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Curated news with a focus on city affairs, wine around the Wurstmarkt and the German Wine Route, the spa at the saltworks and the Palatinate Forest. Concise summaries with a link to the original source.
Dürkheim Sausage Market 2026: dates, highlights & the Schubkärchler
The largest wine festival in the world returns - over two weekends in September, the Wurstmarkt grounds once again turn into a vast wine and festival mile around the Schubkärchler stalls.
Riesling vintage 2026: Palatinate winemakers expect top quality
Sunny weeks and cool nights on the German Wine Route have winemakers around Bad Dürkheim hoping for an outstanding Riesling vintage.
Graduation tower restored: brine inhalation in the spa park is back
After restoration work, the brine trickles down the blackthorn walls again - the graduation tower in the spa park is back as an open-air inhalatorium.
Bad Dürkheim crowns its new wine majesty
The spa and wine town has a new wine majesty - she will represent Bad Dürkheim and its winemakers at festivals along the German Wine Route.
Salinarium launches into the thermal season
Warm thermal and brine water, new sauna infusions and an adventure pool: the Salinarium opens its thermal season.
Monastery Market at the Limburg: 2026 program confirmed
Within the walls of the Limburg monastery ruins, craft, indulgence and music invite visitors to an atmospheric market with far-reaching views over the Palatinate.
Palatinate Forest: new circular hiking trails around Bad Dürkheim signposted
Freshly marked circular routes lead through the Isenach valley, past the Heidenmauer, Teufelsstein and Drachenfels into the heart of the Palatinate Forest.
German Wine Route cycle path between Ungstein and Wachenheim renewed
New surface and better signage: the cycle path along the German Wine Route rolls comfortably through the vineyards again between Ungstein and Wachenheim.
German Wine Route Experience Day 2026: car-free through the vineyards
At the end of August, the German Wine Route is closed to cars - and belongs for one day entirely to cyclists, hikers, winemakers and food lovers.