UNESCO World Heritage site
It was the first German castle to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage site,
described as an exemplary hilltop castle of the feudal period in central Europe, despite alterations and additions made in later centuries.
Wartburg Castle presents an impressive overview of 1,000 years of German history.
This was the setting of the Battle of the Bards, a tale immortalised in Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. The Castle was also the home of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia.
and it provided a refuge for the exiled Martin Luther, who translated the New Testament into German here.

We were only able to see the castle from the outside due to COVID restrictions. However, it will reopen for the public within a week.