The Romantic Road was a marketing term coined by German tourism promotion agencies back in the 50s. Sounds tacky but the bus tour does take in many picturesque German towns. What's more, Eurailpass holders received a discount, so warum nicht?
There are two sections of the Romantic Road from Munich. The southern section goes to Neuschwanstein, the fairy-tale castle of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Unfortunately I didn't have time to travel that section so I opted for only the northern section, to Würzburg.
In actual fact, all the pictures here are from the town of Rothenberg ob der Tauber where the bus made an extended stop (for lunch perhaps). We had free time to wander the town afterwards.
Rothenberg's chief attraction is the medieval city wall. It looks ancient but a lot of it is reconstructed. Allied bombs destroyed a large length of it during WWII. After the war, donations from all over the world funded the reconstruction. Donor names are commemorated on bricks.
An elevated view of the main street, possibly from the Rodetor.
The buildings in previous pictures were contemporary but here is an older one, the Rathaus (Town Hall).
This seems to be the Plönlein with Kobolzeller Steige and Spitalgasse. Very much photographed as you will find lots of pictures of them on the Internet.
And just outside the wall is this quiet garden.
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