Romantic Road Day Trip from Frankfurt(Main) to Rothenburg/Tauber (SUNDAY) Activity - Frankfurt am Main Travel Guide

Overview

Travel through the Spessart to Würzburg, the old University town at the River Main. To Weikersheim, famous for its Renaisance castle with magniffcent "Rittersaal" and it`s Baroque court garden. Along small wine villages in the Tauber valley to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany`s most romantic town.

After only another 220 steps, the destination is reached and the reward is breath-taking. From the tower of the town hall can be seen the picturesque Tauber valley and Rothenburg’s medieval old town, in all its glory: the churches, the completely intact town walls, walkable for two kilometres, and the market square that people traverse on their way to the Plönlein, the Crime Museum or the tower walkway. Just beneath the viewing platform, a stork has taken up position on the roof of the town hall. It calmly observes the comings and goings below for a while, before stretching its wings and flying off to its nest on the Markustor …