As Thuringian Tuscany this is because of its hilly landscape to the Tuscany reminiscent area in the area of the confluence of the Ilm into the Saale. It is between Jena, Weimar and Naumburg. This article deals thematically with the Thuringian (largest) part of the area. For the Saxony-Anhalt part, refer to the article Saale-Unstrut region pointed out.
places
- Bad Sulza - This is where the "Toskana Therme" is located.
- Camburg - Camburg Castle and Cyriakskirche.
- Dornburg - Dornburg castles.
Other goals
background
Previously less common, the term is now used more and more for tourism reasons.
That is in the south Saale valley as well as the Ilm-Saale-Platte, in the west the Thuringian Basin (please referThuringian heartland), in the north the Saale-Unstrut region and in the east that Osterland.
getting there
By plane
The Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ) is approx. 70–80 km away, for which you need approx. 1½ hours by train (change in Halle or Leipzig, depending on the destination).
The little one is just as far away Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), but far fewer flights land there.
By train
Two railway lines run through the Thuringian Tuscany: in Bad Sulza regional express trains stop every two hours Erfurt (Travel time 30 minutes) and Leipzig (just under an hour) as well as regional trains Eisenach (1½ hours), Erfurt (35 minutes) and Hall (55 minutes). The regional trains also stop in Großheringen and Niedertreba. The other route runs through Camburg and Dornburg. The Stadt-Express from Leipzig stops there every two hours (1 hour), Jena (15 minutes) and Saalfeld (50 minutes) as well as regional trains from Jena, Saalfeld (each with the same travel times) and Naumburg (20 minutes). There is also an RB line - the so-called "peppermint railway" - which is served every two hours Sömmerda in the Thuringian Basin to Auerstedt, Bad Sulza Nord and Großheringen (total travel time 50 minutes).
The nearest long-distance train stations are Naumburg (only individual IC trains on the Leipzig – Kassel – Düsseldorf or Leipzig – Nuremberg – Stuttgart lines), Erfurt (ICE lines Hamburg – Berlin – Munich, Berlin – Frankfurt (Main) and Frankfurt – Leipzig), Halle and Leipzig.
The semester ticket of the University of Jena is valid up to Großheringen on the border between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
In the street
In the east the B 88 connects Jena with Naumburg and in the west the B 87 Apolda with Naumburg.
By bicycle
The Saaleradweg leads through the middle of the region (past Dornburg and Camburg). It is approx. 20 km from Jena and 25 km from Naumburg. Furthermore, the Ilmtal cycle path of Weimar to the Thuringian Tuscany (approx. 40 km). Also the western route of the Saale-Unstrut-Elster-Radacht (SUE-8) leads, coming from Naumburg, near Bad Sulza and Großheringen through the Thuringian Tuscany.
mobility
Thuringian Tuscany is covered by the tariff area of Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen (VMT) covered. Association tickets are therefore also valid in city buses and trams, as is the Saxony (Saxony-Anhalt / Thuringia) ticket.
In view of the sporadic use of buses, the bicycle is the recommended means of transportation. This is also the best way to enjoy the idyllic landscape. There are various signposted cycle routes, above all the Saale and Ilmtal cycle paths.
Tourist Attractions
The Thuringian Tuscany is particularly characterized by its Castles out:
- 1 Dornburg castles
- An ensemble of three castles high on a hill above the Saale. The striking position "watching" over the Saale has been used for castles since the Carolingian era in the 9th century. Today's castles are late medieval (mid-15th century), renaissance (mid-16th century) and rococo style (mid-18th century). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived for a few weeks in the renaissance castle (which belonged to his friend, Grand Duke Carl August von Sachsen-Weimar) for a few weeks in the summer of 1828 and wrote his Dornburg poems here, which is why it was there Goethe Castle is called. Each of the castles has a garden: the renaissance castle is surrounded by an English landscape garden, in front of the rococo castle is an ash and rose walkway, an orchard on the oldest of the castles. A vineyard is laid out on the rock below the castles. At the end of June each year it will be Dornburg Rose Festival, in August the Castle night celebrated. - 2 Camburg Castle - A hilltop castle built in the 11th century on a rock spur above the Saale with a striking keep.
You can also find:
- the ruin of the 3 Cyriakskirche from the 10th or early 11th century - one of the oldest structures in Thuringia, at least preserved as a ruin - 1.5 km north of Camburg
activities
- 1 Tuscany thermal baths, Wunderwaldstrasse 2a. Tel.: 49 (0)36461 91080, Fax: (0)36461 91088, Email: [email protected]. Thermal brine bath, bathing with music.Open: Opening times: Mon-Thu, Sun 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 10 a.m. to midnight, with a full moon until 2 a.m.
kitchen
- 1 Venerius restaurant, Darnstedter Strasse 23, 99510 Eckolstädt (7 km west of Camburg; 6.5 km south of Bad Sulza (by bike; 13 km by car); 9 km east of Apolda). Tel.: (0)36421-35556. Chic restaurant with an upscale, Mediterranean-style, z. Some of the cuisine is somewhat exotic.Open: Thu-Fri from 5 p.m., Sat-Sun from 11.30 a.m.Price: main course € 12-25.
