• Schloss Weikersheim - When they hear the cue, 60 girls and boys start playing their instruments devotedly. Charpentier, Händel - later, at the closing concert of their violin-cello camp, everything needs to be perfect. The guard house in the gardens of the palace, where the music academy has its base, is a wonderful place. Gardens reminiscent of Versailles spread out in front of the building, and the magnificent Renaissance palace with its almost complete interior furnishings is close nearby. The palace gate gives directly onto the market square with its historic buildings, the Baroque town hall, and a wealth of cafés and restaurants, where all our impressions can be processed in a relaxed environment.

• Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning

It just takes an additional 220 steps to reach the destination and the view is simply mesmerizing. The scenic Tauber valley and Rothenburg’s medieval town can be viewed in full panorama from the town hall tower. This includes the magnificent churches, the city walls in excellent condition that you can walk for two kilometres, and the bustling market square that leads to the Plönlein, the Crime Museum or the tower walkway. A stork is perched on the town hall’s rooftop, just below the viewing platform. It watches the hustling and bustling down below with calm interest, then spreads its wings and launches into flight to its nest atop the Markustor …

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