Karlsruhe, Germany

Summer 2026 is already booked.

Impressions about Karlsruhe, Durlach and Heidelberg:

https://youtu.be/l1dhn3WOQMc https://youtu.be/bBfM7icD7DQ https://youtu.be/nGePczgV92I

Nice and spacious apartment (one of three in the quite building) of 1900 with stucco elements and view of mansion area in the trendy neighborhood Durlach-Turmberg in Karlsruhe near Heidelberg. 5 minutes walk to train and bus access. Our place is perfect for relaxing, exploring the area, the Black Forest and South-Germany. You can use our 3 adult-bicycles if you like.
We have direct access to Tram, Bus and train.

We have a living of ca 30 m2 with a couch and a sofa bed, a large sleeping room of 25qm with double bed and a balcony, a fully equipped eat-in kitchen for 2-4 persons with second balcony, one girls room with single bed and two mattresses and a girls room with double bed, all with nice view in the landscape, a bathroom with bath/shower and a separate toilet.

In the neighborhood, within walking distance, there are a lot of good restaurants, nice bars and a large variety of shops (baker in 5'). Durlach is famous for its state winery (in our street), the Turmberg with restaurant & sunset-views and its wine yards & the Odenwald (access from our street)

For kids you can find a nice children's playground in the large park nearby in Durlach, the mountain playground and the forest ropes course at the Turmberg (Black Forest) which has direct access from our street by stairway or mountain train (great idea for summer evenings for a glass of wine or for Sylvester, dinner in the restaurant is possible).

The public swimming pool is 5' by car, near to the grocery stores like Aldi etc.

Karlsruhe and the surrounding has natural lakes, the Castle of Durlach and the castle of Karlsruhe, as well as several art museums, theaters and a lot of bars downtown. In the Durlach Centre you will find a large shopping centre, even IKEA. You have direct access to France: Lauterbourg (Carrefour in 30'), the river Rhine and the Black Forest.

Heidelberg is one of the Unecso cities of literature. https://www.unesco.de/en. Karlsruhe is Unesco City of Media.
There are literature festivals in summer and autumn and the open air Film-Festival in Mannheim. A great experience is the open air theatre at the castle Karlsruhe and Heidelberg during the summer with view and sunset above the city and the river. Also a boats trip on the river, in summer with possibility to see the castle firework, is an experience as the zoo, the different lakes and public swimming pools, the old town. The Heidelberg theatre has a good orchestra with concerts, the theatre in Mannheim (30min) is after Frankfurt (1h) the best in Germany, there are famous operas with subtitles.

The weather in our region is mostly fantastic, warm and sunny - from April until September/October we have 20°, from June until August up to 38° - it is ideal for exploring cities and being in the nature or in one of the lakes, the Rhine or in a public pool.

You will enjoy your stay in our house! We will be respectful with yours. We are non-smoker and do not accept smoking.

Please notice our two cats which are living and sleeping in-and outside the house and need to be feeded once a day and looking for some love:-) Our dog will be in a pension (or with us if you accept).

We like this way of traveling very much and we are completely enthusiastic about it! During our last exchanges we made unforgettable experiences in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Belgium, London, GB, France and we love the opportunity to be immersed in a culture and a country.

All three of us go to the European School Karlsruhe, one of 13 multilingual European schools. Kristin ( 42 years old) teaches Philosophy, Moral and German, works as an author, lecturer and yoga teacher. Zoé (17 years old) is in her BAC and likes music, reading and art, which she also wants to study. July (16 years) likes plants, animals, baking and her friends. All three of us love to travel and get to know new places and people.

We are looking forward to you and new adventures! :-)

Best greetings, Kristin, Zoé and July

Activities in Karlsruhe:

https://www.karlsruhe-erleben.de/en/sights

https://www.tripadvisor.de/Attractions-g187289-Activities-Karlsruhe_Baden_Wurttemberg.html

• Karlsruhe Palace and Castle
• Botanical Gardens
• Zoo
• ZKM (Centrum für Kunst und Medien - UNESCO Media Art Karlsruhe)
• Turmberg
• Badisches Landesmuseum/Baden state museum
• Naturkundemuseum/Natural History Museum
• State Art Gallery Karlsruhe
• State Theater Karlsruhe
• forest rope park (at Turmberg)
• Castle garden
• public (outdoor) swimming pools and various thermal baths

Restaurants at Karlsruhe (Durlach):

https://www.turmbergwein.de - State winery (Posseltstraße - in our street, you can see the vineyards)

https://anders-turmberg.de - Anders Turmberg (access from our street to the mountain by foot or train)

https://dapinodurlach.eatbu.com/?lang=de (with delivery service)

https://www.alte-durlacher-brauerei.de - brewery Durlach

https://www.pablos-durlach.de - Tapas Durlach

https://mediterrane.eu/du/

http://indianrasoi-ka.de

https://www.traube-durlach.de - Wine bar

Activities during the year in Heidelberg:

• Heidelberg:

https://passionforhospitality.net/top-places-to-visit-in-heidelberg-in-winter/ - 10 top places in Heidelberg in winter

https://www.theaterheidelberg.de/festival/winter-in-schwetzingen/ theatre in winter in baroc-Schwetzingen

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/ - Heidelberg in summer

https://www.theaterheidelberg.de/festival/heidelberger-schlossfestspiele/ - summer theatre on the castle

https://www.heidelberg.de/hd,Len/300652.html - famous old town

https://www.bergbahn-heidelberg.de - the famous original mountain train with Heidelberg-view

https://www.schloss-heidelberg.de/start

https://www.museum-heidelberg.de/1360820.html

https://www.heidelberg.de/hd,Lde/HD.html

https://www.heidel-bike.de

https://www.theaterheidelberg.de

https://koerperwelten.de/stadt/heidelberg/ - bodyworld Heidelberg

https://www.swhd.de/baeder?ConsentReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

https://maerchen-paradies.de - a fary tales world for kids in the woods above Heidelberg

Restaurants in Heidelberg:

http://restaurant-oben.de - Gourmetrestaurant 1* - Heidelberg Kohlhof in the nature

https://www.gasthof-koenigstuhl.de/de/gasthof-koenigstuhl - Restaurant with view about Heidelberg

https://www.lsw.uni-heidelberg.de/

http://www.bierhelderhof.de/ - Restaurant

https://www.berghof-gaiberg.de/ - Restaurant

https://www.rossini-heidelberg.de/ - Italien Restaurant with Neckarview

https://pier4-heidelberg.de/ - boat-restaurant on the river - please look at the sunset from there

https://www.salerno-heidelberg.de/ - Italien Restaurant

https://www.river-cafe-hd.de/ - Café Neckarview

https://www.red-diegruenekueche.com/ - vegan restaurant in town

Markets in Heidelberg with fresh food:

https://www.hofladen-bauernladen.info/adressen/neuenheim-wochenmarkt-heidelberg__58696.php

https://www.heidelberg.de/hd/HD/Leben/Wochenmaerkte.html

http://www.gemuesebau-schlicksupp.de/

https://www.biomarkt.de/heidelberg-bahnhofstr-33/marktseite - denns biological market

From Heidelberg its fun and strategytly perfect to discover Southgermany by car or train:

• Mannheim and its famous barock castle, theatre & art museums & nightlife (45 minutes by car)

https://www.kuma.art

https://www.rem-mannheim.de

https://www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de

https://www.planetarium-mannheim.de/

https://palazzo-mannheim.de/le-maitre/ - Harry Wohlfahrt Gourmetrestaurant in Mannheim

• Schwetzingen and its great barock garden & public swimming pool (35 minutes),
  https://www.schloss-schwetzingen.de/start

• Frankfurt (1,5h by car and train): nearest aeroport, museums, opera, theatre, nightlife

• the southern capital Stuttgart (30 minutes by train, 1h by car): second aeroport, great zoo

• the Pfalz and its wine yards from here to France: Straßbourg (40'-2h) https://www.visit.alsace/de/strasbourg/ - https://www.pfalz.de/de - https://www.rlp-tourismus.com

• the Black Forest (30'-1h) https://www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info f.e. Freudenstadt

• kids adventure: Holiday Park (40' by car) https://www.holidaypark.de/de

• greatest Europark Rust (only one hour!): https://www.europapark.de/de

• famous Freiburg (1,20h) https://www.freiburg.de/

• Konstanz (2,20h) at lake de Constanze/Bodensee with Isle Mainau and access to Swiss and Austria; even for day trips, sp. in summer - https://mainau.de/de/
  https://www.bodensee.eu/de/wohin-reisen/bodensee-staedte

• even Luxembourg within 3 hours

• Munich (3h) with Newswanstein etc.

We are looking forward to you and new adventures! :-)

Best greetings, Kristin, Zoé and July