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Palatinate Forest & German Wine Route

📷 Immanuel Giel · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Red sandstone rocks, castle ruins on every summit and the Wine Route at the forest’s edge.

The Palatinate Forest is one of Germany’s largest woods, and its red sandstone towers around Dahn are a climbing area in their own right. Trifels, where Richard the Lionheart was held, and a dozen other castles crown the hills; along the eastern edge the German Wine Route runs through Neustadt, Deidesheim and Bad Dürkheim, and the forest huts serve Saumagen with the wine.

Known for

  • Wine
  • Hiking
  • Castles & palaces
  • Nature
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Palatinate Forest & German Wine Route are April, May, June, September and October.

Suggested route

6 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Dahn · 3 nights
  2. 2Neustadt an der Weinstraße · 3 nights