Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The commoners built higgledy-piggledy (read: picturesque) houses farther from the center,
but still inside the present walls. Rothenburg's classic street scene is the Plönlein (“Little
Square”),apicture-perfect tableau ofayellowhousewedgedbetween twotowersatadiver-
ging road (3 blocks due south of Market Square).
Although Rothenburg is technically in Bavaria, the region around the town is called by
its medieval name, Franken (Franconia).
The TI is on Market Square (May-Oct and Dec Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00;
Nov and Jan-April Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat 10:00-13:00, closed Sun; Marktplatz 2, tel.
09861/404-800,
www.rothenburg.de
). If there's a long line, just raid the rack where they
keep all the free pamphlets. The free city map comes with a walking guide to the town. The
free
RoTour
monthly magazine lists all the events and entertainment (mostly in German);
look for current concert listing posters here and at your hotel. Ask about the daily English
walking tour at 14:00 (€7, April-Oct and Dec; see “Tours in Rothenburg,” later). The TI has
one free Internet terminal (15-minute maximum).
