Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List of major cultural, natural, and historic sites very seriously. More than 50 German cultural, architectural, and natural properties are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List with more sites on the tentative list that may be nominated for inclusion in the near future. These … [Read more...]
Top Sights and Map of the Romantic Road, Germany
The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is Germany's most popular holiday route on the map -- it passes through medieval towns including Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, and Füssen. The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) in western Bavaria is the best-known and most popular of Germany’s numerous thematic holiday routes. The top sights include the fantasy, … [Read more...]
Tour the German Romantic Route (Romantische Straße) by Bus or Coach
Romantic Road Coach (Europabus / Deutsche Touring / EurAide bus) connects Frankfurt and Munich with Rothenburg ob der Tauber along the Romantische Strasse a few times per week during summer. Stops include among others Augsburg, Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl, Bad Mergentheim, Würzburg, and Munich. The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) was founded in 1950 as a tourism promotion … [Read more...]
Visit Schloss Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany
Visit the Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwanga to see the childhood home of King Ludwig II of Bavaria which inspired the construction of the Disney-like Neuschwanstein Castle near Munich in Germany. Schwangau near Füssen in Southern Germany is mostly visited to see the Disney-like, fairy-tale Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle. Less famous is the nearby Neo-Gothic Schloss … [Read more...]
Visit Romantic Disney-Like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle near Munich
Romantic Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein, one of Germany's most-loved castles, is the top fairy tale castle of Bavarian "mad" King Ludwig II to visit and a popular day-trip destination from Munich and the Romantic Road. Schloss Neuschwanstein near Munch is one of the top sights to see in Germany. For many visitors, it is a major reason for traveling to the Bavarian … [Read more...]
Buy Tickets for Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle
Buy tickets or tours for the romantic, Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle near Füssen in Germany online in advance. Opening hours are fortunately long as the fantasy castle of King Ludwig is one of the top sights to see in Bavaria and a very popular day-trip destination from Munich. The Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle opened for visitors … [Read more...]
Cheap Public Transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle
Trains and buses provide cheap public transportation for a day trip from Munich to the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavaria Alps in Germany. Day-trip tour buses offer good deals too. Public transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau castles in the small town Schwangau in Bavaria is easy and relatively cheap by train or tour bus. These … [Read more...]
Visit the St Wolfgangskirche Fortress Church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Visit the St Wolfgangskirche in Rothenburg ob der Tauber to see a medieval fortress church (Wehrkirche) in the Klingen Bastion. The St Wolfgangskirche (Church of St Wolfgang) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a Late Gothic fortress church (Wehrkirche) constructed as an integral part of the town defenses. It forms part of the Klingenbastei (Klingen Bastion) in the northwestern … [Read more...]
Walking on the Free Ramparts and Town Walls of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Walking on the sentry walk on the walls and ramparts of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is free and a top attraction when visiting the romantic, wall-enclosed medieval town. Romantic Rothenburg ob der Tauber, at the heart of the Romantische Straße tourist route in Germany, is famous for its beautifully preserved picture-perfect medieval old town center that is still surrounded by … [Read more...]
Visit the Medieval Crime or Torture Museum in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The torture instruments and shame masks in the Medieval Crime Museum are among the top sights to see in Rothenburg ob der Tauber on the Romantic Road in Germany. The Medieval Crime Museum (Mittelalterliches Kriminalmuseum) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is most famous for its large collection of historic torture devices and public humiliation masks. It is therefore also often … [Read more...]
Visit the St.-Jakobs-Kirche (St James Church) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The high Gothic St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Church of St James) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is full of art including the Holy Blood Altar by Tilman Riemenschneider. The St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Church of St James) is the largest church in the wall-enclosed medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in northern Bavaria in Germany. This High Gothic church is filled with art in … [Read more...]
See the Tilman Riemenschneider Holy Blood Altar in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Holy Blood Altar (Heilig-Blut-Altar) by Tilman Riemenschneider in the St-Jakobs-Kirche (St James Church) is a top sight to see in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Tillman Riemenschneider’s Holy Blood Altar is one of the artistic highlights on the Romantic Road in Germany and also one of the most important medieval artworks in Germany. The monumental Heilig-Blut-Altar was … [Read more...]