Back Roads Germany (Dk Eyewitness Travel Back Roads)

DRIVE 16: Franconia of the Prince-Bishops 179 Above left Spectacular fresco in the Residenz, Würzburg Above right Imposing fortr ...

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DRIVE 17 Jurassic Crags and Feudal Fiefdoms Ingolstadt to Landshut Limestone crags along the scenic route to Solnhofen Highlight ...

182 BAYERN F r ä n k i s c h e A l b Al tm ühl Altmühl Donau INGOLSTADT NEUBURG AN DER DONAU BERGEN EICHSTÄTT THE ZWÖLF APOSTEL ...

183 Abens Altm ühl D on au BURG PRUNN KLOSTER WELTENBURG BEFREIUNGSHALLE LANDSHUT Hörgertshausen Obermünchen Lindkirchen Aiglsba ...

184 Above left Imposing Neues Schloss in Ingolstadt Above right Baroque interior of Kirche Maria de Victoria, Ingolstadt 1 Ingol ...

185 Above Schloss overlooking the Danube, Neuburg an der Donau Below Arcaded courtyard of Schloss Neuburg, Neuburg an der Donau ...

186 5 The Zwölf Apostel Bavaria; 91807 The dolomite outcrops known as the Zwölf Apostel (Twelve Apostles) at Solnhofen are among ...

187 7 Beilngries Bavaria; 92339 Children and adults alike will be charmed by the magical old toys and dolls at Beilngries’s Spie ...

188 8 Burg Prunn Bavaria; 93339 Its gravity-defying site atop a crag makes the medieval castle of Prunn (winter: closed Mon) per ...

189 0 Kloster Weltenburg Bavaria; 93309 With a sumptuous Baroque chapel designed by the Asam brothers and excellent beer courtes ...

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DRIVE 18 The Northern Romantic Road Würzburg to Donauwörth View of the pretty hilltop town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber Highlight ...

192 The Northern Romantic Road The northern section of Germany’s most celebrated travel route is characterized by its breath tak ...

193 Altmühlsee Ries Altmühl Wö rnitz Dona u Wö rnitz Hesselberg 2,260 ft Uhlberg 2,037 ft Rauhe Wanne 2,008 ft Ipf 2,192 ft Woll ...

194 Above left View from Türmer’s Tower, Tauberbischofsheim Above right Rose garden in bloom, Schloss Weikersheim Below right Fe ...

195 Center left Stunning Marienaltar with Mary as the central figure, Crelingen Below Pretty rural landscape, Creglingen 3 Bad M ...

196 6 Rothenburg ob der Tauber Bavaria; 91541 Without the catastrophe of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48), Rothenburg ob der Taub ...

197 The Meistertrunk Legend Protestant Rothenburg sided with the Swedes during the Thirty Years’ War, but was occupied by Cathol ...

198 Right Patchwork of fields and forested hills near Harburg Below Schloss Harburg, on a rocky hill overlooking the Wörnitz Val ...