Old Town

The old town of Heidelberg was not destroyed on a large scale during World War II. The old feeling is still visible. In the Holy Roman Empire, the imperial princes built many towering castles and flavorful cities. Heidelberg has the opportunity to see it.

The Old Town of Heidelberg is the main street parallel to the Neckar River. As the longest pedestrian street in Europe, there are various attractions, dining and shopping along the road, which is the center of the old town. The Old Town of Heidelberg is not large in scope and can be easily visited on foot.

Heidelberg is situated on the banks of the Neckar River, where the Neckar River flows from the narrow and steep Odden Valley to the Rhine Valley and meets the Rhine in Mannheim, 20 km northwest of Heidelberg. The famous Heidelberg Castle is located 200 meters above the Neckar River, overlooking the narrow old city of Heidelberg. Heidelberg is the epitome of romantic Germany, with winding and quiet alleyways linking the castle and the Neckar River, and the famous "philosopher trail" is a poetic place. The castle is located on the throne hill on the banks of the Neka River. It is the site of the ancient imperial palace. It is mainly built of the Neka River sandstone. The structure is complicated and the style is changeable. Although it is a bit broken, it still does not lose the air of the king!

I have seen the British BBC filmed traveling through Europe by train, attracted by the beautiful scenery along the train. This time we decided to set off from Amsterdam, via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Ulm, and finally arrived in Munich. A day's journey, you can appreciate the splendour of the vast grasslands and winds of the Netherlands, the ruins of the old industrial area that once flourished in the Ruhr district, the urban atmosphere of Frankfurt, the beauty of Stuttgart in the valley, and the exquisiteness of many Nande-style towns after Cologne. Half-day tour in Heidelberg, it is difficult to imagine that such a small city was once the birthplace of German romanticism, and it also has the oldest university in Germany. The commercial street of the ancient town of Altstadt is bustling, with clothing, shoes, knives, souvenirs, skin care products and so on. It is definitely a good place to shop. Standing on the ancient bridge across the Neckar River, you can look at the 800-year-old Heidelberg Castle on the opposite mountain. On the other side of the mountain is the "philosopher trail", Goethe, Hegel and other famous philosophers, Both thinkers and poets are inextricably linked to the city. The city of Heidelberg is very small and the transportation is very convenient. From the Heidelberg Railway Station, you can see the tickets center on the left hand side. Buy a train station to Bismarck Square for a round-trip single ticket. You can also walk without taking the tram, about twenty to thirty minutes. After getting off the bus, walk along the commercial street to reach Heidelberg Ancient Bridge, Heidelberg Castle, Philosopher Trail and other attractions

Heidelberg is a historic city, the old city is the soul of Heidelberg. The old city starts from the tower at the end of the old bridge, passing through the grain square and the university square, the area is very large. On both sides of the old narrow streets, full of shops, churches, museums, sculptures are distributed in it, with a strong sense of history and culture, and it is one of the famous ancient cities in Germany.

The many monuments and the extremely beautiful medieval architecture, the famous Renaissance walls, the ancient stone bridges were miraculously preserved, allowing future generations to appreciate her young and exquisite romance, and Heidelberg seemed to have the power of spells to preserve the most beautiful things. Heidelberg this picture is not slowly opened, people seem to be unprepared, suddenly into the painting, every moment, there will be surprise and familiarity with the feeling of companionship; She also has something else behind her history, a true German romantic song, a ambience everywhere. Heidelberg has both the natural Neckar and its banks beautiful scenery, and the humanistic landscape architecture of the ruins of the castle

One morning in August two years ago, the sun was shining, and after eating a Michelin-star breakfast at the Hirschgasse Hotel at the starting point of Philosophy, it was less than seven o'clock and strolled along the Neckar River, and it took less than ten minutes to get on the old bridge. The first time I saw that there were cars on the old bridge in addition to pedestrian bicycles. Crossing the bridge is the old city of Heidelberg. This time the destination is the Heidelberg University Library. I walked along Hauptstrasse Street. It was still early, the cleaners were still cleaning the street, the store was just preparing to open the door, the home leader looked at the jewelry displayed in the window, I looked at the watch displayed, not cheap, tourist hotspots can not be. Inadvertently looked up to find Schumann's former residence, and an Indian tour group had lined up at the entrance of the oldest Knights House Hotel in Heidelberg to take pictures, but it was too lively, but later turned into the alley, accidentally saw the Jesuit church in front of you. On the way back from the library, I walked along the riverside trail. It was very artistic. The beautiful scenery on both sides of the Straits was all in the eyes. It seemed that the streets that were too lively were better to avoid.

The old city of Heidelberg was built on the south bank of the Neckar River and is long in shape. Although the old city is also very modern, the streets, alleys, and main buildings retain the original quaint style. The main street is Haupt Street, parallel to the Neckar River, about1.6 kilometers in length, and a pedestrian street. The west end of this street is Bismarck Square and the east end is the market square. The old town has both a bustling commercial street and a deep alley. The top of the mountain stands Heidelberg Castle, and the old town has the architecture of Heidelberg University. It is a very worth visiting the city.