2 – Schwäbisches Stuttgart

The second capital of the trip – the capital of Baden-Württemberg (more precisely of Württemberg, but the Landtag and the government of the hole state is there). A large city which is located technically in the region of Schwaben (which is basically the Württemberger part of the state + the Bezirk in Bavaria, Württemberg was the name of the state, Schwaben of the region), as the majority of Schwaben is in BW.