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Franconian wine country - perfect for a romantic weekend

The Franconian wine country is a perfect destination for connoisseurs and slow travellers. Hiking in the Franconian wine country is fun. Pack yours large backpack and let's go! There are romantic wine towns that are worth discovering. We got a taste! Franken has a lot to offer romantics like Petar and me. Franconian wine country means lovingly maintained half-timbered architecture, whose cobbled squares and winding streets, whose old city walls and narrow city gates take us away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life to a time when life was even quieter than it is today.

 

 

It's almost as if we can change the rhythm of our lives to slow down at the push of a button - and that's a good thing. Perfect for a romantic weekend for two. These tips show you a few romantic corners in the Franconian wine country southeast of Würzburg. Located only 25 kilometers from Würzburg Karlstadt am Main. There you can wonderfully combine hiking with wine experiences. Viewpoints such as the "terroir f" have even been awarded by the German Wine Institute.

 

 

 

 

Franconian Wine Country: The vineyards of those of Castell

Immediately behind car exit 75 on Autobahn 3, which connects Nuremberg with Würzburg, we dive into this world. We get a foretaste of what's to come in the first place south of the motorway, in Rüdenhausen. Its municipal administration is a prime example of how much the region's half-timbered houses are valued and preserved. Every window is planted with geraniums that beautify the village architecture. Not far from the village administration, a reference to the former lords of the region appears behind the first curve.

It is a castle for those from and to Castell. The owners are known as the noble family, who married into the industrial nobility in the 19th century. She has been producing pencils in the Nuremberg region under the name Faber-Castell for more than a hundred years. Their family home is a few kilometers away in Castell, a village behind which vines wind up the mountain. We take a closer look at the vineyards, which offer views of the surroundings and the village of Castell.

 

 

Franconian Wine Country: Through villages to Iphofen

At Birklingen we turn towards Iphofen. Birklingen is one of those villages in Franconia with a village pond, on the edge of which weeping willows dip their branches almost into the water. We watch a family of ducks cross the lake before continuing.

A gem of Franconian lifestyle is Iphofen. She is one of most beautiful cities in Bavaria. A city wall surrounds the town center, which can only be reached via one of the city gates. We park our car in front of one and stroll through the cobbled streets of the city on foot. Our path takes us past wineries whose gates invite you to taste the wines directly from the vintner. The motif of vines and grapes appears again and again. Grapes, vine leaves or vines can even be found in the decoration of the houses, which give the cityscape something epicurean.

 

 

 

Thus inspired, we look for a restaurant for our lunch break. First, we try the "Goldene Krone," which is highly recommended in our Franconia travel guide. But apparently, all the other guests in the restaurant must have this guide as well, because it's packed. Anyone who wants to try it should make a reservation. We choose one of the other restaurants in the town center and enjoy Italian food at a restaurant on the market square. Franconian specialties we renounce today. Instead, there's pizza.

 

 

We continue our stroll through the city with a walk to the landmark of the city, the Rödelseer Tor, the oldest of the three city gates of Iphofen. With its tower covered with wooden tiles, the half-timbering and the bridge, it is a popular motif for photographers and painters alike. We turn in front on the path that leads around the city wall and can hardly see enough of the winding streets, the bridges and the Gothic towers that tower over the city.

 

 

 

Franconian wine country: Sulzfeld, a model village from Franconia

Not far from Iphofen is the place Sulzfeld, which is a good stop on a romantic tour through the Main Franconia wine region suitable. We reach it via country roads and a detour to Marktbreit, where there is a bridge Hair crossed. On the other side of the river we turn right and after a few kilometers we arrive - accompanied by cyclists who enjoy the tour on the country road - in the wine-growing village of Sulzfeld. This place also turns out to be one of those wine-growing villages from the Middle Ages where the tradition of wine-growing can be felt. As soon as we have passed the city gate, we see signs on which the owners announce that fruit brandies are distilled in that courtyard and that there are wines for sale behind this door. Significantly, the “Zum Stern” inn advertises with a wine glass in its advertising sign.

 

 

The murmurs and laughter of the guests can be heard from the windows of the inn. We watch one of them as he is packing a box of wine bottles in his car. Obviously, visitors take advantage of the excursion to replenish their wine supplies with wine they have tasted themselves. We think it's a good idea and we will make a note of it for our next visit to the Franconian wine region. Today we look at Sulzfeld on a stroll through the village before we continue to Ochsenfurt.

 

 

 

Ochsenfurt in Main Franconia

The next place on our tour through Mainfranken is Ochsenfurt. We actually planned this city as the main destination of our weekend trip to the Franconian wine region. However, since we liked the small towns on the journey so well and had spent more time there than planned, we have very little time left to visit the town. Nevertheless, we get an impression of the charm that characterizes this city on the Main. We are here at the time of the fair, and the streets in the city center are full of market stalls of all kinds. There is everything from second-hand clothes to umbrellas to jams and handicrafts from the region that make the visitor's heart beat faster. We let ourselves be carried away by the turmoil of people pushing themselves through the alleys, but soon search for the quieter corners of the city, which we find along the city wall away from the hustle and bustle.

 

 

After a day full of impressions, we take a break in one of the hidden - and quiet - backyards of Ochsenfurt and enjoy a glass of wine from the region. We have been looking forward to it all day - no wonder when we drive through vineyards, past wineries and wine bars.

 

 

We take a good look at the side streets in the city center of Ochsenfurt. On this tour we particularly notice the city towers, which - unlike in the places visited in Franconia so far - have no pointed towers. The builders came up with more ideas here. We find everything from round to curved tower ends - they are all beautiful.

 

 

 

Only a few kilometers separate us from our day's destination, the town of Sommerhausen, an artist village in the middle of the vineyards on the north bank of the Main. If you want to do this tour, you should plan a whole day for it.

 

 

 

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