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Top Sights and Map of the Romantic Road, Germany

January 2, 2021 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany, Romantic Road, Tauber Valley

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...]

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Walking on the Free Ramparts and Town Walls of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

April 29, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Tauber Valley

Sentry Walk on the 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...]

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Visit the Medieval Crime or Torture Museum in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

April 20, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Romantic Road

"Executioner's" Mask in the Medieval Crime Museum in Rothenburg

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...]

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Visit the St.-Jakobs-Kirche (St James Church) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

April 16, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Romantic Road

St James Tabernacle

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...]

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See the Tilman Riemenschneider Holy Blood Altar in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

April 16, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Romantic Road

Twelve Disciples and Christ in the Holy Blood Altar

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...]

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Travel By Train to Medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber

April 14, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Romantic Road

Roof-Covered Sentry Walk in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) trains provide reliable cheap train transportation to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany's top romantic, wall-encircled medieval town in Bavaria. Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a small wall-enclosed medieval town in northern Bavaria is arguably Germany’s most romantic town. It is a top sightseeing destination and a very popular stop on the … [Read more...]

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Parking and Driving to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria

April 14, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Romantic Road

Car in front of the Röderbogen an Markusturm in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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. Cheap parking is available on the outskirts of … [Read more...]

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Transportation to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria

April 14, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany, Romantic Road

Plönlein in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Getting to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria is easy by car, on public transportation (train), or day-trip bus tours. 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 … [Read more...]

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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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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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Tour the German Romantic Route (Romantische Straße) by Bus

March 29, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Germany, Romantic Road, Trains

Romantic Road Coach in Germany

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...]

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