hotel in Heidelberg

Museums in Heidelberg

• Palatinate Museum - In the archaeological division prehistoric and early findings from regional sites are shown, as well as Roman artifacts, The gallery of sculptures and paintings displays works from the 15th until the 20th century, such as Tilman Riemenschneider, Carl Philipp Fohr, Ernst Fries, and Carl Rottmann; Tuesday - Sunday from 10am to 5pm, Wednesday until 9pm. Museum of Ancient Art - The collection consists of antique art works from mediterranean countries, and covers a time period from 4000BC to the late Greek and Roman times; Wednesday 3pm to 7pm, Sunday 11am to 1pm. Carl Bosch Museum - This museum is dedicated to Carl Bosch, professor, technician, chemist, and Nobel Prize winner (1931); Friday to Wednesday 10am to 5pm. 

Exhibitions / Art galeries Heidelberg

• Palatinate Museum  
• Museum of Ecclesiastical Arts  
• Cajeth House Museum  
• Prinzhorn Collectio 

Cultural activities in Heidelberg

• Stadttheater  
• Zimmertheater  
• Karlstorbahnhof cultural centre  
• Ball der Vampire (February)  
• Heidelberger Frühling (March/April)  
• Frühlingsmesse on the Messplatz (May)  
• Old Town Autumn Festival (September)  
• Enjoy Jazz (October/November)  

Historic monuments in Heidelberg

• Altstadt - the towns historic centre which is full of old buildings and monuments from centuries past.  
• The Castle - one of the towns oldest buildings which was built to protect it from rival kingdoms, it is surrounded by a beautiful set of gardens.  
• Philosophenweg - provides a wonderful view across the oldest part of the city.  
• Heiligenberg - the remnants of a wall ancient Celts built to keep Germanic tribes out.  
• Thingstätte - on top of Heiligenberg is an open-air theatre built by the Nazi regime in 1934 to host propaganda events.  
• Heiliggeistkirche church - only one of many large and small churches, but it has an incredible history dating back to the middle ages. 

Shopping in Heidelberg

• Hauptstrasse  
• Heiliggeistkirche 

Day trip

• 1) Neckar Valley – four castles and Dilsberg fortress: Take a tour by car or boat into the Neckar valley, 10 kilometres from Heidelberg, and visit the region´s four castles: Mittelburg, Hinterburg and Schadeck (swan´s nest) offer delightful walks with beautiful views over the river. On the other side of the Neckar is Dilsberg with its wild, romantic fortress.
• 2) The Wine Route: one of the oldest of the scenic routes, with a spot of wine-tasting: wine-making is an essential facet of this region´s special charm: There are plenty of opportunities to sample and to buy top-quality wines.
• 3) Speyer: Speyer´s 2,000 year history is tangible throughout the town: Emperors, kings and bishops have found their final resting place in the crypt of the magnificent cathedral. An old quarter with attractive shops, one of the oldest Jewish baths in Germany, the Old Gate - part of Speyer´s old defensive fortifications - and the Gedächtniskirche (memorial church) are among the many places of interest in Speyer.

Group activities

• " 1_Skavenger Hunts: Different teams start from different starting points and explore the old part of town, they need to find out the information on their questionnaires. At the fixed time the teams meet up to find out who has won.
• ; 2_Casino bath Dürkheim: The feeling of Monaco and las Vegas. Visit the casino bath Dürkheim and see one of the most visited casinos in Europe.
• " 3_Wein and Gesang: On the wine-growing estate built on the side of a mountain you and others can enjoy a variety of wine tastings.
• " 4_Highspeed at the Hockenheimring: Whether with roller skates or roller blades. The Hockenheim ring guarentees brings speed and style.
• " 5_Kartbahn Mannheim: Learn to kart just like Michael Schumacher, check out the karting track. Whether group races or time trialling action is guaranteed.