2 Best Sights in The Pfalz and Rhine Terrace, Germany

For a delicious rendition of the regional specialty Saumagen (meat, herbs and potatoes cooked in a sow's stomach), stop here. The restaurant has a charming interior courtyard and sunny south-facing terrace, and the staff make knowledgeable recommendations from the small but excellent list of local wines.

Vines, flowers, and fig trees cloak the houses behind St. Ulrich on Heumarktstrasse and its extension, Deichelgasse (nicknamed Feigengasse because of its Feigenbäume—fig trees). To see the workshops and ateliers of  local artists, sculptors, and goldsmiths ask for a list at the local tourist office (see   www.deidesheim.de/galerien-kuenstler.html). Cross the Wine Road to reach the grounds of Schloss Deidesheim, now a pub-restaurant ($$, closed January–February, closed Mon.--Wed., no lunch Thurs. and Fri.). The bishops of Speyer built a moated castle on the site in the 13th century. Twice destroyed and rebuilt, the present castle dates from 1817, and the moats have been converted into gardens.