It was a rainy Sunday when I parked my little yellow Opel (GM) a few steps away from the castle to spend an afternoon there.
It was an exciting experience for me - not only the castle and its museum which hosts many exhibitions - but also because I had a long and interesting talk with the staff.
I spend so much time with talking and gaining information that I decided to visit this place the next day again.
Please visit our web site which we have prepared about the castle "Bertholdsburg" in Schleusingen.
Unfortunately a self guided tour in English is still not possible. No volunteers could be found who are willing to translate the important information into English.
To promote tourism to Thuringia the "Thüringer Tourismus GmbH" should initiate such a program instead of using a disgusting mixture of German and English in their "German" web site.

Renovations on the medieval houses in downtown Schleusingen are still going on. For me it was interesting to see the century old wooden structure which is not always visible.
After the renovations have been completed business and people will fill them again with live.
It is amazing to see a few centuries old house from the inside after it has been properly renovated.
Over a year later we could see the achievements and new projects had started.
Very often unclear ownership after over 40 years of communism delayed the required work to save the old structures.
Just stroll through this little medieval town and collect some impressions. As I said we enjoyed a good meal in Schleusingen, try some of the baked goods in one of the coffee shops.