Rich cultural heritage

Time Travel in SouthWest Germany

Celebrating 40,000 years of creativity and invention

Southwest Germany 2022

Celebrating 40,000 years of creativity and invention

In Southwest Germany, we just love to create and invent things. And in 2022, we are celebrating that ingenuity. All across our region, villages, towns and cities will be focusing on what is made in Southwest Germany. We look back on 40,000 years, to the making of the Lion Man, the world’s oldest artwork, which was discovered in one of our numerous prehistoric caves.

Time travel in Southwest Germany
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Auf dem Löwenpfad Staufer-Runde ist man dem Staufer-Kaiser Barbarossa auf der Spur. Unterwegs gibt es traumhafte Ausblicke auf die Zeugenberge.

The Emperor's NEw Roads

Hiking in the Footsteps of the Staufers in the Swabian Alb
Die Burg Hohenzollern war Stammsitz des preußischen Königshauses und der Fürsten von Hohenzollern.

Imposing Homes & Famous Dynasties

In the Footsteps of Southwest Germany's Kings and Princes
Schlossillumination in Karlsruhe

Back to the Future

Southwest Germany's Cities between Tradition and Modernity
Das Felsmassiv Hohlenstein am Neandertalerweg im Lonetal gehört zum Welterbe.

40,000 Years of Human History

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southwest Germany
An einer Wand hängen viele Kuckucksuhren

Black Forest

The History of the Famous Cuckoo Clocks
Die Insel Reichenau im Bodensee war einst der Nabel der europäischen Welt.

Reichenau Island & Salem Monastery

Sacred Places at Lake Constance
© Archäopark Vogelherd, H. Grandel

History at your Fingertips

6 Interactive Museums for Families
© Touristikgemeinschaft Odenwald, Christian Frumolt

Footsteps of History

6 Historic Hiking and Cycle Trails in Southwest Germany
Schloss Ludwigsburg, Soirée Royale

Dine out Like a King

Culinary Experiences in Historic Buildings
© Schweine-Museum Stuttgart

Amusing and Bizarre

6 Quirky Museums in Southwest Germany
Die Göttin des antiken Badenweiler heißt Diana Abnoba.

Bathing like a Roman

The Historic Spas of Baden-Baden and Badenweiler
Die Barocke Bibliothek mit Prunk und Stuck im Kloster Bad Schussenried ist beeindruckend.

Baroque Time Travel

Cycling Along the Upper Swabian Baroque Route
Die Keller der Sektkellerei Kessler in Esslingen

Germany'S Oldest Sparkling Wine Producer

The Kessler Sekt Winery in Esslingen

Made in Southwest Germany

World-famous Brands and Inventions 
Freilichtmuseum Heuneburg - rekonstruierte Keltenäuser und Lehmziegelmauer

Exciting archaeological sites

Traces of the Celts in Baden-Württemberg
Das Museum Würth 2 wurde 2020 in Künzelsau eröffnet. Es ist ein Streifzug durch die Moderne.

Collector's Treasures

Art Museum 'Würth 2'