in Thuringia with 2 different sites at Gera and Ronneburg. The Gera Hofwiesenpark, in the city centre has a display area of 30 hectares. The area is flat and more compact than its neighbour at... 

 Nemorino Says:  The Gera City Theater is located at one end of a park called the Küchengarten (Kitchen Garden).At the other end of the same park is the Orangerie, which was built from 1729 to 1732. Over the years it has served as a military hospital, a horse barn, a high school and a... 

 Nemorino Says:  When I last visited Gera in 2004, construction was well under way for their new streetcar line # 1, which was scheduled for completion in 2006. The tracks were already in place in some parts of the city, and work had begun on the section near the theater, which includes a... 

 Leipzig Says:  Halfway from Erfurt to Dresden. Good traffic connections by rail and road to International Airports in Dresden and Leipzig. Situated on two important Autobahn; A 9 Berlin-Munich and A 4 Dresden-Frankfurt. In town a lot of roads are in a really bad condition - many potholes!!... 

 alancollins Says:  Park & Ride. If you drive to Gera and follow the BUGA 07 signs you eventually end up at an out of town car park. You can purchase your tickets for the show whilst waiting for the bus. You now have the choice of which location you want to visit first, Gera, or Ronneburg, The... 

 Leipzig Says:  A few minutes northeast of Gera you find the town of Altenburg. It has around 40,000 inhabitants and is world wide known for its Skat cards. Landmark of Altenburg is the Castle. Built in 12th century and remodeled to Baroque style between 1706-1730. 

 Nemorino Says:  The next scene would show our suave and dashingly handsome hotel guest being greeted, not by a human receptionist but by this lovely Hotelomat Check-in machine. After poking around at the touch-screen for a while (this will give the composer a good opportunity to write a... 

 Nemorino Says:  Greiz is a town of 26,555 people (at last count) in the Elster Valley 33 kilometers south of Gera. When I was asked to conduct a teachers' workshop there I first had to look at the map to see where it was (it sounded vaguely familiar somehow, but I couldn't quite place it),... 

 Nemorino Says:  The third scene would show our suave and dashingly handsome hotel guest eating breakfast the next morning in the hotel, while gazing out at the scenic roof of this picturesque 21st century shopping center. (I don't know what kind of music would fit this scene, but that's... 

 Nemorino Says:  If somebody wanted to write a silly operetta about Greiz in the 21st century, they should be sure to include a couple of short scenes in the Schlossberg Hotel, which is on the third, fourth and fifth floors of the above-mentioned sterile new shopping center at Marienstraße...