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.
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.
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Cathedral of St Mary and St Stephen
A World Heritage Site, the Cathedral of St Mary and St Stephen dates back to the High Romanesque period in Germany. The Cathedral, grand and striking, is the burial site for emperors and kings.
Holiday Park
At Hassloch 14km/8.5mi northwest of Speyer lies the Holiday Park, a leisure and amusement park (area 35 hectares/86 acres) with a Fairytale Park, a Lilliputian Town, a dolphinarium, a variety theater, a cinema with a 180° screen and a wide range of other attractions.
Hours
April 5 to November 2
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Altpörtel
From the Cathedral Maximilianstrasse, Speyer's wide main street runs west to the Altpörtel, a handsome gate-tower of the 13th and 16th centuries (interior open to the public).
Feuerbach House
Southwest of the Judenbad in Speyer, at Allerheiligenstrasse 9, stands the house in which the painter Anselm Feuerbach was born in 1829 (memorial museum; changing exhibitions).
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | Closed | 11:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 13:00 |
Jews' Bath
At the end of the Judenbadgasse in Speyer, in a little garden almost 10m/33ft below ground level, is the Jews' Bath (Judenbad; c. 1100), belonging to a synagogue that once stood here.
Palatinate Historical Museum
To the south of the Speyer Cathedral is the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, with an outstanding collection of material from ancient, medieval and modern times. It also includes the Diocesan Museum.
St Bernard's Church
In the northwest of Speyer, near the railroad station (Bahnhof), is St Bernard's Church, the Peace Church, built jointly by Frenchmen and Germans in 1953-54.
