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Gera
Late spring through early autumn for milder weather and outdoor sightseeingBest time
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Gera is Thuringia's third-largest city, a former textile and residence town along the White Elster river where late-19th-century merchant villas sit alongside socialist-era blocks. It is the birthplace of painter Otto Dix, whose childhood home is now a museum, and its compact old town survived World War II largely intact.
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Gera is Thuringia's third-largest city, a former textile and residence town along the White Elster river where late-19th-century merchant villas sit alongside socialist-era blocks. It is the birthplace of painter Otto Dix, whose childhood home is now a museum, and its compact old town survived World War II largely intact.
Country: GermanyLanguage: GermanCurrency: Euro (EUR)Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
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Gera is Thuringia's third-largest city, a former textile and residence town along the White Elster river where late-19th-century merchant villas sit alongside socialist-era blocks. It is the birthplace of painter Otto Dix, whose childhood home is now a museum, and its compact old town survived World War II largely intact.
Best forOtto Dix museum and Gründerzeit-era architecture; a lower-cost, less-visited base in Thuringia; the underground Höhler cellar tours
When to goLate spring through early autumn for milder weather and outdoor sightseeing
Getting aroundWalkable compact center; regional trains to Leipzig, Jena and Erfurt; historic tram network covers the wider city
Where to stayOld town near the Renaissance Rathaus and market square for walking access to the main sights
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