Caves and mines
Caves, grottoes and abandoned mine shafts in Thuringia entice visitors into an unknown fairytale world. The Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes belong to the most famous ones. They are even listed in the Guinness Book of records as "the most colourful grottoes in the world". The Sondershausen Adventure Mine is also used for festive and sporting functions and the mythical Barbarossa's Cave is a source of excitement and delight. The Marienglashöhle Visitor Mines near Friedrichroda belong to the largest crystallised gypsum grottoes in Europe. Former mines like the Rabensteiner Stollen Mine in the Southern Harz take the visitors on a trip into the past of mining.
Caves and mines
Gera's tourist highlight is closely linked to the history of beer-brewing. In 1487, the Gera Beer-Brewing Privilege permitted all citizens who owned a house to brew their own beer. Since the ordinary house cellars were not suitable for storing be…
Oldest still accessible potassium mine in the world. Ballroom at a depth of 700 metres, a steam hoist, an underground mining museum, slide, underground barge rides.
Various functions in the concert hall. …
"If these grottoes were in America rather than Germany, people would long have come from all over the world to see them!" This was said by Professor Ernst Haeckel, a famous naturalist in his time, in 1914, when the Saalfeld Fa…
The Marienglas Cave near Friedrichroda is an impressive memento to mining in Thuringia. Construction of the entrance gallery was started in 1775, in the hope of finding copper there. In 1778, extensive gypsum deposits were discovered instead of the h…
In the hoisting cage, you travel 500 metres below ground in 90 seconds. Experience a 20-kilometre tour through the mine, underground mining museum, an historic gold room, a unique underground bucket-wheel excavator, simulated blasting and a…
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