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Hauptstraße

The guide was updated: 2024-09-27

The main shopping street in Heidelberg. The car-free main street, lined with bistros, cafes and restaurants, is one of the most beautiful and longest pedestrian zones in Europe and Heidelberg's shopping street par excellence. In addition to well-known chain stores, there are also interesting owner-managed shops that invite you to shop between Bismarckplatz square and the market square.

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Address: Hauptstraße Heidelberg

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Souvenir Shop and Tourist Information at the Neckarmünzplatz

Souvenir Shop and Tourist Information at the Neckarmünzplatz

In the Tourist Information at the Neckarmünzplatz, you will receive a warm greeting and friendly assistance from our team of co-workers. In addition, a wide selection of typical and original Heidelberg souvenirs, postcards, travel guides, and much more, is available to enhance your visit to the city.

Souvenir Shop and Tourist Information at the Main Station

Souvenir Shop and Tourist Information at the Main Station

In the Tourist Information center at Heidelberg’s main station, you will receive a warm greeting and friendly assistance from our team of co-workers. In addition, a wide selection of typical and original Heidelberg souvenirs, postcards, travel guides, and much more, is available to enhance your visit to the city.

Hauptstraße

Hauptstraße

The main shopping street in Heidelberg. The car-free main street, lined with bistros, cafes and restaurants, is one of the most beautiful and longest pedestrian zones in Europe and Heidelberg's shopping street par excellence. In addition to well-known chain stores, there are also interesting owner-managed shops that invite you to shop between Bismarckplatz square and the market square.

Steingasse

Steingasse

Old town cosiness at the Old Bridge. On the way from or to the Old Bridge, you can almost automatically pass through Steingasse with its cozy cafes, bistros and small shops. Southern flair is omnipresent in the cobbled lane between the narrow old town houses.

Untere Straße

Untere Straße

Here you can combine shopping with a small break in a café or in a pub: With its own, very distinctive charm, the Untere Straße, which opens into the Heumarkt, offers individualists an interesting shopping offer. The typical Old Town atmosphere in the heart of the city, where the cultural liveliness pulsates in the midst of an idyllically preserved appearance, is worth a visit to this street, which used to be called "Untere Gass" between Neckar and Hauptstraße. The rather small, mostly owner-managed businesses are mainly visited by a regular clientele, who value personal, needs-based advice and choice that sets them apart from the masses. No wonder that in this area the trendy shops, pubs, bars and cafes frolic.

Haspelgasse

Haspelgasse

Small but beautiful - very close to the Old Bridge, between Heiliggeistkirche and Neckar, the Haspelgasse is located off the bustling Hauptstraße. In this "Altstadtgasse" is a well-known candy at home, the "Heidelberger student kiss". It is sold in the house of the same name (Studentenkusshaus). In addition, there are several restaurants and small shops.

Plöck

Plöck

Familiar, friendly shopping atmosphere, short distances, very good advice and a lot of service. Only a few meters parallel to the Hauptstraße and the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage runs the Plöck. Numerous signs remind of former famous inhabitants like Hegel, Kussmaul, Bunsen or Jaspers. On the ground floors of the densely arranged houses you will find small shops, which are practically next door to each other. It is family-oriented here and one is often advised by the owner or by friendly, competent employees. The offer is varied and interesting - and who goes here off the main road on a journey of discovery, finds some unusual gift ideas. Under the Friedrich-Ebert-Platz, as the opening of the Plöck to the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage, an underground car park offers additional parking in a central location. Three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) there is a weekly market here.

St. Anna-Gasse

St. Anna-Gasse

Small, fine and noble - that's the best way to describe it. Very close to the Bismarckplatz and at the beginning of the pedestrian zone is the St. Anna-Gasse. It is therefore fast, easy and convenient for anyone who comes by bus or train within walking distance. The eye-catcher is the statue that sits here reading. The small "square", which is located directly on the main street, is also popular among artists and buskers. The right side of the St. Anna-Gasse is determined by the back of the houses lining the Sofienstraße. On the left side there is also a hotel and several small shops.

Neugasse

Neugasse

Interesting, versatile offer on a few meters: "Side streets are the shopping oases of every city", stated the business owner Theodora Fotoglidi some time ago. She is right: you can find here mostly owner-managed businesses, in which the utmost importance is placed on advice and individual service. And the offer stands out pleasantly from the widely sown mass-produced goods. Small boutiques and specialty stores dominate the picture in the Neugasse.

Märzgasse

Märzgasse

The fact that a few steps beyond the main shopping streets of Heidelberg are always worthwhile, is shown by a walk through the Märzgasse. It is located about halfway between the Bismarckplatz and the Universitätsplatz and is a connection from the main road to Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage. The traditional side street invites you to stroll with its cafés, bistros and customer-friendly shops.

Sofienstraße

Sofienstraße

High-quality and unusual clothing: Immediately between Bismarckplatz and Hauptstraße you cross the Sofienstraße. It is therefore easily accessible by bus or train. Here are numerous high-quality clothing stores settled with a special offer. Stylish interior design ideas from well-known manufacturers as well as tickets for Heidelberg events are also available in the Sofienstraße with personal and professional advice.

Brückenstraße

Brückenstraße

Selected products and service on the other side of the Neckar. The Neuenheim district, which is located at the foot of the Heiligenberg, opposite the Old Town, is connected to the center of Heidelberg by a bridge over the River Neckar. Neuenheim's central axis and shopping street is the Brückenstraße. Here you will find magnificent houses, where small but fine shops are located. Impressive is the versatility of the offer around the Brückenstraße: high-quality and fancy fashion, jewelry, perfume, flowers, trends in home decor, toys, books, sporting goods, galleries and much more. Personal contacts and service are very important for the mainly owner-operated shops. The interesting specialty shops are also complemented by a broad gastronomic offer in the surrounding streets and alleyways as well as around the historic Neuenheimer Marktplatz, where the weekly market takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

weekly markets

weekly markets

A total of fifteen times a week, the market traders set up their stands in different parts of the city. The goods offered here are mostly regional, especially the seasonal vegetables come from the Heidelberg area - for example, the first Handschuhsheimer salad, rhubarb, lilac or asparagus in spring. The fish, meat and sausage specialities also come largely from direct sales structures. Weekly market on the Neuenheim market place. On the historic market place in the Neuenheim district, suppliers present their products in a southern atmosphere. dates: Wednesday and Saturday until 13 o'clock There is a special flower market at the Anatomy Garden in the main street, on Fridays from 14.40 and Saturdays from 11 An Afternoon market finds place on Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in the old town, Thursdays from 15 to 20

Studentkusshaus

Studentkusshaus

As a sweet symbol of the city and a charming souvenir, the Student Kiss captures again and again the hearts of visitors and long-time residents. It is after all the traditional Heidelberg speciality, and with the true story behind its invention, it also characterizes Heidelberg’s congenial style of life. An authentic, and delicious, taste of the history of Heidelberg.

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