Is Heidelberg REALLY Europe’s Most BEAUTIFUL City? What to Eat, See, and Do | Travel Guide, Germany

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @rodgerraubach2753
    @rodgerraubach2753 Год назад +11

    I'm very happy for your "take" on Heidelberg. It's been a long time since my last visit in 1964, and I hope to return next year for a 60th anniversary experience. While in the US Army, I was stationed in nearby Mannheim for 19 months, and spent almost every weekend in Heidelberg. There are some nice Neckar River cruises that are very scenic and lotsa fun. Sadly,my favorite local beer is no longer being brewed as the brewery is no longer in business. Getting to Heidelberg from Mannheim was cheap and easy using the OEG which stopped at Kaefertal Wald and went to Heidelberg passing through Weinheim, where there is a neat Castle Ruin!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +3

      Thanks so much! Just looked up Weinheim and google maps. It looks so cool! Hope you are able to return for your 60th anniversary!

    • @rodgerraubach2753
      @rodgerraubach2753 Год назад +3

      Don't forget Schloss Schwetzigen nearby! It's the Asparagus capital of Germany in the surrounding region, and the tasty white asparagus is abundant there, in season. Several of the Mozart Operas were first performed there, if my memory serves me correctly?@@NearFromHome

    • @mariegeorge8865
      @mariegeorge8865 Месяц назад

      I was stationed in Seckenheim at Hammond Barracks (CENTAG) from July 1976 - November 1979.
      My husband was stationed at Patton Barracks. Went to Heidelberg every chance I could. Loved my time in Germany and traveled all over Europe.
      P.S. I used the OEG, too!😀

  • @bernhardneef7996
    @bernhardneef7996 Год назад +3

    So happy to watch your appreciation about Heidelberg, my home town. I still live here close by. Let me know when you both will be around next time, I am happy to share a closer look at Heidelberg

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +1

      Of course! We actually just released our second Heidelberg video yesterday where we show people the castles of Dilsberg and Neckarsteinach, I would love to hear your locals perspective on that :)

    • @bernhardneef7996
      @bernhardneef7996 Год назад

      @@NearFromHome you picked the right spots obviously 😀

  • @mickimicki
    @mickimicki Год назад +4

    If you go down one stop from Königstuhl, there's another lovely and scenic restaurant at Molkenkur station.

  • @HissingKitty2008
    @HissingKitty2008 Год назад +4

    Lovely video. Heidelberg is my mom‘s hometown. The castle was her playground when she was young. My parents met there while my dad was a US soldier at the Heidelberg military base. We have been there twice & I agree with your recommendations. If you return, might I suggest that you try Restaurant Sudpfanne and go during the Christmas market season? Happy travels!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +1

      Wow that's very cool. :D We will try Sudpfanne next time!

    • @samjohnson2801
      @samjohnson2801 9 месяцев назад +1

      Very cool my mother was born there as well and I am in Germany now and plan a visit to Heidelberg very soon

    • @HissingKitty2008
      @HissingKitty2008 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@samjohnson2801 have a wonderful time! Heidelberg is absolutely enchanting.

  • @chriscocozzo865
    @chriscocozzo865 Год назад +4

    Next time we visit Germany, Heidelberg will be a must see. Thank you for the inspiration!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      Then make sure you come back tomorrow as we are just finishing up our next Heidelberg video all about the true forgotten gems we found deeper in the valley! Should go live in the morning.

  • @6861Charley
    @6861Charley Год назад +4

    As part of my Winter Wonderland Christmas vacation to Europe, I'll be visiting Heidelberg on December 26 to explore beautiful places and savor the food and drinks. Thank you for sharing your videos.

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      Hope you have a wonderful trip! Thanks for watching.

    • @bernhardneef7996
      @bernhardneef7996 Год назад

      Be aware that there will be multiple Christmas markets in the city. The biggest part will be at university square (Universitätsplatz). But it's worth to walk along main street to visit the all. Have fun

  • @MP288
    @MP288 9 месяцев назад +3

    this convinced me to stay in heidelberg for the duration of my trip instead of taking a day or 2 to go to Freiburg. Thanks!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  9 месяцев назад +1

      Make sure to watch the rest of our Heidelberg series then! I think the 5 castles daytrip we did from Heidelberg was absolutely incredible!

    • @maylinde986
      @maylinde986 9 месяцев назад

      But Freiburg is also really 'eine Reise wert' (: Especially to be so near to two borders/countrys🥐🧀🍫

  • @RobMagill
    @RobMagill Год назад +3

    You both never fail to make us all so jealous of the great places you visit...this is no exception! Love the suggestion to first visit the tourist info centers--you always seem to get great places to visit! Great books--those should help you with your German (not that it seems to need much help. You both are speaking it quite well). The castle looks extraordinary. And, as always, super jealous of the beers. Looking forward to the next episode with all the food and more beer! Prost! Rob

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      Thanks so much! Reading blogs can only get you so far. There is so much good information at the tourist information centers and old bookstores.

  • @lemurcat
    @lemurcat Год назад +3

    I spent a few days there in 2021, it was so lovely. I didn't realize the monkey was "interactive", good tip! I quite enjoyed your bookstore visit too (featuring Maps, yay!)

    • @jamesmaze3841
      @jamesmaze3841 Год назад +2

      I think you are supposed to tap the coin the monkey is holding three times for luck.

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +1

      We don't know if it's actually suppossed to be interactive. It just seemed right lol

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      This makes more sense!

  • @AndrewTota
    @AndrewTota 2 месяца назад +1

    Going there in a week to study! Very helpful video indeed , Thanks !🎀

  • @icandobetter85
    @icandobetter85 Год назад +3

    Been to Heidelberg this year. Beautiful city.

  • @ClaudiaOfTheWorld
    @ClaudiaOfTheWorld 8 месяцев назад +4

    this video has brought me so much joy. we are taking a day trip to heidelberg for my birthday this weekend and I can’t wait to see it 😄 so glad I found your channel

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  8 месяцев назад

      wow thank you so much! That really means a lot. Have a wonderful birthday weekend!

  • @jeypi333
    @jeypi333 Год назад +2

    The picture at 15:42 from the Kaiserstuhl is awesome 🔥🔥🔥

  • @stevenneidert8019
    @stevenneidert8019 Год назад +3

    Hi Guys! Great video. You definitely put Heidelberg on our bucket list. I wrote a poem for you to!
    In Munich's embrace, Ben and Camille reside,
    Bavarian dreams where love and laughter coincide.
    Neuschwanstein whispers tales of their delight,
    As the Danube serenades them through the night.
    Biergartens echo with their shared delight,
    Lederhosen twirls in the Munich moonlight.
    Camille's laughter, a melody in the air,
    As Ben's gaze, a love only Munich could bear.
    Engulfed in the Alps, their love does soar,
    In the heart of Bavaria, forevermore.
    From Marienplatz to Englischer Garten's bloom,
    Ben and Camille dance in Munich's room.
    Seasons change, but their love stands true,
    In the cobbled streets, where memories accrue.
    Munich's magic weaves through each embrace,
    As Ben and Camille find their special place

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +1

      This is amazing. We have never had a poem for a comment. :D Thank you so much!

  • @rodgerraubach2753
    @rodgerraubach2753 4 месяца назад +1

    As I wrote here about a year ago when I commented that I hoped to return “next year,” this is being written from Heidelberg. My first effort to walk in your footsteps failed due to thundershowers which prevented me from seeing the castle ruins in Neckargemünd. But yesterday the weather was perfect for a nice visit to the castle! Enjoyed it thoroughly, but didn’t take the interior tour, as I had already done so several times some 60 years earlier! Sadly, Heidelberger Engelbraeu has vanished from the local scene. The S-Bahn has replaced the OEG for transportation to Mannheim. Had an excellent visit to this historic town. You mentioned that Heidelberg is a city of science; I didn’t check it out this visit, but Bunsen’s laboratory at the University used to be open for the public to see. (Bunsen burner, his invention was in almost every laboratory up through the 1970’s).

    • @mariegeorge8865
      @mariegeorge8865 Месяц назад

      Must have been SO many changes in 60 years! Glad you got the chance to go back.

  • @kimfjeldseth427
    @kimfjeldseth427 Год назад +2

    If 'you like travel books ill take it you have read Claudio Magris’s Danube? What a gem of a book, a mustread for travel, culture and history nerds

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much! We will check it out!

  • @kendo05mustermann43
    @kendo05mustermann43 3 месяца назад

    We loved your clip about our home town. Looking forward to see your next video project. Cheers, Matthias & Sabine from Heidelberg/currently Kazakhstan

  • @Fredito8486
    @Fredito8486 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks! My wife and I are going to Heidelberg next month and we have no idea what to expect. Your video provided a lot of insight and we're definitely going to reference it once we're there!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  9 месяцев назад

      I’m glad we could help! Definitely check out the rest of the Heidelberg series if you haven’t, and if you want an itinerary check we do have spots available this month :)

  • @N3rOmO
    @N3rOmO 9 месяцев назад +2

    I live about 12km south of Heidelberg in the town of Wiesloch.
    Fun Fact: Wiesloch is home to the world's first petrol station. At that time, this was the old city pharmacy.

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  9 месяцев назад

      hahah that's so random, and exactly the kind of thing I expect in Germany.
      What a nice area to live in!

  • @joseph40ninjas88
    @joseph40ninjas88 11 месяцев назад +1

    Can't wait to see it asap

  • @usbxg3474
    @usbxg3474 Год назад +1

    Very great and entertaining/informative video! I follow you guys since months and I am totally happy and thankful that you finally made it to break out/leave your little "bavarian bubble" of germany and the beautiful surrounding areas towards the south and have started to move further north! Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland Palatinate for example might not have the amazing views of the Alps as a beautiful background of your videos, but they surely have hundreds of castles,great landscapes, amazing forrests, medieval cities and really great wine and deliciuos +
    food waiting for you and other expats/travellers since decades! Please try to be brave an leave yout bavarian/munich bubble and travel just a few hundred clicks further to the north and you´ll find the things you already like in a greater variety!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      We really loved out first experience exploring the river lands! We would come more often, but these trips require a lot of planning, effort, and , money, often on very short notice due to the weather. We are trying to make it out of Bavaria more next year!

    • @nosveros
      @nosveros Год назад

      Schloss Schwetzigen is amazing , not so much the inside in my opinion but the garden sure is.

  • @domaniac9119
    @domaniac9119 2 месяца назад +1

    JIC know one explained the monkey yet: There used to be a relief of a monkey on the old city fortifications in the Middle Ages, when the Neckar was the border of two principalities. The monkey was showing his bottom to the northern bank, a perpetual mockery addressed at the Prince-Bishop of Mainz.

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  2 месяца назад

      lol thank you! I did not know

  • @FlyingDarkLord
    @FlyingDarkLord 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video & beautifully edited 👍🏼

  • @arnodobler1096
    @arnodobler1096 Год назад +2

    I am excited. Finally in the “Laend”

  • @glennwaite137
    @glennwaite137 Год назад +1

    Thanks!

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      Thank you SO much! We really appreciate it.

  • @GreatCityAttractions
    @GreatCityAttractions Год назад

    Nice vlog guys - interesting footage.

  • @IlyazbekMamadaliyev
    @IlyazbekMamadaliyev 6 месяцев назад +1

    very useful video

  • @stuartmiller9648
    @stuartmiller9648 11 месяцев назад +1

    Another great and infomative video..! Am really interested now in adding this place to our Bavaria 2024 holiday......is it easy to get to from Munich where we will be staying as our base..? Thanks.

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  11 месяцев назад +1

      It takes about 3 hours by train with two connections. It is definitely not a day trip though! Have a nice time!

  • @cppdev2729
    @cppdev2729 6 месяцев назад +1

    dude, as a German your English accent is beautiful.

  • @sharonpapkin8574
    @sharonpapkin8574 Год назад +1

    Seems amazing from wich city should I came to this one?

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +1

      It was amazing! Though you’ll need to stick around for the rest of the series at it only gets better.
      As to where you should come from? I don’t think it matters. For me I can from Munich, Frankfurt it the closest major city, but it’s all just about how you’d fit it into your itinerary.

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 Год назад +1

      Mannheim is very close.

  • @sonalsagar
    @sonalsagar 10 месяцев назад +1

    Please share the prices of the tickets and travel if possible if I am travelling from Frankfurt

    • @tiro0oO5
      @tiro0oO5 4 месяца назад

      Its a ~1 hour train ride from Frankfurt to Heidelberg. There is a faster train and a super slow train (regionalbahn) that goes every hour and stops in every city in between.
      If you want to visit a „small heidelberg“ nearby go to weinheim and visit the market place

  • @itsme17717
    @itsme17717 9 месяцев назад

    Where i can find the information offices, can you give information about it too

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  9 месяцев назад

      I think some quests are worth leaving for the viewer to adventure for themselves :)

  • @johncarlopang
    @johncarlopang 8 месяцев назад +1

    Do they offer online tickets?

  • @AudryGonder-w9t
    @AudryGonder-w9t 4 месяца назад +1

    Visited about 6 years ago and it was nice but not the most beautiful city. Please visit Luneburg, just outside of Hamburg

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  4 месяца назад

      Agree! Many blogs say Heidelberg is the most beautiful town in Europe. It's great, but that's a strange claim.
      I have heard nice things about Luneberg!

  • @theinigosilvastation6232
    @theinigosilvastation6232 Год назад +1

    12:05 - More like Noah’s ark for their twirling shape. Wow, what a barrel 🛢️

  • @icandobetter85
    @icandobetter85 Год назад +1

    Have you been to the Philosophenweg on the other side of the river?

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад

      We did not make it. We didn't have enough time, plus, it was very cold and windy. :O

    • @lemurcat
      @lemurcat Год назад +3

      Hmm, almost as if you addressed that during the video... ;) @@NearFromHome

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 Год назад

      A must

    • @icandobetter85
      @icandobetter85 Год назад

      @@NearFromHome Philosophenweg is a must in Heidelberg 😍🤩 Next time 👍

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +2

      @@icandobetter85 Make sure you stick around for this weeks hiking video, I promise you this, it’s more than one step above the Philosophenweg and no one seems to know about it!

  • @stevemcgowen
    @stevemcgowen Год назад

    For me Prague is...

  • @joncolburn1501
    @joncolburn1501 Год назад +3

    I lived there from 89-95… loved it. Disappointed with the “diversity” comments… has really caused trouble in Germany. I fear the Heidelberg I left in 1995 is not very similar today. That being said… great video for a great city.

    • @NearFromHome
      @NearFromHome  Год назад +20

      Are you German? Having been there for only 6 years yourself you sound like a diverse immigrant to Heidelberg to me. I mean, come on, if you genuinely are against highly skilled immigrant academics, researchers, and scientists becoming a part of Germany….then I wouldn’t know what to say to you. The city you left in 1995 is indeed gone, it left almost 30 years ago, the moment the second passed, because no place can be nor should be static. The Heidelberg you enjoyed was not the city it was 30 years before you arrived, and no doubt there were some fools who lamented your being there, as you lament the being there of others. But it isn’t ours to judge. Though frankly no doubt it was just as diverse back then, that issue just wasn’t as politicised as it is today.