Stuttgart Travel Guide

Stuttgart is best from May to September, when warm weather makes the vineyard trails and open-air wine taverns shine; its September wine festivals carry true South-German flair, and December brings a famously large Christmas market. Give at least a day to the museums — the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche temples keep car lovers absorbed — then hike the terraced hills or take the TV tower for a city panorama. The U-Bahn and compact centre make getting about easy, rounded out by Schlossplatz and the New Palace. Reachable by ICE from Frankfurt or Munich, it also works as a base for Heidelberg and the Black Forest. Industry and greenery coexist so harmoniously that this automotive capital feels not just hard-working but quietly elegant.