Half-timbered houses
Craft shops.
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The Krämerbrücke is a medieval stone bridge over the Gera river in the centre of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia in central Germany. Its sides are lined with half-timbered houses packed closely together, so that anyone walking across it feels they are in a street rather than on a bridge. It was built in stone in 1325 to replace older wooden bridges, on an important trade route between eastern and western Europe, and its name means «merchants' bridge». It is about 120 m long and carries 32 houses, and it is the longest bridge in Europe that has been continuously lived on. Today the houses hold small shops selling crafts, art, sweets and tea, with their owners living on the upper floors. The finest view of the bridge is from the riverbank on its north side, where the houses can be seen above its stone arches, and at one end an old church tower can be climbed for a view over the rooftops. Walking across the bridge is free. A folk festival is held on it in summer, and Erfurt's Cathedral Square is a few minutes' walk away.
Craft shops.
View of the arches.
Rooftop views.
Krämerbrücke, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
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From the riverbank on the north side.