Lindau which is a beautiful city on the edge of Lake Constance where the borders of Switzerland, Austria and Germany meet. It’s one of the lake’s most popular resort towns and is known for its scenic beauty and for having one of the prettiest harbours on the Bodensee.
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Füssen is at the end of the Romantic Strasse in southern Bavaria (or the beginning if you are travelling in the less usual direction). This 700-year-old city is such a pretty and picturesque little town with the Alps rising behind it and set between two lakes. It’s a great base to visit the nearby castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau.
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The outside reveals nothing of the glorious and striking interior – You are taken aback by the amazing artistry it’s just incredible. The ceiling is fantastic as it is an optical illusion. It appears to be rounded but in fact it is flat.
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Landsberg is an attractive old town situated on the banks of the River Lech. We enjoyed walking around the main square.
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Our next stop along the Romantic Road was the very beautiful walled town of Dinkelsbuehl which is about 30 miles south from Rothenburg. Again what makes it special is its wonderful fairy-tale visions of the numerous colourful and historic half-timbered buildings and massive churches.
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Germany’s Romantic road winds through walled towns and picturesque villages. You enter a town through an arched gateway complete with guard towers. Inside the towns and villages, you find gothic cathedrals, half-timbered fachwork houses and beautiful historic hotels. Often, in these towns, you find a medieval festival. Fairytale castles like Neuschwanstein and the Alps complete the charm.
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Sunday morning we moved down to our next stop, the chocolate box, picture-perfect town of Rothenburg. It felt so magical and was like walking in a toy village.
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