Bergstraße
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The Bergstraße (literally the "mountain road") is the name of a mountainous theme route, and the area around it, stretching across the western edge of the Odenwald in southern Hesse and northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
UnderstandThe route mostly follows the modern B3 road (Bundesstraße 3), and goes almost straight from north to south at the spot where the Rhine lowlands meet the western edge of the Odenwald.
RegionsThe Bergstraße crosses 2 German states (Bundesländer): Hesse and Baden-Württemberg.
CitiesCities and towns on the Bergstraße are, from north to south:
Get inFrankfurt International Airport is only 30 km north of the Bergstraße. From there you can easily reach the Bergstraße by train with a change of train at the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, Mainz or Mannheim.
Get aroundA railway line runs along the length of the Bergstraße from Darmstadt to Weinheim and Ladenburg. South of Weinheim, the railway no longer follows the Bergstraße (B3).
SeeHere are some of the sights along the Bergstraße listed from north to south:
DrinkApfelwein (apple wine/cider) is offered in many restaurants along the Bergstraße (and also in places away from the Bergstraße such as Mainz, Michelstadt and Frankfurt).
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Bergstraße" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Lutz Igiel, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons