Romantic Road Travel Guide: Best of Romantic Road, Germany Travel 2026

Where to stay in Romantic Road

Wuerzburg Cathedral which includes heritage elements and a city

Würzburg City Centre

4.5/5(13 area reviews)

Würzburg City Centre is noteworthy for its historical sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Neumünster and Treasury of the Cathedral of Wuerzburg.

Franziskanerkirche - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Germany

Rothenburg Old Town

4.5/5(13 area reviews)

Historical sites, museums and shopping are just a few things travellers enjoy about Rothenburg Old Town. Check out Market Square or German Christmas Museum while you're exploring the area.

2011-02-26 Augsburg 007 Rathaus, Goldener Saal

Innenstadt

4/5(21 area reviews)

Innenstadt is noteworthy for its historical sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Augsburg Town Hall and Augsburg Christmas Market.

Wuerzburg Residence featuring flowers, a garden and heritage architecture

Altstadt Würzburg

Altstadt Würzburg is noteworthy for its restaurants, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg and Würzburg Residence.

Bahnhofs- und Bismarckviertel

Unique features of Bahnhofs- und Bismarckviertel include the restaurants and shopping. Make a stop by Jüdisches Kulturmuseum or Botansicher Garten - Japan Garten while you're exploring the area.

The Basilica of SS. Ulrich and Afra Is a Catholic parish in Augsburg, in Bavaria, which originated from the Roman tomb of St. Afra, which was martyred in 304. The building is a great example of Gothic architecture in Germany; In its interior it conserves three enormous and very precious altars of Renaissance ends considered a masterpiece of the German sculpture of the period. Its high bell tower with an "onion", which dominates the city of the south, served like prototype for the construction of numerous baroque towers of Bavaria.

Innenstadt - Sankt Ulrich-Dom

If you're spending some time in Innenstadt - Sankt Ulrich-Dom, Augsburg Christmas Market and Augsburg Town Hall are top sights worth seeing.

Popular places to visit

Neuschwanstein Castle

4.5/5(20 reviews)

Almost impossibly picturesque, Ludwig II’s masterpiece of turrets and white walls is perched like a fairy tale above an Alpine valley.

Neuschwanstein Castle at sunset in winter landscape. Germany; Shutterstock ID 246657790

Hohenschwangau Castle

4.5/5(13 reviews)

You can learn about the history of Schwangau with a trip to Hohenschwangau Castle. Discover the area's mountain views and top-notch restaurants.

Great aerial view of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a town in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. The medieval town fortification shows the outer walls and the towers at intervals along the wall.

Rothenburg Town Walls

4/5(6 reviews)

Learn about the local history of Rothenburg ob der Tauber when you take a trip to Rothenburg Town Walls. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this romantic area.

Market Square

4.5/5(8 reviews)

You can learn about the history of Rothenburg ob der Tauber with a stop at Market Square. While in this romantic area, find time to visit its shops.

Wuerzburg Residence featuring a garden, heritage architecture and heritage elements

Würzburg Residence

5/5(5 reviews)

Relax near the ponds and fountains of the excellent gardens and tour the period rooms of one of Germany’s largest and most lavishly decorated Baroque palaces.