Saale Valley Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Jena featuring modern architecture
Jena showing a city, street scenes and heritage elements
Jena featuring heritage elements
Jena which includes heritage elements, street scenes and a square or plaza
Jena featuring heritage architecture
Dorint Hotel Esplanade Jena

Dorint Hotel Esplanade Jena

Carl-Zeiss-Platz 4, Jena, TH
The price is AU$178 per night from 28 Aug to 29 Aug
AU$178
28 Aug - 29 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Jena. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
9/10 Wonderful! (672 reviews)
"Everything was good and the only thing that wad annoyed is that the Air condition didn't work from 22 to 7 It was pretty hot in my room and the staff didn't tell me that this is the routine"

Reviewed on 10 Aug. 2025

Dorint Hotel Esplanade Jena
FAIR RESORT All Inclusive Wellness & SPA Hotel Jena

FAIR RESORT All Inclusive Wellness & SPA Hotel Jena

Ilmnitzer Landstraße 3, Zollnitz, TH
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Zöllnitz. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and 2 outdoor pools. Popular attractions Laser Factory and Kernberg Viewpoint are ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (76 reviews)
No gym?
"The hotel is fine but the description clearly said there was a gym (with pictures) but instead they don’t. Quite disappointed as I booked there mainly for that reason."

Reviewed on 26 Oct. 2023

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FAIR RESORT All Inclusive Wellness & SPA Hotel Jena
MAXX Hotel Jena

MAXX Hotel Jena

4 out of 5
Stauffenbergstr. 59, Jena, TH
The price is AU$116 per night from 28 Aug to 29 Aug
AU$116
28 Aug - 29 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Jena. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a fitness center. Popular attractions Laser Factory and Kernberg ...
8/10 Very Good! (516 reviews)
"Uniquely beautiful, staff are extremely polite and courteous. Breakfast buffet was phenomenal as was Restaurant and bar! Great view out patio, I spent hours setting there!"

Reviewed on 26 May 2025

MAXX Hotel Jena
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Holiday house Saalfeld for 1 - 4 persons with 1 bedroom - Holiday home

Holiday house Saalfeld for 1 - 4 persons with 1 bedroom - Holiday home

Saalfeld
Stay at this vacation home in Saalfeld-Saale. Enjoy cable/satellite TV service and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes and Friedrich-Froebel ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (9 reviews)
"Es ist alles wie beschrieben, an der Ausstattung fehlt nichts und die Vermieter sind sehr freundlich. Die Lage ist sehr ruhig und wir haben trotz sehr gemischten Wetters einige Museen und Sehenswürdigkeiten Thüringens abgearbeitet. Übrigens ist die "Greencard" auf Zeit (Kulturabgabe) nicht vergebenes ..."

Reviewed on 1 Aug. 2025

Holiday house Saalfeld for 1 - 4 persons with 1 bedroom - Holiday home
Directly at the Bleilochtalsperre - pure nature experience - Finnhütte Karli Saaldorf

Directly at the Bleilochtalsperre - pure nature experience - Finnhütte Karli Saaldorf

Bad Lobenstein
Book a stay at this family-friendly vacation home in Bad Lobenstein. Enjoy a garden, patios, and cable/satellite TV service. Popular attractions Franconian Forest ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (50 reviews)
"Wir haben die schönen Tage sehr genossen"

Reviewed on 19 Aug. 2025

Directly at the Bleilochtalsperre - pure nature experience - Finnhütte Karli Saaldorf
Gorgeous home in Gleima with kitchen

Gorgeous home in Gleima with kitchen

Gleima
Stay at this vacation home in Remptendorf. Enjoy free WiFi, a garden, and cable/satellite TV service. Popular attractions Thuringian Highlands-Upper Saale Nature ...
Romantic house at sweet little lake
"We had a wonderful time in this lovely house with very friendly warm-hearted hosts!"

Reviewed on 11 Oct. 2024

Gorgeous home in Gleima with kitchen
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Popular places to visit

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes during your travels in Saalfeld-Saale. Wander the forests and lakeside while you're in the area.

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes
Jen-Tower which includes tranquil scenes, landscape views and a city

JenTower

Get exceptional views of Jena and the surrounding hills from the top of this distinctive socialist-era skyscraper in the heart of the city.

JenTower
Zeiss Planetarium which includes a statue or sculpture and a park

Zeiss Planetarium

Be entertained and educated by the music, light and star shows projected inside the dome of this historic and beautiful building in Jena.

Zeiss Planetarium
Leuchtenburg Castle

Leuchtenburg Castle

You can find out about the history of Südliches Saaletal with a visit to Leuchtenburg Castle.

Leuchtenburg Castle
Botanischer Garten which includes a garden, signage and interior views

University of Jena

Explore the campus of University of Jena during your trip to Jena. While in the area, you can find time to visit its shops.

University of Jena
Botanischer Garten showing a high-rise building and a park

Botanischer Garten Jena

Appreciate the sights and smells of this extensive and well-maintained complex that served as romantic inspiration for Goethe’s influential work.

Botanischer Garten Jena

Cities near Saale Valley

Jen-Tower which includes tranquil scenes, landscape views and a city

Jena

Photo by Mathias Pohl

Saalfeld-Saale

Photo "Bad Blankenburg" by NoRud (CC BY-SA) / Cropped from original
Photo by NoRud (CC BY-SA)

Bad Blankenburg

Photo "Schleiz" by Aschroet (CC0) / Cropped from original
Photo by Aschroet (CC0)

Schleiz