Jena has many faces. The university, founded in 1558, has seen many famous personalities as students or teachers. Goethe supported the university and Schiller was a teacher there. Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss made fundamental optical inventions here. The well-known Zeiss microscopes and one of the largest collections of spectacles can be seen in the Optical Museum. Jena has the world’s oldest planetarium where visitors can see interesting demonstrations. In addition Jena’s surroundings add to the charm of the town.
Population: 100,000, guest beds: 2,250.

World music festival. Open-air festival on the theatre forecourt.
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Restaurant with a tradition dating back to 1509. Thuringian specialties. Capacity: 150
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Location: market square.
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Itinerary: market square, town hall, Collegium Jenense square, where the university was founded, Schiller and Goethe museum, botanical gardens, Zeiss planetarium.
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Historic restaurant, pub gallery. Capacity: 250
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Historic restaurant dating back to Luther's era. International dishes. Dining like in Goethe’s time. Capacity: 280
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'Historic Zeiss workshop from 1866', greatest European collection of glasses.
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Restaurant in the Zeiss Planetarium. Capacity: 145
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Schiller lived in Jena for 10 years. He wrote 'Wallenstein' and many ballads here in his garden house. Guided tours available on reservation.
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