Goethe and Schiller at the time of the Early Romanticists
Let me show you beloved places of some of the best poets in world literature, at least the most famous German poets Goethe and Schiller and also of the Early Romanticists in Jena. Find out why Johann Wolfgang von Goethe enjoyed coming to Jena on a regular basis and where the poets finally became friends. Follow me to historic locations those which are inseparable connected with Friedrich von Schiller and where he had lived and felt at home for ten years. Learn about the relationsship between the two poets and the Early Romanticists.
A house tour in Schiller's summer house is included.
The entrancefee of 2,50 € p.p. (reduced price 1,30 €) is additional
to the quoted price
(opening hours of the house Apr to Oct - Tue to
Sun 11 - 5; Nov to Mar - Tue - Sat 11 - 5)
1½ - 2 hours; in English 115,00 € per tour, I recommend groups up to 25 people
Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe, Otto Schott and the Carl Zeiss Company
What was it like in those days, when Carl Zeiss set up his workshop in 1846?
Which role did Ernst Abbe play and what type of person was he? What about Otto Schott and his connection with the Carl Zeiss Company? Why needed it three people to assemble quality microscopes?. Let me answer these questions and follow me on their footprints.
Take part in the upswing of the company as well as their darkest hours and get finally an impression of the
Carl Zeiss Company and their spin-offs in these days a little bit more than 160 years after Carl Zeiss started.
Of course, there are many anecdotes to be amused by, too.
1½ - 2 hours; in English 115,00 € per tour, I recommend groups up to 25 people
New - a tourcombination
Discover a new possibility to become acquainted with the historical development of the Carl Zeiss Company. I will tell you about the genius thoughts at the company inside the Optical museum lasting one hour. In the second part of the tour we will see some of the locations in Jena those which are inseparable connected with Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe.
This tour depends on the opening hours of the museum (Tue to Fri 10-4.30; Sat 11-5) 2 hours in English 115,00 € per tour. The entrance fee of 5,00 € p.p. (reduced price 4,00 € p.p.) is additional to the quoted price. I recommend groups up to 25 people.
Martin Luther - secret founder of Jena university
In the 1520's, Martin Luther travelled to Jena several times. What was so important for him in this little town of wine-growers? Where did he stay? I will answer these questions as well as reveal the real connection between him and our university on that tour while giving you a deeper insight about what life used to be at the time of reformation in Jena.
1 1/2 - 2 hours; in English 115 € per tour, I recommend groups up to 25 people
Development of our university on the basis of important professors
The University of Jena was proud of being known as a "place of true Lutheranism" in its early years. What was the reason for this honour? Later, at the close of the 18th century, it was considered to be the most advanced university in Germany - why? Who acted as its saviour in its darkest hours?
You will learn all that in this tour while getting to know some of the professors who have changed the world with their thoughts.
11/2 - 2 hours; in English 115 € per tour, I recommend groups up to 25 people
