What to see in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rothenburg ob der Tauber highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Plönlein

   The most photographed corner of colourful houses.

2. City walls

   You can walk along the top.

3. Market Square

   With the town hall.

4. Christmas Museum

   Open most of the year.

5. Medieval Crime Museum

   Curious and unsettling.

Day trips from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Romantic Road ★ 4.8 (21 reviews)

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Typical food of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Rothenburg ob der Tauber from your kitchen).

Schneeballen

Rothenburg’s “snowballs”: strips of fried pastry wound into a ball and dusted with icing sugar. You’ll see them in every shop window in the medieval town.

• Serves 6
• 1 h

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 3 egg yolks
• 50 g cream
• 30 g butter
• 2 tablespoons of schnapps or kirsch
• 1 pinch of salt
• Oil for frying
• Icing sugar

How to make it at home

1. Knead the flour with the yolks, cream, butter, schnapps and salt until you have a smooth dough. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
2. Roll it out very thinly and cut out squares of about 15 cm.
3. Cut each square into strips, leaving the edges attached, and loosely wind the strips into a ball.
4. Fry the balls in oil at 170 °C (in a ladle so they hold their shape) until golden.
5. Drain them and dust them generously with icing sugar.

The trick: In Rothenburg they also dip them in chocolate or fill them with marzipan.

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