Harburg Castle (12th – 19th centuries): large castle complex; walls with battlements and six towers, bailey and gates; main castle with keep (12th – 13th centuries), ‘Kastenhaus’ (1594) with stables and armoury, ‘Saalbau’ with banqueting hall (stuccowork in 1719), ‘Fürstenbau’ and St. Michael’s Chapel (stuccowork in 1719).
Highlights along the Romantic Road
St. Mary’s Cathedral
St. Mary’s Cathedral: first documentary mention in AD 823; crypt (10th century) and glass paintings of figures, thought to be…
Historic marketplace
Historic marketplace In the historic marketplace, with its beautifully preserved half-timbered houses, some of which date back to the 16th…
Vantage points
Vantage points: Niederbleick (1589 m) and Eckberg (962 m) with a view over the foothills of the Alps. Mühleck (926…
Parish Church of St. Jakob
Parish Church of St. Jakob (St. James) with its onion tower, it sits majestically on the ‘Kirchberg’ and can be…
Wertheim Castle
Wertheim Castle Once the seat of the Counts of Wertheim, this castle complex, which originally belonged to the von Staufen…
St. Ulrich and St. Afra
St. Ulrich and St. Afra: originally an Abbey church (1474); late Gothic basilica (15th / 16th centuries) with onion tower…