WURZBURG

Würzburg is situated at the head of Germany’s Romantic Road (so called because of its spellbinding procession of captivating scenery, medieval towns, lofty castles and grand palaces.)

Würzburg is best explored by foot, and we took a walking tour through neat streets dotted with fine pastel-coloured Baroque and Rococo buildings. Its crowning jewel is the truly magnificent Residenz, the former seat of the prince-bishops and one of Europe’s finest Baroque palaces, constructed to compete with the greatest courts of the day such as Vienna and Versailles. The impressive Marienberg Fortress overlooks the neat blocks of grand pastel-coloured buildings punctuated by the spires and domes of the city’s many churches.