Baden-Baden

Strasbourg is the largest city in Alsace and home to European institutions. Its landmark is the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame with its astronomical clock. The La Petite France district, with its half-timbered houses, alleys, and canals of the Ill, is part of the Grande Île, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1988. From the Ponts Couverts and the rooftop terrace of the Barrage Vauban, you look out over the city and the Ill. The European Parliament and the Council of Europe are located in the European Quarter. It's less crowded in spring and autumn. You can enjoy Alsatian cuisine in traditional Winstubs.

The Alsace region in eastern France, nestled between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine, borders Germany. It blends French and German influences and is famed for its vineyards, half-timbered wine villages, cities like Strasbourg and Colmar, and a rich, eventful history.Also noteworthy are its hearty regional cuisine, white wines like Riesling and Gewürztraminer, and castles bordering the Vosges.

Der Schwarzwald im Südwesten Baden-Württembergs ist das höchste und größte zusammenhängende Mittelgebirge Deutschlands: Auf über 6.000 Quadratkilometern erstreckt er sich rund 150 Kilometer von Nord nach Süd, im Westen begrenzt von der Oberrheinebene, im Süden vom Hochrhein. Höchster Gipfel ist der Feldberg mit 1.493 Metern. Seit 2014 schützt der Nationalpark Schwarzwald zwischen Baiersbronn und Baden-Baden gut 10.000 Hektar auf dem Hauptkamm des Nordschwarzwalds.Kein anderes deutsches Mittelgebirge zieht so viele Urlauber an. Du kombinierst hier lebendige Städte wie Freiburg und die Kurstadt Baden-Baden mit Wasserfällen, Seen wie dem Titisee und einer langen Tradition des Uhrmacherhandwerks, das zwischen Triberg und Titisee-Neustadt seine Anfänge nahm.

Hambach Castle stands at an altitude of 376 meters on the Haardtrand, the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest, in the Hambach district of Neustadt. From May 27 to June 1, 1832, approximately 25,000 people gathered here for the Hambach Festival, a six-day "National Festival of the Germans."The permanent exhibition "Up, Up to the Castle" on the fifth floor, since 2008, tells the story of the events of 1832, their background, and consequences. Around 200,000 people visit the castle annually; it also features a restaurant with over 100 seats.

Speyer is located on the Rhine, which here forms the border between Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg, just under 20 kilometers south of Mannheim. The city, with around 51,000 inhabitants, boasts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Imperial Cathedral (Kaiserdom), consecrated in 1061, the largest preserved Romanesque church after the destruction of Cluny, and the Jewish Courtyard (Judenhof) with its synagogue ruins and Germany's oldest completely preserved mikveh.From Cathedral Square, Maximilianstraße, a pedestrian zone, leads to the 55-meter-high Altpörtel, the city's former western gate. Additionally, you'll find the Historical Museum of the Palatinate with its cathedral treasury, and the Technik Museum, where you can see, among other things, a Boeing 747 and the Buran prototype OK-GLI.