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GROUP TRAVEL OFFERS Romantic Road ® from the river Main to the Alps Culinary Tours and Adventure Tours Guided Visits Tour Packages for Advent, 'Christkindl' Individual Travellers and Christmas Markets 2 A sure-fire destination for many years! It is going to be 'a beautiful day', The bus route from Würzburg to or maybe two or three; but what is Füssen dates back to 1950, when the important for all journeys along the Romantic Road was founded, and still Romantic Road is that visitors take connects the communities along the away with them some unforgettable Romantic Road today. The 29-seater memories of their experiences. A look NEOPLAN N 6/8, built in 1958, dates at the event calendar will quickly from those early years and found fame reassure organisers of group travel throughout Germany through the that the range on offer is very compre- television programme with Gotthilf hensive and that no wishes will remain Fischer, “Strasse der Lieder“ (Road unfulfilled. By doing a search at www. of songs). Since the Romantic Road‘s romantischestrasse.de/veranstal- 60th anniversary, it has become an tungen, you can filter all the events object of affection for the region, according to place, date and theme, and is enough to quicken the pulse of which makes planning considerably both passengers and admirers on the easier. All tour operators, club leaders roadside. and group travellers will find here a hand-picked selection of suggestions 'SONJA', a Mercedes O 321 with for their tours, together with other Vetter-built coachwork, has 34 seats, building blocks for their programme weighs over 10 tonnes and offers its of activities, which will increase the passengers seats that are as comforta- pleasure of the trip as an experience ble as those of a **** bus. The coach, and can be really useful in helping to which left the factory in 1963 and The Käßbohrer SETRA S 80 dates from sell tours and in making the booking which was originally in service in Swit- the 70s and only 436 examples of this process more interesting. zerland, was restored to working life vehicle ever left the Ulm factory. Sad- in Josef Albrecht‘s classic motor-ve- ly, the vast majority of these 'small' Classic coach tours hicle workshop after years of inactive coaches were converted into camper slumber. Right from the beginning, buses have vans, so that today there are very few had a special significance for the examples left in Germany, which can Romantic Road. be used for tourist travel. Published by: Romantische Straße Touristik-Arbeitsgemeinschaft GbR (Romantic Road Tourist Association), Segringer Strasse 19, 91550 Dinkelsbühl The individual packages, guided tours and other services are provided exclusively by the tourist offices and companies designated in each case. 3 The Romantic Road Coaches run from is open daily. Why not go with the flow April to October, connecting the indi- and come and join in? vidual localities along the route. Clubs and groups, too small to book a bus of The long-distance hiking and cycle their own, can still take advantage of trail is a boon for active travellers, the favourable group tariffs and travel whilst, for those just wishing to relax, At that time, the slogan of the RDA, by coach. Hikers and cyclists can travel there is the spa and health centre in the then German Bus and Coach some sections on the coach and then Bad Mergentheim and the Royal Crystal Operators Federation, was „Modern return to their start point. Further Thermal Spa in Schwangau. Don‘t travel – Bus travel“; so, with reclining information is available at: www. forget, the Romantic Road is Germany‘s seats and individual air vents, you can romanticroadcoach.de Culinary Adventure Trail: from the land travel in the same style as they did in of Franconian wine to that of Bavarian the days of flared trousers and knitted Spoilt for choice! Whilst there is so beer, from the Beckstein wine growers ties. much to see and do everywhere, there to the Fürst Wallerstein brewery. And are some visits that just must not the Fürstliche Waldschänke Eisbrunn ‚ANNA‘, a Magirus Deutz N9, built in be missed: these include the Wert- – an elegant inn tucked away in the 1979, with 44 seats and VOITH auto- heim Village outlet shopping centre, forest - has one of the most beautiful matic transmission, together with a Weikersheim Castle and Park, Käthe beer gardens in the country. NEOPLAN Megaliner N 128/8, built in Wohlfahrt‘s Christmas museum, the 1993, with 80 seats and **** equip- casino in Feuchtwangen, Baldern and ment, complete the fleet. At 15 metres Harburg castles in Fürstentum Waller- long, it is Europe‘s largest coach. stein, the Bavarian Railway Museum in For day and multi-day trips, these Nördlingen, with the most extensive vehicles are the most unusual and exci- collection of locomotives in Southern ting way to travel the Romantic Road. Germany, and the Dehner Flower Park in Detailed information can be found at: Rain. The wildlife park in Bad Mer- www.oldtimer-bus-sonja.de gentheim is also quite unique. The park Operator: Oldtimerbus Sonja • Proprietor: Josef Albrecht • Sandfeldstr.42 • 73434 Aalen-Fachsenfeld Phone +49 (0) 7366 6164 • Fax +49 (0) 7366 919875 • [email protected] • www.oldtimer-bus-sonja.de 4 Culinary adventure tours The way to our hearts is through our stomachs When the cuisines of Franconia, Baden, Würt- the village pub and country inn to the gourmet temberg, Swabia, Bavaria and the Allgäu conver- temple. Additional enjoyable attractions for ge, it makes for an enjoyable touring and eating tour groups are gastronomic food and drinks experience. The Romantic Road is a 460 kilome- fairs, pub festivals and culinary festivals. Spe- tre-long road of discovery for culinary delights. cial recommendations: a walk along the ‚Milk These range from hearty treats and authentic Way‘ dairy trail and the baking days when the regional specialities, to formal dinners; from ovens are hot... 5 Wertheim – The taste of Wertheim – Wertheim delicacies - tour German: € 19.- This fascinating walk through the town will take Per person: you past Wertheim‘s traditional shops, where some English: € 24.- typical local delicacies will be served. Stop at the butcher‘s, drop in at the baker‘s, visit Wertheim‘s Participants: minimum 20 people wine bar or the castle wine cellars, taste a tradi- tional Wertheim dish in a typical Franconian inn Duration: 2 – 2½ hours and enjoy a coffee in a Wertheim coffee shop. At the end of the visit, you will be introduced to the „Original Wertheimer Buddenscheißer“. A great Smaller groups on request experience, and quite delicious. Organiser: TOURISMUS WERTHEIM GmbH • Gerbergasse 16 • 97877 Wertheim Phone +49 (0) 9342 93509-14 • Fax +49(0) 9342 93509-20 • [email protected] • www.tourismus-wertheim.de Bad Mergentheim – Vineyard tours On a walking tour or drive through the vineyards Per person: € 19.90 with our qualified wine tour leaders, you will learn a lot about the region’s wine-growing his- No. of tory, which stretches back over more than 950 participants: minimum 10 years. During the tour, you will have the oppor- tunity to try the Tauber Valley’s array of wines. Length: approx. 3 hours These even include the rare ‚Tauberschwarz‘ wine. The Tauber Valley is almost the only place where this grape variety is cultivated. Organiser: Tourist Information Bad Mergentheim • Legal entity: The town of Bad Mergentheim • Marktplatz 1 97980 Bad Mergentheim • Phone +49 (0) 7931 574815 • Fax +49 (0) 7931 574901 • [email protected] • www.bad-mergentheim.de Bad Mergentheim – Enjoy the wildlife park Join an evening tour to enjoy an exclusive Per person: price on request experience of the wildlife park and its animals. This is the time when many of the animals can No. of be seen particularly well and appear more at participants: ten or more ease than during the day. We stroll through the wildlife park at a leisurely pace and talk about Length: 2 hours or more our animals. After the tour, we shall either offer your group an extensive barbecue buffet or an Please ask about the price and alternative delicious meal. length of the tour. This depends on the programme chosen. Organiser: Wildpark Bad Mergentheim • Fauna Wildpark GmbH • Wildpark 1 • 97980 Bad Mergentheim Phone +49 (0) 7931 56305-16 • Fax +49 (0) 7931 56305-28 • [email protected] • www.wildtierpark.de Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Wine tasting in the ancient ‚cask cellar‘ Wine tasting with the cellar master, who provi- Per person: from € 8.50 to € 16.-* des a professional and light-hearted commen- tary. Discover our countryside with your nose Length: approx. 1½ hours and palate! Venue: The ancient wine cellar in the Glocke hotel; light meals can be provided as part of the Prices based on groups of at least cellar wine tastings. 20 people * 8 wines, including the sweet, late-harvested‚ Trockenbeerenauslese‘, € 16.- Organiser: Glocke Weingut & Hotel, A. und K. Thürauf - Proprietor: Albert Thürauf • Plönlein 1 • 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber Phone +49 (0) 9861 958990 • Fax +49 (0) 9861 9589922 • [email protected] • www.glocke-rothenburg.de 6 Culinary adventure tours Feuchtwangen – The sweet side of Feuchtwangen Experience the sweet side of Feuchtwangen. Visit Per person: € 13.- the Confectioners’ Guild workshop in the historic Craftmen’s Rooms. Get to know more about the confectioner’s craft, historic tools and the specia- Length: approx. 1¼ hours lities of Feuchtwangen. As well as having a guided tour, you can taste sophisticated praline varieties, Booking such as ‚Coffee and Sesame‘ and ‚Elder Deluxe‘. requirements: minimum 20 people Price: € 13.- per person, including admission, guided tour, tasting and coffee.