The loveliest detour

From Munich to Frankfurt via the Romantic Route

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The A7 motorway is the fast route from South Germany. We recommend the loveliest detour: the Romantic Road through Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the winding Taubertal.

Route profile

Country: Germany
Distance: 125 km
Absolute Driving time : 3 h
Recommended tour duration: 1 Day
Best touring season: Jan. - Dec.

Route course

Munich - Rosenberg - Dinkelsbühl - Feuchtwangen - Schillingsfürst - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Steinsfeld - Creglingen - Frankfurt

Route character

Track
exhilarating 1 relaxing
Landscape
wild 2 picturesque
Destinations
intellectual 0 pleasurable

Comments:
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Destinations

  • Landgasthof Adler

    0 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Food & drink

    Modern restaurant in the romantic little town of Rosenberg, holder of one Michelin star. The restaurant serves modern, light French cuisine with a regional touch. Its speciality is game.

    Address:
    Landgasthof Adler, Ellwanger Strasse 15, 73494 Rosenberg, Germany
    Contact:
    Josef Bauer, proprietor
    Tel.: +49-(0)7967-513 Fax: +49-(0)7967-513
    E-Mail: info@landgasthofadler.de
    Parking:
    Parking is available right next to the building
    Opening hours:
    Wednesdays and Thursdays 17:30 - 22:30 hrs, Fri. - Sun. 12:00 - 14:30 and 17:30 - 22:30 hrs, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed for three weeks in January and in August.
    Further information:
    www.landgasthofadler.de

  • Dinkelsbühl

    32 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Sightseeing

    St. Georg cathedral dating back to 1499 is considered the most beautiful gothic hall church in the whole of South Germany.

    Address:
    Dinkelsbühl, Kirchhöflein 6, 91550 Dinkelsbühl, Germany
    Parking:
    Parking is available in town
    Further information:
    www.dinkelsbuehl.de

  • Feuchtwangen

    47 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Sightseeing

    A 12th-century cloister is located next to the marketplace. The famous cloister festival is held here between May and August.

    Address:
    Feuchtwangen, 91555 Feuchtwangen, Germany
    Parking:
    Parking is available in town
    Further information:
    www.feuchtwangen.de

  • Romantik-Hotel Greifen-Post

    79 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Hotels

    Reside in the nostalgic, plush style of past centuries in the Romantikhotel Greifen Post.

    Address:
    Romantikhotel Greifen Post, Marktplatz 8, 91555 Feuchtwangen, Germany
    Contact:
    The Becker-Plaha family, proprietors
    Tel.: +49-(0)9852-6800 Fax: +49-(0)9852-6800
    E-Mail: info@hotel-greifen.de
    Parking:
    Parking is available in town
    Opening hours:
    Open all year round, closed on 24th and 25th December and the first week of January
    Further information:
    www.greifen.de

  • Schloss Schillingsfürst

    91 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Sightseeing

    The baroque palace was built on the foundations of the large castle complex. Emperor Otto III lived here around 1000 AD. It houses an interesting palace museum and the Bavarian Falconers' Club.

    Address:
    Schloss Schillingsfürst, Am Wall 14, 91583 Schillingsfürst, Germany
    Parking:
    Parking is available right next to the building
    Opening hours:
    The castle museum is open daily between April and October
    Further information:
    www.schloss-schillingsfuerst.de

  • Flairhotel Post

    91 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Hotels

    Traditional hotel from the stagecoach era in Schillingsfürst. Restaurant Frankenhöhe awaits guests with a panoramic view, a lovely terrace and good, plain Franconian cooking.

    Address:
    Flairhotel Post, Rothenburger Strasse 1, 91583 Schillingsfürst, Germany
    Contact:
    The Leiblein family, proprietors
    Tel.: +49-(0)9868-9500 Fax: +49-(0)9868-9500
    E-Mail: diepost@arcor.de
    Parking:
    Parking is available right next to the building
    Opening hours:
    Open all year round
    Further information:
    www.flairhotel-diepost.de

  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    109 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Sightseeing

    The medieval town with its St. Jakob Church and the famous Holy Blood Altar by Tilman Riemenschneider is the most popular destination on the Romantic Road.

    Address:
    Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Marktplatz 1, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
    Parking:
    Parking is available in town
    Further information:
    www.rothenburg.de

  • Burghotel

    110 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Hotels

    The Burghotel is located in the former monastery garden.

    Address:
    Burghotel, Klostergasse 1-3, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
    Contact:
    Gabriele Berger-Klatte, proprietor
    Tel.: +49-(0)9861-94890 Fax: +49-(0)9861-94890
    E-Mail: burghotel.rothenburg@t-online.de
    Parking:
    Parking is available right next to the building
    Opening hours:
    Open all year round
    Further information:
    www.burghotel.eu

  • Flair Hotel & Brauereigasthof Landwehrbräu

    125 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Hotels

    Landwehrbräu with speciality Franconian beers. The inn and hotel are complemented by a small brewing museum.

    Address:
    Flair Hotel & Brauereigasthof Landwehrbräu, Reichelshofen 31, 91628 Steinsfeld, Germany
    Contact:
    Roland Hausmann, proprietor
    Tel.: +49-(0)9865-9890 Fax: +49-(0)9865-9890
    E-Mail: hotel@landwehr-braeu.de
    Parking:
    Parking is available right next to the building
    Opening hours:
    Open daily from 11:30 - 14:00 and 17:30 - 21:00 hrs
    Further information:
    www.zur-linde-schambachtal.de

  • Herrgottskirche in Creglingen

    125 km

    Countries: Germany
    Category: Sightseeing

    The detour is worth it just to get a look at the carved altar by Tilman Riemenschneider in the Herrgottskirche.

    Address:
    Herrgottskirche in Creglingen, Kirchplatz 2, 97993 Creglingen, Germany
    Parking:
    Parking is available right next to the building
    Opening hours:
    February and March, November and December Tue. - Sun. from 13:00 - 16:00 hrs, April - mid-August daily from 09:15 - 18:00 hrs, mid-August - late August from 09:15 - 18:30 hrs. Closed on 24th and 25th December and the whole of January
    Good to know:
    Adults € 2 / children € 1.50
    Further information:
    www.herrgottskirche.de