Jena: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The SaaleHorizontale is a 72-kilometre hiking trail between Jena and Dornburg that runs along both banks of the Saale through nature reserves, forests, meadows and villages, as well as past orchids and vineyards. You can rent a holiday apartment in Jena.

History and Culture

Jena has been documented as a town since 1236 and gained European renown after the university was founded in 1558. Thus, Jena brings together urban history and university tradition.

Landscape

Jena lies along the middle course of the Saale, whose valley shapes the city’s distinctive, southern-looking landscape.

In the area surrounding Jena are Kapellendorf Water Castle, Kunitzburg, Gleis-Berg and the Dürrengleina hilltop.

In the immediate surroundings of Jena is the Napoleon Stone on Windknollen.

In the wider regional area around Jena, Weimar is home to the Klassik Stiftung Goethe and Schiller Archive, the City Palace and the Goethe National Museum.

Visitor Information

Jena is home to the world’s oldest planetarium still in operation.

Jena’s visitor offerings combine guided tours with numerous attractions, including viewpoints, museums and historic sites.

The Frommann Estate in Jena is described as an architectural, cultural and historic landmark; it was built in 1795.

Visitor attractions in Jena include Schiller’s Garden House, Museum 1806, the Mineralogical Collection, the historic Grüne Tanne inn, the Antiquities Collection and the Historic Town Hall dating from the 13th century.

The following destination pages are also available for selecting another location: Mörsdorf, Kahla, Rothenstein, Gösen, Zöllnitz, Eisenberg, Serba, Tröbnitz.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Saale-Holzland.