the romantic road
romantic road sign
beautiful bike paths
fueled by fresh picked strawberries
good spot for picnic lunch
medieval village of dinkelsbuhl 06280622
dinkelsbuhl evening 06280623
roses cafe 06280624
beautifully restored old town 06280627
dinkelsbuhl moat 06280629
early next morning farewell dinkelbuhl
wheat fields
potato fields
map & compass next time
outside village wall 06280636
nordlingen wall 06280637
1553
river wornitz reflects harburg 06300603
11th century harburg castle 06300604
pfronten - steinach 06300610
pfronten morning 06300612.
13th century burgruine falkenstein
castle ruins on left peak 06300609
looking east to alps 06300608
breitenberg 06300611
wonderful morning to be back in the alps
from dinkelsbuhl we cycled another 40km south
through lush rolling farmland and found
an even older medieval village
we strayed from the romantic road and took the pfronten allgau dairy land route to the alps and castles the allgau is known as germanys cheese kitchen
built in the center of a large basin formed 15 million years ago by a giant asteroid hitting earth
nordlingen we found more interesting being less touristy and having a more lively local flavor known as the ries region this very fertile area has the fitting name bavarias bread basket
we spent a restful night at nordlingens mill house b&b and were treated
to a generous country breakfast to help us on our way
beginning in the wine country of wurzburg this world renowned cycle route runs 425 kilometers through beautiful undulating farmland woods brooks and meadows and river valleys dotted with baroque villages before finally reaching the fairy tale castles of the bavarian alps once upon a
time pilgrims crusaders roman armies and waring emperors travelled this ancient road to rome todays armies of tourists can be avoided by seeking out the more rewarding less trodden path
a bicycle does an admirable job of this
all images copyright © kevin w. smith
