Heidelberg Castle Gardens: A Self-Guided Tour of its Ruins
Heidelberg Castle has beguiled visitors for centuries. On this self-guided walking tour, you’ll discover its princely residences, battle-scarred fortifications, and terraced gardens carved from rock. You’ll also hear the history behind the castle grounds, where royal romance, French destruction, and Renaissance hydraulic engineering created this captivating ruin. This tour starts at the castle’s entrance archway, where you’ll explore the massive western rampart and circular defensive towers. You’ll also weave through the various levels of the terraced gardens created by engineer and architect Solomon de Caus in the early 1600s. Along the way, you’ll discover how war and lightning created the ruins that drew poets like Goethe, turning this castle into an icon of Romanticism. I’ll tell you about the elaborate Elizabeth Gate that Friedrich V built overnight as a birthday surprise for his wife, and show you bathing terraces equipped with heated rooms and water organs.
Dahil Olanlar ve Hariç Olanlar
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Gitmeden Önce Bilmeniz Gerekenler
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tedarikçi: Viator
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