St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this ...

In the night, I’m happy to find myself alone with Rothenburg. Sitting in a mossy niche in the town wall, I finger the medieval stonework and ponder how centuries of hard-working horse carts wore ...

For more views, walk the wall that surrounds the old town – a 1.5-mile stroll that’s at its most medieval before breakfast or at sunset. Rothenburg’s Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum ...