For the heart of city life in Erfurt you need to head to the city’s main square, the Fischmarkt. Lined with traditional burghers’ houses, it really is one of the most splendid sights in Erfurt. It’s also one of the busiest places in the city, especially on market days. But even with crowds of people and trams rolling through, the Fischmarkt maintains its charm without issue.What’s interesting about this main square is that the City Hall is greatly overshadowed by other buildings here. Among the beautiful buildings on Fischmarkt, “Zum Breiten Herd” and the Gildehaus next door are fascinating to look at thanks to the friezes on their facade. The “Zum roten Ochsen” house is no slouch, home to the Kunsthalle Erfurt art gallery