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Off The Beaten Path: Beautiful old doors of Speyer
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Speyer does have a lot of fascinating architecture of all Romanesque, gothic, baroque and renaissance, all and everywhere.
If you like the details, and especially beautiful old doors – take your time and wander around to find some of the hidden gems.
There are a lot !
Here some nice examples of old and beautiful doors:
Pic 1: this is the side entrance of the (Palatine) museums’ administration building, just off the museum at Cathedral Plaza itself.
Pic 2: is at the house on the right side after you have passed Altpörtel (the old gate tower) coming from the east.
Pic 3: is the side entrance of the townhouse at Cathedral Plaza.
(More to come after my next visit to Speyer)
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Off The Beaten Path: Charming backstreets all over in town
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If you have time (and I highly recommend to take the time), you should stroll around in the backstreets of Speyer’s old town. Maximilianstraße (the one that runs between the Cathedral and Altpörtl) is surely the town’s vein, but… from my experience the backstreets do have much more charm, maybe because you can walk there in high season without being run over or squeezed in the masses.
The parts of Speyer I am talking about are north and south of Maximilianstraße, lovely old houses, tucked in the tiny streets, marvellous details, which tell about the history, some renovated, some not.
For example, if you are at Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche), southwest of Altpörtl, try and find your way back to the Cathedral by walking through the backstreets. Don’t worry, you won’t get lost – the Cathedral is towering the town and you’ll see her once in a while.
Or walk north of the Cathedral, through Hasenpfuhl, an old district (would translate into rabbit puddle), with Speyerbach running through it, the old fishermens’ quarters.
I’ll do some more walks in Speyer’s backstreets and will report of course :)
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evaanna Fri Apr 3, 2009 12:01 UTC
Fascinating page on this gorgous city. Loved it all - so ornate and lovely. The museum hides real treasures, but this Roman wine is just too much - what a waste!:) Interesting story of the statues of the Salian kings. A great page! | scottishvisitor Wed Jan 21, 2009 20:51 UTC
So many new things to see and do :) Your pictures with the summer blooms around the buildings are lovely :( What a pity I can't get to a Christmas Market for a few years yet! | tiabunna Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:02 UTC
You have added considerably to this page since my previous visit - and I don't have time to finish now. But this is a page to savour, not to rush: excellent photos and dense with information. | Zvrlj Sat Jan 10, 2009 16:52 UTC
Beautiful city. Reminded me a bit on Gdansk. Funny but we have never heard about Anselm Feuerbach, until now. And, it is so very obvious that you love Speyer :-) |
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