Heidelberg Thingstatte is an open-air theatre that was built as part of the Thingspiel movement by the Third Reich; Thingspiel was a type of multidisciplinary theatre which was popular in the 1930s in pre-war Nazi Germany and this is one of the 40 theatres which was built out of the 400 planned. The protected cultural monument was built in the form of an egg-shaped amphitheater and can hold anywhere from 8,000 to 15,000 people for each event. You can visit the architectural masterpiece any time of the year, but to see it in use you must attend the annual Walpurgis Night celebrations which attracts nearly 14,000 people.

Heillgenberg, Heidelberg

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