Travel guide to Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg is the third largest scenic spot in Germany after Cologne Cathedral and Neuschwanstein. The whole Heidelberg feels like a beautiful university town, a typical German village. Come with me to see the travel guide of Heidelberg, Germany.

Goethe once watched the sunset here and said that he lost his heart in Heidelberg, where there is a quiet philosopher's road and the longest pedestrian street in Europe. Ancient castles give people an antique feeling, and each building has its own story. The third oldest in Europe, the oldest in Germany and the cradle of the Nobel Prize, the integration of Heidelberg University with the whole city makes it very academic. The student prison fully embodies the lively and playful feeling here. No matter who likes natural landscape or human landscape, altar friends can consider coming here to play.

Goethe's poems

Goethe once wrote a poem "I left my heart in Heidelberg". There is a story in this poem. 18 15 autumn, Goethe and Marianne first met at the Heidelberg Art Exhibition where celebrities gathered. After two weeks of wonderful time, Goethe reluctantly left Mariana and never met again. Four years later, Goethe published a collection of poems "I left my heart in Heidelberg" to commemorate this unforgettable love.

In the garden of Heidelberg Castle, there is a Goethe monument with Goethe's bronze head on it. Next to the monument, there is a stone chair decorated with the image of "love birds". Under the stone chair, Marianne's poem is engraved: "Where there is a high wall in bloom, I find that he is my favorite."

Musical Heidelberg Student Prince in Old Heidelberg 1

The drama The Student Prince made the city famous all over the world. The story outline of this play is as follows: A prince was studying in Heidelberg and fell in love with a pub waitress, which aroused the opposition of his family. Finally, they broke through many pressures and achieved love. Although the plot of the play is old-fashioned, it appears at a very good time, just when the film was first invented. Soon after, the play was made into a film, and the scenery of Heidelberg also traveled across the ocean with the film and spread to all countries in the world. It is said that before World War II, only Hollywood in the United States remake this story 12 times, with amazing influence.

Arrival traffic

There are two main airports that can reach Heidelberg.

1 Frankfurt Airport

This is Frankfurt International Airport, a relatively large airport in Frankfurt. This is where most planes come in. The airport itself is not connected to the railway station. From the airport, you can take the train directly to Heidelberg Railway Station.

2. Stuttgart Airport

This is a low-cost airport, and some low-cost airlines in Europe stay here.

Airport bus: Hahn Express 140 directly connects the airport and Heidelberg Railway Station.

Internal traffic in Heidelberg.

Heidelberg has two main transportation hubs. The first is Heidelberg Railway Station, and the second is Bismarck Square in the center of the old city. Heidelberg Railway Station has a local train to nearby towns, and the trains are also frequent. The railway station has restaurants, supermarkets and bag storage areas. There are many buses arriving at Bismarck Station, and when they arrive at Bismarck Station, they arrive at the scenic spots concentration area in the old city. It takes about 5 minutes by bus (about 20 minutes on foot). The buses from the railway station to Bismarck Station are TRAM5 TRAM2 1 (trams, so you can't get on the bus and buy tickets), No.32, No.33 and No.34 (all buses can get on the bus and let drivers buy tickets). Bus No.32 can also go to the University Square, and bus No.33 can also go to the castle area (remember to press the red button to stop when you get off).

There is also a traffic ticket called Ticket24 in Heidelberg.

Introduction of scenic spots and tourist routes

Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg Castle is a must-see attraction in Heidelberg. This castle is very big. There are many towers in it. Many towers are palaces built by Emperor Hou. The so-called emperor Hou is a person who is qualified to elect the Roman emperor. At night, the lights in the castle are also beautiful. Heidelberg Castle itself is located on the Throne Hill next to Heidelberg, overlooking the whole town of Heidelberg and Neckar. Mark Twain once described Heidelberg Castle as "broken without losing the spirit of the king, like King Lear in a storm". There are many scenic spots in Heidelberg Castle, including Elizabeth Gate, Castle Garden, Barrel Building and Medicine Tower.

Admission price to the castle: 5 euros. You need a guide to visit the interior: the price is 4 euros, including courtyard, medical museum and wine barrel.

How to get there:

The sightseeing train to Heidelberg Castle leaves from Grain Square. You can take bus No.30 or No.33, get off at Bergban or Lashaus Station, and take the mountaineering train to Grain Square. Of course, walking is also a good choice, because the Grain Square is near the Old Bridge and the Holy Ghost Cathedral.

Take the sightseeing train from Kornmarkt to Schloss Station of Heidelberg Ancient Castle.

Departure frequency: there is a bus from 9: 00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. without 10 minutes, and the return trip at night is also 10 minutes. The last bus is 5: 45.

Transportation fee: 6 euros round trip.

The road of philosophers

The philosopher's road is to the north of the ancient bridge. You can see a snake-shaped mountain road in the north of the old bridge. You can see the philosopher's road after going up the mountain. This is a good place overlooking the old city and Heidelberg Castle. The reason why it is called the philosopher's road here is actually not a real philosopher. Mainly because college students and philosophers used to be the same word in German. At that time, it was actually the road to college students. Later, it evolved into a philosopher's road.

Old Joe

Old Bridge is another must-see attraction in Heidelberg. This is a stone bridge with nine arches, which spans the north and south banks of neckar. It was built by the elector Karl Theodore in 1786─ 1788. The old bridge is near the Holy Ghost Cathedral, just north of the Holy Ghost Cathedral. The old bridge connects the south bank of Neika, the south bank is the Holy Spirit Cathedral, University Square, Pedestrian Street and other attractions, and the north bank can go up the mountain to the road of philosophers. On the ancient bridge, you can see the panoramic view of Heidelberg Castle. There are two statues on the bridge. In the south is the elector Karl teodor, and in the north is Athena, the goddess of wisdom. The poet Goethe likes this ancient bridge very much. Holderlin has an ode to this.

Bronze monkey face: There is also a bronze monkey face Gernot Rumpf design on the south side of the bridge. /kloc-there is a tower at the northern end of the 0/5th century bridge. There is a monkey-shaped relief on the tower. The monkey touched his ass in one hand and held the mirror in the other. The theme of monkeys is introspection. The monkey head is hollow, so visitors can put their heads in and look at themselves in the mirror. There are two mice on the bridge, and people often touch them.

Student prison

The student prison used to be a closed place for students of Heidelberg University. Those who violate the school rules will be locked up here, but as a result, it has become a place for students to play their imaginations. The walls are covered with graffiti and all kinds of talents. Some people have been here, some have written limericks, and some have Tibetan poems. Here you can see the rich creativity of students 100 years ago. The student prison is now a place for tourists to visit. In the past, when it was used for confinement, there were two rules in the prison: 1 Women and dogs were not allowed in. . . The reason for this rule is that girls are generally excellent or teachers will save face even if they make mistakes, so female students have never been to student prisons. 2. All violence is forbidden in prison.

University Square (Heidelberg University)

University Square University? Prats, also known as the university center of Heidelberg, is called Ruprecht-Karl-Universit? Heidelberg University is the oldest university in Germany and the third oldest university in Europe. The University of Heidelberg is integrated with the old city of Heidelberg, which means that many teaching buildings are in the city, not in China. The university square is the most important building site of the university. There are many university teaching buildings around the square, and there is an old university, Alte Universit, which was founded in1early 8th century. Famous thinkers studying and working in Heidelberg University include Hegel, hermeneutic philosopher Gadamer, sociologist Habermas and linguistic philosopher Karl-Otto Appel. 18 17 Karl Dries, who invented the bicycle, is also a student at the University of Heidelberg.

On the south side of the university square is the famous university library, which is very ornamental. A building that combines Germanic style and Art Nouveau style, many precious books are exhibited here for free. There is also a small market next to the library. You can buy something special.

Wangzuoshan

You can reach the top of the throne by taking the sightseeing train of Heidelberg Castle. The top of the throne is a good place to overlook the whole Heidelberg. You can see a beautiful sunset. There is also a broadcasting tower here, which is quite strange in design. There is also a large area of ancient forest, which is a good place for leisure and walking. If you have played Heidelberg, you still have time to go up and play. Or friends who like nature, you can come and play from the Grain Square.

Mode of transportation:

The sightseeing train to Heidelberg Castle leaves from Grain Square. You can take bus No.30 or No.33, get off at Bergban or Lashaus Station, and take the mountaineering train to Grain Square. Of course, walking is also a good choice, because the Grain Square is near the Old Bridge and the Holy Ghost Cathedral.

Take the sightseeing train from Kornmarkt to Morken Kuhl Station of Heidelberg Ancient Castle.

Departure frequency: There is a train from 9: 00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m., without 65: 438+00, and the return trip at night is every 65: 48+00. The last bus arrives at Kuhl Station in Morken at 5: 45, and then takes the cable car to K? Get off at nigstuhl station. This cable car runs every 20 minutes. Ticket price: 13 euro round trip.

Heidelberg

From the University Square to the main pedestrian street, walk about 300 meters to the east, and you can get to the Holy Spirit Cathedral, which is on the Marktplatz, next to Kornmarkt. It is the largest and most famous church in Heidelberg. The church is built of red sandstone. A typical hall-style church (the height of the main span is equal to the side span), supplemented by baroque church roof and bell tower roof, embodies the wind of single integration in architecture. )。

This church was originally used to bury Franz's voters, and was once an important place for Germany to collect Renaissance manuscripts and printed materials.

Now this church is a Protestant church. There are many stalls selling souvenirs around the church.

Qishi restaurant

The building to which Knight Hotel belongs is the oldest and best-preserved building in Heidelberg, just opposite the Church of the Holy Spirit. It is the only civilian residence in Heidelberg that was not destroyed by two wars (the Thirty Years War and the Orleans War) in the17th century. 1592 was built by a cloth merchant. It is called "Knight's House" because there is a knight statue above its gate. Now it should be the most upscale restaurant and hotel in Heidelberg. A standard room for two 120 or more, a restaurant set meal of 30 or more, is also a knight hotel.

Route recommendation:

Generally, Heidelberg recommends a day to a day and a half tour. The main way of sightseeing is walking, because the scenic spots are basically concentrated and Heidelberg is relatively small.

One-day tour:

It is generally recommended to take a bus to Bismarck Square in the city center. Starting from the center of the old city, Bismarck Square, walk all over the old city along the main pedestrian street, visit the student prison of the University Library of Heidelberg University in the University Square, then go to the Knight Hotel, then go to the Cathedral of the Holy Ghost, go to Chocolaterie Knosel to buy chocolates kissed by college students, then take a gear train to Heidelberg Castle in the Grain Square, visit the castle garden after the visit, go to the market square after the castle comes down, and then cross the bridge to the philosophical path until you reach the other side. If there is still time, I suggest going there.

A day and a half trip

If it takes a day and a half, it's like a one-day tour ahead. Depart from Bismarck Square in the center of the old city, walk all over the old city along the main pedestrian street, see the student prison of the university library of Heidelberg University in the university square, then go to the Knight Hotel, then go to the Holy Ghost Cathedral, buy chocolate kisses from college students in Chocolaterie Knosel, then take a gear train to Heidelberg Castle in the grain square, and then watch the sunset in the castle.

The next day: play the philosophical trail and the ancient bridge, and cruise in the ancient bridge.

Heidelberg travel guide

1. Heidelberg has convenient public transportation and difficult parking in urban areas. You can visit the city by means of transportation.

Bismarck Square is the city center, and there are many buses here.