Transportation to the medieval old town of Regensburg on the Danube River is easy by car or train from other Bavarian cities including Nuremberg, Passau, and Munich. Regensburg on the Danube River in Eastern Bavaria has the best-preserved medieval town center of any major city in Germany. Excellent transportation links make Regensburg an easy day-trip destination from … [Read more...]
See Walhalla – the German Hall of Fame
Walhalla, a neo-Classical Parthenon-like German Hall of Fame in the Danube Valley at Donaustauf, is a popular day-trip and cruise destination from Regensburg in Bavaria. Walhalla in the Bavarian Danube Valley near Regensburg houses the German Hall of Fame. Since the mid-nineteenth century, this neo-Classical white marble temple inspired by the Parthenon in Athens has … [Read more...]
Transportation to Walhalla near Regensburg
Getting to Walhalla and the German Hall of Fame at Donaustauf in the Danube Valley near Regensburg in Bavaria is easy by car, boat, bus, or bicycle. Walhalla – the German Hall of Fame – is in the small town Donaustauf on the northern shore of the Danube River just downstream from the city Regensburg in Eastern Bavaria. This neo-Classical Parthenon-like marble temple can … [Read more...]
See Top Sights in Passau on the Danube
The Baroque old town of Passau at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers on the German-Austrian border is worth exploring prior to departing on river cruises. Passau has a lovely location at the confluence of the Danube (Donau), Inn, and Ilz rivers on the German-Austrian border. Passau is the most popular departure port for cruises on the Danube River but the … [Read more...]
Visit the BMW Car Museum and Welt in Munich (München) in Germany
The BMW Museum is one of the best car museums in Germany and with BMW Welt at Olympiapark among the most popular top sights to see in Munich (München). The BMW Museum in Munich (München) is one of the top tourist attractions in the Bavarian capital. The adjacent, free BMW Welt where the latest BMW cars are on display is also very popular with visitors of all ages. The whole … [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. … [Read more...]
Visit Bad Windsheim’s Franconian Open-Air Museum & Spa, Bavaria
Bad Windsheim in Franken, Bavaria has the interesting Franconian Open-Air Museum, a mostly Baroque old town, and a modern spa with mineral salt baths. Bad Windsheim, at the edge of the Steigerwald, has an interesting old town and modern spa facilities but the main attraction is the Franconian Open Air Museum (Fränkisches Freilandmuseum), one of the largest and most interesting … [Read more...]
Colmberg with Staufen Castle Hotel and Restaurant in Bavaria, Germany
Colmberg is a romantic town in Franconia, Bavaria with a famous Staufen-era castle – now a hotel and restaurant – 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 – Burg Colmberg that towers over the town from a hill around 50m/160 ft higher than the … [Read more...]
Top Sights to See in Heilsbronn in Franken, Bavaria, Germany
Heilsbronn in Franken, Bavaria is mostly visited to see the Romanesque Klosterkirche (Monastery Church) with altars, art, and the tombs of Hohenzollern rulers. Heilsbronn’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, Würzburg, and Eichstätt. The monastery was once one of the … [Read more...]
Culture and Festivals (Rococo, Bach, Kaspar Hauser) in Ansbach, Germany
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. … [Read more...]
Top Sights to See in Ansbach Old Town, Bavaria, 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 Markgräfliches 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 walk through the … [Read more...]
Visit Romantic Franconian Ansbach with Baroque Hohenzollern Palace
Ansbach is a romantic town in Franken with a Baroque palace (Markgräfliche 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...]
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