Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Original town wall of Nördlingen
Originally preserved city wall/walkway with 5 gates, 11 towers and 1 bastion, which can be walked around for 2.6 km
Neuschwanstein Castle
In place of the two castle ruins, Vorderhohenschwangau and Hinterhohenschwangau, King Ludwig II had Neuschwanstein Castle built between 1869 and…
Town fortifications
Town fortifications with towers and gates, including the ‘Bayertor’ gate (1425), the most interesting and biggest late Gothic gate in…
Medieval town fortifications in Röttingen
Medieval town fortifications with seven well-preserved defence towers, Copyright Stadt Röttingen