Upper Gate

Upper Gate (1496) and Powder Tower – remains of the medieval town fortifications

Upper Gate

Rathausstraße 44

97922 Lauda-Königshofen

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Highlights along the Romantic Road

Rottenbuch

‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church

‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church (11th/12th/15th centuries): a magnificent Gothic church with a separate bell-tower was erected on the foundations of…

Wildsteig

Nature reserve Ammer Mountains

Nature reserve Ammer Mountains / Ammer Gorge with the ‘Schleierfälle’ (‘Veil Falls’).

Schongau

St Michael’s Basilica

St Michael’s Basilica (about 1220) in Altenstadt; one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Old Bavaria.

Rain

Parish church of St. John the Baptist

The town parish has its origins in the late 13th century, meaning it was founded soon after the first documentary…

Lauda-Königshofen

Little castle

Elaborately renovated little castle (1583) in the town centre., Copyright Stadt Lauda-Königshofen/Peter Frischmuth

Würzburg

Marienberg Fortress

Marienberg Fortress (early 13th century): 1253 – 1719 residence of the Prince Bishops; large-scale reinforcement and extension of the Fortress…