This is not Germany´s Tuscany...!
The German Wine Route does not need to be compared with other regions. No one would even think of calling Tuscany the "Palatinate of Italy" - but if they did, we would take note of it with a smile.
For Liselotte, the sister-in-law of the French Sun King, the Palatinate was even the "promised land". The Bavarian King Ludwig I called our region "the most beautiful square mile of his kingdom". He often stayed here, built his summer residence "Villa Ludwigshoehe" near Edenkoben and traveled the country.
The Palatinate is unique - we can say that without exaggeration. Where else can you find the largest forest area, the second largest wine-growing area, one of the largest fruit-growing areas and the largest vegetable garden in Germany, and four different vacation regions at the same time on roughly 100 x 80 kilometres?
The German Wine Route is one of these four vacation regions. In the east it merges into the Palatinate Rhine Plain and in the west the low mountain ridge of the "Haardt" is the geographical border to the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve. The Palatinate Mountains with the "Donnersberg" as it´s highest elevation dominate the north of the Palatinate.
But that is not all. The German Wine Route is also divided into two areas: The German Wine Route - "Mittelhaardt" in the north and the Southern Wine Route.
Along the German Wine Route, which was opened in 1935 and is thus Germany's oldest wine tourism route, fresh greenery and pale pink almond blossoms are already appearing when elsewhere the winter still refuses to let up. This extremely pleasant climate also makes autumn last a long time.
On average, the sun shines almost 2,000 hours a year along the 85km long German Wine Route. So it is not surprising that kiwis, figs and lemons also grow here.
We show you the highlights of both sections of the German Wine Route. From "Leiningerland" in the north to the Wine Road Gate in Schweigen-Rechtenbach near the French border. Have fun with our direct neighbors.
