The Romantische Strasse — 220 miles from Wurzburg to Fussen through medieval walled towns, Baroque churches, and fairy-tale castles. Germany's most popular tourist route winds through the heart of Bavaria to Neuschwanstein, the castle that inspired Disney.

Tappe di Questo Tour (15)

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   Wurzburg — Residenz Palace The starting point. The Wurzburg Residenz contains the world's largest ceiling fresco — Tiepolo's masterpiece spanning 600 square meters. UNESCO World Heritage since 1981.
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   Tauberbischofsheim A charming Main-Tauber wine town. The neo-Gothic Kurmainzisches Schloss hosts a town museum in a castle that has stood watch over the Tauber Valley since the 13th century.
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   Bad Mergentheim — Deutschordensschloss Headquarters of the Teutonic Knights from 1525 to 1809. The castle chapel houses one of the finest Baroque interiors in southern Germany.
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   Rothenburg ob der Tauber — Plonlein The most perfectly preserved medieval town in Germany. The Plonlein — a tiny triangular square with half-timbered houses — is the most photographed spot on the Romantic Road.
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   Dinkelsbuhl — St. George's Church A rival to Rothenburg in beauty but without the crowds. The late Gothic Minster of St. George is one of the finest hall churches in southern Germany.
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   Nordlingen — St. George's Tower A perfectly circular medieval town built inside a meteor impact crater. The Ries crater, 15 miles wide, was blasted out 14.8 million years ago. The church tower offers proof — the entire walled town fits inside the rim.
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   Donauworth — Reichsstrasse Where the Romantic Road crosses the Danube. The colorful Reichsstrasse slopes down to the river bridge — this was a Free Imperial City and crucial Danube crossing for centuries.
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   Augsburg — Fuggerei The world's oldest social housing project, founded in 1521 by the Fugger banking family. The annual rent has remained one Rhenish guilder — roughly 88 cents — for over 500 years.
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   Landsberg am Lech A picturesque Bavarian town on the Lech River. The Lechwehr cascade tumbles through the old town, and the medieval Bayertor gate tower guards the main street.
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    Wieskirche — Pilgrimage Church A Rococo masterpiece rising from a Bavarian meadow. The interior is a riot of gold, pastel, and trompe-l'oeil — described as "the most beautiful church in the world." UNESCO World Heritage.
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    Schwangau — Tegelberg Cable Car The final approach to the fairy-tale finale. The Tegelberg cable car offers aerial views of the royal castles, the Forggensee lake, and the Bavarian Alps.
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    Hohenschwangau Castle The childhood home of King Ludwig II. From these walls, the young prince gazed up at the crag above and dreamed of building the ultimate fairy-tale castle.
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    Neuschwanstein Castle Ludwig II's fantasy castle, perched on a cliff above the Pollat Gorge. Walt Disney used it as the model for Sleeping Beauty's castle. Ludwig lived here only 172 days before his mysterious death.
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    Fussen — Old Town The southern terminus of the Romantic Road. Fussen's Hohes Schloss looms above painted facades and the Lech River. The Austrian Alps form the backdrop — the fairy tale ends at the mountains.
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    Forggensee Lake Bavaria's fifth-largest lake, with Neuschwanstein and the Alps reflected in its waters. Boat tours pass beneath the castle — the view that graces a million postcards.

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