Romantic Dinkelsbuhl

I am sure you have heard one of Germany's prides, the famous Romantic Road. The good news is that there is another budding 'romantic' place not very far from this area. In fact, it is a relatively quaint village halfway through Romantic Road, in the southern part of Rothenburg. The village is called Dinkelsbuhl.

Sounds funny, right? Well, do not be fooled by its size. Dinkelsbuhl is populated with more than eleven thousand residents as well as crafty shops and artistic studios. If you are a traveler who is planning on getting that much-coveted German souvenir, I suggest you buy from the likes of Greifen, Holzschnitzerei Buckl, or Kunststuben Appelberg in Dinkelsbuhl. These shops sell various carvings, nativity figures, and pottery. If you dig ceramics, you could even stay in special hotel that is partnered with a ceramics manufacturer. How's that for being creative?

Dinkelsbuhl has plenty of hotels and restaurants to choose from, and what makes this place lovely is that it is not too crowded. Thus, you can enjoy the sights and walk in the evenings down the old town, museums, art galleries, and gothic church of Saint George. You can listen to live jazz playing in the concert hall or even avail of the free night watchman tour.