Prichsenstadt and Volkach Germany

Day 85/ Germany 8

Travelled: 154km via Prichsenstadt and Volkach to overnight parking in Wurzburg (49.7783, 9.9291)

After a chat with our German neighbours we ventured over to the local Monchshof brewery. 

Each 500ml stubby cost just over €1 … 

We then took the back roads less travelled to Prichsenstadt, a small historic village. We strolled around admiring the various buildings.

We continued on to the old centre in Volkach. 

With the aid of the tourist map in English we discovered the gems of the town.

We walked through the 13thC Upper Town Gateway that of course has been a prison. 

St Bartholomews church steeple is 54m high.

The interior was very decorative.

We then came across the market square with a fountain and interesting metal sculptures.

The town hall was built in 1554 and had a lovely half timbered oriel.

The half timbered building lining the square had once been a dye factory and candle maker but in 1892 was transferred into an inn. 

The Schelfenhaus still has the coat of arms of the founder, merchant and councilman, Johann Schelf.

The lower gateway of the town leads to the formally fisherman’s quarter.

We doubled back to the “Goose Square” that was actually used for cattle watering before the great fire of 1804. 

Our next destination was Wurzburg. We drove through the Franconian wine region which produces distinctive dry white wines.

And cabbages too..

As it was getting late in the afternoon and it was hot, we chose a shady spot not too far from the old quarter, with the plan to visit the town early tomorrow.

Kulmbach Germany

Day 84/Germany 7

Travelled: 25km to Kulmbach Germany. Parked in motorhome area.

Mark had a great start to the day with a visit to a getranke shop and bought Augustinia beers.

Kulmbach is a picturesque town that is overlooked by Plassenburg castle. What drew us to the here tho was its annual beer festival ranked in the top 10. The town is well know for its beers and of course it has its own Bratwurst that is uniquely served in aniseed rolls.

We found a nice spot to park Bluey and followed the stream into town. 

The beer hall was open and the oompah band was playing as we downed a stein (1 litre of beer) and ate a pork knuckle.

We decided to help the digestion with a walk through the historic centre.

Then out to the brewery. Unfortunately the museum was not here and was closed today so we recovered in Bluey.

Around 7pm we headed back to the festival. The atmosphere was quite different with many more people about, most wearing the traditional lederhosen (leather shorts) and dirndl (ladies dress). The beer hall was pumping and the music was great with the band playing songs that got the people up dancing on the seats. It was great to watch. Later the party would go on without us we sought our bed.