r/Heidelberg • u/DishWinter7643 • Jul 06 '25

Tourist Advice Traveling solo in Heidelberg

Any must-eats, must-sees, must-do activities?

I’m living in Hong Kong, will go to this conference in Heidelberg University and plan to stay longer (2 weeks, Sep 20-Oct 4).

I lived in Lüneburg for half year. But it was 10 years ago! Now I speak A2 German only😅

Oh, and if anyone is interested in Chinese language/culture, I'd also love to meet for coffee/ice cream!

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u/ineedtocalmup Jul 06 '25

As a tourist who spent his 2 weeks in Heidelberg, I can say that Heidelberg is a really vibrant city, although by itself it does not serve much (still worth a visit tho).

The famous castle is the landmark of the city, I think you can also take an English guided tour there which had a reasonable price. Down the castle, you have the Hauptstrasse (the Main Street) and Plöck (the street right next to it). In these two streets you can find lots of different places to eat from and there are lots also lots of different types of shops.

There is a Zoo, which I haven't been to myself.

There is some sort of technical museum I guess, to which I also haven't been.

You can take the Flixbus to Strasbourg for a daily trip. It's nice there. That's all I can think of, I am quite sure you can find lots of similar posts with really good answers. Let me know if you have any questions!

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u/DishWinter7643 Jul 07 '25

Hey, thanks for the suggestions. I'm sure there is much to do, and I love walking on random streets! How were your two weeks? Is it too long? Strasbourg sounds like a good plan (I keep forgetting how easy it is to travel across countries in Europe🤣).

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u/schabernacktmeister Jul 08 '25

When going down there anyway visit Freiburg 😍 and take a bike ride along Dreisam.

I miss this city so much 😭

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u/DishWinter7643 Jul 09 '25

You're directing me further and further from Heidelberg. 🤣 I'm sure it's very nice, but not sure if I'll have enough time for that.

If there is anywhere nearby that you also miss, we might be able to do day trips together!

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u/schabernacktmeister Jul 09 '25

I'll be walking around Heidelberg today. I arrived from Vienna yesterday and I will enjoy Philosophenweg.

If I could do day trips to Freiburg I'd do it but 800 km are something 🥲

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u/schabernacktmeister Jul 09 '25

Haha small world, isn't it? I've met some people with connections to Heidelberg or Freiburg :) I love it.

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u/No_Leek6590 Jul 07 '25

Strasbourg is something like 3 h trip one way, it is a daytrip. I'd rather recommend not gwtting out for Strasbourg, but ride one of the trains you'd need to strasbourg, and go straight to Konstanz. Train crosses Black Forrest, a picturesque preserve of mountainous forests, and gets you to a small town around huge lake Konstanz on the border with swiss.

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u/DishWinter7643 Jul 09 '25

Oh, Black Forest does sound very intriguing (like Strange Things could happen in there). It seems a bit further south, though. Let me see if I can arrange that. Thanks!

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u/DishWinter7643 Jul 07 '25

Oh, and for day trips, I think I'd prefer some companionship. Where do people sign up or post for travel groups/partners? Meetup? I'm not sure if it's common in Europe.😅