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Top Sights in Creglingen in Tauber Valley, Germany

February 13, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley

Altars in the Herrgottskirche in Creglingen

See the Herrgottskirche, Fingerhutmuseum (Thimble Museum) & Lindleinturm Creglingen in Germany’s Tauber Valley is famous for its Tilman Riemenschneider Marienaltar in the Herrgottskirche, the Fingerhutmuseum (Thimble Museum) and the odd Lindleinturm. Tilman Riemenschneider's famous Virgin Mary altar in Creglingen is world-famous and the main region to visit this … [Read more...]

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Visit Schloss Hohenschwangau in Bavaria, Germany

September 7, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Bavarian Alps, Germany, Romantic Road

Schloss Hohenschwangau

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. 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 where Mad King Ludwig … [Read more...]

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UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Germany

April 6, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Germany

Quedlinburg Dom & Schloss (Cathedral & Castle)

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 Sites … [Read more...]

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Travel the Romantische Straße by Train and Bus

April 29, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Romantic Road, Trains

Bürgerspital Weinstube in Würzburg

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...]

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

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

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...]

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Visit Bad Windsheim’s Franconian Open-Air Museum & Spa, Bavaria

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

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...]

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Colmberg with Staufen Castle Hotel and Restaurant in Bavaria, Germany

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Burg Colmberg Castle Hotel in 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...]

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

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, 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. 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...]

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

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, 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. … [Read more...]

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

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, 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 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...]

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Visit Romantic Franconian Ansbach with Baroque Hohenzollern Palace

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Orangerie in Ansbach in Franken, Germany

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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Visit Romantische Franken (Romantic Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany

June 16, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, 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...]

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