H, and welcome to our video from Nördlingen
Another of our destinations on our
Lakes and Lederhosen tour of 2019
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We're in Bavaria in the southern half of Germany
Now we've left Regensburg before
heading up to Nuremberg
to the Nazi Party Rally Ground
and Documentation Centre before coming across
and picking up the Romantic Road
through Dinkelsbühl and on to Nördlingen
As you saw, we entered through one of the city's gates
before arriving at our hotel
and in this video, we'll cover part of the city's walls
as well as its old town
So without further ado, let's start in the old town
with our hotel the Klösterle
as the name would suggest this was once
a Franciscan monastery until the reformation
in the 16th century
We chose it because it had secured car parking
and as it turned out it's really close to the centre of town
but despite that, it's still really peaceful
as you'd expect it has its own restaurant
but during our visit, we didn't try it
but you've got to love that door, look at the detail
Our first impression as we stepped out the hotel was
you're surrounded by history it's absolutely everywhere
and you've got to keep your eyes open for the details
There's details everywhere
Look at the top of this roof
Who put it there, and what's it mean?
Then there's the dates
1649
What was the world like in 1649?
To take you through the history of the town
there's a historic tour
I'll add a link in the description
to where you can download that tour
along with other useful information about Nördlingen
Following this route, we come across this water mill
and shortly afterwards the first of the towers
the lower water tower
all along the route you'll come across historic buildings
like this one
It's got a series of dates up there
1979, 1554 and 170? something
We also get our first glimpse of the elevated walkway
that runs along the city walls here
Following the historic route
takes you towards the city museum
but unfortunately, time is against us
so we need to get a wiggle on
and head on again through the town
The tower you see before you is
St George's church tower
but we'll get to that later
again I'm intrigued by the detail
and those curious little things that you
tend to spot as you wander around
and it's not long before the historic tour
takes you towards the city walls
and as you can see we're heading along
the outside of the walls, past the next tower
onto the Reimlinger Tor
It is at this impressive gatehouse that we decide
to take the upper walkway
around the inside of the city walls once
Once again we reference the map
and we see we're at the far eastern reaches of the town
The narrow walkway gives you excellent views
along and back over the old town
At times you have to plan your passing spots
because yep, it is quite narrow
The prominent feature of the skyline of the old town
is the tower of St George's church in the centre
It's at this next tower
we decided to descend back to street level
and head in, towards the old town
I just love these little tactile town maps
that show you the layout of the old town
and as you can see St George's church
is the very center of the old town
with the marktplatz alongside it
What a thoroughly beautiful place
and of course, close to the centre of town
you'll find the old town hall or Rathaus
This one features a particularly fine set
of external stairs from the renaissance period
On the building opposite
you'll also notice the nests at the top
they're for storks
and you'll often see them flying in and out
If you like what you've seen so far
don't forget to check out our video on Dinkelsbühl
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take care and safe travels