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Altmühlsee

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Altmühl

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rnitz

Hesselberg

2,260 ft

Uhlberg

2,037 ft

Rauhe Wanne

2,008 ft

Ipf

2,192 ft

Wollerstein

2,372 ft

ROTHENBURG

OB DER TAUBER

SCHILLINGSFÜRST

FEUCHTWANGEN

DINKELSBÜHL

NÖRDLINGEN

HARBURG

DONAUWÖRTH

BAYERN

Uffenheim

LauchheimBopfingen

Dettelbach

Leutershausen

Wassertrüdingen

Unterschwaningen

Bechhofen

Herrieden

Wemding

Nattheim

Neresheim

Westhausen

Unterkochen

Oettingen

Auhausen

Gerolfingen

Höchstädt Buttenwiesen

Marktbreit

Schwarzach

Unterschneidheim

Dischingen

Monheim

Kaisheim

Tapfheim

Bissingen

Mertingen

Mainbernheim

Aurach

Lehrberg

Colmberg

Burgbernheim

Oberdachstetten

Langfurth

Ornbau

Wechingen

Heidenheim

Riesbürg

Fremdingen

Wallerstein

Wört

Schopfloch

Tannhausen

Fessenheim

Aufhausen

Ohmenheim

Ipsheim

Buch

am Wald

Wieseth

Möttingen

Finningen

Jagstzell

Oberickelsheim

Gebsattel

Diebach

Hainsfarth

Westheim

Polsingen

Fünfstetten

Daiting

Obernzenn

Ehingen

Dombühl

Wörnitz

Wilburgstetten

Amerdingen

Reimlingen

Willanzheim

Geslau

Dorfgütingen

Insingen

Mariäkappel

Ziertheim

Lutzingen

Blindheim

Sulzfeld

Nenzenheim

Gollhofen Deutenheim

Leitheim

Ebermergen

Ederheim

Marktoffingen

Zöbingen

Röhlingen

Stödtlen

Ostheim

Burk

Aalen

Ansbach

Ellwangen

Kitzingen

Bad

Windsheim

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Würzburg to Donauwörth.

Number of days: 3–4 days, allowing

half a day to explore Rothenburg ob

der Tauber.

Distance: 134 miles (215 km).

Road conditions: The route is marked

with brown “Romantische Strasse” signs.

Roads are generally well paved, with

gentle inclines. How ever, some

stretches in the Tauber Valley are narrow.

When to go: May to October is a

good time to drive along this scenic

route. Lively Christmas markets are an

added attraction in December.

Opening times: Most attractions

are open daily, while shops are open

from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday,

and close early on Saturdays.

Major festivals: Rothenburg ob

der Tauber: Meistertrunk (historical

re-enact ment), May; Feuchtwangen:

Kreuzgangspiele (theater frestival),

Jun–Aug; Dinkelsbühl: Kinderzeche

(children’s and folklore festival), Jul;

Nördlingen: Historisches Stadtmauerfest

(town walls festival), every three years

in Sept, next in 2013; Donauwörth:

Schwäbischwerder Kindertag

(children’s historical procession), Jul.

DAY TRIP OPTIONS

The northern section of this wine

producing country will be of special

interest to wine lovers, while history-

lovers will enjoy a visit to the historic

towns of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

and Nördlingen. For family fun, the

valley of the Wörnitz river offers plenty

of opportunities for angling, kayaking,

and boat trips. For full details, see p199.

Above Resplendent Schlossgarten, Weikersheim,

see p195

DRIVE 18: The Northern Romantic Road