ITINERARY | HIGHLIGHTS | WEATHER | ACCOMMODATION and ADDITIONAL INFOGermany 2012 - The Romantic Road
A week's walking in Germany in the heart of Franconia.
Others may have purloined the epithet 'Romantic Road', but the true original is here, in the heart of Germany. The Romantic Road, a region of peaceful valleys, rolling countryside and unspoilt medieval towns, lies at the heart of Central Franconia, between the
rivers Main and Danube. The inspiration for generations of poets and musicians, Heinrich Heine and J.S. Bach among them, the area is ideal for walking and for discovering the essential German way of life.
Our walks take you on a journey through history, evoking the great periods of the free imperial cities such as Rothenburg and Dinkelsbuhl, which look today much as they did in their great trading days. In between are the forests, meadows, and hills, which give the whole area its gentle character, best discovered and appreciated on foot.
PRICE
£495 per person. £105 single supplement.
INCLUDED
6 nights accommodation with breakfast, 5 days walking with route instructions and map, luggage transfer. Extra nights possible on request.
NOT INCLUDED
Lunches, flights and travel insurance
DEPARTURE DATESDaily April to October
To book email:
info@worldwalks.comT: (44)
(0)1242 254353
Day 1: Arrive Rothenburg, a beautifully preserved walled medieval city. In the afternoon take a leisurely walk around the city walls. Accommodation at
www.gerberhaus.rothenburg.deDay 2: Walk up the Tauber valley, through forest and past Mary Magdalen's Spring to Schillingsfürst.
16 kms/10 miles http://www.rothenburg.de/hotel-postDay 3: Todays walk will take you to the monastery of Sulz along meadows and through forests, passing mills and traditional German houses until you reach the half timbered town of Feuchtwangen.
19 kms/12 miles http://www.gasthof-lamm-feu.deDay 4: The walk today is a leisurely one through forest and open countryside to the beautiful town of Dinkelsbühl.
16 kms/10 miles www.goldener-anker-dkb.de or
www.hotelgoldenekanne.deDay 5: Fine wooded walk passing the "Devil's Rampart", actually the Roman Limes, ending at Raustetten.
22.4 kms/14 miles www.gasthof-pension-waldeck.deDay 6: The final walk will take you across the open Ries plateau, a meteorite crater 15 million years old. First, though, to Maihingen (Baroque monastery church) and Wallerstein with its famous plague monument. Finally to Nördlingen.
19 kms/12 miles www.goldene-rose-noerdlingen.de or
www.kaiserhof-hotel-sonne.de
DIFFICULTY OF WALK
Terrain, level of difficulty - moderate. Rights of way do not exist in the way that they do, for example, in England. However, many paths are waymarked and in general paths are considered open to all unless otherwise indicated. The average daily walking distance is 12 miles, although on certain sections it is possible to take a local bus part of the way.
GROUP SIZE
This self-guided walking holiday can be operated for 2 or more people.
The beautiful medieval towns of Rothenburg and
Dinkelsbuhl. Rothenburg is essentially 16th century town with paved streets lined with tall-gabled houses with turrets and oriel windows. Large sectionsof the 13th/14th century city walls remain intact. Dinkelsbuhl also has its walls intact, complete with towers, whilst the streets are an example of early town planning, lined with picturesque medieval houses.
ACCOMMODATION
Mixture of inns and small hotels. All rooms with bath/shower and WC.
Rothenburg:
www.gerberhaus.rothenburg.deSchillingsfürst:
http://www.rothenburg.de/hotel-postFeuchtwangen:
http://www.gasthof-lamm-feu.deFremdingen-Raustetten:
www.gasthof-pension-waldeck.deDinkelsbühl:
www.goldener-anker-dkb.de or
www.hotelgoldenekanne.deNördlingen:
www.goldene-rose-noerdlingen.de or
www.kaiserhof-hotel-sonne.deGETTING THERE
The nearest airports are at Stuttgart and Nuremberg. Frankfurt, though further, is also a possibility.
Rothenburg is linked by train to the main German rail network.
The walk begins at Rothenburg (ob der Tauber) in Bavaria and finishes at Nordlingen. Rothenburg is located between the cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart and southeast of Frankfurt-am-Main.
WHAT TO TAKE
Sturdy walking boots and walking socks (with a change of socks in rucksack), rucksack/day pack, swimming costume, 1 x water bottle with 1 litre capacity, insect repellent, sun glasses, sun hat, sun block/cream, and a first-aid kit.
WHEN TO GO
Daily from April to October subject to accommodation availabilty. Late spring, early autumn recommended.
INSURANCE
We recommend that you take out appropriate holiday insurance covering you against illness, injury, and loss or damage to luggage. This insurance should also cover the possibility of your having to cancel your holiday for any reason.
To book, contact
worldwalks at:
email:
info@worldwalks.comT: (44)
(0)1242 254353