Brattenstein Castle (13th century) – the modern setting for the ‘Röttingen Festival’, Copyright Frankenfestspiele Röttingen
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Premonstratensian monastery
Former Premonstratensian monastery with the Baroque Church of the ‘Holy Cross’ (1723-30), three-aisle colonnaded basilica, choir and dome room in…
Market place Nördlingen
Historical market place with imposing half-timbered and patrician houses: Town Hall (13th century) with bay and tower extensions (about 1500)…
St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church
St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church (1750-53): choir by the Wies architect, Dominikus Zimmermann; richly decorated High Altar by…
Protestant Collegiate Church
The Romanesque church, predecessor of today’s three-naved Gothic basilica, was built and extended in 1383/4. A late Gothic canopy in…
Gothic Minster
Minster ‘Zu Unserer Lieben Frau’: Gothic brick hall church with three naves (1444-67); late Gothic frescos; tabernacle (1503), ‘Regelsches Epitaph’…
Medieval town wall
Completely preserved medieval town wall (14th century) with numerous towers and gates; approx. 2.5 km of walkable battlements