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City in Germany, known for narrowest street
Photo: Lukas Riebling, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Reutlingen is rich in history and traditions as a former Free Imperial City (Freie Reichsstadt) and is with a population of about 116,000 (2020) among the top ten cities in Baden-Württemberg.
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St. Mary's church
The Marienkirche was constructed between 1247 and 1343. It is regarded as one of the most significant Gothic buildings in Swabia. The church was built to thank the virgin Mary for the end of the siege the enemy troops of Landgraf Heinrich Raspe.
The narrowest street in the world, measuring 31 cm in width. The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts after the area was completely destroyed in the massive city-wide fire of 1726.
Museum
Town gate
Town gate
Natural History Museum
The natural history exhibition focuses on the region of the Swabian Mountains.
landmark
A historicist castle built in the 19th century at the edge of the Swabian Alps.
Bears' Cave
It is one of the most visited dripstone caves in Germany, named after the many bear skeletons inside. It was discovered in 1834 by the school teacher Fauth, while he was looking for herbs. A recreational park above the cave makes it a popular trip target on weekends.
Nebel caven
Drip stone cave
The close-by city of Metzingen features outlet shops for almost any major brand. It is well known far beyond Reutlingen as it is often packed with Japanese tourists.
Beautiful castles, caves or hiking through the green mountain range can be all done in an easy day trip from Reutlingen.
Probably Reutlingen's most popular club, featuring mainstream disco entertainment.
Gastropub
An Irish pub where you won't have any problems ordering a drink in English.
Bistro style establishment, also serves food. Nice outside seating area
Spanish and Mexican bar.
Great alternative pub with football, live gigs and rock music.
A club featuring 2 rooms (house/techno and party music) and an outdoor terrace.
Near the nightlife.
Near the train station.
Suits
By train
There are regular train service to and from Tübingen (10 minutes, €3.20) and Stuttgart (35 minutes, €11.80).
By bus
The long-distance bus market has been rapidly expanding in Germany, ever since the passing of a new law in 2013, which enabled companies such as FlixBus to take hold in most parts of the nation.
Reutlingens public transport is part of the Naldo transport network. They have an amazing variety of different tickets for group travel, etc.
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