Annual late-August Sunday when the 85-kilometre Deutsche Weinstrasse closes to cars, opening up the wine road for cyclists and pedestrians between Bockenheim and Schweigen. Vinothek and Hoffest stops at participating Pfalz growers along the route.
Address: Martin-Luther-Strasse 69, 67433 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, Pfalz
Chairlift from Villa Ludwigshoehe in Edenkoben to the Rietburg ruin at 535 metres, with vineyard panoramas across the Pfalz to Speyer Cathedral on clear days. Combined ticket with Slevogt-Galerie and the Schloss Villa Ludwigshoehe.
Self-guided walk from Neustadt up through Hambach Riesling vineyards to Hambacher Schloss at 325 metres on the Haardt foothills. Castle audio-guide tour traces the 1832 Hambacher Fest, the cradle of German democracy.
Annual almond-blossom season along the Deutsche Weinstrasse in mid-March to mid-April when 100,000 pink-flowered almond trees line the wine road. Themed walking days with vinothek and Hoffest stops at participating estates.
The 1936 Deutsches Weintor at the southern end of the Deutsche Weinstrasse on the French border at Schweigen-Rechtenbach. The 18-metre sandstone monument marks the start of the wine road; viewing terrace and on-site vinothek.
Annual Deutsches Weinlesefest in Neustadt from late September to mid-October, with the crowning of the German Wine Queen and the German Wine Princesses. The closing parade is the festival's set-piece event.
Self-guided vineyard walk through the Kallstadter Saumagen and Kobnert Grosse Lage parcels, on chalky soils above the village of Kallstadt. Combined with a tasting at the Kallstadt cooperative or one of the village estates.
