City Guide
Interested to discover more about the sights of Göppingen and the swabian alb? Let us surprise you...
Of course, you can head out into the countryside from elaya hotel göppingen and recharge your batteries. But our list of insider tips also includes activities that will get your pulse racing, for example with exercise, action games and shopping. If you have any ideas of your own for organising your leisure time, let us know. We are totally familiar with our favourite town, including its restaurants, music and cultural life.
Corner Bar: Pub with cosy corners and no sharp edges
The Corner Bar in Faurndau, a western suburb of Göppingen, offers convivial outdoor and indoor dining as well as the perfect setting for after-work socialising with colleagues or in a relaxed atmosphere with friends.
The pub serves a wide selection of drinks, and guests are assured of a particularly friendly reception from the manager and his team. Sporting events are screened live, and if you want to get in on the action yourself, you can play darts or pool in the downstairs area. In addition, the snug Corner Bar also has an electronic gaming table, and the music played there is guaranteed to please a discerning ear.
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Sowieso Music Lounge: Top entertainment
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Sowieso Music Lounge is the number one venue in Göppingen for anyone who enjoys live music, sporting action and good company.
.Bands and solo artists regularly perform here, and popular sporting events such as football matches are also shown. Cheering on your team and celebrating goals with other fans builds up an appetite. Fortunately, the Sowieso is a restaurant as well as a bar, so you can fortify yourself on the spot. The menu includes bar food classics such as burgers and sandwiches as well as delicious Italian, Mexican and American-style finger food baskets. Vegetarians and vegans are also catered for, with suitable dishes such as salads. Food is served not only in the lounge, but also outside, weather permitting.
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Aura Göppingen: shisha meet-up spot
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Restaurant, shisha lounge and bar – at Aura in Göppingen, you can relax wonderfully over a drink and some shisha.
The location is perfect for anyone who wants to be at the heart of things while maintaining a comfortable distance. Depending on the weather, you can either settle down outside or inside on two floors, and round off the day in a pleasant atmosphere. Those who want more than to drink and smoke can order authentic Lebanese food.
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Freibad Göppingen: summer at last!
The open-air pool is back! If this is music to your ears, you should head straight to Freibad Göppingen. Conveniently and centrally located, you’ll have a fantastic bathing experience here.
The bathing facilities include a swimming and non-swimming pool, a diving structure, a giant slide, a water mushroom, extensive lawns, a play area for those who also enjoy staying on land, and, of course, a cafeteria with outdoor seating. As befits the catering available at an open-air pool, the menu features classics like freshly made chips, grilled sausage and currywurst, schnitzel rolls and cheese sandwiches, but also salads. And don’t forget sweet treats, ice cream and coffee specialities!
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Outletcity Metzingen: Chic shopping at great prices
Gucci, Burberry, Fendi, Etro, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Prada, Nike … in fashionista-speak, these are the real sights of Göppingen. An absolute plus point: you can find them all in one place, at Outletcity Metzingen.
In addition to the world’s largest Boss Outlet, the area includes more than 130 premium and luxury brands. However, the shopping experience is not just limited to fashion. Numerous lifestyle brands such as Le Creuset, Pandora, Villeroy & Boch, Kneipp, Douglas, WMF and Zwilling are also based in the “Fashion City” around 50 kilometres south-west of Göppingen. And since excessive shopping is known to make you hungry, there is of course also a wide range of culinary delights on offer. Starbucks or champagne? Alpine cuisine or sushi? Pizza or burger? You decide!
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Laserstar Göppingen: Hero of your game
Are you a gamer? But also like to be active in real life? Perfect, then we have just the right location for you: Laserstar Göppingen, less than ten minutes by car from elaya hotel goeppingen.
In addition to many other sights in Göppingen, you can let your energy run free here and play Zone Laser Tag – alone, with your friends or as a family activity. The ultra-modern laser tag hall, the largest arena in Göppingen, is equipped with the new Helios 2 laser tag system from Zone and the correspondingly cool equipment. If you are totally new to laser tag but just fancy a bit of action, you are just as welcome – you will receive a detailed introduction at the start so that you can become the hero of your game straight away.
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Linsenholzsee: Immerse yourself in millions of years of natural history
Lake Linsenholz is set amid the Oberholz nature recreation area between Göppingen and Hohenstaufen. It takes just 15 minutes to get there by car from our hotel.
The car park is the starting point for a leisurely stroll to the lake or for a more ambitious walk on the 13.6-kilometre Kaiser Barbarossa circular hiking trail. A visit to the lake can be combined with a refreshing dip, as bathing in Lake Linsenholz was officially authorised in 2021. It’s hard to imagine, but around 135 million years ago, this enchanted lake in the foothills of the Swabian Jura was formed from two oceans – the Thetys Sea and the connected Jurassic Sea. Lake Linsenholz and the steep escarpment formed by these ancient waters remain as a photogenic testament to this natural phenomenon.
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Tasty Waffel: hot topic with plenty of flavour
There’s a first time for everything – even for a waffle shop in Göppingen!
And it has set up shop right in the culinary heart of the city centre. At Tasty Waffel, it isn’t just the array of waffle options that will put a smile on your face. From the moment you order, the diner atmosphere with neon signs, striped retro furniture and souvenir photos of Hollywood legends set the mood. After a brief nostalgic journey, you can continue with your order – there are seven steps until you get to the finished article: the shape of the waffle, the spread, fruits, toppings, sauces, specials and, last but not least, the type of ice cream. If you like, you can top your waffle with a squirt of cream. Freshly prepared vegan dough is on the menu from Friday to Sunday.
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Hohenstaufen: Regional cuisine for climbers
Rising to 684 metres above sea level, the Hohenstaufen dominates the countryside around Göppingen. Together with the Stuifen and the Rechberg, the Hohenstaufen is the westernmost of the three Kaiserberge (‘Imperial Mountains’).
It is an outlier of the Swabian Jura, and a popular natural and historical landmark. The ruins of the former Hohenstaufen Castle, the seat of the once powerful Staufer family, are located on the cone-shaped mountain peak, while on the south-western slope is the Spielburg nature reserve. If you want to make it all the way to the top, the only way is on foot. As a reward after the ascent and to fortify you for the descent, we recommend that you sit down to some typical Swabian cuisine in the Himmel und Erde (Heaven and Earth) restaurant adjacent to the castle ruins.
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Tasty Waffel: hot topic with plenty of flavour
There’s a first time for everything – even for a waffle shop in Göppingen!
And it has set up shop right in the culinary heart of the city centre. At Tasty Waffel, it isn’t just the array of waffle options that will put a smile on your face. From the moment you order, the diner atmosphere with neon signs, striped retro furniture and souvenir photos of Hollywood legends set the mood. After a brief nostalgic journey, you can continue with your order – there are seven steps until you get to the finished article: the shape of the waffle, the spread, fruits, toppings, sauces, specials and, last but not least, the type of ice cream. If you like, you can top your waffle with a squirt of cream. Freshly prepared vegan dough is on the menu from Friday to Sunday.
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Beli’s Bowls: A bowl full of happiness
Healthy, colourful and super tasty – at Beli’s Bowls, you can create your own recipe and supplement it with smoothies, wraps and burritos. On warm, dry days, outdoor seating is available.
The ‘bowl’ concept is quite simple and has now established itself in (almost) every town and city. You start with the base, for example rice, and then fill up the bowl with individual ingredients such as tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, corn and hummus – just to your liking. A mix of grains, sesame seeds or other toppings and a dressing of your choice make this an all-round taste experience. Alternatively, you can go à la carte, for example ordering the Chicken Bowl. There are numerous veggie and vegan options for the bowls as well as the wraps and burritos.
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NamiSushi: elegance from the interior to the coffee bean
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The three-storey interior with lots of wood, all-round panoramic windows, a long community table (other places are available, of course) and the impressive light installation over the long table at NamiSushi offer a taste of what the evening will hold:
something exceptional! The dishes at NamiSushi are arranged on the plate with lots of attention to detail. The Japanese restaurant offers a large selection of fish and meat specialities, but also vegetarian, vegan and child-friendly cuisine – the sushi dishes like flambéed Rainbow or the Nami Spezial Sushi make up only one part of the menu. The same commitment and attention to detail seen in the preparation of fish and meat is also apparent in the brewing of coffee.
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Outletcity Metzingen: Chic shopping at great prices
Gucci, Burberry, Fendi, Etro, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Prada, Nike … in fashionista-speak, these are the real sights of Göppingen. An absolute plus point: you can find them all in one place, at Outletcity Metzingen.
In addition to the world’s largest Boss Outlet, the area includes more than 130 premium and luxury brands. However, the shopping experience is not just limited to fashion. Numerous lifestyle brands such as Le Creuset, Pandora, Villeroy & Boch, Kneipp, Douglas, WMF and Zwilling are also based in the “Fashion City” around 50 kilometres south-west of Göppingen. And since excessive shopping is known to make you hungry, there is of course also a wide range of culinary delights on offer. Starbucks or champagne? Alpine cuisine or sushi? Pizza or burger? You decide!
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Hohenstaufen: Regional cuisine for climbers
Rising to 684 metres above sea level, the Hohenstaufen dominates the countryside around Göppingen. Together with the Stuifen and the Rechberg, the Hohenstaufen is the westernmost of the three Kaiserberge (‘Imperial Mountains’).
It is an outlier of the Swabian Jura, and a popular natural and historical landmark. The ruins of the former Hohenstaufen Castle, the seat of the once powerful Staufer family, are located on the cone-shaped mountain peak, while on the south-western slope is the Spielburg nature reserve. If you want to make it all the way to the top, the only way is on foot. As a reward after the ascent and to fortify you for the descent, we recommend that you sit down to some typical Swabian cuisine in the Himmel und Erde (Heaven and Earth) restaurant adjacent to the castle ruins.
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Helfenstein castle ruin: Tower with castle tavern
The unusual character of Helfenstein castle ruin requires an explanation. Helfenstein is a so-called ‘Spornburg’, which means that it lies on a rocky spur some distance short of the hilltop or mountain peak but still dominating the valley below.
The terrain slopes steeply away on at least two sides. Helfenstein Castle was built around 1100 by Eberhard von Helfenstein above the town of Geislingen an der Steige. The Counts of Helfenstein were among the most influential regional noble families of the Middle Ages. The scale of the ruins and the panoramic view alone are worth a visit, but there are also other reasons, namely the small Burgschenke tavern in the castle tower and the surrounding hiking trails.
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Filseck Castle: Something for everyone
Filseck Castle is a popular destination for holidaymakers in Göppingen, just a ten-minute drive from the town centre and set amidst greenery.
Visitors can stroll through the beautiful castle gardens at their own pace or join a guided natural history tour. The adjacent park is the starting point for hikes. History buffs will find the history of the castle absolutely fascinating, while art lovers should make a beeline for the gallery in the east wing, where individual and themed exhibitions are shown throughout the year in association with the Kunsthalle Göppingen and the G.C. Kirchberger archive. And of course, the culinary offerings here are also fit for the nobility – from the beer garden to the Schloss-Schänke and the Michelin-starred castle restaurant.
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