Best Traditional German Franconia: Bamberg UNESCO 1993, Würzburg Residenz UNESCO 1981, Regensburg UNESCO 2006, Nuremberg Imperial Castle, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber Heritage Tour
Browse more guides: Germany travel | Europe destinations Best Traditional German Franconia: Bamberg UNESCO 1993, Würzburg Residenz UNESCO 1981, Regensburg UNESCO 2006, Nuremberg Imperial Castle, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and Bayreuth Wagner Festival Heritage Tour TL;DR Franconia is the northern third of Bavaria and the part of the state most travelers underestimate. Inside a tight rectangle bounded by Würzburg in the west, Bayreuth in the east, Regensburg in the south, and Coburg in the north sit three full UNESCO World Heritage cities, the world's largest fresco ceiling, a stone bridge that carried medieval emperors across the Danube, the imperial castle where the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire were kept for nearly 400 years, and the oldest continuously running Christmas market in Germany. The region speaks its own dialect, brews its own beer, and treats Bavarian Munich as a slightly distant cousin. Plan a 6-8 day Franconia trip. This is northern Bavaria's deepest...