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Follow the “Romantic Road” to one of Germany’s last remaining walled medieval towns, lovingly preserved. You will drive along one of Bavaria’s prettiest roads to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the “Red Fortress above the Tauber.” Centuries ago, Rothenburg was ruled by the Holy Roman Empire. It was a busy merchant city until the Thirty Years’ War and the plague threw it into poverty. This 17th-century stagnation froze Rothenburg in time, to be rediscovered by German Romantics in 1802. You will see the picturesque Plönlein square and the Kriminalmuseum. Stroll the castle garden and observe its system of weirs across the river. Walk along the Herrengasse, an inviting lane of old patrician houses. And see the 1466 High Altar of St. Jakob’s Church and the Gothic–Renaissance Town Hall. Upon return to Würzburg, visit the Bishops’ Residenz, one of Germany’s largest and most ornate palaces and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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