You only see what you know (Goethe)
The steamboat ‘Fröhliche Dörte’, built in 1888, brought us along the Unstrut River from Freyburg to Naumburg. The cruise led partly through a landscape conservation area. A few months later, I learned these rides were no longer available. What a pity!
While travelling through the wine-growing area of Saale-Unstrut, one can see many steep terraces with centuries-old dry walls and romantic vineyard cottages. The region is open to many kinds of movement: hiking, cycling, and even canoeing.
In the historic sparkling wine cellars of the Rotkäppchen winery in Freyburg (Unstrut), there is a huge wine cask for the cuvée. The barrel was built in 1897 and has a capacity of 120,000 litres.
Visitors of the Rotkäppchen winery in Freyburg (Unstrut) find this piece of cork oak (Quercus suber) in the splendid staircase of the administration building. That way, they learn from which tree the sparkling wine corks are made.
Three music stands (Notenständer) with a height of four metres reflect that Querfurt Castle (Burg Querfurt) houses a music school. Artist Ingo Güttler created these pieces of contemporary art. They play music and form a sound installation. The music stands are removable. So they disappear while the castle is used for festivals or as a set for movies.
Querfurt castle has been a location for fairytale movies many times. At the time of my visit, an exhibition displayed props of movies taken on the grounds of the castle.
Querfurt Castle in Saxony-Anhalt is a known location for historical movies. Thus, a costume designer has established a studio at the castle. At the Burgatelier Querfurt, Ms Anja Becker-Geipel produces not only the garb for the castle guides but also historical costumes for the movies.
Querfurt Castle was first mentioned in the 9th century. It is one of the largest medieval castles in Germany. In the last decades, Querfurt Castle became famous as a set for medieval movies. E.g. movies like ‘The Physician’ or ‘Pope Joan’.
The Nebra sky disk is regarded as the oldest concrete depiction of the cosmos worldwide. Even though the original Nebra sky disk is displayed at the State Museum of Prehistory (Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte), the Arche Nebra is worth a visit. It is located within sight of the sky disk’s place of discovery.
Inside the Naumburg Cathedral (13th century) in Naumburg (Saale) there are fascinating as well as fun details to see at some handrails. The handrails are decorated with persons, animals and mythical creatures. Some of them made me think the way to heaven is probably arduous.
This manhole cover in Naumburg (Saale) displays the city arms. Interesting detail: Since 1993 the sword lays over the key. This manhole cover shows the older coat of arms with the key positioned over the sword.
The pharmacy museum (Apothekenmuseum) is located in the rooms of the Lion Pharmacy (Löwenapotheke). Some of the exhibits are dating back to 1820. The collection also shows a lot of equipment which was used in pharmacies up to the time in the GDR (DDR).