The 10 Best Walking Tours in Middle Franconia, Bavaria

From the vineyards of Würzburg to the foot of the Alps, the Romantic Road (Romantische Strasse) is by far the most popular of Germany’s holiday routes. Join us to this trip, where you feel like you just jumped back into the 16th century.

Inclusions: Local taxes, Professional Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan/private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Let us take you on a private tour to Nurnberg, a beautiful historical city in the north of Bavaria. Surrounded by medieval walls, Nurnberg was an important cultural and economical center of the region in Middle-ages. We will visit the famous Nurnberg Castle with the Imperial Palace, we will walk through the Old Town and see the St. Sebaldus church, the church of Our Lady on the Hauptmarkt square where one of the biggest European Christmas markets takes place. Then we will visit the Nazi party rally grounds where 6 Nazi party rallies were held between 1933 and 1938. We will visit the Congress Hall in which is now located a museum and we will walk on the tribune of the Zeppelinfield. Lastly we will visit the Nurnberg Court where the trials against the Nazi party leaders took place after WWII.

Inclusions: Private Guide, Private Coach, Driver

Exclusions: Food and Drinks

If you ever take the Romantic Road, then a stop in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (meaning ”above the Tauber River”) is a must. Considered by many as the perfect German fairy tale town, this place will make the travellers feel like they live in a medieval theme park. And, because of this, Rothenburg has the strictest conservation orders from all of Germany. As a Free Imperial City from the 13th century onwards, Rothenburg became one of the most important city states of the middle ages. During the 17th century Thirty Years War, the Ex-Mayor Nusch drank 3 litres of wine in a single gulp, the so-called "Master draught", therefore saving the city from destruction. One walk through its old town, with its web of cobbled lanes and the 14th century defensive wall will make everyone understand why this is an unmissable location.

Inclusions: Local Guide who will be with your group only, Private guided Tour, Possible customizing on tour with your local guide on the spot

Exclusions: Gratuities, Entrance Fees

Bored of the standard city tour? Want to experience a one-of-a-kind experience unique in its class? This tour combines my love of music, the history of Rothenburg, a few laughs and live music as we stroll through the old medieval town. Join me and discover the past through music! IMPORTANT, PLEASE NOTE: This booking is for the English tour at 11:45 AM, even if you are reading this in German! The German tour is at 14:45. Booking for the German tour is available on TripAdvisor. Online bookings are charged a TWO EUR gratuity fee. You may however simply show up at the following scheduled times listed and pay cash. The tour cost is 8 EURs for adults & students. Youth, persons between 13 & 18, are 5 EURS. Children under 12 are free. Payable at the start of the tour, cash only. Reservations are not required! Saturdays at 11:45 AM. April 1st through Oct. 31st. If a tour must be cancelled because of illness, I will update the tour availability on Trip Advisor and on Facebook.

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BEFORE BOOKING, Please Contact Me To Check My Availability... Tour Times: 10am and 1:30pm, 7 days a week come rain or shine. My 3-hour Nuremberg Old Town "Private" Walking Tour offers a leisurely paced "private" walking tour of Nuremberg's Old Town. With my tours...you set the pace. Book your tour today!

Inclusions: Private tour provided by TripAdvisor's #1 rated Nuremberg tour guide, A great time!

Exclusions: Gratuities

Nuremberg, a city in northern Bavaria, is distinguished by medieval architecture such as the fortifications and stone towers of its Altstadt (Old Town).

Inclusions: English Speaking Guide

Exclusions: Entrance Fees

On March 22, 1933, a few weeks after Adolf Hitler had been appointed Reich Chancellor, a concentration camp for political prisoners was set up in Dachau. This camp served as a model for all later concentration camps and as a "school of violence" for the SS men under whose command it stood. In the twelve years of its existence over 200. 000 persons from all over Europe were imprisoned here and in the numerous subsidary camps. 41. 500 were murdered. On April 29 1945, American troops liberated the survivors.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Tour Guide, Entry/Admission

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This tour begins in front of Nuremberg Central Station. Meet the guide and the rest of the tour group and roam through the city’s Old Town, admiring the beautiful timber-framed houses and cobblestone streets. Marvel at the massive City Walls of Old Town Nuremberg, which still run for approximately four kilometers. Behind the walls, walk past the Craftsmen's Courtyard, where glass cutters, leather workers, gold and silversmiths, stained-glass painters and other artisans offer their wares for sale. See the gothic St. Lawrence Church, which was rebuilt after World War II; Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt, Germany’s most famous Christmas market; plus Town Hall, German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer's house and the Imperial Castle courtyards, to name just some of the attractions.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Tour Guide

Exclusions: Entry/Admission

Still to this day, in the southeast corner of Nuremberg, the remains of structures located on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds impress visitors with their immense proportions and stand as vivid testimony to the megalomania of the National Socialist regime. Adolf Dassler (known as "Adi") began producing his own sports shoes in the kitchen of his mother's house in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria after his return from World War I. In 1927. During the 1936 Summer Olympics, Adi Dassler headed from Bavaria to the Olympic Village to convince African-American sprinter Jesse Owens to wear his shoes. Owens was the first African American athlete to be sponsored by the Dassler brothers. When the sprinter was awarded four gold medals, success confirmed the reputation of Dassler shoes among the most famous sportsmen in the world, piquing the interest of coaches from various national teams.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Tour Guide , Lunch

Exclusions: Entry/Admission

Combine Nuremberg’s beautiful Old Town sights with a visit to the Nazi party rally grounds (Reichsparteigelande) on this must-do 4-hour English-language tour. While exploring the medieval city by foot, seeing top sites like the Schöner Brünnen (Beautiful Fountain) and Nuremberg Castle’s Imperial courtyards. After a lunch break, spend time exploring the Nazi party rally grounds. Learn about the city during the days of the Third Reich (Nazi Germany) and hear about the famous Nuremberg Rallies while checking out sites like the Congress Hall and Luitpold Arena.

Inclusions: Local guide, Public transport, Lunch break at market place

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Entrance fee Documentation Center (approx. 5,00 euros), Gratuities, Food and drinks