Castles & Palaces

Like beads on a string

Dense forests, lush greenery, rolling hills, picturesque wine-growing villages with winding alleys - and above them, the old walls of imposing castles and the elegant towers of fine palaces have stood guard for centuries. You will find more than ten of these historic places here on the Southern Wine Route.  From noble castles to mystical fortresses to small chapels - impressive history meets the present on the Southern Wine Route.

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Burgruine Rietburg

Rhodt unter Rietburg The complex (located above Villa…
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Ehemaliges Wasserschloss

Grossfischlingen On the site of today's vicarage in Oberstraße in…
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Bad Bergzabern Castle

Bad Bergzabern Bergzabern Castle is the landmark of the town of Bad…
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Neuscharfeneck Castle ruins

Dernbach Please note: From 2 October 2019, the castle ruins will remain…
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Trifels Castle

Annweiler am Trifels Trifels Castle was an important imperial fortress…
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Lindelbrunn Castle ruins

Vorderweidenthal Lindelbrunn is a medieval castle ruin about 3 km from…
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Schloss Edesheim

Edesheim Edesheim Castle is located in the "Tuscany of Germany"…
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Medieval city fortifications

Billigheim-Ingenheim The "upper gate" has been preserved to this day.
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Deutsches Tor

Landau in der Pfalz The north-eastern city gate of the Vauban fortress,…
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Kredenburg

Maikammer The castle is located in the district of Alsterweiler.…
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Schlössel

Kirrweiler Today's Schlössel was built in 1768 according to the plans…
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