Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a city located on the Romantic Road and where Germany’s Middle Ages have been preserved right up to the present day.

The huge Röder Gate is one of several entrances to this former free imperial city that is protected by a high wall and massive fortified towers.

From the market square, the Herrengasse leads down to the Burg Gate. In previous centuries a horse market was held there and it was also a much-favoured residential area of the aristocracy. Next to the Herrn Fountain is a Franciscan Church, a spartan mediaeval sacred building with five chapels and numerous tombs along its walls.

One of the city’s most famous views is Plönlein Gate, Siebers Tower and a number of half-timbered buildings. Another strongly fortified gate, the Kobolzeller Gate, is both defiant and powerful at the same time.

Located above theTauber Valley, Rothenburg is, not surprisingly, a very popular tourist destination, a fairytale, picture-postcard city.