Heidelberg is one of the most beautiful and best preserved cities in all of Germany. The most popular attraction in Heidelberg is the magnificent Heidelberg Castle, which can be seen from all over the main city centre. Just below Heidelberg Castle sits the Heidelberg Old Town, a wonderful area which extends for 1 mile along the river below.
Heidelberg Old Town
The Old Town is full of magnificent old buildings, narrow streets, market squares, eating and drinking. We explore this wonderful Old Town area by foot to discover some of it’s many secrets.
Using the Heidelberg Card
For today’s activities we purchased a 2 day family Heidelberg Card. This entitles us to 2 days unlimited use of public transport, admission to Heidelberg Castle and the Funicular. It also comes with a wonderful tourist map with walking tours of the Old Town marked up. This is the map we’ll be following on today’s walking tour of Heidelberg Old Town.
Heidelberg Old Town Attractions
It would be easy to spend a full day exploring Heidelberg Old Town, or even longer! There is so much history to absorb in this beautiful area. Whilst we only saw a small portion of the Old Town, here is a list of the main sights which can be seen on our VLOG.
- St. Anna Kirche: A Catholic Church built in 1714.
- Kongresshaus Stadthalle: Built in 1901 this is a neo-classical style building used as a conference centre and events hall.
- Providenzkirche: This Lutheran Church was built in 1659 under Prince Elector Carl Ludwig.
- Haus Raquet: One of the largest baroque in the city.
- Marstall: Old Armroy built under Prince Elector Ludwig V in 1510. This spans 135m along the Neckar River bank, and is used today as a university canteen.
- Heuscheuer: The barn of the city from the middle of the 18th century. Now used as a university lecture hall.
- Alte Brücke, Brückentor: The statues on the Old Bridge are of the man who built it, and after whom it was named. Prince Elector Karl Theodore, and the Goddess of Wisdom Pallas Athene.
- Heiliggeistkirche: This church was built in 1398 and is the burial place of the Prince Electors.
- Markplatz with Herkulesbrunenen and Rathaus: the town hall which took it’s present form in 1701.
- Kornmarkt: A former specialty market, with a baroque style stature of the Madonna created in 1718.
Goodbye Heidelberg
That’s all for our trip to Heidelberg, we had a wonderful time touring around Heidelberg Castle and the Old Town Centre. This is a wonderfully interesting city, and well worth the visit. Also it does not carry the high prices you would expect in major tourist attractions. We definitely recommend Heidelberg as a holiday destination for families, couples, or party goers. Heidelberg is great.
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