The Schlossplatz in Stuttgart: with its magnificent “Neues Schloss” (new palace), its huge baroque park and the renowned state theatre, the wide square offers splendid views of the vibrant part of the Swabian capital. It is located right next to the Königsstraße, the largest shopping mile in Europe. Within eyeshot, the Mercedes-Benz star sits proudly atop the tower of Stuttgart’s main station. Once a year, the Schlossplatz magically draws thousands of fans and numerous celebrities of the international jazz, blues, soul and pop scene to the southern German car manufacturing city: during the jazzopen Stuttgart.