Car Rental Stuttgart

In 1927, seventeen architects from five countries designed a residential area for modern man. These designs have been preserved in the Weissenhofsiedlung. At the time, and still these days, the design by architect Le Corbusier received most attention. He built houses on pillars, which makes it look as if they float above the hills. This house is open to the public and part of it has been converted into a museum for architectural history.

The TV Tower that was built in the 1950s is 217 meters high. At an altitude of 150 meters there is an observation deck.

In and around Stuttgart

Stuttgart is situated in the center of one of Germany's main wine regions. It is highly recommended to make a trip along the different vineyards. There is also a museum of viniculture, in the former municipal wine cellar of the village of Uhlbach. This is where in the old days the grapes were pressed and in a replica of a cooper's workshop you can see how this was done. The history of wine goes back a long time and therefore this museum also exhibits drinking equipment and wine jugs from Roman times, antique wooden barrels and a large collection of old corkscrews.

Stuttgart is situated in a magnificent area where you make beautiful trips, for example through the Schwäbishe Wald or – a bit further away – the Black Forest. On the north side of that forest area lies the city of Baden-Baden, called after the hot springs that were already famous in Roman times, as they were thought to cure many diseases.

About 16 kilometers north of Stuttgart lies Ludwigsburg, which is mainly renown for its impressive, entirely white palace that Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg had built at the beginning of the eighteenth century. He was inspired by the Palace of Versailles. It was by the way not the duke's only palace; his hunting lodge and the Monrepos Palace are also worth a visit. Every summer, the city also organizes the colorful Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele.

The attractive university city of Tübingen lies 40 kilometers south of Stuttgart. Its narrow streets, steep stairs and narrow alleyways give you the impression to be back in the Middle Ages. The city is not dead though, on the contrary. The large student population makes sure of that. By this we mean of course that you can enjoy yourself in the evening and at night in the bars, cafés and discotheques.

Parking

Stuttgart is located along the A8 freeway (Munich-Karlsruhe) and the A81 (Heilbronn-Singen) and is therefore easily accessible. The city has various parking garages where you can leave your rental car. An electronic information system indicates which garage has availability. Like in many other German cities, Stuttgart's center is a so-called 'Umweltzone', where you can only drive around with a special sticker behind your windshield. Most rental cars are equipped with such a sticker.

Airport

The city's airport, Flughafen Stuttgart, is located 13 kilometers south of the center. The airport can be easily reached by rental car as it is situated right along the A8 freeway. The B27 Bundesstrasse also leads to the airport.