European Traveler » Best Castles in Germany http://www.european-traveler.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:57:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Top Sights to See in the Liebliches Taubertal, Germany http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-the-liebliches-taubertal-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-the-liebliches-taubertal-germany/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:00:32 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=2068 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 [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-to-see-in-the-liebliches-taubertal-germany/feed/ 0 Top Sights in Bad Mergentheim & Stuppach, Germany http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-bad-mergentheim-stuppach-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-bad-mergentheim-stuppach-germany/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:59:59 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=2082 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 [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-bad-mergentheim-stuppach-germany/feed/ 0 See the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/see-the-deutschordenschloss-in-bad-mergentheim/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/see-the-deutschordenschloss-in-bad-mergentheim/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:59:36 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=2089 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 [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/see-the-deutschordenschloss-in-bad-mergentheim/feed/ 0 Top Sights in Weikersheim & Röttingen, Germany http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weikersheim-rottingen-germany/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weikersheim-rottingen-germany/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:59:11 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=2094 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 [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/top-sights-in-weikersheim-rottingen-germany/feed/ 0 Tauber Valley Cultural Events & Outdoor Adventures http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/tauber-valley-cultural-events-outdoor-adventures/ http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/tauber-valley-cultural-events-outdoor-adventures/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:58:23 +0000 Henk Bekker http://www.european-traveler.com/?p=2102 Germany’s Tauber Valley has outdoor activities including hiking, cycling, and boating balanced by cultural events, concerts, festivals, and Bad Mergentheim’s spas.

The Tauber Valley is popular with hikers and cyclist while much of the Tauber River can also be used for canoeing in and kayaking. Cultural [...]]]> http://www.european-traveler.com/germany/tauber-valley-cultural-events-outdoor-adventures/feed/ 0