Nuremberg

Nuremberg is Bavaria's second-largest city. Perched on a sandstone ridge above the Old Town is the Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle), where all emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire temporarily resided between 1105 and 1571. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum (German National Museum) is considered the largest cultural history museum in the German-speaking world.In Bamberg, the Old Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and in Würzburg, Balthasar Neumann's Residenz (Residence) with its Court Garden since 1981. The Romantic Road, founded in 1950 as Germany's first scenic route, leads from Würzburg via Rothenburg ob der Tauber, with its 3,360-meter-long city wall, all the way to Füssen.

Bamberg an der Regnitz hat rund 80.000 Einwohner, seine Altstadt ist seit 1993 UNESCO-Welterbe. Weil sie sich über sieben Hügel verteilt, nennt man Bamberg auch das „Fränkische Rom“. Auf dem Domberg steht der viertürmige Kaiserdom, der 1237 geweiht wurde und das einzige Papstgrab Deutschlands birgt.Mitten im linken Regnitzarm sitzt das Alte Rathaus mit seinen bemalten Fassaden, auf der Regnitzinsel reihen sich in Klein-Venedig Fischerhäuser aus dem 17. Jahrhundert mit langen Holzbalkonen. Berühmt ist Bamberg für sein Rauchbier, etwa das Aecht Schlenkerla, dessen Malz über Buchenholz gedarrt wird.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber owes its distinguishing name to its location above the Tauber. The city, with its approximately 11,000 inhabitants, is still surrounded by a 3360-meter-long town wall, whose course dates back to the early 14th century. At Plönlein, a fork in the road lined with half-timbered houses, you look upon Sieberstor and Kobolzellertor.In the market square, the historic clock of the Ratstrinkstube from 1466 displays the scene of the legendary Meistertrunk; from the Town Hall Tower, the view extends 60 meters high over the rooftops. In the Gothic Church of St. Jakob stands Tilman Riemenschneider's Holy Blood Altar. Rothenburg is located on the Romantic Road between Würzburg and Füssen.

Würzburg lies in the Maindreieck region and has a population of around 128,000. The Residence of the Prince-Bishops, built from 1720 according to plans by Balthasar Neumann, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1981, including its Court Garden and Residence Square. The approximately 580-square-meter ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo stretches above its staircase.The Old Main Bridge, with its twelve statues of saints, has been closed to cars since 1990 and leads over to Marienberg Fortress, which towers approximately 100 meters above the Main river. The city is the center of a renowned wine region; three of Germany's fifteen largest wineries are located here.

Schwabing was an independent town until 1890, when it was incorporated into Munich. Around 1900, artists and writers made the district famous: Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej Jawlensky, and Franz Marc shaped the Blauer Reiter movement, and from 1896, the satirical magazine Simplicissimus was published here, with Thomas Mann serving as an editor for a time. To this day, the main axis is Leopoldstraße, which starts at the Siegestor and made headlines in the 1960s due to the Schwabinger Krawalle.You can stroll along Leopoldstraße, sit in pubs and bars around Münchner Freiheit, and visit the Englischer Garten, which directly borders the district. Further west, Luitpoldpark awaits with its panoramic hill. U3 and U6 stop at Münchner Freiheit, so you're just a few minutes from Odeonsplatz or Marienplatz.