Germany's best-preserved medieval walled town, all half-timbered houses, towers and cobbles, with a Christmas museum and a famous market. Here's what Rothenburg ob der Tauber is like, when to go and how long to stay.
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May to October is pleasant for walking the walls, and Christmas market season from late November to 23 December is magical but busy. Midsummer brings day-trippers, so stay overnight to see the town quiet. Winter outside December is cold and very quiet.
Walk the covered walkway along the medieval walls.
The famous fork in the road with a yellow house between two towers.
An entertaining evening walk with the town's night watchman.
Instruments of punishment and justice through the ages.
At Käthe Wohlfahrt's Christmas village, open all year.
Snowball pastries of fried dough, dusted in sugar or chocolate.
Yes. It's one of the most picturesque towns in Europe and a highlight of Germany's Romantic Road.
Fly into Nuremberg or Frankfurt, then take the train, changing at Steinach. Nuremberg is about 1 hour 30 minutes away.
Usually from the end of November to 23 December.
One or two days covers the town. Stay a night to enjoy it after the tour buses leave.
May to October, or December for the Christmas market.
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