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Favourite Excursion Destinations for Flower Fans

The spring sun is tickling nature awake and temperatures are finally rising again. After the frosty winter, we can hardly wait to get outside. Blooming oases and colourful excursion tips in Baden-Württemberg are real lucky charms. And there are plenty of them here in the south! With the most hours of sunshine and the warmest temperatures in Germany, it's the perfect place to start spring full of energy and enjoy the sunshine. Pack your bags and get outside!

The outdoor season in Baden-Württemberg begins with blossoming hiking and cycling trails. Numerous parks and gardens attract flower fans from near and far. Millions of blossoms transform the landscape into a fragrant sea. Now is the perfect time for marvellous walks! What are you waiting for - the sun is calling!
Spring Fever

These Events Are Waiting for You!

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Farbenfrohes Frühlingserwachen im Blühenden Barock
The fresh spring air gently awakens the Blühende Barock Ludwigsburg from its winter slumber. During the spring awakening from 22.03. to 01.05.2024, the palace garden is transformed into a world full o...
Stuttgart Region30.04.2025 - 03.05.2025
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Stuttgart Spring Festival (Frühlingsfest)
Traditional carousels, state-of-the-art rides and cozy marquees. The Stuttgart Spring Festival kicks off the festival season in Stuttgart.
STUTTGART30.04.2025 - 10.05.2025
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Farbenfrohes Frühlingserwachen im Blühenden Barock
The fresh spring air gently awakens the Blühende Barock Ludwigsburg from its winter slumber. During the spring awakening from 22.03. to 01.05.2024, the palace garden is transformed into a world full o...
Stuttgart Region30.04.2025 - 03.05.2025
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Stuttgart Spring Festival (Frühlingsfest)
Traditional carousels, state-of-the-art rides and cozy marquees. The Stuttgart Spring Festival kicks off the festival season in Stuttgart.
STUTTGART30.04.2025 - 10.05.2025
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Floral Splendour and Fragrance Experience

Excursion Tips for Your Perfect Spring Day

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CultureParks & gardens
Rose Society Garden (New Rose Garden)
You do not yet know this very special flower dedicated to the powerful symbol of love?
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CultureParks & gardens
Blühendes Barock Ludwigsburg (blooming baroque)
The very beautiful gardens around the residential palace make a trip to Ludwigsburg unforgettable. Garden art from various eras and regions is presented for the pleasure of the visitors.
Ludwigsburg
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Sternblumenblüte in Gaugenwald
The starflower blossom, a carpet of wild daffodils, attracts numerous nature lovers from near and far to Neuweiler, in the district of Gaugenwald, the only known star-shaped village with woodland hoov...
Black Forest
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CultureParks & gardens
Rosengarten am Turmberg
Small rose garden with a beautiful view on the Turmberg.
Black Forest
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NatureNature Reserves
Krokusblüte im Naturschutzgebiet Zavelstein
When the sun slowly warms the meadows and forests of the Teinach Valley in spring, very special heralds of spring awaken from their hibernation in Zavelstein.Around the beginning of March, an impres...
Black Forest
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Eggener Tal
The cherry blossom valley between Niedereggenen and Obereggenen awakens to a sea of white blossom in spring.
Black Forest
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CultureParks & gardens
Rose Village Nöggenschwiel, Weilheim
Immersion in the scent of roses and colors
Black Forest
familien-ferien Preisträger
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CultureParks & gardens
Mainau Island
Oppulent flowerage throughout the year, a park with 150-year-old trees, the Baroque splendor of the castle and church and the the Mediterranean character - that is Mainau, the Flower Island in Lake Co...
Insel Mainau
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CultureParks & gardens
Gönninger Tulpenblüte Reutlingen
The Reutlingen district of Gönningen became famous worldwide in the mid-19th century thanks to the seed trade. The Gönningen tulip blossom in particular attracted many visitors in the early 20th centu...
Reutlingen
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CulturePalaces & castles
Palace
Schwetzingen Castle dates back to the 14th century, when the von Schomberg family provided the then moated castle to Count Palatine Ruprecht. In the following centuries, the area around the castle was...
Schwetzingen09:00
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SÜDENZoos & animal parks
Wilhelma Stuttgart
A unique combination of zoo and botany awaits you in Germany's only zoological-botanical garden – the Wilhelma in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart
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CultureParks & gardens
Rose Society Garden (New Rose Garden)
You do not yet know this very special flower dedicated to the powerful symbol of love?
Black Forest09:00
bwegtPlus-Partner
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CultureParks & gardens
Blühendes Barock Ludwigsburg (blooming baroque)
The very beautiful gardens around the residential palace make a trip to Ludwigsburg unforgettable. Garden art from various eras and regions is presented for the pleasure of the visitors.
Ludwigsburg
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NatureNature Reserves
Sternblumenblüte in Gaugenwald
The starflower blossom, a carpet of wild daffodils, attracts numerous nature lovers from near and far to Neuweiler, in the district of Gaugenwald, the only known star-shaped village with woodland hoov...
Black Forest
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CultureParks & gardens
Rosengarten am Turmberg
Small rose garden with a beautiful view on the Turmberg.
Black Forest
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NatureNature Reserves
Krokusblüte im Naturschutzgebiet Zavelstein
When the sun slowly warms the meadows and forests of the Teinach Valley in spring, very special heralds of spring awaken from their hibernation in Zavelstein.Around the beginning of March, an impres...
Black Forest
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Placeholder
Eggener Tal
The cherry blossom valley between Niedereggenen and Obereggenen awakens to a sea of white blossom in spring.
Black Forest
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CultureParks & gardens
Rose Village Nöggenschwiel, Weilheim
Immersion in the scent of roses and colors
Black Forest
familien-ferien Preisträger
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CultureParks & gardens
Mainau Island
Oppulent flowerage throughout the year, a park with 150-year-old trees, the Baroque splendor of the castle and church and the the Mediterranean character - that is Mainau, the Flower Island in Lake Co...
Insel Mainau
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CultureParks & gardens
Gönninger Tulpenblüte Reutlingen
The Reutlingen district of Gönningen became famous worldwide in the mid-19th century thanks to the seed trade. The Gönningen tulip blossom in particular attracted many visitors in the early 20th centu...
Reutlingen
bwegtPlus-Partner
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CulturePalaces & castles
Palace
Schwetzingen Castle dates back to the 14th century, when the von Schomberg family provided the then moated castle to Count Palatine Ruprecht. In the following centuries, the area around the castle was...
Schwetzingen09:00
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SÜDENZoos & animal parks
Wilhelma Stuttgart
A unique combination of zoo and botany awaits you in Germany's only zoological-botanical garden – the Wilhelma in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart
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Overview of Our Hiking and Cycling Trails

Wanderlust and cycling fun? Of course! Numerous themed and hiking trails criss-cross the south and are waiting to be discovered by you. Premium and quality hiking trails are the classics that everyone knows. But how about pleasure trails, pilgrimage or long-distance hiking trails? They provide hiking fun with exciting facets. And for all cycling enthusiasts, Baden-Württemberg offers an extensive network of trails. Whether it's circular tours, long-distance cycle paths or action-packed mountain bike trails - you'll find everything your cycling heart desires here.

So, grab your hiking boots or your bike and set off on an adventure!
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