4 days trip near Heidelberg in late June

Old May 2nd, 2011, 04:15 PM
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4 days trip near Heidelberg in late June

Dear all,
I will be in Heidelberg for 3 nights, in the end of June, but could arrive in Europe 4 nights before. I am travelling with my wife and we both are in our early 30`s. Interests are: good food, nice hotels, beautiful landscapes and relaxing. We would kindly appreciate your help on what to do and what to see in these 4 days before our stay in Heidelberg. We are considering one of the 2 plans:
1. Arrival in Frankfurt, car rental and exploring southwestern Germany
2. Arrival in Berlin, spending 4 days in the city and flying (or train) to Heidelberg

Your opinions will be of great help. Thanks a lot.
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Old May 3rd, 2011, 09:48 AM
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Look into Gengenbach, Freiburg and Staufen -all in the Black Forest and within a couple of hours of Heidelberg.
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Right beside of Heidelberg there are two huge Technical museums Sinsheim and Speyer. If you are intrested in old cars, bikes, airplanes: http://www.technik-museum.de/english
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Bad Wimpfen is a quick train ride from Heidelberg -- it's beautiful little town filled with half-timbered architecture. There's also the the cathedral at Speyer, too.

If you train to Heidelberg from Berlin, you can stop at Nuremberg and see Bamberg and Rothenburg.
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Southwest Germany is lovely, with far fewer foreign visitors than neighboring Bavaria. With a car you could easily explore the beautiful region known as the Schwaebische Alb, a lush green landscape of rolling hills, fields and orchards with distinctive flat-topped mountains (bounded by the Danube and Neckar rivers). If you are interested in castles, some of Germany's best-kept secrets are found here, including the mighty Burg Hohenzollern and Schloss Sigmaringen and tiny Schloss Lichtenstein, as well as the hilltop ruins of Hohenneuffen and Hohenurach. Towns worthy of a visit include Bad Wimpfen, Schwaebisch Hall, and Tuebingen. Near Tuebingen is the well-preserved Bebenhausen monastery. And the small city of Ludwigsburg has its Residenzschloss, considered the Versailles of Germany, with an excellent English tour offered once a day and gorgeous gardens in which to stroll. If you have an interest in cars, Stuttgart boasts the fabulous Mercedes and Porsche museums. I spent more than 2 years here - you could very easily spend 4 days!
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