Weikersheim Palace with its red roof, stepped gables and tower, seen across the flower beds of the Baroque garden

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Weikersheim: a palace, a Baroque garden and the Tauber valley

On the Romantic Road between Würzburg and Rothenburg, the little wine town of Weikersheim hides one of Germany’s great Renaissance palaces and a Baroque garden that has hardly changed in 300 years. Around it, the Tauber valley offers vineyards, cycle paths and medieval towns. Honest advice, hand-picked tours and everything you need to plan your trip.

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Why Weikersheim?

A quiet base in the heart of the Romantic Road

Weikersheim is a real small town, not a tourist trap, with a palace of its own and the best of the Tauber valley all around.

Walk through the Knights’ Hall, where life-size stags and boars leap from the walls, wander the Baroque garden to the orangery, then spend your days in Rothenburg, Würzburg or on a bike in the valley, coming back each evening to a quiet market square and a glass of local wine.

We help you choose the right tours and day trips, find a good place to stay and get more out of every day.

1586 the year work began on the Renaissance palace
30 km to Rothenburg ob der Tauber
100 km of cycle path along the Tauber

The Knights’ Hall of Weikersheim Palace, with a painted coffered ceiling, decorated walls and a huge carved portal

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The best tours & day trips from Weikersheim

Top-rated experiences booked through GetYourGuide, from Rothenburg’s night watchman to the Würzburg Residence, Franconian wine and Nuremberg. Tap any tour for live prices and availability.

The Plönlein in Rothenburg ob der Tauber lit up at night, with its half-timbered house and gate towers

Walking tour Evenings, most of the year

Rothenburg night watchman tour

About 1 hour
Market square, Rothenburg

Lantern-lit lanes and the life of a medieval town watchman
Stories of plague, war and the famous Master Draught

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Pastel half-timbered houses on a cobbled street in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Walking tour Year-round

Rothenburg old town walking tour

1½–2 hours
Rothenburg old town

The Plönlein, the town hall and the medieval walls
How Rothenburg survived almost unchanged since the 1600s

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The long Baroque garden front of the Würzburg Residence behind a wide lawn

Palace tour Year-round

Würzburg Residence guided tour

1–2 hours
Würzburg Residence

Balthasar Neumann’s palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tiepolo’s huge ceiling fresco above the grand staircase

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A candle and a round Bocksbeutel wine bottle in the old cellars of the Juliusspital in Würzburg

Wine tasting Year-round

Franconian wine tasting in Würzburg

1½–3 hours
Würzburg

Silvaner and other Franconian wines in historic cellars
The story of the Bocksbeutel, Franconia’s round bottle

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The fountain of Mount Parnassus on the lake of the Rococo court garden at Veitshöchheim

Boat trip April to October

Main river boat trip to Veitshöchheim

About 2–3 hours
Würzburg, on the Main

A cruise down the Main past vineyards
The Rococo court garden of the prince-bishops at Veitshöchheim

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Half-timbered houses and a gate tower of Creglingen seen over vine leaves on the Romantic Road

Day trip Mainly April to October

Romantic Road day tour

A full day
Würzburg, Frankfurt or Munich

Rothenburg and other towns along the Romantic Road
Medieval walls, half-timbered houses and the Tauber valley

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Visitors walking past the round stone tower of Nuremberg Castle

Walking tour Year-round

Nuremberg old town walking tour

2 hours
Nuremberg old town

The Imperial Castle, the main market and the Beautiful Fountain
Albrecht Dürer’s city and its medieval walls

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Halberds, pikes and old weapons on display in the Medieval Crime and Justice Museum in Rothenburg

Museum ticket Year-round

Medieval Crime and Justice Museum ticket

1–2 hours
Rothenburg ob der Tauber

A thousand years of law, crime and punishment in Europe
Masks of shame, instruments of torture and old law books

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Where to go

Must-see places in and around Weikersheim

From the palace and its Baroque garden to Riemenschneider’s altar, Rothenburg and Würzburg.

Palace

Weikersheim Palace

The Hohenlohe residence

The Renaissance palace of the Counts of Hohenlohe, with its spectacular Knights’ Hall, full of life-size animals, and princely rooms furnished in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Garden

The Palace Garden

A Baroque garden, almost unchanged

One of the best-preserved Baroque gardens in Germany, with the Hercules Fountain, statues of gods and seasons, a gallery of stone dwarfs and the orangery overlooking the Tauber valley.

Spa town

Bad Mergentheim

Teutonic Knights and spa gardens

A spa town 15 minutes downstream, with the palace of the Teutonic Order and its museum, a lovely spa park, thermal baths and a wildlife park in the woods.

The carved limewood Altar of the Virgin by Tilman Riemenschneider in the Herrgottskirche at Creglingen

Church

Herrgottskirche, Creglingen

Riemenschneider’s masterpiece

A small church in a quiet side valley near Creglingen, home to the Altar of the Virgin, one of the masterpieces of the woodcarver Tilman Riemenschneider.

Town

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Medieval Germany at its best

A walled medieval town above the Tauber, about 35 minutes away, with half-timbered houses, a walk along the town walls, the night watchman and a famous Christmas market.

City

Würzburg

Palaces, bridges and wine

A lively university city on the Main, under an hour north, with the Residence, Marienberg Fortress, the Old Main Bridge and the wine cellars of Franconia.

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Old stone and painted houses on the market square of Weikersheim under a deep blue sky

Where to stay

Palace-town calm, spa hotels and medieval walls

Where you stay shapes your trip. We compare four areas, with the trade-offs of each and direct hotel searches.

Weikersheim for calm and the palace on your doorstep
Bad Mergentheim for spa hotels and the most choice
Rothenburg for a night inside the walls
Würzburg for city life and fast trains

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Stories & guides

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Itineraries, day trips, cycling, food and wine for your Tauber valley trip.

Stone dwarf figures and urns on the balustrade of the gallery of dwarfs in the Weikersheim palace garden

Itineraries

One day in Weikersheim: the palace, the garden and a glass of Tauber wine

October 30, 2026

A relaxed day in Weikersheim: coffee on the market square, the Knights’ Hall, the Baroque garden and the orangery, the village museum and dinner with local wine.

The green, wooded hills and meadows of the Tauber valley near Creglingen

Itineraries

Driving the Romantic Road from Würzburg to Rothenburg via Weikersheim

October 29, 2026

The northern stretch of the Romantic Road follows the Tauber valley past palaces, spa gardens, Riemenschneider’s altar and medieval walls. Here is how to drive it in a day or two.

The Renaissance town hall and its tall Gothic tower on the market square of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Day trips

A day trip to Rothenburg ob der Tauber from Weikersheim

October 28, 2026

How to spend a day in Rothenburg ob der Tauber from Weikersheim: when to arrive, what to see, where to walk the walls, and why you should stay for the night watchman.

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Plan like a local

Free Weikersheim travel guides

The red roofs and gabled houses of Rothenburg ob der Tauber seen from the town hall tower

Tours & Tickets

Our pick of tours and day trips from Weikersheim: Rothenburg and the Romantic Road, Würzburg and its wine, Nuremberg, Heidelberg and Bamberg.

The brick and stone station building at Weikersheim beside the railway platform

Getting There

Airports, trains on the Tauber valley line, driving and the Romantic Road, and getting around the valley from Weikersheim, explained.

Autumn vineyards on the Karlsberg above Weikersheim, with the town in the valley below

Travel Guide

Weather, seasons, festivals, money, safety and etiquette: what to know before you visit Weikersheim and the Tauber valley.

Plan your Tauber valley trip

A Renaissance palace, a Baroque garden and Rothenburg next door

Walk through the Knights’ Hall and the palace garden, cycle the Tauber valley, follow the night watchman through Rothenburg or taste Franconian wine in Würzburg. Compare tours and book in a couple of taps.

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Visiting Weikersheim: your questions answered

Is Weikersheim.com the official website of Weikersheim?

No. Weikersheim.com is an independent travel guide. We are not the town of Weikersheim, its tourist office, the palace administration or a tour operator. When you book a tour through our links, you book with our partner GetYourGuide and the tour operator, who handle your booking, changes and refunds.

Where is Weikersheim?

Weikersheim is a small town of about 7,500 people in the Tauber valley, in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, close to the border with Bavaria. It lies on the Romantic Road, about 30 km from Rothenburg ob der Tauber and 45 km from Würzburg. See getting there.

What is Weikersheim known for?

For its palace, the former residence of the Counts of Hohenlohe, with a famous Renaissance Knights’ Hall, and its Baroque garden, one of the best preserved in Germany. The town is also known for wine, music and its place on the Romantic Road. See the palace.

How many days do I need?

One day covers the palace, the garden and the old town. Stay three or four days to add Rothenburg, Würzburg, Bad Mergentheim and a bike ride in the Tauber valley. Start with our one-day itinerary.

When is the best time to visit?

May to October, when the palace garden is in flower and the cycle path and wine taverns are at their best. September and October bring the grape harvest and autumn colours, and December brings Christmas markets nearby. See the best time to visit.

Is Weikersheim good without a car?

Yes, for the town itself. Weikersheim has a station on the Tauber valley railway, with trains to Bad Mergentheim and connections to Würzburg. A car makes it much easier to reach Rothenburg, Creglingen and the villages, or rent a bike and use the cycle path.