I am planning a trip to Germany and Austria in early March and was looking for some help. I'm spending 3 days in Munich, 2 days in Salzburg, and 2 days in Nuremberg. I am using hotel points, though I am looking for a nice, unique hotel between Salzburg and Nuremberg. I will have a car. Any suggestions on what to do and places to see would be appreciated.

One for Germany.<BR><BR>XXX

I'd suggest passing through the Altm&uuml;hl River valley and the towns of Weissenburg, Eichst&auml;tt, and Pappenheim on your way between N&uuml;rnberg and Munich. The valley's white cliffs and occasional castle ruins make for a scenic drive, and the relatively undiscovered towns along the way are full of charm, history, and architectural delights.

I didn't know an answer to your question about a place to stay between Salzburg and Nuremberg, but here's a little lesson on finding info on towns in Germany.<BR><BR>Try the name of the town name ".de" and well over half the time, you will find a good web site with tourist info. I used www.weissenburg.de just as an example (the first one on the list offered by russ) - - and lo and behold, tons of good info (though only in German, of course).<BR><BR>Fremdenverkehr - is tourist info<BR><BR>and once you click on that,<BR><BR>Unterkunftsverzeichnis - - is accommodations.<BR><BR>Three delightful looking hotels lised there, each with their own web page:<BR><BR>http://www.wug2000.de/ellingertor/<BR>http://www.hotel-goldener-adler.de/<BR>and<BR>http://www.wittelsbacher-hof.de/<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

We stayed in the Salzkammergut region of Austria (SE of Salzburg) in November and it was truly a beautiful area. It snowed while we were there and it gave the mountains a totally different look. It is an excellent day trip from Salzburg and can easily be accomplished in a day. Make sure to see Hallstat and St. Wolfgang if you go.

I did the Nurnberg to Salzburg route in March a couple of years ago.<BR><BR>I don't have any particular hotel recommendations, but I did see some great sites.<BR><BR>I was moved by Dachau concentration camp, just outside of Munich.<BR><BR>I thoroughly enjoyed all three of Ludwig's castles: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee.<BR><BR>Hitler's Eagle's Nest was not open, but I did want to see it.<BR><BR>I liked the salt mine tour outside of Salzburg.

Salt Mine tour in Berchtesgaden is great to do for a rainy day. You are underground and the tour is fun. Definitely try to fit that in.