Old Town Route · 7Family Route · 5Art & Museums · 6+1
Gera Höhler cellars
Beneath the old town lies a second Gera: cellars dug into the rock, called Höhler.
Citizens with brewing rights kept their beer cool down here. Some Höhler can be visited on guided tours – the entrance to the museum cellars is on Steinweg, at the corner of Geithes Passage.
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Gera Höhler cellars.
Beneath the old town lies a second Gera: cellars dug into the rock, called Höhler.
Citizens with brewing rights kept their beer cool down here. Some Höhler can be visited on guided tours – the entrance to the museum cellars is on Steinweg, at the corner of Geithes Passage.
Look for: The modest entrances – the underworld begins behind them.
The modest entrances – the underworld begins behind them.
Riddle
What were the Höhler dug for?
You are playing without a team. With a team you collect points and solve your secret word.
Play as a team and collect pointsLight and shadow: the step from above to below.
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