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EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 7 MIN

All along the watchtowers – with self-guided tourism where they lend you the key!

from Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Heilbronn is a small city in western Germany. It is notable for being selected as European Green Capital for 2027. But what I find rather more amazing is that there are two medieval towers that you can climb, on your own, having picked up the key from the tourist office.Wild and wonderful: I hope you will try it too.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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