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Augsburg
Augsburg is Bavaria's third-largest city, after Munich and Nürnberg. It dates to 15 years before the birth of Christ, when a son of the Roman emperor Augustus set up a military camp here on the banks... (more) -
Bad Mergentheim
Between 1525 and 1809 Bad Mergentheim was the home of the Teutonic Knights, one of the most successful medieval orders of chivalry. In 1809 Napoléon expelled them as he marched toward his ultimately... (more) -
Creglingen
The village of Creglingen has been an important pilgrimage site since the 14th century, when a farmer plowing his field had a vision of a heavenly host.... (more) -
Dinkelsbühl
Within the walls of Dinkelsbühl, a beautifully preserved medieval town, the rush of traffic seems a lifetime away. There's less to see here than in Rothenburg, and the mood is much less tourist-oriented... (more) -
Füssen
Füssen is beautifully located at the foot of the mountains that separate Bavaria from the Austrian Tyrol. The Lech River, which accompanies much of the final section of the Romantic Road, embraces... (more) -
Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau
These two famous castles belonging to the Wittelbachs, one historic and the other nearly "make-believe," are 1 km (½ mi) across a valley from each other, near the town of Schwangau. Bavaria's King... (more) -
Nördlingen
In Nördlingen the cry "So G'sell so"—"All's well"—still rings out every night across the ancient walls and turrets.... (more) -
Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber
Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber (literally, "red castle on the Tauber") is the kind of medieval town that even Walt Disney might have thought too picturesque to be true, with half-timber architecture galore and... (more) -
Ulm
Ulm isn't considered part of the Romantic Road, but it's definitely worth visiting, if only for one reason: its mighty Münster, which has the world's tallest church tower (536 feet). Ulm grew as a... (more) -
Würzburg
The baroque city of Würzburg, the pearl of the Romantic Road, is a heady example of what happens when great genius teams up with great wealth. Beginning in the 10th century, Würzburg was ruled... (more)
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