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Wurmlinger Kapelle
( 10am-4pm May-Oct) A great hike is the Kreuzweg (way of the cross) to the 17th-
century Wurmlinger Kapelle, 6km southwest of Tübingen. A footpath loops up through
well-tended vineyards to the whitewashed pilgrimage chapel, where there are long views
across the Ammer and Neckar Valleys. The tourist office has leaflets (€1).
CHURCH, WALK
MESSING ABOUT ON THE RIVER
There's nothing like a languid paddle along the sun-dappled Neckar River in summer. At Bootsver-
mietung Märkle (Eberhardsbrücke 1; 11am-6pm Apr-Oct, to 9pm in summer) , an hour of
splashy fun in a rowboat, canoe, pedalo or 12-person Stocherkähne (punt) costs €9, €9, €12 and €48
respectively.
Or sign up at the tourist office for an hour's punting (adult/child €6/3;
1pm Sat & Sun May-
Sep) around the Neckar insel, beginning at the Hölderlinturm.
Students in fancy dress do battle on the Neckar at June's hilarious Stocherkahnrennen
( www.stocherkahnrennen.com ) punt race, where jostling, dunking and even snapping your rival's
oar are permitted. The first team to reach the Neckarbrücke wins the race, the title and as much beer
as they can sink. The losers have to down half a litre of cod-liver oil. Arrive early to snag a prime
spot on Platanenallee.
Sleeping
The tourist office has a free booklet listing private rooms, holiday homes, youth hostels
and camping grounds in the area.
HISTORIC HOTEL
Hotel am Schloss €€
( 929 40; www.hotelamschloss.de ; Burgsteige 18; s €75, d €108-135; ) So close
to the castle you can almost touch it, this flower-bedecked hotel has dapper rooms en-
sconced in a 16th-century building. Rumour has it Kepler was partial to the wine here; try
a drop yourself before attempting the tongue twister above the bench outside: dohogged-
diadiaemmerdohogged (the same people sit in the same spot). And a very nice spot it is,
too.
 
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