Its 600,000 residents encourage you to visit Stuttgart. The city is the sixth largest city in Germany and is home to both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Most residents speak a mixture of German and the local Schwabisch dialect. If you can speak English, you will find many people willing to help you. These people often are as anxious to get to practice their English as you are to communicate your needs. Plan to visit the Mercedes-Benz Factory and the Porsche Factory, and, you can even take home a new car. Also, leave time to visit the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Porsche Museum.
Munich to Stuttgart
Many tourists combine a trip to Stuttgart with places to visit in Munich, and this makes an excellent option if you have time. Traveling from Munich to Stuttgart is easy. By road, this trip will take you about two hours and 20 minutes up the International GmbH.
Tour the Mercedes-Benz Factory
Most visitors to the city plan a visit to the Mercedes-Benz Factory. The company employees more than 40,000 employees on this site including more than 9,000 employees that work on researching and developing the newest models. You will need to book your tour to the Mercedes-Benz factory at least two weeks before you arrive. Visitors discover that they have two choices. They can take either a two-hour free tour that shows you the primary facility or a four-hour one with particular emphasis placed on the manufacturer of axles, transmissions, and engines.
Visit the Mercedes-Benz Museum
As you visit Stuttgart, make sure to visit the Mercedes-Benz Museum located near the city and see over 120 years of Mercedes-Benz history spread out over nine floors. Pay particular attention to the cars of:
German Emperor Wilhelm II
Japanese Emperor Hirohito
“Millipede” LP333 truck
Pope John Paul’s “Popemobile”
Tour the Porsche Factory
If you contact the Porsche Factory ahead of your visit, then you can tour the factory. The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. If you plan on buying a Porsche, you can even arrange to pick it up while you are at the factory.
See the Porsche Museum
After you have toured the Mercedes-Benz Factory and Museum when you visit Stuttgart, make sure to tour the Porsche museum where you can see over 80 vehicles showcasing the development of the Porsche. Visitors to this museum are amazed at the concept cars that are on display. Some of these concept cars date back almost 60 years.
Best Time to Visit Stuttgart
Stuttgart has several popular festivals spread out through the year, and these make an excellent time to visit the city. A great time to visit Stuttgart is during the Spring Festival held each year from the middle of April to mid-May. While children enjoy playing on many amusement rides, adults enjoy visiting the beer tents and eating the foods like Bratwurst, and Swabian noodles with cheese.
Plan your visit to Stuttgart soon to tour the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche factories. Also, both companies offer large museums which are particularly fun to visit.
