Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Heidelberg, Germany

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 43 m
Descend 53 m

Explore Heidelberg in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in HeidelbergIndividual Sights in Heidelberg

Sight 1: Altes Rathaus Handschuhsheim

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The town hall in today's Heidelberg district of Handschuhsheim is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Rathaus (Handschuhsheim) (DE)

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Helmstätter Herrenhaus

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Helmstätter Herrenhaus

The Helmstätter Herrenhaus is a historic building in Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim, Germany. The listed building, which is now used as a restaurant, dates back to the baronial estate of the village, whose property was linked to the neighbouring Tiefburg. After the destruction of the wars of the 17th century, the lords of Helmstatt abandoned the castle as a residence and instead built the manor house around 1700 on the site of an abandoned manor.

Wikipedia: Helmstätter Herrenhaus (DE)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Schlösschen

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The castle goes back to a smaller late medieval aristocratic residence in Handschuhsheim. The listed building has been rebuilt many times and has a chequered ownership history. The oldest part of the building is the striking stair tower from the early 17th century. The building has been owned by the city of Heidelberg since the First World War and is now used for cultural purposes. The new building on the site of the former orangery of the castle was named after the painter Carl Rottmann, who was born in Handschuhsheim and whose grandfather once owned the property.

Wikipedia: Schlösschen (Handschuhsheim) (DE)

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: St. Vitus

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St. Vitus is the Catholic parish church in Heidelberg-Glschuhsheim. It is the oldest church in Heidelberg and one of the oldest churches in the region, whose use is continuously evident. The saint of the name is the Vitus (Veit), an early Christian martyr and one of the Fourteen emergency workers.

Wikipedia: St. Vitus (Handschuhsheim) (DE)

1134 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 5: St. Raphael

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St. Raphael is a Catholic church in the Heidelberg district of Neuenheim. It was built in a neuromanic style from 1903 to 1905 and was consecrated to the Archangel Raphael.

Wikipedia: St. Raphael (Heidelberg) (DE), Website

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Johanneskirche

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The Johanneskirche is a neo-Gothic Protestant church in the Heidelberg district of Neuenheim, which was built between 1899 and 1902.

Wikipedia: Johanneskirche (Heidelberg-Neuenheim) (DE)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Mönchhof

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The Alte Mönchhof in the Heidelberg district of Neuenheim is a restaurant established between 1990 and 1992. It is located in a listed residential building, which, together with a barn, a water trough and a gateway, forms the last structural remains of the historic Mönchhof, a large estate of the Schönau Monastery and the Schönau Care.

Wikipedia: Alter Mönchhof (DE)

1941 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 8: Botanischer Garten

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Botanischer Garten Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Botanischer Garten der Universität Heidelberg, also known as the Botanischer Garten Heidelberg, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Heidelberg. It is located at Im Neuenheimer Feld 340, New Campus, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; portions are open to the public daily except Saturday without charge.

Wikipedia: Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg (EN), Url Official

523 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Zoo Heidelberg

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Heidelberg Zoo is a zoo in Germany which was founded in 1933 and opened for the public on 20 November 1934. Since 1998, the zoo director has been Klaus Wünnemann.

Wikipedia: Heidelberg Zoo (EN), Website

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