Chequerboard City of Mannheim
The city of music, arts, culture, economy, universities and shopping opportunities
You can choose according to your preference: whether music, art, culture, or shopping - the chequerboard city of Mannheim offers everything in close reach.
Discover the secret metropolis of the Electoral Palatinate (Kurpfalz): Mannheim, the city of culture and science, is only a half-hour drive away from Frankfurt Airport and connected to a tight network of motorways and ICE-connections. Mannheim is the home of significant and innovative institutions and companies and hosts a variety of sights.
For more information about Mannheim please visit http://www.mannheim.de/en
Mannheim Surprises with a Multifaceted Appearance
- Mannheim Palace, one of the largest baroque palaces
- Luisenpark Mannheim and Herzogenriedpark Mannheim
- Mannheim harbour, the second-largest European inner harbour
- Friedrichsplatz, one of the most beautiful European Art Nouveau ensembles
- Wasserturm, the landmark of the city of Mannheim
- National Theatre Mannheim
- Cultural centre Alte Feuerwache
- Planetarium Mannheim
- SAP-Arena
Three of the most beautiful touristic destinations of Germany are situated in the immediate vicinity of Mannheim: Odenwald, Bergstrasse, and the Palatinate. At the intersection between the German regions Baden and Palatinate, there are many destinations offering a lot to lovers of nature and culture.
Close Destinations Worth Visiting
- The historic university town of Heidelberg
- the cathedral towns of Speyer and Worms
- the motor sport stronghold near Hockenheim: Hockenheimring
- the asparagus grower's mecca of Schwetzingen with the famous Schwetzinger Schloss (Schwetzingen castle)
- the Deutsche Weinstrasse
- the Burgenstrasse
