Speyer Attractions

Speyer, on the left bank of the Rhine, was the see of a bishop from the seventh century, and a free imperial city from 1294 to 1797, the meeting place of many Imperial Diets, including the famous one in 1529 at which the Reformed princes and estates made their protest against the anti-Reformation resolutions of the majority, giving rise to the term "Protestant."

The town's harbor on the Rhine makes a major contribution to its economy.

There are excursion boats on the Rhine during the summer months.