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Heidelberg

3 Days in Heidelberg

8Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumAltstadt

Heidelberg Castle

The red sandstone ruin above the town, by funicular, with the giant wine barrel.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2.5 h

    Heidelberg Castle and the Great Tun

    Heidelberg Castle

  3. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Dinner at Zum Roten Ochsen

    Food

    Zum Roten Ochsen

Day 2Day TripFullSpeyer

Speyer

The great Romanesque cathedral and the medieval Jewish courtyard.

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Day 3City DayMediumAltstadt

Old Town and Old Bridge · Philosophers' Walk

Hauptstrasse, the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Old Bridge. The hillside path with the classic view of castle and town.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Worms and Lorsch

Worms's Jewish heritage and cathedral, and the Carolingian gate at Lorsch.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Maulbronn Monastery

The best-kept Cistercian monastery north of the Alps.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Darmstadt and Messel

The Art Nouveau artists' colony and the fossil pit nearby.

Half Day

University and Student Prison

Germany's oldest university, its Great Hall and the graffiti-covered student jail.

Half Day

Königstuhl

The historic funicular to the hilltop above the castle.

When to Go

This version is for May–Jul, Sep. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest May (75 mm), driest Apr (44 mm)

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