Cheap Transportation to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) in Germany

Getting to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) is easiest by bus from the train station. The airport is on cycling routes and has free and cheap car parking. Transportation to Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt (PAD) is cheap and hassle free. Drivers appreciate the cheap and even free long-term parking while cyclists can use cycling routes to the airport. … Read more

Hotels & Restaurants in Romantische Franken Towns Ansbach, Colmburg, Bad Windsheim

Ansbach, Colmburg (castle hotel), and Bad Windsheim have good hotels and restaurants to compete with more famous Romantic Franken (Romantische Franken) towns in Bavaria. Hotels & Restaurants in Ansbach, Germany The Best Western Hotel am Drechsels Garten is a modern hotel in a quiet location to the south of the town. It has modern, well-equipped … Read more

Colmberg with Staufen Castle Hotel and Restaurant in Bavaria, Germany

Burg Colmberg Castle Hotel in Germany

Colmberg is a romantic town in Franconia, Bavaria with a famous Staufen-era castle โ€“ now a hotel and restaurant โ€“ and a pleasant old town with half-timbered houses. Colmberg is a typical romantic Franken town with numerous half-timbered houses. The main reason to visit can be seen from afar โ€“ Burg Colmberg that towers over … Read more

Top Sights to See in Heilsbronn in Franken, Bavaria, Germany

Hohenzollern Tombs in Heilsbronn, Germany

Heilsbronn in Franken, Bavaria is mostly visited to see the Romanesque Klosterkirche (Monastery Church) with altars, art, and the tombs of Hohenzollern rulers. Heilsbronnโ€™s history goes back to 1132 when the bishop of Bamberg founded a monastery here at the conjunction of the territories of the Bishoprics of Bamberg, Wรผrzburg, and Eichstรคtt. The monastery was … Read more

Culture and Festivals (Rococo, Bach, Kaspar Hauser) in Ansbach, Germany

Young actor in period dress for the Ansbach Rokoko Festspiele

Ansbach in Bavaria has major cultural festivals including the Rokoko (Rococo) and Kaspar Hauser Festspiele (festivals) and the Bachwoche (Bach Week). The strange case of Kaspar Hauser has intrigued Germany for generations. Cultural Festivals in Ansbach The annual Rokoko-Festspiele (Rococo Festival) is held the first week of July in Ansbach. The Rococo Festival recalls the … Read more

Top Sights to See in Ansbach Old Town, Bavaria, Germany

Schloss Lichtenau in Germany

Top sights in Ansbach other than the Baroque Residenz palace include the St Gumbertus church with its Schwanenritterkapelle and the Lichtenau Fortress. The top sight in Ansbach is the Markgrรคfliches Residenz (Margrave Palace) with the Hofgarten (Court Garden) but it is rewarding to stroll through the romantic old town with its faux-Baroque buildings. A brief … Read more

Visit Romantic Franconian Ansbach with Baroque Hohenzollern Palace

Orangerie in Ansbach in Franken, Germany

Ansbach is a romantic town in Franken with a Baroque palace (Markgrรคfliche Residenz) and Hofgarten that remind of the links with the Hohenzollern-Brandenburg dynasty. Ansbach in Romantic Franconia (Romantische Franken) is typified by Baroque palaces rather than medieval fortifications and half-timbered houses that dominate in other old town in the region.  The main sights in … Read more

Visit Romantische Franken (Romantic Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany

Romantic Franconian sights include Baroque Ansbach, Colmberg castle, Klosterkirche Minster in Heilsbronn, and Bad Windsheim with a spa and open-air museum. Romantische Franken (Romantic Franconia) is in the northwestern parts of Bavaria in Germany. The most popular sights in Romantische Franken are those along the Romantic Road (Romantische StraรŸe) between Rothenburg ob der Tauber and … Read more

Adventures in Romantic Franken โ€“ Cycling, Hiking, Model Trains & Spas

Burg Colmberg Castle Hotel in Germany

Town Walks in Ansbach, Spa in Bad Windsheim and Cycling Routes in Franconia The Romantische Franken (Romantic Franconia) region is popular with outdoor enthusiasts. Several cycling routes in Romantic Franken include stops in Ansbach, Colmburg, and Heilbronn, while Bad Windsheim has a modern spa and one of the largest model train exhibitions in Germany. Guided … Read more