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The city of Bad Dürkheim will sponsor its annual vineyard nights March 16 and 17. Local vineyards will be immersed in romantic lights and all kinds of colors can be seen across the sky.
More than 20 local vintners will offer selected wines in lighted tents and caterers and associations will serve Palatinate food specialties.
The trail of the open-air wine tasting will go along the renowned vineyards called Michelsberg, Spielberg, Herrenberg and Weilberg. A light artist will illuminate the terraces, the sandstone walls along the trails as well as the window arcs of the Roman villa Weilberg and the chapel where the wurstmarkt originated, called Michelskapelle.
A wine pass will be the entrance ticket to the wine tasting. The pass is available until Thursday at the Bad Dürkheim Tourist Information Office on Kurbrunnenstrasse 14. Cost is €15, which includes the wine glass to taste 15 wines. On the day of the event, the price is €17.
Children will get free beverages served in free cups, which will be given out when buying the wine pass. Stands will also sell non-alcoholic beverages along the trail. A wine pass is not required to get there.
Visitors arriving by car can park on the wurstmarktplatz. Here, they can buy the wine passes at a box office and find the entrance way to the trail. Organizers recommend taking public transportation such as the train. The walk from the train station to the wurstmarktplatz takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
Weinbergnacht will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. March 16 and
5 to 11 p.m. March 17.
A special shopping night in Bad Dürkheim is scheduled from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The center of town will be illuminated and light balls up to 10 meters tall will decorate the streets around Römerplatz and Stadtplatz. A light artist will present his skills on Römerplatz.
Visitors can follow people in costumes representing historical characters and learn about local history and winegrowing. Since Bad Dürkheim is a winegrowing community, local vintners will ask shoppers to taste their wines in the stores.
For details on both events, visit www.weinbergnacht.de.
