Ancient and half-timbered houses and other Dinkelsbühl, Germany Things to Do Tips

Almost spared from the destruction of the World Wars, the medieval town of Dinkelsbühl has been able to preserve many of its original buildings, residences and huge parts of the town walls. It is a real pleasure just to walk through the town, more or less aimless, and to explore these ancient treasures! Dinkelsbühl seems like a work of art itself and its' streets and alleys are filled with a unique medieval ambience. It's an extraordinary experience - especially when you get up quite early and start when all the other tourists are having breakfast and you're almost on your own! :)

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Phone: +49 (0)9851 90270
Address: Old part of Dinkelsbühl
Directions: A7 Würzburg / Ulm, exit: Dinkelsbühl/Fichtenau or B25 “Romantic Road” (Würzburg – Dinkelsbühl - Füssen)
Website: http://www.dinkelsbuehl.de/ISY/index.php?call=englisch
Other Contact: touristik.service@dinkelsbuehl.d

The Old Town of Dinkelsbühl is surrounded by one of the most impressive and best preserved medieval town wall that you will find in Germany or even in Europe. It has got an overall length of around 2,5 km and includes 4 huge gates and 16 towers! For defensive reasons the town walls were built roughly circular and, until today, the townscape of Dinkelsbühl is shaped and influenced by this specific action. The formidable city gates were built overtopping all the other buildings of the original town (except for St. George's minster, of course).
The extraordinarily good conditions of the town walls are partly owed to King Ludwig I who, already in 1826, issued a decree prohibiting demolition of both city gates and walls. Protection of historical buildings and monuments has ever since been pushed in Dinkelsbühl. The town has also been exceptionally lucky during the 20th century wars. And these are the reasons why today we can admire this outstanding ensemble!

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Phone: +49 (0) 98 51 / 9 02 40
Address: Surrounding Dinkelsbühl Old Town
Directions: At the middle of the Romantic Road, between Nördlingen and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Website: http://www.dinkelsbuehl.de/ISY/index.php?get=489
Other Contact: http://www.romanticroad.com/