Mohrenhof Franken

Roam around the cobbled streets and artisan shops of the walled town of Rothenburg (20 minutes’ drive away), perhaps on an official walking tour from the tourist office, making sure to take in the stained glass windows and 500-year-old wood-carved altarpiece at St James’ Lutheran church. Top it all off with a bike ride along the Tauber river then make Ansbach (half an hour) your next destination… This city has a castle and court garden to gaze at as well as a Rococo-style orangery that comes to life during a summertime festival dedicated to this artistic period. If you’re not here during this event, mosey over to Bad Windsheim instead (also 30 minutes away) for an open-air ethnographic museum that will still get you experiencing bygone times. The Baroque Schillingsfürst Castle is another place for a hit of history (15 minutes from the site), as are the cloisters in Feuchtwangen (half an hour).