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Private tour in Weimar Sabine W
The little Johann Sebastian Bach tour
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Hi, I am Sabine and welcome to my city! That's me, a tour guide who has been working mainly in Jena and Weimar for more than ten years now. It is the area where I grew up while always having a strong interest in history, English and French languages. However, due to several circumstances I studied civil engineering in the first place. My early wish became true after the reunification of Germany with a training to become a foreign languages correspondent combined with a few months working and living in Great Britain. Back in my hometown Jena I finally got the license to work as a tour guide. Since that time I have continuously discovered something new in the history of Jena, Weimar and Erfurt. Amongst my guests, there has been the Canadian ophthalmologist, who had worked for all his professional life with instruments made by the Jena founded Zeiss company. Also a traveler from the US who had followed the footsteps of Napoléon and his battles and wanted to see the battlefields of 1806, a journalist from Belgium who wrote about BAUHAUS architecture and a professor from Japan whose field of research was Classicism and Romanticism. He wanted to see the places where those two epochs once started - to mention some of them. With each of those guests I became a little bit prouder to do this beautiful job in this particular area. I look forward welcoming you one day. Best regards! Sabine - Certificate "Tour Guide of Jena". - Audited foreign language correspondent. - Certified According to DIN EN 15565. - Church certificate "Lutherfinder". I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Three Bach-Cities, Erfurt, Weimar and Arnstadt in Thuringia
Overview of your Weimar tour
J. S. Bach spent the first half of his life in Thuringia. Follow his footsteps in three different cities, which have influenced him! The Bach-Clan-Capital is Erfurt. In the Merchant’s Church 61 children were baptised and 12 weddings celebrated. Many of the male family members became city pipers, town musicians and organists. The house of J. Sebastian’s parents commemorates that time. His oldest brother had lessons from Johann Pachelbel, who was organist at Preacher’s Church. Weimar became an important place for the young J. Sebastian. His famous sons were baptized at Herder’s Church. He composed over 30 cantatas. His time ended bitterly in prison – a very productive time with writing on the “Well-Tempered Clavier” and the “Little Organ Book”. It is a memorial site today. Not far away from both cities is Arnstadt, the probably most authentic Bach-City. The teenaged Bach inspected the organ. A permanent employment followed. No wonder since other members of the family had already ensured a good reputation.
Your Weimar tour itinerary
Erfurt – Merchant’s Church, Merchant’s Bridge, residential house of the parents, Preacher’s Church beside some beautiful general sites in Erfurt Weimar - Jacob’s Cemetery, Herder’s Church, Bach-bust, Bastille-the former prison beside some worth seeing famous sites in Weimar Arnstadt - Bach’s Church, Bach-memorial, residential house of the Bach-family, castle museum, Wedding church in Dornheim
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Type: Walking
Most of my customers have a hired or own car. It is also possible and convenient to use public transport but not to the church in Dornheim (three km away from Arnstadt) The tours are walking tours.
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Arnstadt, Thuringia, 99310, Germany
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