Lutherstadt Wittenberg

The old town is dominated by monuments connected with Martin Luther, who launched the Reformation in Wittenberg. The church where it is said Luther posted his 95 theses in defiance of the Catholic church still stands, along with the market church where he preached. The house where he lived is a museum of his life.

Luther's close associate, the Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the elder, and his collaborators Philipp Melanchthon and Johannes Bugenhagen have also left monuments. Cranach's works from the period can be studied in churches and town museums. There is also the university Luther founded.

Much the Wittenberg that Luther lived and worked in remains, making it the ideal location for the annual festival celebrating the anniversary of his wedding.