Seasonal conditions
April–October; December carries the Christmas-market version.
ROUTE
The Romantic Road — Würzburg to Füssen the classic traverse
Germany’s oldest themed route — from the Würzburg Residence through Rothenburg’s walls and Augsburg’s Renaissance core to the royal castles at Füssen.
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ABOUT THIS ROUTE
The route in detail
The Romantische Straße (350 km) is the route that made Bavarian touring famous: the Würzburg Residence, the Tauber valley’s Rothenburg, the walled towns of Dinkelsbühl and Nördlingen, Augsburg’s Fugger quarter and the Lech gorge ending under Neuschwanstein. Ride it by car in three days, by bike on the parallel cycle route in five to six — the waymarks run the whole way, and every stop connects a UNESCO site, a walled medieval town or a royal palace. The train shortcut: Würzburg–Rothenburg and Augsburg–Füssen both ride direct.
PLAN RESPONSIBLY
Season & safety
WAYPOINTS
Route points
- 01
Würzburg
start
- 02
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
waypoint
- 03
Augsburg
waypoint
- 04
Füssen / Neuschwanstein
end
MAP & ROUTE
On the atlas
DESTINATIONS
Places on this route
Würzburg
Baroque Franconia on the Main — the UNESCO Residence with Tiepolo’s ceiling, the fortress above the river and the Stein vineyards.
Bavaria
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Germany’s best-preserved walled town — the Plönlein, Riemenschneider’s altarpiece and a complete medieval wall you can walk.
Bavaria
Füssen & Neuschwanstein
King Ludwig II’s fairy-tale castle above Hohenschwangau, the Wieskirche pilgrimage church and the Allgäu lake country.
Bavaria
INTERESTS
Why riders & travellers love it
WEATHER
Weather along the route
Forecast data from Open-Meteo. Updated regularly.
REGIONS
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