Whether it's a hip-hop festival or an award-winning opera house, a castle festival or a musical - the Stuttgart region is at the top of the German cultural metropolises. The region is also a gourmet paradise under the stars and Stuttgart is one of the greenest cities in Europe. Just a short S-Bahn ride from the state capital, nature lovers will find the impressive mountain landscapes of the Swabian Alb biosphere area, vineyards and idyllic swimming lakes.
Would you like even more variety? Here you will find lots of leisure tips - from the all-time classics to real insider tips among the excursion ideas.
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In the apothecary garden in Waiblingen's old town near St. Michael's Church, health can be experienced. In twelve beds, which are arranged according to their healing effects on the individual organs, visitors can learn a lot about medicinal plants. Signs explain the respective effects of the medicinal herbs. A bed contains plants that are helpful for diseases of the heart and...
If you are looking for peace and quiet and want to enjoy it, the parish garden next to the Catholic church in Mögglingen is the right place for you. The idyllic garden was opened to the public and redesigned a few years ago. In addition to various herbs such as thyme, sage, rosemary and mint, floating water lilies can be found in an old zinc tub or ...
The “Monopteros” architectural station on the edge of the forest above Winterbach can be reached on foot from the Winterbach S-Bahn station after about 1,5 kilometers. From there you have a great view over the surrounding vineyards and orchards. A “Monopteros” is a round building with columns and an open interior that looks like a...
Especially on hot days, the city of Mögglingen offers families an opportunity to play and cool down: where dense undergrowth used to hide the Rems, today you can sit in the middle of the city on the “Remsaue” in Mögglingen and enjoy nature. There is a water playground for children, they can play with stones in the river...
The House of City History on the edge of Waiblingen's old town is a historic place. With its creaking beams and stairs, low rooms and remnants of times past, the approximately 500-year-old building is a rarity in Waiblingen. Because it is one of the few houses that did not suffer from the big city fire...
In Spiegelberg in the Rems-Murr district you can feel like Robin Hood: an archery course has been set up in a forest where you can shoot at targets or exotic plastic animal figures, such as leopards or gorillas. If you don't have your own bow and arrow, you can rent the accessories on site. The ...
Wascherschloss Castle near Waschenbeuren in the Göppingen district is also known as the “cradle of the Staufers”. The German ruling family was at home here for a long time. According to legend, the well-preserved small castle with the hexagonal courtyard and half-timbered structure was the love nest of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa in the 12th century...
Anyone who has always wanted to explore Böbingen an der Rems can do so on a tour of the community. There are information boards about the history of the community at 25 places and buildings for anyone interested. Among other things, visitors can visit the Roman fort, the foundations of which still stand today. It was once sold for 500...
In Remseck in the Rems-Murr district you can visit a show vineyard with over 100 local and international grape varieties. The vineyard of the Remshalden-Schorndorf winery cooperative shows how the individual types of grapes ripen differently in a valley. On the show vineyard, local grape varieties are compared and developed with new varieties, international varieties and fungus-resistant species. stadt-remseck.de
On the wine and wine press trail you can cycle from Fellbach via Kernen to Weinstadt and back via Waiblingen. The 25-kilometer circular route takes two hours and leads through the vineyards directly past the vines. The starting point is Fellbach train station. The path goes along the...