
Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the …

Heidelberg Castle, built by Prince Elector Ruprecht III in the 14th century, sits high above the town, surrounded by gardens an…

The German taste for white asparagus was first developed by the Elector Palatine Karl Theodore who, in the 17th century, decide…

Overlapping with, but not quite eclipsing the town's popular asparagus festival, the Schwetzinger Festspiele is a summer opera …

The 'Castle Road' scenic route from Mannheim to Prague runs for approximately 1,000km though historic towns, next to ancient ca…
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