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ful taste explosion. Before I depart the
following morning, I drop into the Käthe
Wohlfahrt Christmas Village, the largest,
open all year round Christmas store in
Europe for some serious shopping for
decorations.

Leaving Rothenburg via the Tauber
River Valley and the Topplerschlöss-
chen, a small castle resembling an
oversized bird house, the picturesque
town of Dinkelsbühl is the last stop.
Despite being lesser known than its
northern cousin, the town neverthe-
less trumps with intact fortifications,
the Gothic Minster of St. George and
slightly fewer visitors. I stroll between
the proud pastel-hued patrician houses
and enchanting semi-timbered houses,
reminding of Dinkelsbühl’s status as a
former Imperial Town. The untouched
beauty of the city takes me by surprise
and the one hour I had planned for my
visit is really not enough.

The Romantic Road tries to lure me into
keep driving all the way to the end – to
Füssen with the famed Neuschwan-
stein Castle, alas I have a plane to catch.
I vow to complete the rest of the road
another time (and keep the foot off the Clockwise: Würzburg people relaxing on Old Main Bridge after
gas). 1 work, Dinkelsbühl - old houses with cafe out front, Dinkelsbühl
- Patrician houses, Würzburg Residence backside with formal
IF YOU GO gardens, Iphofen - vineyards

Learn more about the Romantic Road
at www.romanticroadgermany.com and
www.bavaria.by

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