Heidelberg

Heidelberg in general I recently came back from a week in Heidelberg in Germany and so thought I would share my experiences with you. Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is located in the Southern part of the country, near to Frankfurt. It sits on the Neckar River and so is a really picturesque city with beautiful views up and down the river. It is also a university town, the University of Heidelberg being one of Europe's oldest educational institutions. It was founded in 1386 and I believe is actually Germany's oldest university. This was actually the main reason why we visited Heidelberg. My mother had been a foreign exchange ...  Read the complete review

Heidelberg is an ancient university town nestled in the hills on the Neckar. A peaceful, even idyllic setting yet the small city is only one hour by train from the international centre (and airport) of Frankfurt. Living up to the stereotype, German transport generally is reasonably efficient and there are bus and train connections across Germany and further afield. Watch out for Happy-Weekend tickets where 5 people can travel anywhere in Germany using local services for only 35 euros. Similarly there are deals where connections to France, Hungary, Italy and other destinations are available for as low as 29 euros-making heidelberg extremely cheap to reach and ...  Read the complete review

After 5 years of German lessons and numerous visits to the country, Heidelberg has still managed to escape my attention, and when I moved here in august last year I really did not know what to expect. Factoring in various holidays, I’ve spent around 10 of the last 11 months here, and as you’d expect, I’ve come to know the town pretty well. Heidelberg has everything you could want from a tourist destination – an ancient castle, a charming old town area, a river running through it with luscious green banks on one side, a renowned Christmas market and a usually pleasant climate. It’s no wonder that the Americans and Japanese flock here ...  Read the complete review

As you may have read in the other reviews of Heidelberg, it is an beautiful, old town that is very popular with tourists from all over the world and has a very cosmopolitan community. In the build up to Christmas the town is swamped with visitors wanting to visit it's Christmas Market, where you can buy many handcrafted things, eat a metre long sausage and drink hot, mulled wine. The tiny huts which are used as stalls are nicely decorated and the cold biting air adds an extra effect to the occasion. One of the higlights for me in this town though is New Year's Eve and it was with ten friends we made our way into the busy Bismarckplatz around ...  Read the complete review

I’ve been meaning to write this article ever since I started dooyooing but I keep avoiding it as I have a feeling it’s going to be long!! This should be a handy guide if you intend to visit the area, so you might want to print it out. Why am I qualified to write this article? I’ve been living in the area for a year now and go out in Heidelberg at least once a week. I have gained a pretty good insight into what there is to do in this very busy town – and also what should be avoided. Is another article on Heidelberg necessary? The other articles I have read on this site about Heidelberg are not 100% up-to-date and ...  Read the complete review