As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At ...

St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this ...

A trail leads downhill from Rothenburg’s idyllic castle gardens to the cute, skinny, 600-year-old “Toppler Castle,” the summer home of the town’s mayor in the 15th century, Mayor Toppler.

A trail leads downhill from Rothenburg’s idyllic castle gardens to the cute, skinny, 600-year-old Toppler Castle, the summer home of the town’s mayor in the 15th century, Mayor Toppler.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is one of just four ... which has been described as having a fairytale aesthetic. Pottenstein Castle, on top of a steep hill, towers over the town, and you can also ...

For the journey to Nuremberg, head for Tubingen, followed by Rothenburg ob der Tauber ... the Gothic treasures of Old Town Square, Prague Castle, Strahov Monastery and Josefov, the former Jewish ...

From the colourful coastal towns of the Caribbean to the one-time medieval fortresses of central Europe and hard-to-reach hilltop settlements, the world really does have some charming places. They’re ...

The first property that needed his immediate attention and protection was the castle known as Castle Island or McDermott’s Castle, which is located out in the middle of Lough Key itself.