To enjoy this panorama from above, there is no better place than the tower of the Collegiate Church – the medieval rooftop landscape is a must-see vista! 1,000 years of city history await you under the roofs and behind the colorful facades. Famous poets and philosophers lived and studied in the “Hölderlinturm” and the “Evangelisches Stift”, while “Schloss Hohentübingen” today houses the university – the heart and soul of Tübingen. Since it was founded in 1477, brilliant minds, ingenious scientific achievements like the discovery of DNA, and nine Nobel Prize winners have been an integral part of the city.

From the market, you pass by antique shops into the winding alleyways of the romantic vineyard quarter, known to many locals as the “Gôgenviertel”. Not to be missed are the sensational UNESCO World Heritage ice age figures in the “Museum Alte Kulturen” (Museum of Ancient Cultures) at “Schloss Hohentübingen”. Just outside the town center, the Cistercian monastery of “Bebenhausen”, founded in the 12th century, beckons with its Blue Hall and Green Hall, a beautiful cloister, and an elegant refectory.

After all these discoveries on land, you should be sure to take to the water, too: no visit to Tübingen is complete without a leisurely trip along the colourful “Neckarfront” riverbank on a punting boat.