Things to see, wine to drink!
Megan & Karl's German Wedding Survival Guide
The options on this page are just the beginning! We have put together a fabulous travel guide for you with all kinds of tips and tricks to touring Pfalz and the surrounding areas. Please send us an email [ThePritchMachers@gmail.com] and we will send the guide your way! We will also have some printed out at the hotel when you arrive if you're not into all that pre-planning stuff.
Deidesheim Town
The immaculately preserved half-timber houses and historical facades lining its narrow streets fit perfectly with Deidesheim's reputation as one of the most renowned wine towns in the Pfalz. despite its size, it's a town that boasts Michelin-starred restaurants and world-class hotels owned by each of its biggest wine producers, Bassermann, Buhl, and Bürklin-Wolf.
Weinstrasse - Wine Route
The reason we chose Pfalz (Palatinate in English) for our wedding!! The German weinstrasse is one of the oldest in the world and home to the world's largest wine festival (Bad Durkheim). There are so many great wineries to try and soooo little time. There are several within walking distance of downtown Deidesheim and many many more that you can visit by car.
Leopold's at Weingut von Winning
Delicious food, great wine, fabulous atmosphere
Urgestein im Steinhauser Hof
One MICHELIN Star Situated almost directly between Deidesheim and the wedding venue!
L.A. Jordan
One MICHELIN star Located in Deidesheim. A very fancy dinner!
Schwarzer Hahn
One MICHELIN star
Heidelberg
Heidelberg is 50km from Deidesheim and is German charm at its best! If you are flying out of FRA airport to head back to the US, we recommend staying a night in Heidelberg beforehand. You can catch a train from the city center directly to the FRA airport. The train takes about 1 hour. Fun Fact: Karl’s brother, Peter, is an orthopedic surgeon in Heidelberg’s university hospital and Karl’s parents studied law there.
Mannheim
“Mannheim is unusual among German cities in that its streets and avenues are laid out in a grid pattern [between the Rhine and Neckar rivers], leading to its nickname "die Quadratestadt" (The City of Squares). The eighteenth century Mannheim Palace now houses the University of Mannheim. Fun Fact: Karl and his sister Niki both studied business and economics at the University of Mannheim.