'Roman remains and Bavarian cheer' route

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The UNESCO 'Roman remains and Bavarian cheer' route starts in Frankfurt and runs right through Germany's gregarious musical south. This route is all about idyllic scenery and stunning Bavarian cities such as Würzburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Augsburg and, of course, Munich, the state capital.

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UNESCO World Heritage sites:

Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Würzburg Residenz Palace and Court Gardens
Bamberg Old Town
Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth
Old Town of Regensburg and Stadtamhof
Danube Limes: Time Travel into an Ancient Culture
The water management system of Augsburg

Other towns and cities worth seeing:

Length: approx. 965km
Starts: Frankfurt
Ends: Munich
Duration: 5 days
Recommended overnight stays: Nuremberg, Würzburg, Augsburg

Frankfurt ©Norbert Miguletz (Abgebildete Werke: VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2013; The Estate of Francis Bacon; Succession Picasso)

Frankfurt: museum of truth, beauty and virtue.

Frankfurt is first and foremost a city of modernity. Business, architecture and Europe's third-largest airport – they're all here and they're all at the cutting edge. Perhaps that's why Frankfurt has grown a particular fondness for museums that vary greatly in terms of size, style and subject matter. The city prides itself on always staying ahead of the times, whilst preserving traditions at the same time.

www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/en

Aalen: Roman cavalry fort in the Limes museum, Roman crane, UNESCO world heritage ©Lookphotos (Günther Bayerl)

Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes

The longest and one of the most impressive archaeological monuments in Europe, the Limes marks former Roman boundaries from the Rhine to the Danube over a distance of 550km. Around 2,000 years ago its forts, watchtowers, walls and palisades protected the mighty Roman Empire from the Barbarians.

www.limesstrasse.de

Würzburg: Deckenfresko von Tiepolo im Kaisersaal der Residenz ©DZT / © Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Francesco Carovillano)

Würzburg Residenz Palace and Court Gardens

Würzburg Residenz Palace is generally considered the purest and most remarkable of all baroque palaces in Germany. Built between 1720 and 1744 and enhanced by the magnificent gardens between 1765 and 1780, it exemplifies a glittering era and is one of the most spectacular royal palaces in Europe.

www.residenz-wuerzburg.de

Bamberg: UNESCO World Heritage, The old Town Hall with bridge ©Lookphotos (Günther Bayerl)

Bamberg Old Town

A centre of imperial and episcopal power for almost a thousand years, and often referred to as the Rome of Franconia, Bamberg stands on seven hills surrounded by beautiful countryside. Dominated by its imperial cathedral, the town is a unique and superbly maintained masterpiece of urban design, uniting medieval and baroque architecture.

www.bamberg.info

Bayreuth: UNESCO world heritage, Margraves' Opera House, after restauration, view of the audience, the royal box, the tiers and the ceiling ©Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Heiko Oehme)

Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth

The Margravial Opera House is regarded as a triumph of 18th century baroque theatre design. Visitors find the splendour of its interior simply awe-inspiring. The most beautiful baroque theatre remaining in Europe, it was built by Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena and his son Carlo, the most famous theatre architects of their day.

www.bayreuth.de

©Uwe Niklas

Nuremberg: Germany's most vibrant museum of history.

A city of emperors and princes, leaders and followers, inventors and scholars, Nuremberg has mirrored German history ever since the Middle Ages – the power, the tension, great achievements and great tragedies. Protected by the castle, arts and crafts once flourished, while a new spirit of freedom enlivened the city at a time when few other places could offer such a quality of life. And the same is still true today.

www.tourismus.nuernberg.de

Regensburg: Alte Brücke bridge and the old town ©DZT (Francesco Carovillano)

Old Town of Regensburg and Stadtamhof

Regensburg, the town of emperors and kings, offers impressive perspectives of around 2,000 years of history. The centre has over 1,500 listed buildings; of these, 984 form the 'Old Town with Stadtamhof' ensemble, which became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006.

www.regensburg.de

Danube Limes: Time Travel into an Ancient Culture

The Danube Limes offers a fascinating insight into the time of the Roman Empire. This 600 kilometre long Roman military border along the Danube from Lower Bavaria through Austria to Slovakia has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021, following a proposal made by Germany, Austria and Slovakia. For centuries, soldiers and their families were stationed along the "wet limes" of the Danube. Even today, remains of legionary camps, forts and settlements bear witness to the highly developed ancient culture on the borders of the Roman Empire.

https://tourismus.regensburg.de/en
https://bavaria.travel

The water management system of Augsburg

Even back in 1545, the people of Augsburg knew the importance of keeping process water separate from drinking water. It took 800 years to build the only innovative and sustainable water management system of its kind, in which 530 bridges connect must-see technology, industrial archaeology and architecture, including water towers, monumental fountains and the oldest waterworks in Central Europe.

www.augsburg-tourismus.de

Munich: putting the style into lifestyle.

Lifestyle, joie de vivre or lebensart – whatever you call it, Munich has it in spades. It might be down to the clear blue skies or simply the city's beauty, but one thing's for certain: the people of Munich always like to show their best side, whether they're in a beer garden, on one of the exclusive shopping streets, or in Bayern Munich's stadium.

www.muenchen.de

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