As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany's Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls ...

Thirty years ago, I fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls. Today its ...

Rothenburg, a picturesque medieval town, is a prominent stop along the famous Romantic Road in southern Germany. Its full name, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, refers to its location on a knoll overlooking ...

Many consider Germany's Rothenburg ob der Tauber to be the best-preserved medieval town in Europe…and many also consider it a horrible tourist trap. It's true that everyone in the town makes their ...

I I am, without a doubt, one of the nerdiest people I know. My love for all things old-world, fantastical, and medieval is ...

Many consider Germany’s Rothenburg ob der Tauber to be the best-preserved medieval town in Europe. And many also consider it a horrible tourist trap. It’s true that everyone in the town makes their ...

In Europe the best convivial moments happen in a Galway pub after hours when the door is locked and the musicians play on, or on the Italian Riviera when the anchovies are eaten, the dishes are washed ...

As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its medieval walls ...