View of Werthim Castle as we approach Wertheim, Germany |
A beautiful sight from our cabin window as we are docked in Wertheim |
Wertheim has a long history of glass making. Before our tour, a glass blower was aboard our ship explaining his craft. This sculpture was in the park by the ship. |
Entering town through one of the Medieval gates, Main Tor. 1839 is etched into the arch of the gate. |
The blue building has been around for centuries and the flood levels are marked on its side by the door. Wertheim is at the confluence of the Main and Tauber Rivers. |
Notice the flood mark up by the top of the photo. |
Bicycling is big in Germany and to signify just how big, this is a bicycle repair vending machine outside a bicycle shop. |
Wertheim has a medieval town center with half-timbered houses and small streets. |
We crossed through town and came to the Tauber River. |
We crossed the Tauber using this bridge. |
Looking back across we could see the castle on the hill and Kittsteintor tower. |
We crossed back over the river on this bridge. |
The back way up the hill to the castle. |
The rose garden behind the Rathaus. |
Killian's Chapel |
Reminder over the chapel doors to make sure you watch what you are doing instead of paying so much attention to what other people are doing. It shows a monkey holding a mirror. |
Engelsbrunnen well from 1574 |
Choo-Choo "train" that carries people from the main gate to the castle and back. |
Construction on Wertheim Castle began in the second half of the 12th century. |
Orange electric fence keeps goats on the hillside where they keep the vegetation from getting out of hand. |
Main entrance to the castle. |
Looking back down to the town and the Main River. Main is pronounced "mine". |
Zooming in on our ship shows that it is docked right where the Main and Tauber merge. |
Overview of Wertheim Castle. |
After paying our 2€ entrance fee, the first part of the castle we came to was Holder Tower. |
Holder Tower |
As we continued on, we looked back at Holder Tower (lower right) with the Keep towering above everything else. |
Keep on left and palace façade on right. |
Looking out on the city from the base of the Upper Rampart. |
Interior of upper rampart. |
Looking out one of the upper rampart windows. |
You can see the top of the lower ramparts in this photo. |
View of keep from upper ramparts. There's a café in the section to the right. They were setting up for a wedding. |
You might have to enlarge to read these plaques. |
Front of palace façade. |
Headed up to the top of the keep |
View from the top of the keep. |
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