The Bavarian town of Schweinfurt will leave you enough room to relax and rejuvenate in the fresh country air and enjoy wholesome food while you take in just the right amount of history and culture to keep you entertained.
After you’ve settled down comfortably in your accommodation, it is perhaps time to venture out into the charm of a medieval ambience. The Markt is a good place to begin. A number of shops and restaurants offer you a great way to simply get acquainted with the slower pace and the heart warming aesthetics of the place.
Stroll along the pedestrian zone as you come face to face with enchanting architecture in the form of the impressive Town Hall building belonging to the 16th century. It is a handsome specimen of the Renaissance period and you will do well to soak it all in.
Here also is Rückertstraße, the street named after the 19th century poet Rückert immortalized by a monument.
As you head north you come to Martin-Luther-Platz and near at hand, another architectural landmark, the St. John’s Church, known for its splendid Brauttor or Bride’s Doorway.
Here in the vicinity on Oberstraße is the Alte Reichsvogtei Art Gallery housing the best of Franconian art, paintings, and sculptures. The Georg Schäfer Museum, a repository of the local history and cultural artifacts is also famous for the fantastic views afforded from its top floor.
A museum of a different kind in Schweinfurt would be the Gunnar Wester House which is devoted to a collection of fire and lighting paraphernalia. Historic in its own right, the collection dates back to the late 19th century and has fascinating tales to divulge.
Schweinfurt thus gives you a relaxed excursion into an early period in history without tiring you out too much. Of course, if it’s action you want, there’s plenty of hiking and biking trails and outdoor activities of all types.
