What to expect
Millennium-old town with a pivotal role in the development of German culture
When to go
Winter for International Dance Theater Festival at the spectacular German National Theater
What to do
Belvedere Palace, Goethe Nationalmuseum, Schillerhaus, Park an der Ilm
Local colour
Wander the Marktplatz and snack on savory
bäckerei treats
Don't miss
Tracing the Bauhaus design legacy at Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar
Don't forget
The site of an infamous W.W. II concentration camp is open to the public in Buchenwald