Burghotel

A Beautiful Bavarian City

by cpiers47

We wandered through this little city during a sunny winter afternoon. I loved the distinctly Bavarian style and the sense of history. Even better, my friend's family owned a Schloss near the city and I was able to see the city the context of that history as well.

One Day in Rotherberg.

by Openseas

"Day One."

Monday 4th May
Another beautiful sunny morning we had breakfast and headed off to find the DHL office at the airport, after about forty minutes we located it but to our disappointment it was shut. So we ventured on the highway to find the Romantic Road that takes us to Rothenburg. The scenery was beautiful but not compared to the road we had taken through the Rhine Valley.

We arrived at Rothenburg around midday, the earliest settlements in Rothenberg were about 500bc, and Celtic tribes had built a fortification on the slopes of the Tauber Valley. Around 1142 the Imperial castle was built but an earthquake destroyed it in 1356 which now houses the Rothenburg gardens. This quaint historic fornicated village is uniquely dramatic overlooking the district valley.

It is set upon beautiful hills, still entirely surrounded by ancient walls with their battlemented towers all unchanged by the presence of the Twentieth Century. Through its gate runs the road to yesterday, and once within, the main pleasure of Rothenburg is the town as a whole. The village is a 13th century walled town that is preserved and truly captures the essence of medieval times.

The city is built upon a plateau that brings the level country to its walls on every side but the west; here the land falls steeply away directly from the base of the walls, to the valley of the Tauber some three hundred feet below; and from these western walls, and for miles along the river are some of the most beautiful sylvan views in Bavaria. Indeed, it is this very combination of beauty both within and without the walls to which Rothenburg owes it charm, this charm lies in the rural landscape in which the village is situated.

Interesting buildings within the village is the Town Hall which consists of two buildings one Gothic and the other Renaissance. The Imperial city museum and St Jacob’s Church, City Councillors Tavern are all impressive historic buildings. Coffee was now desperately needed to refuel our tidiness; we had a break in Café Lupre before heading off to look at the Rothenburg gardens.

The gardens were absolutely gorgeous overlooking the valley. We were just commenting on a wooden seat which was delicately placed under a huge oak tree when Mark rang to say hello, so we sat down and had a good chat with him and then wearily trudged up the path to the village again.

After exploring the gardens we had lunch at Rothenburg Hotel in a pretty shaded courtyard overlooking the cobbled stone streets. Peter had a mixture of German sausages with sauerkraut and I had a lovely fresh asparagus salad with a fruity glass of white wine.

Feeling tired after our lunch we ventured off to do a little shopping before heading back to Frankfurt on the autobahn. We arrived back around 6.00pm and proceeded to back our bags for our flight tomorrow to Hong Kong.

In the evening we strolled down to the Hotel restaurant and had a delicious meal. Pete had hare pudding which looked weird and I had a fabulous mixed grill with vegetables. The steak was so tender and light it just melted into my mouth. After drinking two bottles of fruity New Zealand wine we retired to our room. Peter decided to take the hire car back to the airport terminal which took bloody hours for him to return. Evidently the airport bus didn’t turn up so he waited for two hours. I thought he had taken himself to the casino!!!

Surviving the ages

by morganmenz

"Go to Hell!"

Rothenberg is Germany's oldest surviving midevil town. I spent two days here and loved the friednliness of it all. I asked a local where I should go to eat and he told me "Go to Hell"....I was taken back, but then I walked right by Hell - it's a restaurant in Rothenberg, with the best food! I loved the beer too! I also saw the world's smallest delivery truck!

"This is HELL"

So this is Hell.....

Vulgarian village

by lonestar_philomath

"One of the entrances to the "village""

Rothenberg was in the middle of the Thirty Years War which was caused by religion. There are several old churches and a former Jewish synagog now a memorial.

Something I did not know until recently is that Rothenberg ob der Tauber was used for the Vulgarian village scenes in the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
Many school trips go to Rothenberg.

Rothenburg Tourismus Service
Tourist Office
Marktplatz. 91541
Rothenburg ob der Tauber

"Christmas Shopping"

There are so many shops in the old town. Not my kind of thing but still there.

"School Kids"

There were about 75 students in this group chaperoned by several adults and an enthusiastic (I assume) professor. She was rattling off so much information (in French) about the city to the kids that I forgot I was in Germany! I turned to my cousin and mentioned something and he just stared back at me. Then I realized I was in Germany and had to switch languages and restate to my cousin in German. I love speaking different languages! One of the benefits being a philomath!

ROTHENBURG ob der TAUBER

by CJD68

A most charming town that still maintains its medieval wall around the historic sector of the city. Colorfully painted timber framed homes and businesses are complimented by bright flowers in the gardens and window boxes scattered about. It gives a feel for what life used to be like in the medieval age.