Germany
Notions of the Weimar Republic perhaps discourage some people from visiting Weimar, but its history goes back much further than that. Mostly it is a beautiful, medieval city, small enough to walk around and well restored in its year as European City of Culture back in 1999. Go there for the architecture - the Haus am Horn, the original Bauhaus, Goethes house in the park and many more, and for its vibrant cultural life. July is a good time when the University opens its doors for the annual show of art, design and architecture students work.
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