# Things to see in Speyer (Germany): 40 places and when to go

> Speyer is a town in Germany, and this site lists 40 places in and around it, mainly Wildlife (12), Nature (11), History (8). The best known are Camino de Santiago, Speyer Cathedral and Technik Museum Speyer. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 01 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 59. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/speyer/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 49.3155, 8.4385
- **Places:** 40 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (12) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (11) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (8) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (6) · [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/submarinismo/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** FRA Frankfurt am Main, 80 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Speyer

The places in and around Speyer, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/camino-de-santiago/): Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Spain · 9.7 km
- [Speyer Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dom-zu-speyer/): Cathedral in Speyer, Germany · 340 m
- [Technik Museum Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/technik-museum-speyer/): Technology museum · 821 m
- [Gedächtniskirche, Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gedachtniskirche-der-protestation/): Church in Speyer · 624 m
- [Plopsaland Deutschland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plopsaland-deutschland/): Amusement park in Haßloch, Rhineland-Pflaz, Germany · 10 km
- [Historical Museum of the Palatinate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historisches-museum-der-pfalz/): Museums and art · 215 m
- [Jewish courtyard, Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/speyer-jewry-cout/): Central area of the Jewish quarter in Speyer, Germany · 110 m
- [German submarine U-9](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/u9/): 1964 Type 205 submarine of the German Navy · 779 m
- [Old Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altportel/): Medieval west city gate of Speyer · 500 m
- [Museum Autovision](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museum-autovision/): Automobile museum in Altlußheim, Germany · 5.3 km
- [Josephskirche Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-joseph-kirche/): Church · 680 m
- [Festung Germersheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/festung-germersheim/): History · 12 km
- [Rhine Bridge, Germersheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rheinbrucke-germersheim/): German railway bridge · 11 km
- [Deutsches Straßenmuseum Germersheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/deutsches-strassenmuseum/): Museums and art · 11 km
- [Gewann Frankreich-Wiesental](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gewann-frankreich-wiesental/): Nature reserve in Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 11 km
- [Ketscher Rheininsel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ketscher-rheininsel/): Nature reserve in Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 8.3 km
- [Lochbusch-Königswiesen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lochbusch-konigswiesen/): Nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 11 km
- [Rudolf-von-Habsburg-Brücke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rudolf-von-habsburg-brucke/): Bridge · 10 km
- [Böhler Bruch-Kandelwiese](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bohler-bruch-kandelwiese/): Nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 7.1 km
- [Gräberfeld bei Dannstadt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/graberfeld-bei-dannstadt/): Nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 12 km
- [Hockenheimer Rheinbogen (30 Teilgebiete)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hockenheimer-rheinbogen/): Nature reserve in Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 4.5 km
- [Im Willig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/im-willig/): Nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 14 km
- [Im Wörth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/im-worth/): Nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 8.9 km
- [Schwarzwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schwarzwald/): Nature reserve in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany · 7.7 km

And the other 16, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Wagbachniederung](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wagbachniederung/)
- **Hot springs**: [Das Badehaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/das-badehaus/), [Freizeitzentrum Erlichsee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freizeitzentrum-erlichsee/)
- **History**: [Domhof Hausbrauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/domhof-hausbrauerei/)
- **Hiking**: [Druslach Bacherlebnisweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/druslach-bacherlebnisweg/), [Rheinauenweg (Teilstück Mannheim - Karlsruhe)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rheinauenweg-teilstuck-mannheim-karlsruhe/), [Via Sancti Martini HW-36-05a Waghäusel - Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/via-sancti-martini-hw-36-05a-waghausel-speyer/), [Via Sancti Martini HW-36-05b Waghäusel - Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/via-sancti-martini-hw-36-05b-waghausel-speyer/), [Via Sancti Martini HW-37-01 Speyer - Neustadt an der Weinstraße](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/via-sancti-martini-hw-37-01-speyer-neustadt-an-der-weinstras/)
- **Diving**: [Erlichsee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/erlichsee/), [Gänsedrecksee (Taucheinstieg Nord)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gansedrecksee-taucheinstieg-nord/), [Kuhunter (Taucheinstieg Süd)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kuhunter-taucheinstieg-sud/), [Marxweiher](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/marxweiher/), [Tauchgemeinschaft Manati e.V.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tauchgemeinschaft-manati-e-v/)
- **Food and drink**: [Holystoner Brauwerkstatt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/holystoner-brauwerkstatt/)
- **With kids**: [Vogelpark Schifferstadt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vogelpark-schifferstadt/)

## When to go to Speyer

The best time to visit Speyer is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 25 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 52 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 29 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 06 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 01 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 38 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 13 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 29 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 50 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 59 |

In June there are 16 h 01 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 59. In June, 40 of the 40 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Speyer

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, Frankfurt am Main), 80 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.3155%2C8.4385)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.3155%2C8.4385)

## Other towns nearby

- [Mannheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mannheim/): 66 places · 21 km
- [Heidelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heidelberg/): 68 places · 22 km
- [Edesheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/edesheim/): 268 places · 23 km
- [Bruchsal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bruchsal/): 54 places · 23 km
- [Bad Dürkheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-durkheim/): 162 places · 26 km
- [Sinsheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sinsheim/): 43 places · 34 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Speyer?

The best known: [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/camino-de-santiago/), [Speyer Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dom-zu-speyer/), [Technik Museum Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/technik-museum-speyer/), [Gedächtniskirche, Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gedachtniskirche-der-protestation/), [Plopsaland Deutschland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plopsaland-deutschland/). In all, 40 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Speyer?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 01 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 59.

### How do you get to Speyer?

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 80 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.3155%2C8.4385) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Speyer as the destination and these 40 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).