The over 1000-year-old Otto Dix city of Gera is the third largest city in Thuringia. It is nestled in a charming hilly landscape on the banks of the White Elster River. With its city forest, the Hofwiesenpark, the many parks and villa gardens, the former Reussian residence city has many green oases to offer. The very well developed Elster cycle path around Gera invites all active nature lovers to explore the Otto-Dix city by bike.Art and culture enthusiasts will discover the Renaissance town hall, the city pharmacy with its magnificent Renaissance bay window or the Schulenburg house designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde on a tour. A colorful cultural life is provided by the traditional theater, the culture and congress center and four museums, among others.Otto Dix Haus in the Untermhaus district is where Gera's most famous artist's son was born. Today's museum offers visitors paintings from all of Otto Dix's creative periods and the ambience of a working-class household around 1900. A special tourist attraction is located 10 meters below the Museum of Natural History: the Geraer Höhler - a subterranean labyrinth of passages and niches that has been used to store beer since the 16th century. During the popular Schwarzbier tour, visitors learn exciting facts about Gera's underworld while enjoying fat bread and dark beer.