District
Neuenheim
Directly opposite the Old Town on the north bank of the Neckar - the university campus, the Philosophers' Walk, Tiergartenstrasse and many students.
Neuenheim is Heidelberg's science quarter. On the Neuenheimer Feld sits the university's science campus with Max Planck institutes, the university hospital and the German Cancer Research Center. The Philosophers' Walk on the slope offers the most famous view of the Old Town and the castle.
Attractions in Neuenheim
Neuenheim
Philosophers' Walk
The famous hillside path on the Heiligenberg with the finest view of the Old Town, the castle and the Neckar valley - inspiring poets and thinkers for centuries.
Free entry
Neuenheim
Neckarwiese
The famous riverside lawn on the north bank of the Neckar opposite the Old Town - Heidelberg's summer living room, with a castle view.
Free entry
Discover other districts
Old Town
The historic heart of Heidelberg between the Neckar and the Königstuhl - with the castle, the Old Bridge, the Church of the Holy Spirit and the longest pedestrian street in Europe.
Bergheim
The former industrial quarter is now Heidelberg's liveliest district - with the main station, the Bismarckplatz and plenty of bars and cafes.
Weststadt
Elegance and the Gründerzeit era - grand villas, quiet residential streets, the Friedrich-Ebert-Platz and easy access to the main station.