• The Heidelberg Tun (German: Großes Fass), or Great Heidelberg Tun, is an extremely large wine vat contained within the cellars of Heidelberg Castle.
  • The Heidelberg Tun is a monstrous wine barrel located in the Heidelberg Castle, built in 1751, reputedly requiring 130 oak trees in the construction.
  • A bit of the history behind the Heidelberg Tun. The Heidelberg Tun was constructed in 1751 and was the third such barrel built in the area.
  • Discover Heidelberg Tun in Heidelberg, Germany: Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
  • Out of sheer curiosity as to what the world’s largest wine barrel looks like, we check out the Heidelberg Tun, during our visit to Heidelberg Castle.
  • Then, visit the grounds of Heidelberg Palace and admire its beauty up close. See the elegant inner courtyard and the famous Great Heidelberg Tun (wine barrel.)
  • Heidelberg Tun has quite many listed places around it and we are covering at least 57 places around it on Germany-Places.com.
  • Out of sheer curiosity as to what the world’s largest wine barrel looks like, we check out the Heidelberg Tun, during our visit to Heidelberg Castle.
  • The Great Heidelberger Tuns were marketed as a tourist attraction from early on. The people of Heidelberg even put a dance floor on the top of the second barrel.
  • Heidelberg Tun Tourism (2024) Germany: Find top attractions, things to do & activities in Heidelberg Tun, heidelberg.
  • “Everybody has heard of the great Heidelberg Tun,” wrote Mark Twain in A Tramp Abroad, “and most people have seen it, no doubt.
  • Events and things to do near heidelberg tun. ... Fri, Sep 6, 19:00. Heidelberger Schloss Restaurants & Events • Heidelberg.
  • The first great Heidelberg Tun, depicted in an illustration by the Reformed engraver Willem Jacobszoon from the Dutch city of Delft.