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Nuremberg - Abenberg

Nuremberg - Roth - Abenberg

If you've always wanted to spend the night in a castle, this is the right place for you. The tour starts in Nuremberg, where you will visit the old town and the Imperial Castle. After a tour of the castle and town of Roth, the tour continues to Abenberg, where you can spend the night directly in the castle. On the third day, you can visit the many museums in Abenberg before returning home.

1st day

Afternoon

Journey to Nuremberg

Sightseeing of the Old Town

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

2nd day

Morning

Visit of the Kaiserburg Nuremberg

Drive along the Burgenstraße to Roth (Nuremberg - Roth about 30 km)

lunch

Afternoon

Guided city and castle tour

Drive along the castle road to Abenberg (Roth - Abenberg about 10 km)

Dinner and overnight stay at Abenberg Castle

 

3rd day

Morning

Visit of the museums Abenberg

journey home

Ansbach - Nuremberg

Ansbach - Lichtenau - Wolframs-Eschenbach - Abenberg - Roth - Nuremberg

Three overnight stays await you on this route. The starting point is Ansbach with the Margravial Residence, the Court Garden and the Orangery. After an overnight stay in one of our premium hotels, you will spend the next day in a real Hohenzollern castle. On the third day, you will visit various museums in Roth before continuing on to Nuremberg, where you will spend the night in a prime location at the Hotel Victoria. The tour ends with a visit to the Imperial Castle the next day, before you set off on your journey home again.

1st day

Morning

Arrival in Ansbach

Lunch or coffee break at Café Orangerie

Afternoon

Visit of the Margrave's Residence Ansbach, the Court Garden and the Orangery

Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Das Hürner

 

2nd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Lichtenau (Ansbach - Lichtenau about 10 km)

City tour in Lichtenau

Drive along the castle road to Wolframs-Eschenbach (Lichtenau - Wolframs-Eschenbach about 7 km)

City tour and visit of the Wolfram-von-Eschenbach-Museum

Lunch in the Alte Vogtei in Wolframs-Eschenbach

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Abenberg (Wolframs-Eschenbach - Abenberg about 20 km)

Visit to Abenberg Castle with a visit to the Castle Museum and the Lace Museum

Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Burg Abenberg

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Roth (Abenberg - Roth about 10 km)

Castle and town sightseeing

Lunch in Roth

Afternoon

Drive along the Burgenstraße to Nuremberg (Roth - Nuremberg approx. 30 km)

Public city tour (daily 13.30 o'clock, duration approx. 2h)

Dinner, for example the famous Nuremberg bratwursts

Overnight stay at Hotel Victoria

 

4th day

Morning

Tour of the Kaiserburg Castle

journey home

 

Nuremberg - Bayreuth

Nuremberg - Gößweinstein - Bayreuth

This 4-day route takes you from the Franconian metropolis to the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park, where you will spend the night in style in one of our premium partner hotels. In Bayreuth, you will get to know the world of Princess Wilhelmine and experience the magic of the Hermitage and the Margravial Opera House.

1st day

Morning

Journey to Nuremberg

sightseeing walk

Afternoon

City tour with a visit to the Kaiserburg castle

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

2nd day

Morning

sightseeing programme

lunch

Afternoon

Drive along the Castle Road through Franconian Switzerland to Gößweinstein (Nuremberg - Gößweinstein about 70 km)

Dinner and overnight stay in Gößweinstein

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Bayreuth (Gößweinstein - Bayreuth about 195 km)

lunch

Afternoon

Sightseeing programme "The World of Wilhelmine"

sightseeing walk

Dinner and overnight stay in Bayreuth

 

4th day

journey home

Heidelberg - Nuremberg

Heidelberg - Guttenberg Castle - Bad Wimpfen - Weinsberg - Schwäbisch Hall - Kirchberg an der Jagst - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Ansbach - Nuremberg

This route starts in Heidelberg and takes you to Nuremberg via various stops. After visiting the “most famous ruins in the world”, the tour continues with an impressive visit to the Imperial Palace in Bad Wimpfen. A visit to the romantic town of Rotheburg ob der Tauber is also a must, where you will spend the night in style in one of our premium partner hotels. Finally, you will travel via the famous royal seat of Ansbach to Nuremberg, where you can explore the home of Albrecht Dürer.

1st day

Morning

Arrival in Heidelberg

public city tour (daily 10.30 a.m.)

Lunch in a student restaurant in Heidelberg

Afternoon

Ride with the mountain railway up to Heidelberg Castle

dinner

Overnight stay at Hotel Bayrischer Hof or Hotel Holländer Hof

 

2nd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Guttenberg Castle (Heidelberg - Guttenberg Castle approx. 78 km)

Guided tour of the castle and visit to the flight demonstration of the German Greifenwarte (at 11 a.m.)

Lunch in the castle tavern

Afternoon

Continue along the Castle Road to Bad Wimpfen (Guttenberg Castle - Bad Wimpfen about 8 km)

Sightseeing programme in Bad Wimpfen

Continuation along the castle road to Weinsberg (Bad Wimpfen - Weinsberg about 24 km)

Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Rappenhof in Weinsberg

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Schwäbisch Hall (Weinsberg - Schwäbisch Hall about 62 km)

sightseeing

Lunch in the market hall and in the bistro of the farmers' producer association

Afternoon

Continue along the Burgenstraße to Rothenburg ob der Tauber

on the way stopover in Kirchberg an der Jagst, castle café and ice cream factory (Schwäbisch Hall - Kirchberg about 26 km, Kirchberg- Rothenburg about 27 km)

dinner

City tour with the night watchman

Overnight stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

 

4th day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Ansbach (Rothenburg - Ansbach about 33 km)

Visit to the Margrave's Residence

Lunch at Café Orangerie

Afternoon

Continue to Nuremberg (Ansbach - Nuremberg directly about 65 km, along the Burgenstraße about 78 km)

public city tour (daily 13.30 h, duration approx. 2 h)

dinner

Overnight stay at Hotel Victoria Nuremberg

 

Day 5

Morning

Museum visit in Nuremberg

lunch

journey home

Nuremberg - Bamberg

Nuremberg - Forchheim - Gößweinstein - Pottenstein - Memmelsdorf  - Bamberg

Four overnight stays await you on this route. Experience the magic of the medieval imperial castle, taste the Nuremberg specialty and find out why Egloffstein Castle was in constant feud with the Bamberg prince-bishopric and what fate the once magnificent castle complex suffered over the centuries. Finally, you will stroll through the former summer residence of Bamberg's prince-bishops and end the tour in Bamberg.

1st day

Morning

Journey to Nuremberg

lunch

Afternoon

sightseeing

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

2nd day

Morning

Tour of the Kaiserburg Castle

Drive along the castle road to Forchheim (Nuremberg - Forchheim approx. 38 km)

lunch

Afternoon

City tour of the imperial palace

Dinner and overnight stay in Forchheim

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Gößweinstein (Forchheim - Gößweinstein about 37 km)

City tour with castle and basilica

Lunch in Gößweinstein

Afternoon

Continuation along the castle road to Pottenstein (Gößweinstein - Pottenstein about 8 km)

Visit castle and devil's cave

Dinner and overnight stay in Pottenstein

 

4th day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Memmelsdorf (Pottenstein - Memmelsdorf about 64 km)

Lunch in Memmelsdorf

Afternoon

Visit Seehof Castle

Continuation along the castle road to Bamberg (Memmelsdorf - Bamberg about 8 km)

Dinner and overnight stay in Bamberg

 

Day 5

Morning

sightseeing

journey home

Nuremberg - Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Nuremberg - Bamberg - Coburg - Kulmbach - Ansbach - Rothenburg ob der Tauber

On this tour, you will explore not only Middle Franconia but also two of the northernmost castles on the Castle Road, seeing six towns in six days. In Kulmbach, Plasseburg Castle towers high above the town and takes you back to the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the modern era. In Rothenburg, you end the trip in style.

1st day

Afternoon

Journey to Nuremberg

City tour including Kaiserburg Castle

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

2nd day

Morning

City stroll and museum visits

Lunch in Nuremberg

Afternoon

Drive to Bamberg (Nuremberg - Bamberg directly about 62 km, along the castle road about 133 km)

sightseeing walk

Dinner and overnight stay in Bamberg

 

3rd day

Morning

Boat trip on the Regnitz ( daily 11 o'clock, duration approx. 80 min.)

Lunch

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Coburg (Bamberg - Coburg about 74 km)

sightseeing

Dinner and overnight stay in Coburg

 

4th day

Morning

Visit of the Veste Coburg

Lunch in Coburg

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Kulmbach (Coburg - Kulmbach about 69 km)

Visit of the Plassenburg Castle and city tour

Dinner and overnight stay in Kulmbach

 

Day 5

Morning

Drive to Ansbach (Kulmbach - Ansbach direct about 160 km)

sightseeing walk

lunch

Afternoon

Visit to the Margrave's Residence

Dinner and overnight stay in Ansbach

 

Day 6

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Ansbach - Rothenburg about 33 km)

sightseeing walk

Afternoon

Visit to a museum (e.g. Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Museum)

dinner

Tour with the night watchman

Overnight stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

 

Day 7

journey home

Heidelberg - Nuremberg

Heidelberg - Hirschhorn - Hornberg Castle - Guttenberg Castle - Schwäbisch Hall - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Nuremberg

Regional delicacies such as “Drei im Weckla” or a snowball covered in powdered sugar sweeten this journey. Discover the “Wartburg of Southern Germany” and spend the night in style with a view of a venerable ruin that was the scene of groundbreaking events 500 years ago.

1st day

Morning

Arrival in Heidelberg

Lunch in a student restaurant

Afternoon

City tour through the old town

dinner

Overnight stay at Hotel Bayrischer Hof or Hotel Holländer Hof

 

2nd day

Morning

Ride with the mountain railway up to Heidelberg Castle

Lunch in Heidelberg

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Hirschhorn (Heidelberg - Hirschhorn about 22 km)

sightseeing

Drive along the castle road to castle Hornberg (Hirschhorn - castle Hornberg about 49 km)

Dinner and overnight stay at Hornberg Castle

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Guttenberg Castle (Hornberg Castle - Guttenberg Castle approx. 3 km)

Visit of the castle museum and the flight demonstration of the German Greifenwarte (daily 15 o'clock)

Lunch in the castle tavern

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Schwäbisch Hall (castle Guttenberg - Schwäbisch Hall about 86 km)

City tour with visit of the market hall of the Bäuerlichen Erzeugergemeinschaft Schwäbisch Hall

Dinner and overnight stay at the Ringhotel Hohenlohe

 

4th day

Morning

Visit to the open-air museum Wackershofen near Schwäbisch Hall

Drive along the castle road to Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Schwäbisch Hall - Rothenburg about 70 km)

Afternoon

Museum visit in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Drive along the Burgenstraße to Nuremberg (Rothenburg - Nuremberg approx. 108 km)

dinner

Overnight stay at Hotel Victoria

 

Day 5

Morning

Old town sightseeing including Kaiserburg Castle

lunch

Afternoon

museum visit

dinner

Overnight stay at Hotel Victoria Nuremberg

 

Day 6

journey home

Heidelberg - Nuremberg

Heidelberg - Neckargemünd - Guttenberg Castle - Öhringen - Neuenstein - Schwäbisch Hall - Kirchberg an der Jagst - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Bamberg - Nuremberg

This 6-day trip offers several overnight stays in our premium partner hotels. Magnificent castles, defiant fortresses and romantic ruins will make your heart beat faster. Explore an underground, 80-meter-long well tunnel that was only uncovered at the beginning of the last century. See giant birds with a wingspan of over two meters in the German Griffin Observatory at Guttenberg Castle and explore the extensive castle-like complex with churches, towers and chapels at Großcomburg Abbey. The Imperial Castle and the history of Albrecht Dürer round off your tour.

 

1st day

 

Afternoon

 

Arrival in Heidelberg

 

City tour through the old town of Heidelberg

 

dinner

 

Overnight stay in Heidelberg

 

 

 

2nd day

 

Morning

 

Ride with the mountain railway up to Heidelberg Castle

 

Drive along the castle road to Neckargemünd (Heidelberg - Neckargemünd about 10 km)

 

lunch

 

Afternoon

 

Drive along the castle road to Guttenberg Castle (Neckargemünd - Guttenberg Castle about 68 km)

 

Visit of the castle museum and the flight demonstration of the German Greifenwarte

 

Drive along the castle road to Öhringen (castle Guttenberg - Öhringen about 40 km)

 

Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel Rose Bitzfeld

 

 

 

3rd day

 

Morning

 

Drive along the castle road to Neuenstein (Öhringen - Neuenstein about 7 km)

 

castle visit

 

Drive along the castle road to Schwäbisch Hall (Neuenstein - Schwäbisch Hall approx. 30 km)

 

City tour and lunch

 

Afternoon

 

Drive along the castle road to Kirchberg an der Jagst (Schwäbisch Hall - Kirchberg about 26 km)

 

Visit Kirchberg Castle

 

Drive along the castle road to Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Kirchberg - Rothenburg about 50 km)

 

Dinner and overnight stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

 

Tour with the night watchman

 

 

 

4th day

 

Morning

 

Drive to Bamberg (Rothenburg - Bamberg directly about 151 km)

 

sightseeing

 

Typical regional dinner in a brewery restaurant

 

Overnight stay in Bamberg

 

 

 

5th day

 

Morning

 

Drive to Nuremberg (Bamberg - Nuremberg directly about 62 km)

 

lunch

 

Afternoon

 

Guided tour of the old town (daily 13.30 h, duration approx. 2 h)

 

Overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

 

 

6th day

 

Morning

 

Tour of the Kaiserburg Castle

 

journey home