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City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Speyer is a city in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. It is one of the oldest German cities and has a beautiful old town. Speyer has been a diocesan town since 346; its first churches and monasteries were built in the 6th and 7th century.
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Speyer Cathedral
The romanesque imperial cathedral, with crypta of the Salian Emperors. A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Altstadt
Oldest Mikvah north of the Alps
A 55 m high gate, part of the former fortification wall
A Protestant church with wooden interior from the 17th century.
History museum
Technical Museum
Hall full of old cars and outside a number of aircraft and a small submarine you can walk through. Space exhibition which includes the Russian shuttle.
A family-friendly aquarium. Can have long lines at peak hours.
Speyer was an important Jewish city in the Middle Ages, and this courtyard was the heart of the city's Jewish community then. One of four Jewish sites in Rhineland-Palatinate making up the world heritage site ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz.
Aerial adventure park
Cafe and restaurant.
Restaurant and bar.
Vegan reproductions of traditional Palatine dishes. Limited seating, RSVP in advance.
Popular beer garden right next to the river.
By train
The main station has frequent connections to Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Karlsruhe, although it is not directly connected to the high-speed ICE train network.
Speyer has a city bus system. You can buy tickets from the drivers. The city shuttle (Bus line 565) costs only €1 and is valid for 1 day only in this bus line.
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Mannheim · Regional · MHG
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