What’s on Kaiserslautern, Ramstein, Landstuhl
Sightseeing tours September 2024
Guided tour of the cemetery
The tour of the main cemetery leads to magnificent grave monuments and important personalities from the city’s history.
The meeting point is at the funeral parlor.
Date: Friday, September 13, 3 p.m.
10.00 EUR per person / 9.00 EUR reduced
Around the collegiate church
Around the former monastery complex there are historical buildings and facilities of importance, some of which are hidden: the Adlerapotheke, the Manufakturhaus, the so-called beautiful fountain and the former Jewish quarter including the mikvah. After a short tour, we will of course also take a look inside the collegiate church.
Date: Saturday, September 14, 10:30 a.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
Legend walk – NEW –
Starting at the Kaiserpfalz, the tour leads through Lautern’s former upper town. The protagonist is a high-medieval Frouwe from nearby Sterrenberg Castle, whose legendary story invites you on an excursion into the past – suspense included!
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
Jewish traces in Kaiserslautern
The tour first leads to the Altenhof and thus to the Jewish ritual bath (mikvah). The tour continues along the former city fortifications to Synagogenplatz and the Metzgerturm.
Date: Wednesday, September 18, 3 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
Culinary on the road in Kaiserslautern – NEW –
In the Palatinate there is not only “Worscht, Weck unn Woi”. The diversity of the cuisine, especially in the Western Palatinate, is also influenced by the French, Americans and Bavarians.
During a culinary tour, you will have the opportunity to taste Lautr’s history, peppered with a few details about eating habits from the Middle Ages to the present day. The tour does not stop for refreshments, but participants can enjoy small snacks at various locations.
Date: Friday, September 20, 4:30 p.m.
25.00 EUR per person
KL intensive
The tour begins with a guided tour of the Palatine Hall of the former Renaissance palace and a visit to the underground corridors. The tour continues on foot with a short walk through the city center.
Date: Saturday, September 21, 10.30 a.m.
10.00 EUR per person / 9.00 EUR reduced
Kaiserslautern “in Pälzisch”
De Kaiserbrunne, e Sticksche Stadt unn Lautrer Originale – the tour leads “uff Pälzisch” from the Kaiserbrunnen through Steinstraße to Brezel Adam.
Meeting point is at the Kaiserbrunnen.
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 5 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
City tour
Kaiserslautern is a wonderful place to discover on foot. Most of the sights are close together. Participants will learn about Kaiserslautern’s history through selected buildings, stories and anecdotes as they stroll through the more than 750-year-old Barbarossa city. Please note that this tour does not include the Palatine Hall and the underground corridors.
Date: Saturday, September 28, 10:30 a.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
October
Palatine Hall & corridors
The tour begins in the Palatine Hall of the former Renaissance palace, the city’s representative rooms. The tour then moves on to the approximately 70-metre-long underground corridors, which allow visitors to experience the history of Kaiserslautern in a lively way.
Dates: Wednesday, October 02, 3 p.m.
Saturday, October 05, 11:15 a.m. (in English)
Wednesday, October 16, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30, 3 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
KL intensive
The tour begins with a guided tour of the Palatine Hall of the former Renaissance palace and a visit to the underground corridors. The tour continues on foot with a short walk through the city center.
Date: Saturday, October 05, 10.30 a.m.
10.00 EUR per person / 9.00 EUR reduced
Kaiserslautern “uff Pälzisch” – dialect tour
De Kaiserbrunne, e Sticksche Stadt unn Lautrer Originale – the tour leads “uff Pälzisch” from the Kaiserbrunnen through Steinstraße to Brezel Adam. The meeting point is at the Kaiserbrunnen.
Date: Thursday, October 10, 5 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
Hidden traces of Lautr’s brewery history
Here you can learn and experience all kinds of stories about the breweries of Kaiserslautern. A tasting is included. Sturdy shoes and a good flashlight are required. The tours are at your own risk. Participants release the City of Kaiserslautern and its tour guides and cooperation partners from any liability.
Date: Friday, October 11, 5 p.m.
15.00 EUR per person
In the Emperor’s footsteps
From the exciting construction of the imperial palace, its heyday, the expansion and construction of Casimir Castle to the destruction and decline of both buildings: the guided tour over the castle hill and through the underground passage shows the exciting traces of the eventful history up to the present day.
Date: Saturday, October 12, 10:30 a.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
Legend walk
Starting at the Imperial Palace, the tour leads through Lautern’s former upper town. The protagonist is a high-medieval Frouwe from nearby Sterrenberg Castle, whose legendary story invites you on an excursion into the past. Suspense is included!
Date: Friday, October 18, 4 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
City tour
A stroll through the more than 750-year-old Barbarossa city. Kaiserslautern is a wonderful place to discover on foot, as most of the sights are close together.
Date: Saturday, October 12, 11.30 a.m. (in English)
Saturday, October 19, 10:30 a.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced
Imperial Palace adventure – guided tour for children
How did children live in the Middle Ages? What was everyday life like in the Middle Ages? How did you become a knight or an emperor? Together we go on a discovery tour of medieval Kaiserslautern. The starting point is the remains of the historic imperial palace. The tour is suitable for children aged eight and over.
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2 p.m.
6.00 EUR per person / 5.00 EUR reduced
Lautere treasures – the unknown monument zone
Villas, town houses and a trade museum, all built in the second half of the 19th century, form a monument zone in the north of the city that is unparalleled in Kaiserslautern. Prominent people from Kaiserslautern lived here, so that the history of the city, the family and the industry merge during the tour. On the two-hour walk, participants will get to know the magnificent, the pompous, the respectable and the hidden.
Date: Saturday, October 26, 10:30 a.m.
10.00 EUR per person / 9.00 EUR reduced
Palatine Hall & underground corridors
So, who was Barbarossa? – certainly not a baker (who has cashed in on this illustrious name), but a powerful emperor of the Middle Ages.
Discover more interesting aspects of Kaiserslautern: a guided tour of the Count Palatinate Hall (with the subterranean passages) and/or walk through the downtown highlights major personages, buildings and events in Kaiserslautern’s multifaceted history.
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Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
Tickets for concerts at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern are available from:
Tickets – 19.00 euros (reduced 13.00 euros) for all seats are only available in advance at the Tourist Information Office, Fruchthallstraße 14, Tel. (0631) 365-2316 or at the box office. The ticket entitles the holder to a return journey on the day of the event until 3:00 a.m. the following day on all public transport (with DB: RE, RB and S-Bahn, in the Rhine-Neckar transport network (VRN), 2nd class).
Wochenmarkt Kaiserslautern
Welcome to the Kaiserslautern weekly market – Every Tuesday and Saturday on Stiftsplatz and on Thursdays in the Königstraße
From 07:00 to 13:30 you will find everything your heart desires. Fresh food from fruit, cheese, vegetables and sausages to fish and baked goods as well as flowers and plants. Or simply have a nice chat about the weather, world events and the football.
Wadgasserhof
Biergarten Wadgasserhof (c)Stadt KL Inviting Beer Garden at the Wadgasserhof
In the summer months the inner courtyard of the Wadgasserhof with its beer garden invites visitors to linger in its historical ambience.
Sitting under the old chestnut tree, enjoy drinks and food from the neighboring Vietnamese restaurant Pho Viet. Opening hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday is a day off.
The exhibitions in the Wadgasserhof and the Theodor Zink Museum can be visited during the opening hours of the City Museum. These are Wednesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission to special exhibitions is 5.00 euros, reduced 2.50 euros, the visit to the permanent exhibition is free.
Wadgasserhof, Steinstrasse 55, 67653 Kaiserslautern
Tel: 0631 365-2326
Pfalzgalerie
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Pfalzgalerie, Museumsplatz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 0631 3647201
Tuesday: 11:00 – 20:00, Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 17:00, Closed Mondays
The Museum Palatine Gallery in Kaiserslautern was founded in 1874 as a museum of Trades and Crafts. The museum building was constructed from 1875 to 1880. Today, its main focus is on painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st centuries.
The permanent collection includes: our friends. Abstract American Art from a Private French Collection
Theodor Zink Museum
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Theodor Zink Museum, Steinstr. 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel. 0631 365-2327
www.theodor-zink-museum.de
Tuesday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm;
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm;
Closed Monday
Guided tours by telephone arrangement
Permanent Exhibition: Kaiserslautern – Time Pictures from Ten Millennia
Times of Opening: Wednesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm, Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Documentation – Stations of a Municipal Museum
From the History of the Theodor Zink MuseuEmmerich Smola School of Music and Music Academy
Kaiserslautern Zoo
The Kaiserslautern Zoo is a popular destination located in Siegelbach in the northwestern outskirts of the city’s suburbs: an oasis of tranquility where you discover nature, and learn interesting details about the kingdom of animals.
KAMMGARN Kaiserslautern
The Kammgarn is one of the top venues in Germany and for years has been an internationally respected, first-call concert hall for pop, rock, hip-hop, rap, indie, jazz, blues, comedy, cabaret, punk, goth, infotainment and more.
“The SNUG” Irish Pub
Kaiserslautern’s funnest place to be
Opened in August 2013 in the location of former Irish Pub, Thursty Nellys, it has been totally transformed by new manger, Lisa Muehlberger.
K1 HIGH ROPES Course Fröhnerhof
The attraction in the Palatinate forest
Climbing Fun – Up the trees
A wonderful piece of nature, healthy trees, a few loads of building wood, many meters of steel and the enthusiasm you bring along – discover for yourself the purest joy of climbing! The courses consist of exercises which make the way from one platform to the next a genuine adventure, with obstacles made from cables, swings, rope bridges and wooden bridges.
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