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- Start: Görlitz-Information at the Obermarkt, Görlitz
- Destination: Görlitz-Information at the Obermarkt, Görlitz
Many people think that Görlitz is the most beautiful town in Germany and with nearly 4,000 historical buildings it is also one of the greatest monuments of Germany. The historical cityscape of Görlitz is well-preserved compared to others in Central Europe. Fortunately Görlitz was only lightly destroyed in World War II. Furthermore there was an anonymous donor who donated annually one million of D-mark respectively 500.000 euros to the city of Görlitz for more than 20 years. As a consequence of this the so called "Altstadtstiftung" was founded, which is responsible for the preservation of the historic buildings. It is possible to visit the oldest civic Renaissance house of Germany - the Schönhof. The Schönhof was built in 1526 and today you can find the Silesian Museum there.
Another special feature of Görlitz can be found in St. Peter’s Church. The world-famous "Sun Organ" which was built by Eugenio Casparini in the 17th century. The unique organ can imitate sounds such as birdsong.
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Directions
Follow now Peterstraße to the St. Peter’s Church, which is the town's landmark. Take a look at St. Peter´s Church and its awesome organ, the "Sun Organ". You can listen to the organ all year-round on Sundays and public holidays 12 o'clock (from April to October also on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
From St. Peter's Church you can reach the Old Town Bridge in a few minutes. Today this pedestrian bridge connects the two parts of the European City Görlitz/Zgorzelec on historical ground and is a symbol for the two cities growing together.
If you walk along the Neissstraße, the 900 year-old trading route VIA REGIA, you can see the Barockhaus on the left-hand side. Next to it, you will find the Biblical House with its beautiful front.
Via Weberstraße you will reach the Bäckerstraße, which is located close to the Klosterplatz. The eye-catching building was a monastery, but today it is a part of the Augustum-Annen-Gymnasium. The Elisabethstraße can be reached via Klosterstraße. The Elisabethstraße connects the old town and the city centre of Görlitz. Follow the Elisabethstraße to the Marienplatz. Here you can find the "Dicker Turm", waterworks and the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History. Lots of seats invite you to relax.
You can reach the last point of the city tour if you go along Steinstraße. The Obermarkt is one of the largest and most beautiful squares in Görlitz. The VIA REGIA also crossed this square. Today many hotels, restaurants, cafés and the Görlitz-Information are located around the Obermarkt. The tour through the old town ends here.
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- from Dresden via motorway A4 to the exit Görlitz (94), continue on federal highway B6 and B99 in the direction of Görlitz Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Wrocław via motorway A4 to the exit Görlitz (94), continue on federal highway B6 and B99 in the direction of Görlitz Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Bautzen/Löbau via federal highway B6 to the exit Görlitz-Rauschwalde, continue via Wiesbadener Straße and Reichenbacher Straße in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Zittau via B99 to Görlitz in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt
Further information at: https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Anreise.html
Further information at: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/de/
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Author
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
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