WORMS tourist attractions

Worms is a historic city with a history that dates back to Celtic times. Its most important attraction is the Romanesque cathedral of St. Peter is one of the three German imperial cathedrals.

The origins of the city date back to pre-Roman times, and the Romans founded the settlement of Civitas Vangionum here. At the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, the cathedral of St. Peter. The red sandstone building is listed among the most valuable monuments of Romanesque architecture in Europe.

In 1122, in Worms, a concordat was signed between Pope Callixtus II and Emperor Henry V. He ended the long-standing dispute over investiture and regulated the relations between the empire and the church for centuries to come. Around the same time, Jews began to settle in the town. Today, Worms attractions include the rebuilt Jewish quarter with a synagogue, one of the oldest European Jewish cemeteries, and the Jewish Museum at the Raschi House.

Worms is also the site of the famous medieval Germanic epic, The Song of the Nibelungen. Here you can see the neo-Gothic Nibelung Bridge with the city gate and visit the Worms Nibelungen Museum.

An interesting attraction of Worms is the Worms Zoo, which presents animals from all over the world. You can also visit the City Museum, the Heyshof Art Museum and see the world's largest Luther statue. It is a commemoration of the Worms Edict in which the reformer was condemned and sentenced to banishment.