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Far left Portcullis over the gateway, Burg
Harburg Left Row of traditional buildings
along Reichsstrasse, Donauwörth Below
Pretty houses in the town of Nördlingen

EAT AND DRINK
FEUCHTWANGEN
Greifenstube expensive
This restaurant offers regional cooking
with creative touches such as duck
Crater. Visit the Rieskrater Museum Invalidenkaserne was originally built liver parfait in a Baumkuchen (layered
(closed Mon) to learn more about the as barracks. From Reichsstrasse, a cake) crust or fillet of young pork
meteo rite strike that created the Ries. bridge leads through the Rieder Tor wrapped in savoy cabbage. There is a
ª Continue along the B25 to Harburg. across a branch of the Wörnitz river limited choice of vegetarian dishes.
onto the island of Ried. From here, Marktplatz 8, 91555; 09852 68 00;
q Harburg visit ors can get fine views of the www.hotel-greifen.de; closed Mon
Bavaria; 86655 town’s medieval fortifications. DINKELSBÜHL
Diminutive Harburg nestles on the Deutsches Haus moderate
banks of the Wörnitz river, which can The Ries Crater Local produce is to the fore at the
be crossed on a restored 18th­cen tury Around 15 million years ago, a 15th­century Deutsches Haus, where
stone bridge that is worth a stroll for meteorite 1 km (1,093 yards) in dia­ the rustic dining room offers an
atmospheric setting for typical
the views of the Burg Harburg (mid- meter slammed into what is now regional and Mediterranean dishes.
Mar–Oct: closed Mon) of the princes northern Bavaria at a speed of about Weinmarkt 3, 91550; 09851 60 58;
70,000 kph (43,496 mph). The impact
of Oettingen­Wallerstein. One of the had the force of 250 Hiroshima ato­ www.deutsches-haus.net
best­pre served medieval castles in mic bombs and left behind a crater Goldene Rose expensive
Germany, it sprawls along the hilltop, 25 km (16 miles) in diameter, known This 500­year­old inn once hosted
dominating the town below. The 18th­ as the Ries. When viewed from a Queen Victoria and now offers a
cen tury synagogue in Egelstrasse is a suitable vantage point – such as the choice of dining options. At its
gourmet restaurant, Ollmann’s,
top of the Daniel in Nördlingen – the
remin der that a quarter of Harburg’s rim of the crater is still clearly visible. there is an international gloss to the
population was once Jewish. six­course degustation menu, while
ª Continue south along the B25 to its more rustic dining room serves
Donauwörth. The Am Münster under­ dishes such as medallions of veal
ground car park is well signposted. on morel cream sauce with
browned Swabian noodles.
Marktplatz 4, 91550; 09851 577 50;
w Donauwörth www.hotel-goldene-rose.com
Bavaria; 86609 NÖRDLINGEN
Donauwörth underwent careful res­
toration after terrible destruction in Restaurant Joachim Kaiser im
Meyers Keller expensive
1945. Its main street, Reichsstrasse, is Located on the southern outskirts
lined with patrician houses that hint of Nördlingen, this Michelin­starred
at the town’s former importance as a restaurant offers a choice of menus: a
Free City of the Holy Roman Empire. cosmopolitan degustation menu or a
The abbey church of Heilig Kreuz is regional menu, which emphasises the
culinary tradition of the Ries region.
a florid example of southern German Marienhöhe 8, 86720; 09081 44 93;
Baroque, while the wooden­galleried www.meyerskeller.de; closed Mon & Tue
DAY TRIP OPTIONS Take the B27 as far as the A3, beyond at Schillingsfürst 7. Head to
This beautiful region can be which the Romantische Strasse Dinkelsbühl 9 and stroll around
explored in a series of day trips. con ti nues to Tauberbischofsheim. its medieval fortifications. Stop at
Take the B27, then the A81 and the Nördlingen 0 to see the Ries Crater.
Medieval Würzburg B290 to Bad Mergentheim.
In Würzburg 1, tour the Residenz Take Rothenburger Strasse to
before heading to the delightful Charming towns Schillingsfürst, take the B25 and
towns of Tauberbischofsheim 2 Explore the perfectly preserved town continue on it to Dinkelsbühl. Con tinue
and Bad Mergentheim 3 to visit of Rothenburg ob der Tauber 6 on the same road, which becomes the
the local wineries. before stopping to tour the Schloss B29 to Nördlingen.
Eat and Drink: inexpensive, under €20; moderate, €20–€40; expensive, over €40

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