Fodor's Expert Review Schloss Deidesheim

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.