Miltenberg in Bavaria, a Charming Town along the German Half-Timbered House Route

About an hour of driving from Frankfurt am Key, Miltenberg in Bavaria is a delight to check out. The Miltenberg outdated town lies on the left bank of Primary between the Spessart and Odenwald ranges. Its dominating overall look is those people 50 percent-timbered houses relationship from the 15th to 18th hundreds of years. Almost at every single transform, you will see insane fifty percent-timbered residences.

The old city of Miltenberg in Bavaria has 1 key avenue, the Hauptstraße concerning the two metropolis gates, the Mainzer Tor and the Würzburger Tor. Most points of interest are along the Hauptstraße around Schwarzviertel (Black Quarter), Schnatterloch (Old Market Square), and Engelplatz in close proximity to the city corridor. From either the aged marketplace square or Engelplatz at the rear of the town hall, you can stroll up to Miltenberg Castle. It took me a full day to discover the outdated 50 %-timbered properties and charming squares, walk up to the Miltenburg Castle and was so fascinated by its passionate ambiance, purely natural landscape, and culinary highlights.

Now follow me to investigate the previous town of Miltenberg in Bavaria:

• Wandering by Schwarzviertel (Black Quarter)
• Intriguing the 50 percent-timbered homes in Schnatterloch (Outdated Marketplace Square and fountain)
• Take a look at the Engelplatz around the Town Corridor
• Climbing up the Miltenberg Castle
• Strolling together the River Promenade

Wandering via Schwarzviertel (Black Quarter)

I started out my going for walks tour near the Mainzer Tor and walked towards the Schwarzviertel (Black Quarter), an spot at the intersection of Mainzer Street and the Hauptstraße. Schwarzviertel is the oldest portion of Miltenberg that has several wonderful fifty percent-timbered residences alongside the slim Hauptstraße. Since the hill casts its shadow above the Schwarzviertel, the sun rarely reaches the floor in the winter months, for this reason, the name Black Quarter (Schwarzviertel).

Among the fifty percent-timbered properties in the Black Quarter, the Alte Bannhaus built-in redbricks caught my eye. It employed to be a customized setting up, and later from the 19th century to the starting of the 20th century, it was a municipal jail. Upcoming to it is the Brauhaus Faust brewery which creates Faust beer specialties. Its Eisbock has received the World Beer Cup 2 times. It is probable to just take a tour inside of the brewery for the duration of the weekend.

At the conclusion of Schwarzviertel is the St. Jakobus church, whose neoclassical towers from 1830 dominate the cityscape and can be viewed from the Miltenberg Castle hill.

Intriguing the 50 percent-timbered properties in Schnatterloch (Aged Market place Square and fountain)

When the heart of the city is the old industry square with the industry fountain, the emphasize of this spot is the wonderful 50 percent-timbered houses with slanted flooring and tilting walls. 

Potentially you have heard of the well known German 50 percent-Timbered Home Route, a street that links in excess of 100 medieval towns dotted with 50 %-timbered homes. While they are all timber-body constructions,

the architectural design, these kinds of as styles or colors, differs among the locations. For example, the 50 %-timbered properties in Quedlinburg have colourful walls concerning uncovered beams. But most of the 50 %-timbered buildings in Miltenberg have dim purple or brown beams. 

Other interesting properties are the Schnatterloch tower, the Renaissance archway at the entrance to the castle, and the Renaissance fountain. All historic structures variety a magic ensemble, a person of the most photographed sights in Germany. 

The Museum Stadt Miltenberg (city museum, Hauptstraße 169 – 175) is an additional principal 50 percent-timbered house developing in the previous current market square. In contrast to all fifty percent-timbered properties, the museum constructing is not so beautiful, but it houses a loaded collection with lots of treasures, exclusive exhibitions, and occasions choose place on a regular basis.  

Check out the Engelplatz in close proximity to the Town Corridor

From the aged marketplace, alongside the Hauptstraße, much more 50 %-timbered houses line upcoming to just about every other. The floor flooring are outlets, dining establishments, bakeries and so on. On my way to the Engelplatz, I passed the Previous Town Hall designed in crimson limestone standard of the region, which is now out there for occasions of all sorts. The markings on the outer facade even now bear witness to before flood amounts.

At the crossing of Hauptstraße and Riesengasse stands the Giant Inn (Zum Riesen), which promises to be the oldest princely hostel (Fürstenherberge) in Germany and housed a lot of well known people today. The hotel has a cafe serving Franconia foodstuff and beer from Brauhaus Faust in the Schwarzviertel. You can e book this resort on the net.

The Engelplatz bought its identify from the lodge “Zum Engel’, which is portion of the town hall setting up. The Vacationer Details office environment is inside of the town hall. I got a city map and queried a several inquiries. The welcoming staff from the vacationer office would solution any concerns about guided tours, accommodation, situations, and tour strategies with personal tips. And vacationer data is also readily available in English. There is also a community rest room within the making.

Opposite the city corridor is the church Franziskaner Klosterkirche. The Franciscans, who had been in the city since 1630, initially lived in the healthcare facility. Because of the 30 Years’ War, the church development did not start until 1660. And from 1667, the church was developed in accordance to the strategies. The central portal donated by the Archbishop of Mainz, Johann Philipp von Schönborn, and the Baroque inside layout of the church is especially truly worth observing.

Climbing up the Miltenberg Castle

Driving the town hall at the corner of the Burgweg stands the Evangelical church crafted in 1897, a monument worthy of observing due to its architectural style and the choice of materials. The vibrant windows with depictions from the Bible are also really worth browsing.

The avenue Burweg is a tranquil and easy walkway following to the previous city wall. On the way, I observed the Jewish Cemetery on the left facet, which appears cluttered next to the wall. It took me only a couple minutes to reach Miltenberg Castle.

The Miltenburg Castle was constructed all-around 1150 by buy of the Hohenstaufen King Konrad III. The castle bought its present-day visual appeal in the 16th century. In the 19th and 20th hundreds of years, the castle adjusted arms quite a few instances. It also partly bought expanded and modernized the sophisticated.

In 1979, the town of Miltenberg in Bavaria acquired the developing. Following substantial development function, the Mildenberg Castle is open to the public all over again. Aged icons (concerning the 17th to 19th generations from Russian and Greek) and modern artwork have been introduced in the Miltenberg Castle Museum.

Since the castle was partially beneath renovation, I gave up the plan of discovering the within of the castle. As an alternative, I enjoyed the gorgeous watch above the Principal valley and the metropolis. It is the best position to seize the two towers of St. Jakobus church, the bridge, the Main River, and the outdated town!

Strolling together the River Promenade

From the castle, I walked back to the Schnatterloch and Schulstraße street to the promenade of the Key River. The new route is an desirable route along the Most important. It consists of two concentrations, an higher paved terrace with a check out of the Main and lessen open up place together the river linked by stairs and ramps.

The flood security is composed of a concrete wall up to 2.20 metres large with sandstone cladding on equally sides. These measurement aims to command the flood that experienced destroyed the aged town various situations in heritage. At road stage, however, the wall only has a optimum height of .9 metre. The homogeneous colour effect of the Miltenberg sandstone underlines the twisted condition of the flood safety wall.

I walked together the river aimlessly until finally I noticed the strange pink sandstone fountain Staffelbrunserbrunnen (The Stair Piddlers’ Fountain) with three peeing adult males. Following my exploration, I realized that the Staffelbrunserbrunnen depicts the actions when defecating in the course of a flood.

Journey recommendations for Miltenberg in Bavaria

Where to continue to be

Some of the motels in Miltenberg in Bavaria have restaurants and convenient spots, for case in point: 

• Schmuckkästchen: a resort with a wine home and is at the Outdated Sector Sq. (Schnatterloch)
• Large Inn: the old lodge I mentioned above and in the middle of the outdated town

How to get there

If you would like to go to nearby villages these as Michelstadt (a smaller city with quite a few web sites and 50 %-timbered homes), I suggest renting a automobile to enable you much more liberty and leisure. Coming from Frankfurt, the best route is to get Freeway A3 in the path of Wurzburg/Aschaffenburg and then improve to B469 toward Miltenberg at the exit of Aschaffenburg-Stockstadt. The driving time is about one particular hour. There are a good deal of compensated parking areas alongside the Main River.

The Miltenberg Train Station is about just one kilometre of strolling distance from the old city centre. If you acquire the more rapidly intercity trains IC (Inter Metropolis) or ICE (Inter City Convey), you need to transform trains in Aschaffenburg. You can also acquire the regional trains (RE, Regional Specific) or RB (Regional trains). You should verify connections on the DB Bahn. The journey is about a person and a half hrs.