Walheim: Roman House, Wine Landscape and Water Sports

Walheim combines wine country, Roman history and water sports courses. This offers several ways to plan your stay: terraced vineyards along the Neckar and Enz rivers, the Walheim Roman House and one-day intensive courses on the water.

Terraced vineyards along the Neckar and Enz rivers

A large part of Walheim’s vineyards consists of terraced steep slopes along the banks of the Neckar and Enz rivers. Viticulture and the river landscape are therefore defining features of the town. The steep, terraced slopes give winegrowing a distinctive landscape here. Alongside this landscape, visitors considering Walheim as a destination will also find a specific cultural attraction in the Roman House.

Roman history at the Walheim Roman House

The centerpiece of the exhibition at the Roman House is the ruin of a substantial Roman strip house. The building was excavated there around 35 years ago. A virtual tour takes visitors through the building; numerous original finds provide an overview of the impressive merchant’s house and its surroundings. The ruins, tour and finds focus on a particular Roman house and its setting, rather than referring only to Roman times in general.

Opening hours are listed as 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Check the times before your visit. Group tours are normally offered throughout the year, including outside the listed opening hours; arrange a tour in advance. This lets you distinguish between visiting during the stated hours and booking a tour by prior arrangement.

One-day courses on the water

Rock-The-River offers one-day intensive courses in kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding. The three types of course give you different options for planning a day of water sports in Walheim. If you choose one, check availability with the provider. The courses offer a different focus from a visit to the exhibition: here, the focus is a full day of instruction, while there, it is the history of the Roman merchant’s house.

More to explore in the wider Ludwigsburg destination

In the wider Ludwigsburg destination, the Celts’ Trail offers a different archaeological focus. The trail connects nine significant Celtic finds along a route of about 35 kilometers through the district of Ludwigsburg. The Keltenweg AR app brings the nine sites to life with interactive VR and AR elements. The Hochdorf/Enz Celtic Museum includes a faithful reconstruction of the lavish burial chamber of a Celtic prince and offers insights into the daily life and crafts of early Celtic people. In contrast to the Roman House, the focus here is on Celtic finds and their interpretation.

For a shorter wine-themed outing, the wider Ludwigsburg destination offers the Wunnenstein Wine Experience Trail: the walking route is about four kilometers long and has 60 illustrated information boards about viticulture and wine production. Viewpoints, restaurants, seating areas, barbecue spots and vineyard huts are located along the trail. Its approximate length and the topics covered by the boards help distinguish it from the longer Celts’ Trail.

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace and Blooming Baroque are also among the other attractions in the wider Ludwigsburg destination. The Residential Palace is one of Europe’s largest Baroque buildings preserved in its original form. Blooming Baroque is a garden show with a fairy-tale garden. Together with the region’s wine and Celtic trails, these attractions showcase a broader range of cultural and landscape themes than Walheim’s own focus on vineyards, the Roman House and water sports courses.

Discover more destinations: Erligheim, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Möglingen, Ditzingen, Affalterbach, Pleidelsheim, Freudental, Marbach Am Neckar

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Ludwigsburg.