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Heidelberg
Heidelberg Travel Guide
For many visitors, Heidelberg is quintessential Germany; for many Germans, Heidelberg is quintessential German tourism. The medieval town is full of cobblestone alleys, half-timber houses, vineyards, castles, wine pubs, and Germany's oldest university -- all of which attract crowds of camera-carrying vacationers, particularly in the summer. Still, if you're looking for a fairy-tale town, Heidelberg is it, and the city is a good starting point for the driving tour known as the Burgenstrasse, or Castle Road. This route makes its way through the Neckar Valley, passing fortresses and villages all the way south to the Schwabenländle, the German nickname for the Swabian cities of Stuttgart, Heilbronn, and Tübingen.
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