Heidelberg Castle

Truly romantic: the world-famous ruins

Heidelberg Castle

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Find out more about the world's most famous ruins

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See where history was made

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Explore the magnificently furnished rooms

Each year, Heidelberg Palace attracts around a million visitors from all over the world. Since the early 19th century, these impressive ruins have been synonymous with Romanticism.

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Ottheinrich’s Wing

The Ottheinrich’s WingA castle of superlatives

Heidelberg Castle, Barrel Building

The Barrel Building220,000 litres of wine in a barrel

Heidelberg Castle, Statue of Friedrich IV, Elector

Figures on Friedrich’s WingAn ancestral portrait gallery in stone

Heidelberg Castle, aeroview

The gardenA unique work of art

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Motif of the Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg

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If you want to see Baden-Württemberg at its most beautiful, visit the many palaces and gardens run by the state heritage agency, Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten. How about a perfectly-preserved monastery complex, such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maulbronn? Or there are Heidelberg's world-famous ruins. And there's much, much more.