Stuttgart Travel Guide

Why vistit Stuttgart?  
Good restaurants, superb local wineries, a hearty dose of culture, beer festivals, art galleries and some beautiful parks, Stuttgart has all the elements of a big city destination. Couple that with friendly locals who accommodate your poor attempt at German, mouthwatering Swabian cuisine and the Mercedez-Benz Museum, and Stuttgart could easily become your favourite German destination.
When vistit Stuttgart?
Stuttgart can get swelteringly hot in summer and bitterly cold in winter, so the best time to visit is between seasons, in autumn or spring. At the end of August and during the month of September visitors can join the fun at the Wine Village Festival, tasting over 200 different wines or enjoy music and merrymaking at the Cannstatt Beer Festival, the second largest beer festival after Munich's Oktoberfest. The city shimmers in springtime, as do the parks and surrounding vineyards, who play host to a plethora of different festivals.

Who for vistit Stuttgart?  
From groovy nightclubs and exceptional opera to fine dining and organic markets, no matter what your age or interest, there is most certainly something to interest you in Stuttgart. Families can be swept up in the open spaces and thoroughly entertained at the planetarium and Wilhelma Zoo and for car enthusiasts the Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museums never cease to satisfy.

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 3.46 million

The city lies at the centre of a heavily populated area, circled by a ring of smaller towns. The inner urban area has a population of 2.63 million making 'greater Stuttgart' the third biggest city region in Germany after the Ruhr Area and Berlin.

Stuttgart is spread across a variety of hills, valleys and parks - unusual for German cities and often a cause of surprise to visitors who mostly associate the city with its industrial reputation as the "Cradle of the automobile".   The city centre is alive and buzzing with great shopping and lots of food choices.  I really liked taking the train into stuttgart for a drink or just to people watch.

...oh yes, and I forgot to mention that Stuttgart itself is a pretty amazing place to visit also - it is situated within one of Germany's largest wine-growing regions, and among other things, it has beautiful gardens, parks, architecture, and of course the castles - you must try and visit the Lichtenstein Castle, it is well worth the visit - there is also the Mercedes Benz Museum for the car enthusiasts, and I mustn't forget the beer gardens also, the beer festivals...the list goes on...