Breathe life into legends
Experience a warm welcome and enjoy the hospitality of our destinations, famous for culinary delights, wineries and hundreds of breweries. You will discover castles and palaces which inspired the construction of Neuschwanstein castle. You will find out why Mark Twain was so enthusiastic about part of our touring area and you will breathe in the spirit of the Brothers Grimm's collection of folklore while visiting their original settings and Snow White's alleged birthplace. Travel the state of Franconia, also called “Germany in miniature” and stroll through places where time seems to stand still. But we also include modern history: visit an original set-up of the former inner German border.

You will explore several UNESCO World Heritage Sites reflecting milestones on Germany's timeline such as the Roman, medieval and baroque eras. But don't forget the simple pleasure of driving these narrow, winding, tree-shaded country roads through the states of Baden-Württemberg, Hessia, Bavaria, Franconia and Thuringia.

“In ancient tales many marvels are told us...”. This is the famous opening of the Nibelungenlied (Song of the Nibelungs) from around 1200. Let us rediscover marvels.

Some Tidbits

• Meet the Brothers Grimm, evil stepmothers and growling wolves

• Hike the deep deep Black Forest and discover its historic villages

• Drive on the Romantic Road to Rothenburg

• Addicted to Castles? We’ve got them!

• Discover a monastery during a boat trip through the Danube gorge

• Mirror on the wall? Snow White? Check.

• Drive through the Franconian Switzerland, also called the miniature version of Germany

• Be spellbound by enchanted villages along winding rivers leading to the Romantic Road

• Follow routes along mountain chains, steep slopes and river valleys

• Stroll medieval and Roman alleysExplore a beautiful moated castle

• See cities and monestaries listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• What did the scary former German-German border look like?

• Stay overnight with a local vintner and sample his wares

• Watch eagles circling above you during a falconry display at one of the oldest castles in Germany

• Have a break at the exact geographical centre of today’s European Union