On Thursday morning we headed south along the Romantic Road, a route running from Würzburg to Füssen near the southern border of Germany designed to include some of the most attractive towns (often medieval) in the country.

Our first stop on the route was Weikersheim to visit it’s spendid renaissance palace which is surrounded by magnificent gardens often compared to Versailles. The Knight’s Hall in the palace was particularly impressive with its painted ceiling, decorated walls and fireplace.