‘Plönlein’: picturesque medieval townscape where the road forks down to the ‘Kobolzeller Tor’ gate (about 1360, with outer courtyard, ‘Kohlturm’ tower and the ‘Devil’s Pulpit’); the scene is dominated by the ‘Siebersturm’ tower (about 1385).
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Gothic Tauber bridge
Gothic bridge over the River Tauber (1512) with a statue of St. Nepomuk and shrines
Historic old town of Rain
Historic old town centre: the main street is a unique ensemble of 17th and 18th century patrician housing; the Tilly…
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…
Wallersteiner Rock
‘Wallersteiner Felsen’: approx. 65 m high rock offering a wonderful all-round view over the Ries district. It is the starting…
Juliusspital
Juliusspital (Hospital – endowed in 1576): Baroque, castle-like complex with an original Rococo pharmacy, the ‘Alte Anatomie’ (1705-14), and renowned…
Historic old town of Füssen
Historic old town centre Late gothic streets and squares (Schrannenplatz, – where corn was stored and sold and Brotmarkt –…