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Founded: 1152Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)
Rating
4.1/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
ACE (18 months ago)
Lol , u wanna get drunk or high ? Dont come to this place, police always gonna ruin ur day .
Lol , u wanna get drunk or high ? Dont come to this place, police always gonna ruin ur day .
Danielle Cummings (2 years ago)
Took a guided tour through the imperial palace and subterranean tunnels today on a warm October 2022 weekday afternoon with a friend and our four combined children ages six, five, three, two years. We had seen the tour dates on the Kaiserslautern tourist information website, emailed them asking to register, and heard back the next day with confirmation though I was unsure of where we were to meet our tour guide. We parked at Parkplatz Meuthstraße and I wore the toddler and all the other children walked - it is only about two or three blocks (of busy downtown streets) from the tourist information as well as the actual tour location to this parking lot, and though it is paid parking, it is large, paved, and easy to pay for with coins or your phone. We walked to this Maps location (die barbarossaburg) and found the ruin, much of which can be seen publicly from outside a fence, with very little accessibility to explore. Even after walking around the entire ruin, I still had no idea where to meet our tour guide, so we called and discovered we were to go to the tourist information at Fruchthallstraße 14, where we purchased our tour tickets (free for children under six) from a very nice German and English-speaking gentleman, then were directed to go back to the ruins but to meet at the back of the building. I knew that the tour would be in German, but our guide was very considerate and offered us plenty of information in English as well. He was incredibly kind to our kids and those of the other visitors. The tour took almost 2 hours but was very interesting throughout, leading us through the upper portion of the remaining palace, then down through the tunnels that have served as burial ground, prison, and cellar. There were one set of bathrooms during the first half of the tour, though we had to catch up as there was no scheduled break for that. Overall this was a wonderfully spent couple of hours, even with small children. if you don’t live in the immediate area, I suggest making a day of it and going to the Japanese gardens and/or Mr. Liam for sushi, as both are very close and fantastic.
Took a guided tour through the imperial palace and subterranean tunnels today on a warm October 2022 weekday afternoon with a friend and our four combined children ages six, five, three, two years. We had seen the tour dates on the Kaiserslautern tourist information website, emailed them asking to register, and heard back the next day with confirmation though I was unsure of where we were to meet our tour guide. We parked at Parkplatz Meuthstraße and I wore the toddler and all the other children walked - it is only about two or three blocks (of busy downtown streets) from the tourist information as well as the actual tour location to this parking lot, and though it is paid parking, it is large, paved, and easy to pay for with coins or your phone. We walked to this Maps location (die barbarossaburg) and found the ruin, much of which can be seen publicly from outside a fence, with very little accessibility to explore. Even after walking around the entire ruin, I still had no idea where to meet our tour guide, so we called and discovered we were to go to the tourist information at Fruchthallstraße 14, where we purchased our tour tickets (free for children under six) from a very nice German and English-speaking gentleman, then were directed to go back to the ruins but to meet at the back of the building. I knew that the tour would be in German, but our guide was very considerate and offered us plenty of information in English as well. He was incredibly kind to our kids and those of the other visitors. The tour took almost 2 hours but was very interesting throughout, leading us through the upper portion of the remaining palace, then down through the tunnels that have served as burial ground, prison, and cellar. There were one set of bathrooms during the first half of the tour, though we had to catch up as there was no scheduled break for that. Overall this was a wonderfully spent couple of hours, even with small children. if you don’t live in the immediate area, I suggest making a day of it and going to the Japanese gardens and/or Mr. Liam for sushi, as both are very close and fantastic.
Anton (2 years ago)
I Love ❤️ Kaiserslautern. Very good tourist attraction. Around 1152-58, Emperor Barbarossa erected a mighty new hilltop castle above the Lauter in the village of Lautern, which he called "Honey's House". The imperial palace was used by many Roman-German rulers. At that time, Lautern was still a settlement in the swamp, covered with many small ponds, called "Wooge" in Lautern. Barbarossa's work brought Lautern the title "Barbasossastadt" and the new name Kaiserslautern.
I Love ❤️ Kaiserslautern. Very good tourist attraction. Around 1152-58, Emperor Barbarossa erected a mighty new hilltop castle above the Lauter in the village of Lautern, which he called "Honey's House". The imperial palace was used by many Roman-German rulers. At that time, Lautern was still a settlement in the swamp, covered with many small ponds, called "Wooge" in Lautern. Barbarossa's work brought Lautern the title "Barbasossastadt" and the new name Kaiserslautern.
Nick Rivera (2 years ago)
Beautiful and historical. I hope the research and restoration continues
Beautiful and historical. I hope the research and restoration continues
Dragon Ambridge Adams (5 years ago)
After years of construction and restoration, just a dull negative space. Maybe finished in another ten years. Typical Kaiserslautern, unfortunately. The designer of the iron-work should stick to designing car parks.
After years of construction and restoration, just a dull negative space. Maybe finished in another ten years. Typical Kaiserslautern, unfortunately. The designer of the iron-work should stick to designing car parks.
