Wurzburg Private Walking Tour

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Halfway between Frankfurt and Nuremberg, and easily overlooked by bigger Bavarian cities, this jewel on the Main River is home to the country’s most important wine regions and vineyards and boast a wide variety of monumental landmarks such as the massive Marienberg Fortress that overlooks the river valley, the Falkenhaus with its Rococo facade, the gothic Marienkapelle (Chapel of St. Mary). The Market Square, the historic Town Hall, Neumünster church with the Lusamgärtchen, and the resting place of the famous medieval German minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide, the Alte Mainbrücke (Old Main River Bridge) that offers a spectacular view of the Marienberg Fortress. Enjoy the view of Residence, designed by Balthasar Neumann a prominent German Baroque architect who was a great innovator in his own right, who combined design and function unprecedented at the time. The Old Town center is ideal for walking tours. You will see: - Marketplace - Residence - Falkenhaus - Marienkapelle - Town Hall - Vierröhrenbrunnen (Fountain) - Marienberg Fortress (optional) - Marienbrücke (St. Mary’s river bridge) - Dom (Cathedral) You will learn about: - History of the city and its role - The importance of the wine region - Marienberg Fortress and the Main River - Balthasar Neumann, a famous German architect of the Baroque era - Tilman Riemenschneider, a famous German sculptor