Schwetzingen and Spargel

Today we visited the town of Schwetzingen the "Spargel Capital of the World", in the Rhine-Neckar region and about 1 hour by train from Daniel's. It is a popular destination during the asparagus (spargel) season, especially in April when they have a festival of white spargel and white wine. We had a look around the market platz admiring a collection of sculptures including the famous 'Spargelfrau' . We then spent most of the afternoon in the formal castle gardens (Schloss Schwetzinger) which includes a large Turkish Mosque, several Roman temples, a massive orangerie and a museum of old horticultural and agricultural equipment. It is a very well kept and classically designed garden with lakes, statues, toparies and long vistas, clearly it is popular for wedding photographs and receptions as we saw at least 3 wedding parties that afternoon.Read more