One of Wertheim’s principal attractions is its Burg, or castle, which is perched on the hillside. Today the structure is largely in ruins, giving it...

One of Wertheim’s two main museums is the Grafschafts Museum, on Rathausgasse in the old town. This museum is full of displays of items such...

In the centre of Wertheim is the historic Market Square. This attractive place has many half timbered houses still in place, as well as the...

The Glass Museum (Glasmuseum) in Wertheim exists to tell the history of the glass making industry in the town. Glass has been produced in Wertheim...

At Würzburg’s former dock areas alongside the River Main are some old warehouses. One, the Kulturspeicher, is now restored and serves as an art gallery....

Set in Würzburg’s Festung Marienberg, the Mainfränkisches Museum is a museum of history for the town. Over 1,200 years of history are covered, through various...

Built on a hill overlooking Würzburg and the River Main is the Festung Marienberg fortress. The site has always held a defensive purpose since a...

The Juliusspital in Würzburg is one of the city’s two former historic hospital buildings. It was founded in 1576 by Julius Echter, and upgraded in...

The Haus zum Falken in Würzburg is the city’s finest Rococo mansion house. It is located just off the north side of the Market Place...

The Alte Mainbrücke, or Old Main Bridge, is located in Würzburg. It links the old town and market place with the Festung Marienberg. The bridge...

Würzburg’s old Town Hall, or Rathaus, was built in the 13th century over different stages, with extensions in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is...

The Marienkapelle in Würzburg is a lovely chapel (St. Mary’s Chapel) of Gothic design, which was built in the 14th century. The northern portal’s tympanum...

Tauberbischofsheim’s Kurmainzisches Schloss, or Castle, stands in the old town centre. It dates from the 15th century, and has a tall white tower as part...

Neumünster Church in Würzburg was built in the 11th century. It is a large Baroque building with a huge dome and sandstone façade which was...

Nearby the Neumünster in Würzburg is the remains of a former 12th century cloister, known now as the Lusamgärtchen. The area is essentially an overgrown...

Würzburg’s Dom, or Cathedral, of St. Kilian, is Germany’s fourth largest Romanesque church. It was built between 1045 and 1188 and named after an Irish...

Würzburg’s Bürgerspital is a hospital that was founded in 1319 by Johann von Steren. Originally it was a place to find charitable care for the...

Next to the Neumünster in Würzburg is the Museum am Dom. This is a museum of ecclesiastical and religious art collected by the church here...

The Martin von Wagner Museum is built as part of the Würzburg Residence complex, and entered via the courtyard. This extensive art collection was founded...

The principal sight in Würzburg is the large Residenz complex to the east of the old town centre. This large palace was built between 1720...