Ettlingen Travel Guide

 yumyum Says:  You will find the fountain of Georg in front of the Rathaus (town hall). It dates back to 1494 and has recently been renovated. Knight Georg is the protector of the market and the water carriers. This fountain has been shifted here from its original location. The statue is... 

 Maurizioago Says:  Its construction was completed around 1600, but a Medieval castle existed in 13th century on that site. The French destroyed it (and also the town) in a war in 1689. After it was rebuilt between 1728-1732 as a Baroque palace. Today the Palace houses a museum of local art and... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The palace of the Margraves of Baden-Baden contains parts of a medieval castle. Three rectangular wings were built in the 16th and early 7th century. In the war of 1689 the French troups burnt down the town and the palace. The widowwed Margravine Sibylla Augusta had the... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Only one piece of the old town wall is preserved, together with one single tower, which is named Lauerturm. This is in the northern corner of the old town (corner Schillerstraße/Pforzheimer Straße). You'll need some imagination for "romantic old-world feeling", though,... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Discover the romantic spots along the rivver that runs through the town.The street next to the river's northern bank is like a promenade walk. Not very long, admittedly, but still pleasant. The bridges offer more views, especially in summer when they are ornated with... 

 dila Says:  this church is from the 14th century but in 1689 this church has been badly damaged.there must be a roman bath here from 2nd centuryabove the door you see st martin cut his coat to give it to the poor people.when we were there there was a wedding going on. 

 dila Says:  We could only see the outside and a bit of the patio inside when we sneaked in.there was an practice of a play or so. so we sneaked out again. little bit embaresed lol.but it was dry for a moment.the funny part what she told us was that the inside was painted so the... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The narrow pedestrians' gateway through the town hall's tower has the names of Ettlingen's World War I casualties inscribed on its walls. From the outward side of the gate a soldier points into the passage: "Hie habt Ehrfurcht vor den Toten" (Here have reverence for the... 

 nhcram Says:  This beautiful coffee house is very close to the palace in Ettlingen, but, to be honest nowhere is far as the town itself is not huge. When we arrived on a cold November afternoon the place was absolutely packed but we managed to squeeze into a corner table. The Cakes on... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Ettlingen is well connected to Karlsruhe's public transportation network. The tram lines S1 and S11 take you from both Karlsruhe's centre and train station to Ettlingen every 10 minutes. For the old town and the palace, get off at either "Ettlingen Erbprinz" or "Ettlingen... 

 tini58de Says:  Leopoldstraße is the main pedestrian street in Ettlingen. You find all different sorts of shops in this street, bakeries, bookstores, butchers, travel agencies, hairdressers, jewelry shops and the like. It is fun to go window shopping here, so try it! 

 Kathrin_E Says:  It's carnival season again. Kronenstraße, the main street in the old town quarter north of the river, is decorated with the flags of the town's jester guilds - and pieces of laundry. But no, the neighbours aren't using the lines that hold the flags to dry their washing,... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  We areon the edge of the Alemannic Fastnacht region. Some villages around Karlsruhe have it, others don't. In most cases it is a rather young acquisition. In most places the carnival involves a lot of Rhineland style with few Alemannic groupsAmong the few entirely Alemannic...