Schloss Heidelberg
Erwachsene 8,50 € (zuzüglich 11,00 € Schlossticket) EUR 8.50
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Why go
- Observation terraces overlooking Heidelberg’s old town and the Neckar valley.
- Renaissance castle ruins, including the Mannerist Ottheinrichsbau.
- The Deutsches Apotheken-Museum, with pharmacy bottles, counters and historic laboratory equipment.
- A split tower whose standing half exposes vaulted rooms.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 27 Sep 2026
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 18:00Show all
Don't miss
- Fallen tower wallA fallen section measures about 10 by 10 metres and is six metres thick. Victor Hugo compared the ruined tower to a human skull.At the split tower’s foot
- Ancestral galleryFriedrich IV appears with his grandfather, father and uncle in the lowest row; higher rows depict Wittelsbach emperors and kings.Friedrichsbau façade
- Small gablesJustice and female figures representing spring and summer decorate the Friedrichsbau.Friedrichsbau façade
- Garden memorialsThe gardens contain David d’Angers’s bust of Goethe and a medallion of Joseph Victor von Scheffel.Castle gardens
- ElisabethentorFriedrich V commissioned this garden gate for Elisabeth Stuart.Stückgarten
Know before you go
- Open daily, 09:00–18:00.
- The supplied adult price totals €19.50: €8.50 plus an €11 castle ticket. The supplied details do not identify what the €8.50 component covers.
What's inside
- The Deutsches Apotheken-Museum is in the castle’s eastern section.
- The Friedrichsbau contains a court chapel on the ground floor and the prince’s apartment above. Its original façade statues are indoors in the Friedrich’s Wing.
Tips for your visit
- During school holidays, family tours for children aged six to ten include a craft activity.
Interesting facts3
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1401
In 1401, King Ruprecht’s court was too large for the castle, so he stayed at the Augustinians’ monastery.
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1415
In 1415, Ludwig III held the deposed Pope John XXIII at the castle before transferring him to Burg Eichelsheim.
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1528
The main gate dates from 1528; a drawbridge once closed the gate to the left of the main entrance.
Heidelberg Castle - Wikipedia (part 3)
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History
The complex grew through successive building campaigns, with its present structures expanded by 1650. In the early 19th century, the ruins became a symbol of Romanticism. J. M. W. Turner repeatedly painted Heidelberg and its castle during visits between 1817 and 1844, and railway access from 1840 helped bring more tourists.
- before 1214The earliest castle structure was built before 1214.
- 1303Records refer to two castles: an upper castle on Kleiner Gaisberg and a lower castle at the present site.
- 1537Lightning destroyed the upper castle.
- 1622Tilly’s forces captured Heidelberg and the castle.
- 1689French troops set fire to the castle and blew off the front of the Fat Tower.
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- 1693The castle suffered renewed destruction during the Palatinate succession war.
- 1720The court moved to Mannheim.
- 24 June 1764A lightning fire ended plans to restore the castle.
- 1810Charles de Graimberg began preserving the ruins.
- 1890Experts recommended conserving the castle rather than rebuilding it.
- 1897–1900The fire-damaged Friedrichsbau was restored; this work concerned that building, not reconstruction of the whole castle.
How to get there
- Cable carTake the Heidelberger Bergbahn from Kornmarkt to the castle stop; the route continues to the Königstuhl summit. Address: Schlosshof 1, Heidelberg.
Sources: Heidelberg Castle - Wikipedia · Heidelberg Castle - Wikipedia (part 2) · Heidelberg Castle - Wikipedia (part 3) · Heidelberg Castle · Schloss Heidelberg · Château de Heidelberg · Heidelberger Schloss - Wikipedia · Château de Heidelberg - Wikipedia · Statues on the Friedrich’s Wing · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Website
- schloss-heidelberg.de/
- Phone
- +4972517427
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Questions and answers
Is the ginkgo at Heidelberg Castle the tree associated with Goethe?
No. The present tree was planted in 1795; the tree associated with Goethe no longer stands.
Did Martin Luther visit Heidelberg Castle?
Yes. Wolfgang, Count Palatine, showed him around. Luther later praised the castle’s beauty and military equipment in a letter dated 18 May 1518.
How did Charles de Graimberg document Heidelberg Castle’s ruins?
His engravings recorded the ruins and helped protect them from decay.
What became of Charles de Graimberg’s castle collection?
It later formed the basis of the Kurpfälzisches Museum.
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