Germany 2017: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria:

Siebersturm

In November, I spent a couple of days with friends in northern Bavaria. One afternoon, we explored the beautiful city centre of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Even though the weather was quite terrible, we took a stroll through the alleys with its medieval buildings. Apart from the historic old town, the most prominent sight is St. James’s Church which houses the famous Holy Blood altarpiece carved by Tilman Riemenschneider between 1500 and 1505.

Spital Bastion

inside the old fortifications

fortifications

Spitaltor

old house

shop with christmas decorations

Burgturm

old city centre

central square with town hall

St. James’s Church

‘Twelve Apostles Altar’ by Friedrich Herlin (1466)

‘St. Louis of Toulouse’ by Tilman Riemenschneider (1494)

‘Holy Blood Altarpiece’ by Tilman Riemenschneider (1500-05)

old city centre

Weisser Turm

Galgentor

old house

Markusturm

Plönlein

on the old city wall

view towards the city centre

St. James’s Church

old fortifications

I am convinced Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a beautiful place for a leisurely walk and very much worth the trip – as long as it does not rain at temperatures of around 3°C…