Rothenburg and Volkach - 5/14/2025

We took a tour of Rothenburg in the morning that was included in the cruise. our guide Karl was very good and gave us the highlights of the town

Rothenburg ob der Tauber meand Rothenburg on the Tauber which is a river. It has many well preserved medieval historical buildings and architectural landmarks.

City Walls: The city walls and towers offer a historical perspective and allow visitors to explore the medieval defenses. You are also able to walk up on the top walkways which we did during our free time.

City walls

Townhall is especially interesting as it has 2 parts, one part of the building is Midieval and one part gothic, we went through the underside of townhall and out the gates of the city.

Townhall facing the main square

Well preserved Half Timber buildings

St Jacobs Church

Overlook outside of the gates of the city

Wrought Iron signs above the shops, the only way that they can advertise

After the tour we walked on the top of the city walls

View of the city walls

View from the city walls

One of the streets of Rothenburg

Half Timber houses

We walked back to the square and had a famous Rothenburg delicacy called a snowball that sort of tasted like chinese fried noodles that you get with your chinese food, but also with powdered sugar. They were very dry, which Karl had warned us about.

Picture of the 2 sides of Townhall (Gothic and Midieval as well as the tower

Main square in Rothenburg

Main square in Rothenburg

Well at the entrance of town

Snowballs

We took the bus back to the boat and had some lunch while the boat moved to Volkach. We then took a bike ride with a group of people and the adventure host Sabina through the vineyards surrounding Volkach. After a long hilly bike ride we ended up in the town of Volkach where others from the boat had taken a walking tour and we had a quick soda and water and a pastry.

Vineyards outside of Volkach

Vineyards outside of Volkach