See the Top Fairy Tale Castle of Bavarian "Mad" King Ludwig II in Germany One of Germany's most romantic and popular castles is Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria. This Disney-like castle at the end of the Romantic Road is a popular day-trip destination from Munich. Jeff Wilcox / Wikimedia Commons Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the top sights to see in Germany. For … [Read more...]
Visit Schloss Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany
Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwangau was the childhood home of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and inspired the construction of the nearby Disney-like Neuschwanstein Castle. photo credit: KLMircea 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 Hohenschwangau … [Read more...]
Tickets for Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles
Tickets for the romantic, Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castle near Füssen in Germany are best reserved in advance. Opening hours are fortunately long as the fantasy castle of King Ludwig is one of the top sights to see in Bavaria. Schloss Neuschwanstein © Ralf Schulze The Disney-like Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle opened for visitors shortly … [Read more...]
Top Sights and Map of the Romantic Road, Germany
The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is Germany's most popular holiday route. 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...]
Cheap Public Transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle
Trains and buses provide cheap transportation for a day trip from Munich to the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavaria Alps in Germany. Tour buses offer good deals too. Michael Helmer / Wikimedia Commons Public transportation to Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau castles in the small town Schwangau is easy and relatively cheap by train or tour bus. … [Read more...]
UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Germany
Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. More than 40 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity's common heritage. UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Listed … [Read more...]
Driving to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria
Traveling by car is the easiest way to reach the wall-encircled medieval town Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. Driving on German autobahns is fast and mostly free. Driving is the easiest way to travel to the romantic town Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Franken (Franconia) in the northern parts of Bavaria in central Germany. This amazing medieval town is one of the top … [Read more...]
Travelling to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria
Getting to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria is easy by car, bus, or train. This wall-enclosed medieval town is a top sight on Germany's Romantic Road holiday route. Romantic, wall-encircled Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a top sightseeing destination for travelers to Germany. This small medieval village is a very popular stop on the Romantic Road vacation theme route that … [Read more...]
Travel the Romantische Straße by Train and Bus
See Germany’s Romantic Road Route on Public Transportation Although a car is convenient, public transportation (either trains or buses) are available to most sights on the Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) in Bavaria, Germany. The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) holiday route in Bavaria is for many visitors a top destination and highlight of a trip to Bavaria. This … [Read more...]
Tour the German Romantic Route (Romantische Straße) by Bus
Deutsche Touring’s Romantic Road Coach connects Frankfurt and Füssen along the Romantische Strasse daily during summer. Stops include Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Augsburg, Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl, Würzburg and Munich (München). The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) was founded in 1950 as a tourism promotion project. This massively popular holiday route has since … [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 … [Read more...]