A mysterious veil of history lies over the houses of the town on the Saale, which do not deny their age. Not all of them are newly built or freshly restored - Weißenfels is not smooth and pleasant, but a town with rough edges. Its authentic charm is therefore only revealed on closer inspection. But then you will be rewarded with the surprising diversity and depth of the architecture, which reveals the past of the old town on the Saale in an undisguised yet mysterious way. In this city, the extraordinary can be found in the seemingly ordinary. Buildings such as Neu-Augustusburg Castle with its impressive castle church and princely crypt bear witness to this. Particularly worth seeing are the Heinrich Schütz House, the Novalis Memorial, the Geleitshaus and the market square ensemble. The city on the Saale also offers a wide range of sports and leisure activities with its cultural center, a city library, the local nature garden, the all-weather toboggan run and a boat and bicycle rental service.