Pirmasens combines nature, outdoor activities, culture and culinary delights. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Pirmasens can then continue searching for accommodation.
Cycling
The Dynamikum circular route is an approximately 25-kilometre circuit that starts at the Tourist Information Office in Pirmasens. Information panels along the route explain the history of the mill valleys and the Strecktal valley. The Pirmasens Tourist Information Office rents out modern electric bicycles.
Nature
The Old Cemetery is a six-hectare municipal green space with historic graves, mature trees and nine works of art. The recreational area at Eisweiher offers space for football, volleyball and badminton; next to it is a landscaped area for walking and relaxing.
Strecktal Park features a 15-hole disc golf course and outdoor exhibits from the Dynamikum Science Center. The geology trail in Strecktal displays 25 rock samples from throughout Rhineland-Palatinate. Hexenklamm is a rocky ravine on the outskirts of Pirmasens with eroded rock formations and small waterfalls. The Felsenwald, Hexenklamm and Teufelspfad trails in Pirmasens are premium hiking trails certified by the German Hiking Institute.
Pilgrimage
The approximately 74-kilometre connecting route of the Palatinate Way of St. James passes through Pirmasens and connects the northern and southern branches. A pilgrim stamp station for the Palatinate Way of St. James is located at the Pirmasens Tourist Information Office in the Rheinberger building.
Culture
Pirmasens has several museums and cultural institutions. These include the interactive Dynamikum Science Center with 160 experiment stations, the Forum Alte Post with presentations on Heinrich Bürkel and Hugo Ball as well as temporary exhibitions, the Museum in the Old Town Hall with the Wald.Schloss.Schuh collection and Elisabeth Emmler's silhouette-cut cabinet, as well as the Westwall Museum in the former Gerstfeldhöhe fortification in Niedersimten.
The former mortuary at the Old Cemetery now houses the Carolinensaal, where chamber concerts and lectures take place.
Culinary Delights
WAWI Schokowelt offers a behind-the-glass production display of chocolate making, a small museum, a café and direct sales. Pirmasens is described as offering a range of dining options, from Palatinate Forest huts to upscale restaurants.
