Christmas in Bavaria: Road Trip of Christmas Markets

About the destination: Nuremberg is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia; it is Bavaria's second largest city after Munich. It is situated on the Pegnitz River and the Main-Danube Canal. Gothic churches, splendid patricians' houses and romantic corners and spots. An atmosphere of lively co-existence between medieval and modern, between the past and the present, prevails in Nuremberg. The most important places to visit in Nuremberg are: • City walls and Kaiserburg Castle • Art Bunker • Old town and St. Lawrence and St. Sebald Church • Garden of the Hesperides • Toy Museum • Neunhof Manor • Medieval Dungeons • New Museum / State Museum of Arts and Design • DB -Museum Railway Museum

About the destination: Würzburg is a city that is in Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Founded in the 10th century, Würzburg served as the home of powerful prince-bishops for many centuries. It is renowned for the Residence, regarded as one of the finest palaces in Europe and a high point of Baroque art (also UNESCO cultural world heritage). Würzburg is also home to one of the oldest churches in Germany, built in the 8th century on top of a former pagan shrine. One of its most famous structures, Festung Marienberg, is a fortress which now surrounds the church Würzburg was the center of the kingdom known as Franconia. In the 19th century, Napoleon merged Franconia with Bavaria, by which the city is ruled to this day The most important sites to see in Würzburg are: • Fortress Marienberg: was long the seat of the bishop-prince. It was built, rather than to defend the city, to defend citizens. • Mainfranken Museum: with collections ranging from prehistory to the present. • The Old Bridge in Würzburg: it was built between 1473 and 1543 to replace the Romanesque Bridge, which had been destroyed by floods. • The Cathedral of St. Kilian: it is a very sober Romanesque style temple and was built between 1040 and 1225. The chapel Schönborn, an added side chapel by the bishops of the same name, is decorated with skulls and bones, both on the inside and the outside. • The Lusamgärtchen: is a small walled courtyard on the north side of the church of Neumünster. The tomb of minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide is located within the garden. There are several old, beautiful churches in town to visit and marvel at, cafes, shops and eating establishments to spend time in as well as taking in a guided tour of the city.

About the destination: Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany.

About the destination: Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany, is one of Germany's oldest towns, founded by the Romans in 179 A.D. Today Regensburg is a prosperous city of about 137,000 inhabitants, 3 universities and many landmarks, most dated to the Middle Ages such as the Cathedral of St. Peter, Old City Hall and Imperial Diet, and the Stone Bridge. Since July 2006 the old city of Regensburg has been a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city center is reasonably compact and mostly pedestrianized, so is best explored on foot. The main attraction of Regensburg is its excellently preserved medieval city center with the cathedral and the stone bridge being the highlights. As one of the few cities in Germany largely undamaged during the Second World War, Regensburg boasts the largest preserved medieval city center in Germany. It is sometimes called "the northernmost city of Italy" due to the lively places and streets with lovely outdoor cafes during summer, as well as the large number of Italian-style medieval merchant houses and towers. The historic center lies next to the river Danube, and crossing the medieval stone bridge into the town provides a perfect entrance to the city.

About the destination: Nuremberg is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia; it is Bavaria's second largest city after Munich. It is situated on the Pegnitz River and the Main-Danube Canal. Gothic churches, splendid patricians' houses and romantic corners and spots. An atmosphere of lively co-existence between medieval and modern, between the past and the present, prevails in Nuremberg. The most important places to visit in Nuremberg are: • City walls and Kaiserburg Castle • Art Bunker • Old town and St. Lawrence and St. Sebald Church • Garden of the Hesperides • Toy Museum • Neunhof Manor • Medieval Dungeons • New Museum / State Museum of Arts and Design • DB -Museum Railway Museum