Heidelberg

the City is had on the river Neckar, the right inflow of Rhine, in piedmonts of Schwarzwald. Surrounded with picturesque hills, potherb of woods, the finest ancient city of Heidelberg long since was the centre of education and intense spiritual life. Many greatest poets and writers, philosophers and scientists have found inspiration on shores of Neckar. The Heidelberg university is based in 1386 and is the oldest in Germany. The central part of a city by miracle was saved during the Second World War. Ancient streets will tell about rough history, about a siege Louis XIV who has fairly destroyed Heidelberg in 1693 French troops. Here in 1815 the Sacred union of Russian tsar, the king of Prussia and the emperor of Austria has been concluded.

the Road of Philosophers (Philosophenweg) is had on hills of the right shore of Neckar. From here, from altitude of the bird's flight the aspect on a the far bank where Heidelberg was picturesquely stretched is discovered. The indelible impression effects shining in rays of the touching at sun the pink lock - and remained in ruins after the French siege. Despite destructions it is a harmonious architectural ensemble. It is upbuilt in the middle a hill, therefore from road of Philosophers looks surrounded with potherb of the arbours densely covering a hill from bottom to an apex. In architecture of ensemble the diverse styles reflecting rough history of its building harmoniously combine. Even ruins allow to compound representation about former greatness kurfjurstov.