Heidelberg Castle
Red sandstone palace ruin above the Neckar, blown up by French troops and adored by the Romantics.
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This guide to Heidelberg Castle follows Liselotte, the Palatine princess born inside these walls in 1652 and married off to the brother of Louis XIV in the hope of keeping her homeland safe. It moves between her letters from Versailles and the French armies that reached the Neckar in 1689 and 1693. Later the Romantics arrive, from Turner to Mark Twain. Best heard in the courtyard, facing the shattered towers.
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