Tip: Classic Car Event in Stuttgart - Solitude Palace
Lifestyle Event this Weekend: HOME & GARDEN meets the Legend of Classic Cars - 70 Years of the International Solitude Rally
August 14-17, 2025: Exhibition of the historic racing cars of the Solitude Rally - in memory of the Stuttgart-Solitude Lyon-Charbonnières (Deutsch, English, Français)
Solitude Palace in Stuttgart. HOME & GARDEN meets the Legend of Classic Cars - 70 Years of the International Solitude Rally. A lifestyle fair around Solitude Palace in Stuttgart invites you to the classic car show. Twenty historic automobiles, specifically racing cars from the Solitude Rally, will be on display. The magazine "Autobild Klassik," the "Württemberg Automobil Club e.V." (WAC), and the organizers of the "Home & Garden" fair at Solitude Palace itself have focused the attention of classic car enthusiasts on this event. The Solitude Rally was held in Stuttgart around 1960 as the second motorsport event alongside the Solitude Race. In 1955, this international rally started and finished at Solitude Castle for the first time. In 1960, Walter Schock won the Monte Carlo Rally with a Mercedes, and the ADAC Württemberg e. V., together with the Automobile Club du Rhône in Lyon, developed a new, spectacular German-French joint rally: the "Stuttgart-Solitude Lyon-Charbonnières," which was held repeatedly between 1961 and 1972.
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| Porsche 356 Speedster Cabriolet, icon of the Zuffenhausen company, Photo: Helga Waess |
Solitude Palace will host the "HOME & GARDEN" trade fair for home and lifestyle from August 14th to 17th
Solitude Palace offers the perfect historical backdrop: the pleasure palace is a delightful place to stroll and enjoy the latest trends and news on lifestyle, gardening, wellness, and home furnishings (all centered around rural living and regionality).
In the garden of the Rococo palace, where Duke Carl Eugen celebrated legendary festivities 250 years ago, more precisely on the green area in front of the palace and in the carriage house, this year's exhibitors will present the latest trends and showcase the sophisticated lifestyle.
Fans of historic automobiles can look forward to a classic car gathering celebrating the 70th anniversary of the international Solitude Rally
Among more than 20 authentic rally cars, such as Kay Rimmele's "Renault Alpine A 110" and Michael Moll's "Porsche 356 T6," this legendary endurance race will be revived.
This year, until Sunday, August 17, 2025, the Solitude Rally will be commemorated. This international endurance race with a whopping 2,000 kilometers, which included locations such as Ostend, Lyon, and Brescia, and which undoubtedly drew inspiration from Monte Carlo—for example, during the drivers' starting line.
Sunday, August 17: Vintage cars from members of Solitude Revival e. V.
Fine garage gold, meaning even more well-maintained vintage cars, will be presented on Sunday, August 17: The members of Solitude Revival e. V. will be arriving with their classic cars.
- On Friday, August 16: Some rally cars will be out and about.
- Start is at 11:00 a.m. at the Radisson Porsche Design Tower.
- Finish: Schlossallee around 11:30 a.m.
Three historic BMW motorcycles will also be on display, coming from the police museum to the track.
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| Porsche 356 Speedster Cabriolet, icon of the Zuffenhausen company, Photo: Helga Waess - Pressefotoarchiv |
On all four days of the fair, the Baroque Solitude Palace will open its doors exclusively for visitors to the "Home & Garden" exhibition
Explore the former Württemberg hunting and pleasure palace on your own and immerse yourself in the aristocratic world of the 18th century. The palace team will be on site to answer questions about the palace's history. Discovery tours through the original palace halls are included in the fair ticket.
HOME & GARDEN
Garden and Lifestyle Trade Fair
Thursday, August 14, to Sunday, August 17, 2025
Venue: Solitude Palace
Solitude 1
70197 Stuttgart
Home & Garden Trade Fair Opening Hours
- Thursday to Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Admission Fee for the Trade Fair and Solitude Palace
- Adults €13.00 (online pre-sale)
- Adults €15.00 (at the door)
- Children and young people (up to and including 17 years of age) accompanied by an adult: free
