The Secrets of
Heidelberg

Where Romantic Ruins Meet the Oldest University in Germany

Before Berlin rose, before Munich brewed its first beer — Heidelberg was already shaping the mind of Europe. Home to Germany’s oldest university, founded in 1386, this city on the Neckar nurtured philosophers, poets, and scientists for centuries.

A castle in magnificent ruins watches over half-timbered rooftops. Mark Twain called it the finest ruin in all of Germany. Goethe walked its streets, lost in thought — and in love. Your mission: uncover its secrets, one riddle at a time.