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The starting point is the Jena Tourist Information Centre on the Markt. Directly opposite stands the historic 14th-century town hall with its astronomical clock. Its most famous figure is the ‘Schnapphans’.
A few steps further on, you’ll reach the late-Gothic St Michael’s Church, from whose stone pulpit Martin Luther once preached.
Visit the medieval city walls and the Collegium Jenense – the site where the University of Jena was founded. And follow in the footsteps of famous figures. After all, what would Jena be without Goethe and Schiller, without Zeiss, Abbe and Schott? Schiller delivered his famous inaugural lecture at the University of Jena, which caused quite a stir in the city. Goethe indulged his passion for scientific research in Jena. The physicist Ernst Abbe, together with Carl Zeiss and Otto Schott, developed groundbreaking products in the field of optics. Many other famous names are associated with Jena. You’ll be surprised.
We continue past the Jentower: the unmistakable landmark of the ‘City of Light’ is clearly visible even from a distance. The building is not used solely as an office block. One of the upper floors houses a hotel and a restaurant, as well as a viewing platform for all visitors to Jena who aren’t afraid of heights.
Last but not least, we’ll visit the Botanical Garden (covering an area of 4.5 hectares, it is home to around 10,000 plants from all the world’s climate zones, growing both outdoors and in greenhouses) and the Zeiss Planetarium (discover the fascination of the entire universe at the Zeiss Planetarium. Here, a journey to distant worlds becomes a reality, offering possibilities that many can only dream of) are visited.
