Stuttgart Travel Guide: Travel and tourist information, things to do and see in Stuttgart

Surrounded by beautiful countryside , and the centre of Germany's wine growing region, the city of Stuttgart is Germany's garden city, and a picturesque place with plenty of attractions itself, and close by. Ideal as a city break destination at any time of the year, and also as the base for a longer holiday exploring southwest Germany and the Black Forest , Stuttgart has lots to offer to the traveller.

With its moderate climate, proximity to the Black Forest and unique Swabian heritage, Stuttgart is a great place to experience an authentic German city without hordes of tourists. For a more raucous time, visit during the Cannstatter Volksfest, Germany's second-largest Oktoberfest celebration

Stuttgart is a prosperous modern city with two famous festivals, one for wine and one for beer, a world class gallery in the Staatsgalerie, excellent shops and innumerable good quality value-for-money restaurants. There is a lively cultural scene. South-east of Stuttgart is Esslingan, featuring important buildings from Roman times onward. To the north be sure to visit Ludwigsburg with its impressive and beautiful planned layout of gardens and palaces dating from around 1700.

Stuttgart arguably has one of the most beautiful settings in all Europe, surrounded by a wonderful panorama of rolling green hills, forests and vineyards. The many interesting sights in Stuttgart include two city chateaux (Stadtschlösser), the Staatsgalerie art gallery and the unique Wilhelma zoo and botanical gardens. Baden-Württemberg's state capital is also a top venue for hit musicals.

Schlossplatz and Neues Schloss: Stuttgart's most beautiful square, in the city centre

Wilhelma: Europe's biggest combined zoo and botanical gardens, set in a Moorish park

SI Erlebnis-Center with the Apollo Theatre, Musical Theatre, Casino, theme restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas, sauna and Vitalbad baths

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche: Museums of the world's oldest car manufacturer and the famous sports car manufacturer

Fernsehturm: The world's first broadcasting tower made of steel-reinforced concrete

Bohnenviertel: Bohemian quarter in the Old Town with wine bars, popular pubs and antiques shops

Altes Schloss: Renaissance schloss, now home of the Württemberg State Museum

Neue Staatsgalerie: Masterpiece of post-modern architecture by James Stirling, outstanding collection of classic modern art

Alte Staatsgalerie: Painting from the Middle Ages to the 19C

Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart: Otto Dix collection

Weissenhof estate: Built in 1927, designed by leading Bauhaus architects

Markthalle: Fully preserved art nouveau market hall with a wealth of international culinary attractions
More than 40 theatres, 30 art galleries and numerous museums, including car museums, the Wine-Growing Museum, the Hegel House, the Linden Ethnology Museum and the Carl Zeiss Planetarium.

The exciting metropolis is a great city for young people, with a non-stop program on 365 days of the year. Experience budget culture by day with the Stuttcard.

Nightlife attractions include hip-hop, jazz, Thursday Night Skates and a wealth of other activities.

Stuttgart is a veritable paradise for shoppers, with something for every taste and budget, including big department stores on the 1km long Königstrasse, elegant shopping malls, exquisite little boutiques in the Old Town and lowprice factory outlets.

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Population: 82.431.400
Languages: German
Currency: euro
Currency code: EUR
Local Times:
Germany - Berlin - Berlin

Germany - Hesse - Frankfurt

Country Dialling Code: +49
Voltage: 230V 50Hz
Electrical plugs:
'Schuko' type with two earth connectors on the sides

'Schuko' type with two earth connectors on the sides

Germany is a federation of 16 states, roughly corresponding to regions with their own distinct and unique cultures. Germany is one of the most influential nations in European culture, and one of the world's main economic powers. Known around the world for its precision engineering and high-tech products, it is equally admired by visitors for its old-world charm and "Gemütlichkeit" (coziness) or hospitality. If you have perceptions of Germany as simply homogeneous, it will surprise you with its many historical regions and much local diversity for its relatively small size. Cities of all sizes boast some of Europe’s best nightclubs, as you’d expect from the home of techno. Enjoying the outdoors, from skiing Alpine peaks to hiking carefully preserved forests, is also an experience worth having.

Germany wears its riches well: elegant big-city charm, small picture-postcard towns, pagan-inspired harvest festivals, a wealth of art and culture and the perennial pleasures of huge tracts of forest, delightful castles and fine wine and beer are all there for the savouring.

Germany is made up of the North German Plain, the Central German Uplands (Mittelgebirge), and the Southern German Highlands. The Bavarian plateau in the southwest averages 1,600 ft (488 m) above sea level, but it reaches 9,721 ft (2,962 m) in the Zugspitze Mountains, the highest point in the country. Germany's major rivers are the Danube, the Elbe, the Oder, the Weser, and the Rhine.

This is the land that spawned Beethoven and Bauhaus, Goethe and Glühwein, Lager and Lederhosen and Walt Disney's inspiration for Cinderella's Castle. Whatever your interest, there's a strong chance it'll be satisfied somewhere here.

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