The Castle Road in Blogs

Personal, direct and authentic - that's how bloggers tell their travel stories. Whether in moving images, as a podcast with original sounds or in the ‘classic’ way with text and photos: accompany our bloggers to castles and palaces, experience moments of pleasure and museum tours, read about everything the Castle Road has to offer families, get to know the motorhome pitches along the route or practise slowing down - here you will find the collected experiences and impressions!

Pleasure freak

Tradition can taste this delicious

There are plenty of culinary treasures to be discovered on the Burgenstraße - a real foodie won't need to be told twice. Jörg Bornmann's blog of the same name presents them in bite-sized portions - from Schwetzingen asparagus and Rothenburg snowballs to Upper Franconian Kommun beer. Including the story or stories that often surround the respective specialties, of course. You can get a digital foretaste of the next Castle Road tour here.

Genussfreak / Teilzeitreisender

Sleeping in style 

Where kings once stayed, today the guest is king – true to this motto, the 14 premium partner hotels on the Castle Road ensure that you don't have to forego modern comforts on your journey back in time. Genussfreak tested six of the 14 owner-managed establishments – read about his experiences here. The fact that the other eight hotels also offer excellent accommodation is documented by ‘Teilzeitreisender’ – all details can be found here. 

Cycling freak

860 kilometres in the saddle

With his three blogs radlfreak.de, genussfreak.de and wanderfreak.de, Jörg Bornmann regularly ranks among the top ten German-language travel blogs. The special interest magazine radlfreak.de presents news and test reports on bike models and equipment as well as cycle tour reports and tour suggestions - either for ambitious pedallers or relaxed leisure cyclists. Where does the Burgenstraße fit in? Read for yourself! You can find even more information about the cycle tour into the age of knights here.

Travelblog & Travel News

Podcast from the Castle Road

In his podcast for the radio programme ‘Reisefieber’ and on his blog Travelblog & Travel News, Peter von Stamm talks about his travels along the Castle Road. He has already travelled to Guttenberg Castle and Bad Wimpfen. He also reports on his experiences in Heidelberg and Schwetzingen here.  He has also visited Bayreuth and Rabenstein Castle. Brand new: Peter von Stamm's travelogue from Middle Franconia and through the Neckar Valley!
(All podcasts in German)

Part-time traveller

A journey through time on the Castle Road

As a "part-time traveler" Janett Schindler goes on a journey through the time along the Castle Road. She presents her favorite places in her blog and adds relevant information under the category "Good to know". Follow her on a journey through time along the Castle Road, explore our stops in the Franconian Forest with her, experience a girls' weekend between Bamberg and Rothenburg ob der Tauber, follow in the footsteps of the European nobility in Coburg and discover places worth seeing along the Castle Road around Coburg! (all in German only)

Travelling with culture and pleasure

On the Castle Road between Mannheim and Eberbach

Four days full of "mmmmh" and museums: travel journalist Meike Nordmeyer explored the Castle Road along the Neckar - and discovered not only the impressive castles and palaces, but also culinary delights and museum gems. She reports on what she particularly enjoyed on her portal "meikemeilen". Curious? Then read on here!

On the road with the motorhome

With a home on wheels from Kirchberg an der Jagst to Cadolzburg

Journalist Gerd Krauskopf spent a week travelling the Castle Road in a motorhome - seven days that he could spend as he pleased, from visiting castles to enjoying Franconian delicacies. He reports about it on his portal "Menschen-Reisen-Abenteuer". Read here what he particularly liked about it.

You can find more impressions of the Castle Road by Gerd Krauskopf here.

Travel and Food

A culinary  journey from Seßlach to Bayreuth

Thomas Ferro travels along the Castle Road on a culinary journey from Seßlach to Bayreuth. Between old towns and regional delicacies, there is a lot to discover. Click here for his travel blog.

Jana Conradi, her husband and their four children cycled the entire Burgenstraße in 2017. "The children are looking forward to the many castles and palaces along the way," she notes in her first post on "The Castle Road with children". What did the family experience and discover during the four-week tour from Heidelberg to Kulmbach? Read it here!

Mr. Schneemann on Tour

Blogger trip from Bayreuth to Mannheim

With his camera equipment, Christian Weber travels the entire Castle Road from Bayreuth to Mannheim. During his experiences in our member towns, he captures extraordinary perspectives and moods. The film camera is his constant companion... You can find all videos here. (Videos are in German only)

Cyclists' paradise on the river

Cycling between Gundelsheim and Bad Wimpfen

The enchanted countryside in the Neckar Valley near Heilbronn attracts with stately castles, fortresses and roamntic small towns along the Burgenstrasse... You can find a detailed travel report about Gundelsheim and Bad Wimpfen in here in the travel reportage.

Trees standing on their heads, women carrying their husbands, a towerwoman without a tower and other surprises Gerd Krauskopf experienced on his journey along the Castle Road. On "Menschen, Reisen, Abenteuer" he reports on his stops in Öhringen, Weinsberg, Bad Wimpfen, at Guttenberg Castle, in Neckarsteinach, Heidelberg and Schwetzingen. Read more (only in German language)

Monika and Rainer Hamberger talk about astonishing discoveries on the Burgenstrasse in "Travel Stories". They started their journey in Ansbach and stopped in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, at Kirchberg Castle on the Jagst, in Schwäbisch Hall, Weinsberg, Bad Wimpfen and at Guttenberg Castle. Read more (only in German language)

Iris Schraper has 11 tips for travelling on the Castle Road with the motorhome on her "travel pen". The trip with her family took her to Heidelberg and Eberbach, Guttenberg Castle, Öhringen, Schwäbisch Hall and Kirchberg Castle on the Jagst. Read more (only in German language)

Again and again Dieter Weirauch is on the road, visiting castles and palaces, cities and small towns. His motto is "Just get out" and this is also the name of his blog, where you can find his very special tips - for example for Seßlach, Rabenstein Castle and Bayreuth. Read more (only in German language)

Tanja Klindworth's journey took place two years ago. Starting in Heidelberg, she travelled between Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Bayreuth, including visits to Nuremberg, Bamberg, Coburg and Kulmbach. Read more on Spaness. (only in German language)

Daniel and Dokmai live in Switzerland and write about their travels around the globe on their blog 2coinstravel. However, they are always drawn back to Daniel's home, the Neckar valley. There they have visited the four-castle town of Neckarsteinach, Hirschhorn and Neckargemünd, just to name a few examples from their posts. Read more

Volker and Christa and their cocker spaniel Joe have been proud van owners since 2020 and love travelling with their "lütte Hütt," as they call their Pössl Roadcruiser. In the fall of 2020, they were on a discovery tour along the Castle Road and took a close look at the pitches along the way. Read more (only in German)