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Even on the approach to Beilstein you have a beautiful view of the town and the vineyards with the castle at the very top.

The castle is not open to the public. Guided tours are occasionally available on Sundays (€10). Dates are published in the press. Registration is required by phone.

It is the only remaining gatehouse of the medieval village fortifications. The remaining stone hinges give an idea of how mighty the gate was. Until the middle of this century, the gate tower was used as a dwelling.

great beer garden directly on the Neckar

A beautiful view of the Neckar from the bridge

Here you drive along an old railway line, you can even still see tracks

Idyllic gem in the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park between vineyards and dense forests.

Helfenberg Castle, built in the Staufer period, was once a large residential castle with a residential tower and shield wall. The elaborately designed residential tower with three floors leaned against the shield wall. Other knightly families keep cropping up as owners. In 1259, the name Albertus de Helfenberg is mentioned in a document from the Lichtenthal monastery. In 1579, Philipp von Wittstadt rebuilt and expanded Helfenberg Castle. He tried several times to have the castle transferred to his daughter or her son-in-law, Hans von Buchholz, but the Württemberg fiefdom refused permission. This was the reason why Hans von Buchholz had his own castle built down in the hamlet of Finkenbach. The name Finkenbach probably changed to Helfenberg (Unterhelfenberg) in the process. With Unterhelfenberg and Oberhelfenberg, there were thus two knightly estates in 1625. Since the 18th century, the entire Helfenberg estate was in the hands of the von Gaisberg family.