We didn't have traffic issues either - we picked up the road south of Rothenberg and took it all the way to Fussen - on a Tuesday in July. It was just a nice country drive for the most part. We did pass a few trucks, but that was really the extent of the slow dowsn - just waiting for an opportunity to pass.

Does anyone know what happened to the official website for Würzburg? I believe it is www.wuerzburg.de. Although I have found links to that URL on several other websites, I keep getting a "can't find" message. I am trying to find reasonably price accommodations in Würzburg.

jcorrea, about how long was the drive from Rothenburg to Fussen?

Janye1973

jcorrea didn't just drive to Füssen, he "picked up the road south of Rothenburg and took it all the way to Füssen". There is now a large pile of asphalt in Füssen and a dirt road south of Rothenburg. Neither the Germans in Rothenburg nor those in Füssen are happy.

Done the road a few times, and have overnighted at R-d-T and Donauworth. (Apologies - my keyboard won't do umlauts). Loved both, though Donauworth was much lower key. Have stopped long enough to walk/dine at Dinkelsbuhl, Nordlingen, Harburg, Landsberg am Lecht, as well as detoured to Ulm, and enjoyed these too.
Can also understand why another poster enjoyed the drive from Heidelberg to R-d-T. Don't know that I'd rate it better than the Romantic Road, but it does have its interesting villages (Bad Wimpfen, Schwabisch Hall) and the earlier part of the journey around Neckargemund and Neckarsulm has a mood all of its own.

Twoflower,

for a start, while holding down the <alt> key, use the numeric keypad and type 0228 for ä, 0246 for ö, 0252 for ü, or 0223 for ß. (It is an old DOS trick.)

I am a little disappointed in the responses I got from this posting. Only 7 people responded with actual advice on the route, although I am not sure that all of it was based on actual time spent in the towns. Several people appear to have just driven the road with maybe only one stop for lunch.

Of the towns between Rothenburg and Füssen, five people recommended Dinkelsbühl, and three recommended Nördlingen. Maybe Nördlingen just has a better web designer, but it appears to have more than to offer than Dinkelsbühl. I think I will spend a night in Nördlingen and a few hours in Dinkelsbühl the following day. Landsberg got two votes. I will spend a night there, as well.

Honorable mention has to go to Harburg, which was recommended by Hausfrau. After looking at the website, it definitely looks worthy of a few hours. As for the far northern portion, from Rothenburg to Würzburg I am thinking of Weikersheim for a stop. It has a palace and grounds that appear to rival the Schloss Nympenberg in Munich. Bad Mergentheim had two mentions, although one was only a lunch stop and the other doesn’t explain why. I am going to skip it.

So, my current itinerary starts at Wieskirche with a stop in Schongau and a night in Landsberg. The next day has stops in Donauwörth, Harburg, and a night in Nördlingen. The third day has stops in Dinkelsbühl and Feuchtwangen and a night in Weikersheim. The last day includes a tour of Weikersheim and on to Würzburg for the night.

Any comments?

I have also driven the Romantic Road a few times, I can also recommend Swabish Hall and Bad Wimpfen these two towns are as beautiful as the ones in the Romantic Road if you have a chance try visiting them. It feels like you are in another era.

Tribi,

so, you say you have driven the Romantic Road "a few times". Did you just drive straight through, or did you stop? Where did you stop? What was there that was worth the time?

Larry,
I think your itinerary sounds great. I have a feeling you didn't get too many responses because lots of people just go straight from Rothenburg to Ludwig's castles without stopping much in between.

I forgot to mention that we also stopped briefly in Donauworth - I believe that is the town with the very famous wall tower that looks like it has a tiny half-timbered house perched on top. It was snowing madly at the time but we had to get out and take a look.

If you speak German you can disregard this next bit. At Harburg, if you don't get an English tour, make sure you ask for the little handout so you can follow along. If there are any other English-speaking people waiting for a tour you might be able to convince them to do an English tour - I know at least one of the ladies speaks English! You can get a nice lunch in the lovely garden patio there.

In Landsberg, the only hotel we saw that was really in the heart of downtown was Hotel Goggl, where we stayed. It was comfortable and spacious and a good price. Other hotels we saw were modern and a good hike from the town center. If you are there in good weather, be sure to have dinner outside at a roadside or riverside cafe.

Have a wonderful trip!

Gosh, Larry, I'm so sorry we didn't live up to your expectations. Will you pay us less than we had expected because of your disappointment?