Local guides
Places we love around our homes — sights, food, beaches and the practical bits, gathered by the people who live there.
Stuttgart
Historic railways and the Weissenhof estate
A rack railway, a wooden funicular and a 1927 experiment in modern housing — three pieces of Stuttgart that reward a short…
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The two car museums — Mercedes-Benz and Porsche
Both brands were born here and both have built themselves a museum next to the factory. They are very different visits.
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Schloss Solitude
A duke's rococo pleasure palace on a ridge west of the city, with a dead-straight avenue aimed at Ludwigsburg and forest walks…
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Stuttgart from above — the viewpoints
The city sits in a bowl, so it is ringed with places to look down on it: a rubble hill, a beer-garden…
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The Fernsehturm — the world’s first television tower
Stuttgart built the first concrete TV tower in the world in 1956. It still works as a viewpoint, with the Swabian Jura…
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Stuttgart’s old centre on foot — Schlossplatz to Schillerplatz
A short walk through the historic heart of the city: two grand squares, the old and new palaces, the collegiate church, the…
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