Ettersburg Palace and Park
Schloss und Park Ettersburg
The ducal summer palace on Ettersberg hill north of Weimar, where Goethe and Schiller staged plays. The landscape park was designed by the garden artist Pückler.
Ettersburg Palace was the summer residence of Duchess Anna Amalia. Goethe performed in the palace's amateur theatre, and Schiller completed *Maria Stuart* here. The palace and park are part of the Classical Weimar World Heritage Site. Today the palace is used as an event venue, and you can view its exterior and the chapel. The wooded landscape park designed by Pückler is free to enter. It is about 8 km from the city centre and lies on the same hill as the Buchenwald Memorial, so it can be combined with a visit there. Drive or take a taxi.
Opening hours
Park open all day; palace interior open only during events or tours
Nearby sights
- Buchenwald Memorial
- Bauhaus Museum Weimar
- Museum Neues Weimar
- Museum of Forced Labour under National Socialism
- Goethe–Schiller Monument
- House of the Weimar Republic
- Wittumspalais
- Nietzsche Archive