Heidelberg Castle's red sandstone ruins on the wooded hillside above the Old Bridge over the Neckar

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Heidelberg Castle

A ruined Renaissance castle on the Königstuhl hillside above Heidelberg's old town, first built before 1214 and expanded into two castles around 1294. Lightning destroyed the upper castle in 1537, and later fires and wartime demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries left it in ruins; a funicular railway from the Kornmarkt now reaches the castle terrace.

When to go

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Mon09:00–18:00

Tue09:00–18:00

Wed09:00–18:00

Thu09:00–18:00

Fri09:00–18:00

Sat09:00–18:00

Sun09:00–18:00

Nearby

Church of the Holy Spirit

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Old Bridge

bridge

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