by Rick Steves, December 6, 2022 | Visit Würzburg, Germany for its grand royal palace but stay for sunset to sip the local wine in a scenic setting, writes Rick Steves. Read more here.

With the town hall tower and church steeples in the background, people walk across Wuerzburg, Germany’s Alte Mainbruecke, the old stone bridge across the Main River, into the old town.

Walking distance from the cruise ship mooring to the old town of Würzburg (Old Bridge) is about 10 minutes. For walking-impaired guests, taxis are readily available (00 49 931 19410).

It's one of the few places in the world where “fairy-tale backdrop” and “picture-book beauty” aren’t metaphors but realities. And it’s the center of a thousand-year-old, untapped wine ...

Stops include: Nuremberg, and its medieval landmarks, including the Imperial Castle, the Schöner Brunnen fountain, the Frauenkirche church, Würzburg Palace, Old Main Bridge, its famous poet ...