🇩🇪 Wetzlar – Where Goethe’s Heartbreak Met Optical Genius! ✨

🏛️ A Town of Dual Legends • #1 Goethe’s Agony 💔 In 1772, 23-year-old Goethe’s ill-fated love affair here inspired The Sorrows of Young Werther – sparking Europe’s first literary craze! • #2 Optical Revolution 📷 Home to Leica’s first 35mm camera (1913) – changing photography forever! 📍 Must-Visit Landmarks 1️⃣ Wetzlar Cathedral ⛪ Unfinished masterpiece since 1230 (missing its north tower – Gothic mystery!) Style mashup: Romanesque + Baroque + Gothic = architectural time capsule 📍 *6 Kirchgasse, 35578* 2️⃣ Lottehaus Museum 🏡 Charlotte Buff’s home – Goethe’s real-life muse! See her love letters, family portraits & 18th-century kitchen tools ⏰ *Tue-Sun 10AM-1PM / 2PM-5PM* | 💶 €3 3️⃣ Leica Museum 🔍 Holy trinity of photography: Gallery: Iconic shots by masters History: 100+ years of Leica evolution Live Factory View: Watch M11s being hand-assembled! ⏰ *Mon-Fri 10AM-8PM, Sat-Sun 10AM-6PM* | 🎫 FREE! 🌟 Optical Wonderland Extras "Glass Diamond" sculpture – Rainbow explosions at noon 🌈 Goetheweg Trail – Follow 11 plaques to his bronze statue 🚶♂️ Local Riesling – Sip where lens engineers unwind 🍷 #GoethesWetzlar #LeicaBirthplace #GermanHistory #OpticalMagic #CameraPorn