Alte Brücke (Karl-Theodor-Brücke)

Until the late 18th Century, the River Neckar was spanned by a number of wooden bridges that regularly fell victim to fire and floods. Ti...

Flanking the castle from the Artillery Garden, the bulwark was built in 1533 under Ludwig V. (1508-1544) and still sh...

Since 1718, a stone bridge has led from the Bridge House to the Gate Tower. Holes in the walls, however, testify the earlier existence of...

Behind Friedrich's Palace, this Belvedere was added in 1610 and nowadays attracts visitors by the hundred. The view o...

When the ambitious Friedrich V., Bohemia's Winter King, became Prince Elector in 1610, his predecessors had already made use of ev...

In 1613, Friedrich V. married Elisabeth Stuart in London, daughter of the English King Jacob I. and Mary Stuart's grand-daughter. He hono...

Opposite the Great Barrel there's a wood-carving showing a little Baroque-dressed man holding a wine goblet: the cour...

The celebrity in the Castle is certainly the Great Barrel. The vaulted cellar to the left of Friedrich's Palace

Friedrich II. the Wise added a building with arcades in a mediterranean style. Unfortunately, its eastern side has been concealed since t...

In 1712, architect Johann Adam Breunig, who also built the Alte Universität (which is the Universitätsmuseum today),...

Located just off the Marktplatz, this fast food restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine. There is no seating, but you can stand at one o...

This Italian restaurant is furnished like an authentic trattoria, but has the added treat that the sidewalls of the long, narrow establis...

Right beside the Tortilla Imbiss, this new place offers similar food in a slightly more modern interior. Doners and pide feature prominen...

Yum-yum. Take-out with a little bit more. In this clean and fast eatery, you can find Turkish food (doners, kebaps, pides, boreks and gri...

This exquisite 400-year-old building is the oldest (and possibly the prettiest) edifice in town. Home to the Romantik Hotel and a fine re...

This trendy and modern place serves up a tasty menu of Japanese, Chinese and Korean dishes. In total, 120 dishes await you at Mr. Whang:...

 Brauhaus Vetter serves up heavy German food with its own beer productions in a traditional atmosphere (complete with massive beer brewin...

Weisser Bock, an attractive, green-shuttered restaurant occupies a pleasant spot on a narrow street in the Old City. The good-sized menu...

Here is a great budget dining option. Stroll into this little pizzeria, which focuses on take-out and delivery service, and order a pie t...