The Michaelsberg, which lies above the Untergrombach district of Bruchsal, is the highest point on the western edge of the Kraichgau with an altitude of 269 meters. Due to its lofty position in the Rhine plain, it offers an excellent view from the northern Black Forest over the Palatinate Forest to the Odenwald. The first site of a Neolithic culture that was named after this mountain in Central Europe is historically interesting. The hallmark of the “Michelsberg culture” is the typical tulip cup.
Today’s chapel was built by the well-known Prince-Bishop Damian Hugo von Schönborn in 1742. It is the successor of two previous chapels from the high Middle Ages and the year 1472, which were replaced by new buildings due to their dilapidation. The floor plan, the fresco paintings, the furnishings and the eventful history are worth mentioning.
Duration: 1 ¼ hours
Price on request
Meeting point: Entrance Michaelskapelle
Groups: max. 25 people
Booking: Tourist Information, Tel. 07251 50594-60, touristinformation@btmv.de
The Altenberg was settled 6,000 years ago in the Stone Age. The remains of a Roman estate were found at the foot of the Altenberg. The Romans brought the vines to our area. In 1941/42 Ruländer was cultivated on a large scale for the first time. “Heidelsheimer Altenberg” was the (!) Location name for an excellent Ruländer from the 1960s onwards.
Accompany our experienced hiking guide on a wine blossom hike along the wine trail on the Altenberg in Heidelsheim, followed by a tasting of grape varieties growing there.
The appointment can be booked as a group tour on request (depending on the state of the vegetation).
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Meeting point: Railway bridge / North stop
Participation fee: € 5.00 per person
Registration required at Tel. 07251 55055.
Contact person: Valentin Gölz
The remaining ravines with their specific fauna and flora are characteristic and formative for the Kraichgau. The diversity and uniqueness of this special form of a cultural landscape is shown here and made tangible.
In addition, on this guided hike through the ravine, you will learn interesting facts about the origins and necessity of the continued existence of this cultural-landscape gem. The route runs through both extensively and intensively used parts of the landscape and conveys how the cultural landscape has changed over the years.
Duration: 2 hours
Meeting point: at the Belvedere, Adolf-Bieringer-Straße
Groups: max. 30 people
Price on request
Booking: Tourist Information, Tel. 07251 50594-60, touristinformation@btmv.de
A welcome drink in the Café Restaurant Oberst in the cherry and wine town of Unteröwisheim sets the mood for this extraordinary tour. After a short hike through the village, you hike through the species-rich and historical ravines into the picturesque hilly landscape of the Kraichgau. Strengthened by a delicious snack with regional delicacies, you continue to the plateau with a wonderful view over the land of a thousand hills. The path then leads through a Kraichgau cave, which can be described as unique in length and depth, to the former care yard of the Maulbronn monastery, “Schloss Unteröwisheim”. In the “Destillato de Bortoli” you can learn interesting facts about the ancient and high art of distilling schnapps and enjoy the fine brandies made here during a tasting. A hearty regional buffet rounds off this unusual foray.
Day tour
Meeting point: Start / finish Unteröwisheim (optionally start in Bruchsal)
Groups: 15 – 40 people
Price on request
Booking: Tourist Information, Tel. 07251 50594-60, touristinformation@btmv.de
Anette Schäffner welcomes you personally and guides you across the farm, through her farm shop, stocked with fresh asparagus and regional delicacies, and to the asparagus field. You will find out what is grown on the farm and how it is marketed.
How is the asparagus planted and cared for, when and for how long can it be harvested, how is green asparagus cut and what happens when cleaning and sorting. Try for yourself how white asparagus is pricked.
The special thing about Mrs. Schäffner: There is only film-free asparagus cultivation.
Duration: approx. 1.5-2 hours
Groups: max. 25 people
Price on request
Booking: Tourist Information Tel. 07251 50594-60, touristinformation@btmv.de
(including city tour)
Experience the royal vegetables up close. During the tour of an asparagus farm and the subsequent visit to the asparagus field, you will learn everything about the cultivation of the popular seasonal vegetables. You have the opportunity to prick asparagus yourself.
A small city tour or a small city tour if you arrive by car through the asparagus town of Bruchsal is included.
Note: only in the asparagus season, around the end of April – mid-June, arrival with your own bus or car required; the tour guide gets on the group’s bus.
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours
Meeting point: by arrangement
Groups: max. Bus group size
Price on request
Booking: Tourist Information Tel. 07251 50594-60, touristinformation@btmv.de
Manfred Grimme, our experienced tour guide, will guide you on the 25-kilometer bike tour. Cycling enthusiasts can experience a unique mix of nature, culture and enjoyment.
The Bruchsal ring route meanders from the flat Rhine plain to the Kraichgau hill country. It leads around Bruchsal and thus connects the core city with its five tranquil districts of Büchenau, Heidelsheim, Helmsheim, Obergrombach and Untergrombach.
Of the participation fee, € 9 will be donated to the German Leukemia and Lymphoma Aid. Manfred Grimme himself was diagnosed with the incurable disease leukemia in 2005; but no reason for him to lose strength, energy or courage to face life.
Duration: approx. 3-4 hours
Meeting point: main entrance to the baroque palace
Groups: max. 20 people
Price on request
Booking: Touristinformation Bruchsal, Tel. 07251/5059461, touristinformation@btmv.de
