Places of interest near Landau in der Pfalz
| Approx. distance from Landau (in miles) | Selected points of interest | Train connections? (approx. travel time from Landau-Station in hours:minutes) | |
| Train station Landau = Bahnhof | 0.3 from the hotel | (Footnote 1); Use city map | Walking distance from the hotel |
| Landau-Downtown | 0.4 from the hotel | Nice town; 3 Gothic churches; 500 houses from the end of 19th century | Walking distance from the hotel; Use city map |
| German Wine Street = Deutsche Weinstraße | Many wine villages near Landau | Many vineyards; Numerous wine tasting opportunities | No (Ask the conference staff for details) |
| The Palatinate Forest = Pfälzer Wald | Just a few miles from Landau (800-2000 feet high) | Relaxation; Walking | Yes (Ask the conference staff for details) |
| Speyer (Rhine River) | 23 | Nice town; Famous Romanesque Cathedral; Old Jewish Bath | Yes 1.00 – 1.30 |
| Karlsruhe (Rhine River) | 22 | Lively city; City Castel | Yes 0.40 |
| Mannheim (Rhine & Neckar Rivers) | 32 | Lively city; City Castel, used as University Building | Yes 1.00 |
| Heidelberg (Neckar River) | 45 | Everybody knows this city | Yes 1:30 |
| Wissembourg (Alsace, France) | 16 | Nice town near the border to Germany; Monastery Church; (Footnote 2) | Yes 0.30 |
| Strasbourg, Capital of North-Alsace, France | 58 | Interesting City; Gothic Cathedral; (Footnote 2) | Yes 1.40 |
- Footnote 1: Our conference staff at the hotel in Landau will help you find the timetable for the train to your desired destination. The tickets for the train are available at the train station in Landau = Bahnhof. The “Logo” of the German Railway Company is “DB”, i.e. “Deutsche Bahn”. City maps of Landau are available at the conference desk.
- Footnote 2: France and Germany have the same currency, the “Euro”. Usually (with very few exceptions) there is no passport-control at the border. Borders are no longer controlled in most parts of Western Europe.