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Stuttgart

Mercedes, Porsche and Swabia's Wine-Terraced Capital

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1 dayIdeal stay₹9,050From / night₹2,980Food / day₹1,700Entry

The capital of Baden-Württemberg and the home of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, whose museums are the reason most visitors come; the Mercedes-Benz Museum spirals through 130 years of cars. Also the Schlossplatz palaces, the Wilhelma zoo and botanical garden, wine terraces inside the city, and the Cannstatter Wasen beer festival in autumn. The way into the northern Black Forest; Swabian Käsespätzle and Maultaschen (ask for the vegetarian kind) are the local food. The main station is a building site while Stuttgart 21 is finished.

Highlights

  • Mercedes-Benz Museum
  • Porsche Museum
  • Schlossplatz and the palaces
  • Wilhelma zoo and gardens
  • Day trip to Hohenzollern Castle
  • Cannstatter Wasen (autumn)

Things to do

  • Mercedes-Benz MuseumMorning · 3h
  • Porsche MuseumAfternoon · 2h
  • Schlossplatz and the old townEvening · 2h
  • Wilhelma zoo and botanical gardenMorning · 3h 30m
  • Day trip to Hohenzollern CastleMorning · 6h

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When to go

Best time: April – October

Heads up

Christmas: Shops and Sights Close 24-26 December

Christmas Eve afternoon, Christmas Day and 26 December are Germany's quietest days: shops, most museums and many restaurants close, the Christmas markets end on or before the 24th, and trains run a holiday timetable. Plan arrivals and sightseeing around them. Shops are closed every Sunday too.

  • Christmas markets across Germany — From late November to about 23 December almost every town holds a Christmas market: Rothenburg's Reiterlesmarkt in its medieval square, Berlin's many markets (Gendarmenmarkt, Charlottenburg Palace), Lübeck's and Hamburg's by their town halls, Stuttgart's large market by the old castle. Opening days vary by town and most close on or before Christmas Eve: check before you plan a December trip around one.
  • Cannstatter Volksfest (Wasen) — Stuttgart's answer to Oktoberfest, on the Wasen grounds by the Neckar from late September into October: beer tents, rides and a fruit column. Smaller and cheaper than Munich's, with easier tables.