Residenz: residence of the Prince Bishops (1720-1744): major work of South German Baroque built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann; staircase with self-supporting arched ceiling and splendid ceiling fresco by Giovanni Tiepolo; late Baroque and Rococo staterooms, including the White Room, Imperial Room, Mirror Room; elaborately decorated church (Hofkirche) and Baroque Court Garden; UNESCO World Heritage Monument since 1982.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
‘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…
Wittelsbachers’ Castle
The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time,…
Bock mountain
Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.
Neuschwanstein Castle
In place of the two castle ruins, Vorderhohenschwangau and Hinterhohenschwangau, King Ludwig II had Neuschwanstein Castle built between 1869 and…
Gothic Tauber bridge
Gothic bridge over the River Tauber (1512) with a statue of St. Nepomuk and shrines
Perlachturm
Perlachturm (11th / 12th centuries): 70 m high tower with lantern belfry and ‘Welscher Haube’ roof by Elias Holl (1614-16).