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town is the Käthe-Kruse- city of spires and cobbles hnoon-5pm Mon, 10am-
Puppenmuseum (www. is an engaging stop, 12.30pm & 3-5pm Tue-Sat, 10am-
kaethe-kruse.de; Pflegstrasse though one with a less 12.30pm & 3-4pm Sun). The
21a; adult/child €2.50/1.50; quaint atmosphere than birthplace of the poet and
h11am-6pm Tue-Sun May- others along the route. playwright Bertolt Brecht
Sep, 2-5pm Thu-Sun Oct-Apr). Augsburg’s top sight is is now a museum called
In a former monastery, the Fuggerei (www.fugger. the Bertolt-Brecht-Haus
it’s a nostalgia-inducing de; Jakober Strasse; adult/ (%0821-324 2779; Auf dem Rain
place full of old dolls and concession €4/3; h8am-8pm 7; adult/concession €2.50/2;
dollhouses from world- Apr-Sep, 9am-6pm Oct-Mar), h10am-5pm Tue-Sun).
renowned designer Käthe Europe’s oldest Catho- 54 p503
Kruse (1883–1968). lic welfare settlement,
founded by banker and The Drive » The 41km drive
The Drive » The quickest merchant Jakob Fugger in from Augsburg to Landsberg am
way between Donauwörth and Lech is a simple affair along the
the next stop in Augsburg 47km 1521. Around 200 people B17. The route mostly follows the
away is via the B2 and the A8 inhabit the complex to- valley of the Lech River, which
motorway. The scenic route via day; see how the residents links the two towns. Look out for
backroads east of the A8 passes of yesterday lived by visit- signs to the amusingly named
close to the pretty town of ing the Fuggereimuseum town of Kissing!
Rain, another minor halt on the (Mittlere Gasse 14; admission
Romantic Road.
incl with entry to the Fuggerei;
h9am-8pm Mar-Oct, 9am-6pm a Landsberg am
GERMANY 35 THE ROMANTIc ROAD
9 Augsburg Nov-Apr). Lech
Two famous Germans
Augsburg is the Roman- have close associations A walled town on the
tic Road’s largest city and with Augsburg. The Prot- River Lech, lovely Lands-
one of Germany’s oldest, estant Reformation leader berg has a less commer-
founded by the stepchil- Martin Luther stayed here cial ambience than others
dren of Roman emperor in 1518 – his story is told on the route. Just like the
Augustus over 2000 at the St Anna Kirche (Im Wieskirche further south,
years ago. This attractive Annahof 2, off Annastrasse; the small baroque Johan-

DETOUR:
EICHSTÄTT & THE ALTMÜHLTAL
NATURE PARK
Start: 8 Donauwörth (p497)
A short 55km off the Romantic Road from Donauwörth lies the town of Eichstätt, the
main jumping-off point for the serenely picturesque 2900-sq-km Altmühltal Nature
Park, which follows the wooded valley of the Altmühl River. Canoeing the river is
a top activity here, as is cycling the same route and camping. The park is an ideal
break from the road and a relaxing place to spend a few days in unspoilt natural
surroundings. Eichtstätt itself has a wealth of architecture, including the richly
adorned medieval Dom (www.bistum-eichstaett.de/dom; Domplatz; h7.15am-7.30pm), with
its museum, the baroque Fürstbischöfliche Residenz (Residenzplatz; admission €1;
h7.30am-noon Mon-Fri, 2-4pm Mon-Wed, 2-5.30pm Thu), where the local prince-bishops
once lived it up, and the Willibaldsburg (%08421-4730; Burgstrasse 19; adult/concession
€4.50/3.50; h9am-6pm Tue-Sun Apr-Oct, 10am-4pm Tue-Sun Nov-Mar), a 14th-century
castle that now houses a couple of museums.

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