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Annweiler
In 1219 Annweiler was declared a Free Imperial City by Emperor Friedrich II. Stroll along Wassergasse, Gerbergasse (Tanners' Lane), and Quodgasse to see the half-timber houses and the waterwheels on the... (more) -
Bad Bergzabern
The landmark of this little spa town is the baroque Schloss (palace) of the dukes of Zweibrücken. Also on Königstrasse is an impressive Renaissance house (No. 45) with elaborate scrolled gables... (more) -
Bad Dürkheim
This pretty spa is nestled into the hills at the edge of the Palatinate Forest and ringed by vineyards. The saline springs discovered here in 1338 are the source of today's drinking and bathing cures... (more) -
Deidesheim
Deidesheim is the first of a trio of villages on the Wine Road renowned for their vineyards and the wine estates known as the Three Bs of the Pfalz—Bassermann, Buhl, and Bürklin.... The half-timber... (more) -
Freinsheim
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Gleiszellen
Gleiszellen's Winzergasse (Vintners' Lane) is a little vine-canopied street lined with a beautiful ensemble of half-timber houses. Try a glass of the town's specialty: spicy, aromatic Muskateller wine... (more) -
Mainz
Mainz is the capital of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Today's city was built on the site of a Roman citadel from 38 BC. Given its central location at the confluence of the Main and Rhine rivers, it's not... (more) -
Nackenheim
This wine village lies slightly to the west of B-9; from the south, turn left and cross the railroad tracks (opposite the tip of the island in the Rhine) to reach the town center, 2 km (1 mi) down the... (more) -
Neustadt
Neustadt and its nine wine suburbs are at the midpoint of the Wine Road and the edge of the district known as Deutsche Weinstrasse-Mittelhaardt. With around 5,000 acres of vines, they jointly compose Germany's... (more) -
Nierstein
Surrounded by 2,700 acres of vines, Nierstein is the largest wine-growing community on the Rhine and boasts Germany's oldest documented vineyard (AD 742), Glöck, surrounding St. Kilian's Church.... (more) -
Oppenheim
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Schloss Villa Ludwigshöhe
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Schweigen-Rechtenbach
The southernmost wine village of the Pfalz lies on the French border. During the economically depressed 1930s, local vintners established a route through the vineyards to promote tourism. The German Wine... (more) -
Speyer
Speyer was one of the great cities of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in pre-Celtic times, taken over by the Romans, and expanded in the 11th century by the Salian emperors. Between 1294, when it was declared... (more) -
St. Martin
This is one of the most charming wine villages of the Pfalz. The entire Altstadt (Old Town) is under historical preservation protection. For 350 years the Knights of Dalberg lived in the castle Kropsburg,... (more) -
Worms
Although devastated in World War II, Worms (pronounced vawrms) is among the most ancient cities of Germany, with a history going back some 6,000 years. Once settled by the Romans, Worms later became one... (more)
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