Heilbronn, 1 hôtel

Kilian's Church, named after the Irish bishop St. Kilian, is one of Heilbronn's most popular sights. And rightly so, as it is one of the city’s most significant buildings. The church is mainly built in Gothic style, and the western tower in particular represents a striking point in art history. The tower was one of the first buildings north of the Alps to feature elements from the Renaissance period. On the top of the church tower is an eye-catching sculpture, popularly known as “Männle”. Today you can see a replica of a citizen armed with a broadsword and a banner of the city coat of arms at the church: the original can be viewed in the town hall.

Right on the market square is one of Heilbronn’s landmarks, the town hall, which was rebuilt to look like the original building. The original building was built in Gothic style in 1417. It was then extended during the Renaissance. If you look at the facade of the building, you’ll instantly notice the magnificent art clock with its astronomical clock and moon phase clock, which was designed in 1579/1580 by Isaak Habrecht from Schaffhausen. Sadly, large parts of Heilbronn were destroyed during the Second World War, including the town hall. In the courtyard of the town hall are models of the city centre to commemorate the destruction.

The city's most admired works of art include three clocks. That might sound strange at first, but as soon as you see the masterpiece that Isaac Habrecht created in 1580, you’ll understand why. The three clocks sit one above the other on the facade of the town hall. The bottom one is an astronomical clock. In the inner circle, the days of the week are indicated by the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. In the middle circle are the 12 months of the year with zodiac signs. And in the outer circle, the days, weeks and months are indicated by gold leaf lines. Above the astronomical clock is the time clock, the moon phase clock and the quarter-hour bell at the top.

Around 20 km away from the B&B Hotel Heilbronn you’ll find Tripsdrill Fun Park in Cleebronn. With the rollercoaster you’ll race through the Middle Ages, on the bathtub ride you’ll go through the white-water gorge and on the teacup ride you’ll encounter the world’s biggest coffee grinder. The fun park offers a variety of attractions for young and old alike. But you’ll also find lots of four-legged friends in the park. The separate wildlife park spanning 47 hectares is home to around 40 animal species, including Arctic wolves, red foxes, bears and various birds of prey such as eagles and owls.