Back Roads Germany (Dk Eyewitness Travel Back Roads)

DRIVE 8

Palaces and

Castles of

Münsterland

Kalkar to

Münster

Sculptures in the expansive gardens of
Schloss Nordkirchen

Highlights

• Historical romance

Tour the grand moated castles

of Münsterland, from swaggering

Baroque palaces surrounded by

trim gardens to grizzled stone

castles whose painted halls hint

at Renaissance courtly life

• Cultural capital

Wander around Münster, a

bustling, prosperous university

town whose lanes abound with

historic architecture

• Country cooking

Sample hearty Westphalian fare,

including smoked hams, strongly

flavored sausages, and heavy

stews, in rustic beamed inns

Berlin

Nürnberg

München

Leipzig

Hannover

Bremen

Stuttgart

Saarbrücken

Frankfurt

Köln

Hamburg

GERMANY