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Romantic Road/
Part 1

Würzburg – Rothenburg

Along the Tauber Cycle Path

You begin your cycling holiday in the baroque city of Wurzburg and cycle through forests in the delightful Tauber valley to Tauberbischofsheim. Castles are waiting for you, in many houses of worship you will come across the wood-carved works of art by Tilmann Riemenschneider and the lovely little town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is the culmination. The Romantic Road is one of the world’s most famous bicycle tours in Germany – This is part 1!

Dates 2025:

Arrival: daily
Duration: 5 days
Dates:
Season 1: April 20.-30.
Season 2: May 01.-July 14. +
Aug 16.-Oct 05.
Season 3: July 15.-Aug 18.

2 different hotel categories to choose

1st Day: Wurzburg

Individual arrival. Explore the city of Wurzburg, which lies so charmingly between the vineyards. The Wurzburg Residence invites you to take a stroll through the beautifully landscaped garden. Enjoy your first day of vacation with a glass of wine in a wine tavern.

2nd Day: Wurzburg – Wertheim (approx. 45 km)

You leave Wurzburg on the Aalbach cycle path and come back to the Main at Bettingen. Now it is not far to Wertheim. The castle ruins towers over the small, winding alleys of the old town.

3rd Day: Wertheim – Region Bad Mergentheim (approx. 50 km)

After a visit to the sluice of the Main-Danube-Canal, you cycle towards the city of Dietfurt. In Kelheim, you can visit the imposing Befreiungshalle (Hall of Liberation) on the Michelsberg.

4th Day: Region Bad Mergentheim – Rothenburg ob der Tauber (approx. 55 km)

Visit the moated castle of Weikersheim and then cycle to Rothenburg. In the evening you take part in the night watchman tour through the city.

5th Day: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Individual departure or extension.

YOUR ACCOMMODATION:

For this trip you can choose between three different hotel categories:

Category Basic: Accommodation in good inns and middle-class hotels with 3-star-level
Category Medium: Accommodation in good to very good inns and hotels with 3- and 4-star-level

Please note that accommodation requests are always updated daily at the time of booking. The selection is based on availability. Of course, we are happy to accept non-binding customer requests. Tell us your wishes when booking.

You will receive the accommodation we have actually booked with the hotellist and the travel documents (after the booking confirmation at the earliest).

YOUR BICYCLES:

24-speed Unisex
E-Bikes

Rental bikes with freewheel
rental bike insurance
handlebar bag/room
pannier bag
Odometer
repair kit
air pump
lock

ARRIVAL INFORMATION:

Parking

Parking at the arrival hotels: Some of the hotels have their own parking spaces directly on the premises, which can be used for a fee of between € 8,- and € 12,- per day or night. In the vicinity there are public parking lots, multi-storey car parks and underground garages (free of charge or subject to a charge). All costs incurred are to be paid on site. For further information, you can contact the respective arrival hotel after receiving your hotel list.

Train station

Station: Würzburg

Airport

Next airport: Nuremberg (NUE) or Frankfurt (FRA)

4 nights in the desired category invl. breakfast buffet
Luggage transport (NO limit to the amount of pieces of luggage) daily between 09.00 am and 05.30 pm
Rental bike-complete protection insurance
Night watchman tour in Rothenburg
Best prepared travel documents
GPS-data on request
7-day-service-hotline

Cat.Medium (3-4*inns+hotels)	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Double room	469,-	618,-	648,-
Single room	669,-	818,-	848,-

Cat.Basic (3*inns+hotels)	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Double room	399,-	548,-	578,-
Single room	599,-	748,-	778,-

_{prices in EUR/person}

All taxes, if due, payable locally.

Discount children /extra bed – upon request

Additional bookable

Rental bikes
24-speed	99,-
E-Bike	209,-
Transfer (min. 2 persons)
Rothenburg-Würzburg daily 10:30am., approx. 1,5 hrs, excl. bike	109,-
Own bike on transfer	30,-

Additional nights incl. breakfast	Double room	Single room
Würzburg (Cat.Medium)	89,-	119,-
Würzburg (Cat.Basic)	79,-	109,-
Rothenburg (Cat.Medium)	74,-	109,-
Rothenburg (Cat.Basic)	66,-	99,-