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...]
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 Straße) between Rothenburg ob der … [Read more...]
Adventures in Romantic Franken – Cycling, Hiking, Model Trains & Spas
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. … [Read more...]
Top Sights in Gunzenhausen & the Altmühlsee, Germany
The Bavarian Altmühl Lake & Great Fossils and Lithography Museum Gunzenhausen in Bavaria has an excellent Fossils and Lithography Museum while the nearby Altmühlsee (Lake) is popular with nature and water sports lovers. The main attraction of Gunzenhausen is its excellent fossils and lithography museum, one of the best of its kind in Germany. The Altmühltal is famous for … [Read more...]
Top Sights to See in Wolframs-Eschenbach, Germany
Visit a Romantic Small, Wall-Enclosed Town in Bavaria 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 … [Read more...]
Top Sights to See in the Altmühltal Valley Germany
Fossils, Romans, Teutonic Order, and Outdoor Adventures 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 … [Read more...]
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