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Top Sights in Tauberbischofsheim & Lauda-Königshofen

Posted on February 13, 2010 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley
Tauberbischofsheim See Pretty Half-Timbered and Baroque Towns in the Tauber Valley

Tauberbischofsheim and Lauda-Königshofen are two small but pretty towns in the Tauber Valley in Germany with half-timbered houses as well as some Baroque façades.

Around 735, St Boniface founded a nunnery in Tauberbischofsheim that became important enough to warrant imperial visits in the early [...]

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Top Sights to See in the Liebliches Taubertal, Germany

Posted on February 13, 2010 in Germany
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany The Romantic Road in the Lovely Sweet Tauber Valley Region

Part of Germany’s Romantic Road runs through the Tauber Valley and includes stops at Tauberbischofsheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Bad Mergentheim, Stuppach, Weikersheim, Röttingen, and Creglingen.

Liebliches Taubertal (Sweet Tauber Valley) is mostly the area between Wertheim on the Main and Rothenburg ob der Tauber. This area [...]

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Top Sights in Bad Mergentheim & Stuppach, Germany

Posted on February 13, 2010 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley
Bad Mergentheim Marktplatz Spa, Teutonic Order Castle & Stuppacher Madonna in the Tauber Valley

Bad Mergentheim in the Taubertal, Germany is famous for its spa, the Teutonic Order (Deutschorden) Castle and Museum, and the Stuppacher Madonna by Matthias Grünewald.

Bad Mergentheim in Germany is a prosperous town of close to 23,000 inhabitants. For tourists, it has a [...]

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See the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim

Posted on February 13, 2010 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley
Schloss Mergentheim Castle and Church Visit the Teutonic Order Castle in the Tauber Valley, Germany

The Teutonic Order had its head offices in the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim in the Tauber Valley in Germany from 1525 to 1809.

The main sight in Bad Mergentheim is the Deutschordenschloss (Teutonic Order Castle), which dominates the eastern part of the old town. The [...]

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Top Sights in Weikersheim & Röttingen, Germany

Posted on February 13, 2010 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley
Schloss Weikersheim See the Renaissance Castle, Baroque Palaces, Medieval Walls & Watchtowers

Weikersheim is famous for its Renaissance Schloss, Baroque structures, and the Goethe connection. Röttingen has medieval town walls and watchtowers.

Weikersheim was first mentioned in 837 when the area was given to the abbot of Fulda. During the 12th century, it came under the [...]

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Tauber Valley Hotels & Restaurants

Posted on February 13, 2010 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley
Brünerhof in Weikersheim Where to Stay & Eat in Bad Mergentheim, Weikersheim, and Lauda-Königshofen

Hotels and restaurants in Tauber Valley towns Bad Mergentheim, Weikersheim, and Lauda-Königshofen offer great value compared to nearby popular Romantic Road town Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Fewer tourists spent the night in towns in this region and as a result cheap deals are [...]

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Top Sights in Amberg in the Oberpfalz, Germany

Posted on December 7, 2009 in Bavaria, Germany, Oberpfalz / Upper Palatinate
Amberg Old Town and Baroque Churches by Dietzenhofer, Asam, Carlone, & Zimmermann

Baroque churches by Dietzenhofer, Asam, Carlone, & Zimmermann and a romantic old town are the major sights to see in Amberg in the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate), Germany.

Amberg in the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) in northern Bavaria in Germany is an interesting old town [...]

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Visit Baroque Waldsassen in the Oberpfalz, Germany

Posted on December 7, 2009 in Bavaria, Germany, Oberpfalz / Upper Palatinate
Waldsassen Chapel Cistercian Monastery with Churches and Library by Georg Dientzenhofer

Baroque churches and monastery library by Georg Dientzenhofer, Carlone, Hofreiter, and Steinfels are the top sights in Waldsassen in the Upper Palatinate, Germany.

The main reason to visit Waldsassen is to see the Cistercian abbey church and library – both are masterpieces of the Bavarian [...]

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Cheap, Fast Transportation to Passau, Germany

Posted on May 8, 2009 in Bavaria, Danube River, Germany, River Cruises
Getting to the Top Departure Port for Danube Cruises

Passau with its lovely Baroque old town is the premier departure port for Danube River boat cruise vacations in Germany and Austria. Getting here is easy by train, car, or plane.


photo credit: digital cat 

The Bavarian city Passau is right on the [...]

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Cheap Hotels in Passau for Danube Cruising Stays

Posted on March 7, 2009 in Bavaria, Danube River, Germany, River Cruises
Comfortable Pre-Danube River Cruise Vacation Accommodation

Cheap Passau hotels are ideal for pre- and post-Danube River cruise stays. Hotels range from the comfortable Holiday Inn, Passauer Wolf, Residenz, and Wilder Mann to the Rotel Inn and youth hostel.

Passau is by far the most popular port for luxury Danube River cruise departures and arrivals. [...]

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