The main attraction of Gunzenhausen is its excellent fossils and lithography museum, one of the best of its kind in Germany. [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-gunzenhausen-the-altmuhlsee-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-wolframs-eschenbach-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-wolframs-eschenbach-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:07:14 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1983 Bavarian Wolframs-Eschenbach is a romantic small Bavarian town completely encircled by its town wall. Troubadour Wolfram von Eschenbach, writer of Parsifal, lived here.

The Bavarian town Wolframs-Eschenbach is mostly visited to see its old town walls and to visit sights associated with German medieval troubadour Wolfram von [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-wolframs-eschenbach-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-the-altmuhltal-valley-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-the-altmuhltal-valley-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:14:27 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1987 The Bavarian Altmühl Valley is famous for water sports, cycling, hiking, unique fossils, Baroque Eichstätt, roman treasures, and other historic castles and sights.

The southernmost parts of Franken, and some parts of northern Upper Bavaria, have been incorporated in to the Naturpark Altmühltal (Altmühl Valley Nature Park). [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-the-altmuhltal-valley-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weisenburg-in-bavaria-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weisenburg-in-bavaria-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:42:13 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1973 Weißenburg was a Roman garrison town and a free imperial city before becoming part of Bavaria. Major sights to see include the old town and Roman treasure and sites.

In AD 89, the Romans forced the local Celtic population out of the [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weisenburg-in-bavaria-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weisenburg-ellingen-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weisenburg-ellingen-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:39:04 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1968

Weißenburg with its Roman sites and Fortress Wülzburg, Ellingen with the Teotonic Order Palace and Baroque old town, and Charlemange’s Main-Danube Canal are interesting sites to see.

Weißenburg is famous for its Römermuseum (Roman Museum) [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weisenburg-ellingen-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-pappenheim-solnhofen-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-pappenheim-solnhofen-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:25:19 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1963 Pappenheim and Solnhofen are small, picturesque towns in a beautiful part of the Altmühl Valley in Bavaria. Pappenheim is famous for its castle while fossils and nature enchant in Solnhofen.

Pappenheim is a small town with a picture-perfect location where the Altmühl makes [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-pappenheim-solnhofen-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/cheap-and-legal-fossil-hunting-in-the-altmuhl-valley/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/cheap-and-legal-fossil-hunting-in-the-altmuhl-valley/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:18:21 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1955 The Altmühl Valley is famous for fossil hunting opportunities in limestone quarries and museums in Gunzhausen, Solnhofen, and Eichstätt. The hunt for the 10th archaeopteryx is on…

Around 150 million years ago, the Altmühl valley in Bavaria had a tropical climate and was at the [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/cheap-and-legal-fossil-hunting-in-the-altmuhl-valley/feed/ 3 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-baroque-eichstatt-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-baroque-eichstatt-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:11:15 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1950 Eichstätt has an Italian Baroque style old town, an interesting cathedral, a copy of the Holy Sepulcher, and unique Altmühl Valley fossils in the Jura and Bergér Museums.

The Episcopal town Eichstätt has a history going back to 741 when St Boniface founded a monastery [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-baroque-eichstatt-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/hotels-restaurants-in-the-altmuhl-valley-in-bavaria-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/hotels-restaurants-in-the-altmuhl-valley-in-bavaria-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:01:16 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1937 Cheap accommodation and great food are available in small Altmühl Valley towns including Wolframs-Eschenbach, Gunzenhausen, Weißenburg, Pappenheim, and Eichstätt.

The Altmühl Valley towns have pleasant hotels and restaurants at cheap prices. Chain hotels are far and few between in this beautiful part of Bavaria. It is worth using major internet hotel reservations to [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/hotels-restaurants-in-the-altmuhl-valley-in-bavaria-germany/feed/ 1 http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/outdoor-adventures-activities-in-the-altmuhltal-valley-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/outdoor-adventures-activities-in-the-altmuhltal-valley-germany/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:44:46 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=1931 The Altmühl Valley in Bavaria, Germany has beautiful nature and easy access for cyclists, bikers, hikers, rock climbers, and canoeists.

The Altmühl Park has around 3,000 km/1,900 miles of marked hiking routes. The most famous is the 200-km/125-mile Altmühltal-Panoramaweg (Altmühl Valley Panorama Route), [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/outdoor-adventures-activities-in-the-altmuhltal-valley-germany/feed/ 0