This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

The Best Attractions In Romantic Road

x
The Romantic Road is a theme route devised by promotion-minded travel agents in the 1950s. It describes the 350 kilometres of surface roads between Würzburg and Füssen in southern Germany, specifically in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, linking a number of picturesque towns and castles. In medieval times, it was a trade route that connected the center of Germany with the south. Today, this region is thought by many international travellers to possess quintessentially German scenery and culture, in towns and cities such as Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg ob der Tauber and in castles such as Burg Harburg and the famous Neuschwanstein. The Roma...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

The Best Attractions In Romantic Road

  • 1. Old Town Rothenburg
    In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are many places throughout the world referred to as the old town . This is a list of some famous old towns:
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. Würzburg Residence Wurzburg
    The Würzburg Residence is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representatives of the Austrian/South German Baroque style, were involved in the construction, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were followers of the French Style. Balthasar Neumann, court architect of the Bishop of Würzburg, was the principal architect of the Residence, which was commissioned by the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn and his brother Friedrich Carl von Schönborn in 1720, and completed in 1744. The Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, assisted by his son, Domenico, painted frescoes in the building. Interiors considered masterworks of Baroque/Rococo or Neoclassical architecture and art include the grand st...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Town Walls Rothenburg
    A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements. Generally, these are referred to as city walls or town walls, although there were also walls, such as the Great Wall of China, Walls of Benin, Hadrian's Wall, Anastasian Wall, the Cyclopean Wall Rajgir and the metaphorical Atlantic Wall, which extended far beyond the borders of a city and were used to enclose regions or mark territorial boundaries. In mountainous terrain, defensive walls such as letzis were used in combination with castles to seal valleys from potential attack. Beyond their defensive utility, many walls also had important symbolic functions – representing the status and independence of t...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 8. Hopfensee Fussen
    Hopfensee is a lake in Bayerisch Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 783.8 m, its surface area is 194 ha. The maximum length of the lake is 2.1 km, and its circumference is 6.8 km. It lies north of Füssen in Ostallgäu. Its maximum depth is 10 m. It was formed by the Lechtal glacier and is one of the remains of a larger Fuessener See. The Hopfensee-Ach flows out of the lake and into the Forggensee. On the northeast shore is the resort Hopfen am See. There is a campground on the east shore. Besides swimming, which is possible as early as the end of May, boating, sailing, and wind surfing are common activities. The north shore has extensive views of the Allgäu Alps.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 15. Kuhsee Augsburg
    Kuhsee is a lake in Augsburg-Hochzoll-Süd, Bezirk Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany. Its surface area is ca. 17 ha.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Romantic Road Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu