Regensburg or Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Old Oct 14th, 2016, 01:20 PM
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Regensburg or Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Regensburg OR Rothenburg ob der Tauber . Go ...
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Old Oct 14th, 2016, 01:27 PM
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Regensburg for me having visited each - Rothenburg is a small village often overrun with tourists - kind of a Disneyland - tour bus central; souvenir shops everywhere. It is a perfectly walled medieval town as can be - if you stay overnight it may be much more romantic and you can take the Night Watchman's acclaimed tours along the ramparts.

Regensburg is a large city on the Danbue with an ungodly number of historic old churches and edifices- said by some sources to be the most such collection of them in today's Germany.

I like real cities much more than museum towns but others may feel the opposite so hard to say what you may like but for me Regensburg hands down.
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Old Oct 14th, 2016, 03:31 PM
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I was prepared to hate Rothenburg ob der Tauber because of its reputation for being ultra-touristy, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the town. It probably helped that I visited in April a bit outside the main tourist season, and I did spend a night. There were some tourists there in the daytime but they weren't overwhelming, and it was almost empty at night.

I haven't been to Regensburg.
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Old Oct 14th, 2016, 04:16 PM
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I visited Rothenburg ob der Tauber twice, both in high season, against wishes of my German family/ friends who preferred to take me to a more 'authentic' town (they have previously taken me to Bamberg, Coburg, Landshut, Bayreuth, Wurzburg, Forchheim, Gossweinstein, Chemnitz, Kohren- Sahlis..)
I think they used the word Disneyland too. I visited Rothenburg anyway. Just delightful. So beautiful. A great wall to walk on, lovely back streets. The main street is busy, tour groups definitely get herded to a few viewing points, especially the picturesque town gates. So I took my boys the following year, they loved it, too.

My 2 albums linked here have my photos ... you will see few people, not because I avoided them, it's just that the back streets are actually quiet and there were very few people walking the wall.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskfL3qzw

https://flic.kr/s/aHskf6uyHF

Have not been to Regensburg, but it is on my to do list.
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Old Oct 14th, 2016, 05:50 PM
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I liked them both.
I have been to both several times.

Each has it's own pluses.

If you go to one and have not seen the other.....your're okay either way.
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We have only visited Rothenburg and stayed a couple of nights. We took the Nightwatchman tour, saw the Torture museum, and a church with a very nice alterpiece. And we shopped - discovered Kathe Wolfort Christmas shops.
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I am a fan of both. Visit the one that fits your schedule best. They both have real histories and genuinely interesting buildings. Do a bit of reading and see which one fits your imagination best.
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Old Oct 15th, 2016, 10:16 AM
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Both are great but Rothenburg is sweet after the tour buses depart.
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