The historic city center is the lively old town with cobbled streets, centuries-old buildings and busy market squares, over which Heidelberg Castle, located on a hill, with its gardens towers. The student detention center is a former university prison sprayed with graffiti. Product packaging and trademarks are exhibited in the German Packaging Museum. The Main Street is the city's main shopping street and features bookstores, casual cafes and traditional restaurants.

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Heidelberg's old town is full of sights.

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Beautiful old town with historic buildings and nice shops

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1. View of Heidelberg Castle – Philosophenweg Heidelberg loop from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof

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2. View of Heidelberg Castle – Heidelberg Old Town loop from Heidelberg

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3. View of Heidelberg Castle – Heidelberg Castle loop from Heidelberg-Altstadt

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1. View of Heidelberg Castle – Philosophenweg Heidelberg loop from Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof

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