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The 27th car-free adventure day will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday along the German Wine Street. From Bockenheim in the north to Schweigen in the south, Germany’s oldest wine tourist route will close to motorized traffic. Bicyclists, skaters and hikers will have the 85-kilometer car-free route to themselves.
This year’s motto is “Grape varieties of the Pfalz.” According to organizers, the Pfalz is a paradise for wine lovers, since it is not only the biggest growing area of the Riesling grape worldwide and the biggest red wine area of Germany, but with its vine diversity, it also offers something for every taste.
A Rheinland-Pfalz state representative and Anna the Palatinate Wine Queen, will officially open the event at 10 a.m. in the center of Oberotterbach (near Bad Bergzabern).
About 30 villages and towns along the German Wine Street will take part in the car-free wine street day, and offer entertaining programs with many attractions, including music, sports and games. Event participants can stop at seven wine gourmet stations, where they will get fine little dishes with complementing wines for €5. To experience the grape varieties, 12 tasting stations can be found along the route.
The Agricultural Chamber will offer a grape variety rally where participants can stop at 17 wineries and get stamps. Participants with four or more stamps can enter to win premium wines.
The Pfalz Sports Association will sponsor its traditional 10-kilometer run, which will start in two separate places.
The route in the north will go from Bockenheim to Kirchheim, and the one in the south from Weissenburg to Bad Bergzabern. Starting time will be 10 a.m.
Organizers ask all bicyclists, walkers and skaters for mutual respect. Several hundred thousand visitors are expected to attend, similar to in recent years. Therefore, organizers recommend using public transport, such as trains or busses, to come to the event.
For details, visit www.zum-wohl-die-pfalz.de or www.pfalzwein.de.
