Another place on the Main river, but Marktbreit wins the Picturesque Award. The romantic small town of around 3,700 sits in the middle of wine country with its old city wall and canal. I have never heard of the ancient Roman settlement until a recent quick visit on a warm German day. It was time well spent.
Marketbreit is located 136 km from Frankfurt and 30km from Wurzburg.
The word STAYCATION has entered the tourism vocabulary, “a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions”, defined by the Oxford Dictionary. Travel chaos is the norm, you may or may not get there or back. Living in Berlin, there are many nearby cities and destinations worth a visit during the Easter Holiday.
Barockgarten Grosssedlitz, near Dresden the Royal Garden is worth a day trip just to fell like Catherine The Great.
Strusland, the former Hansa City on the coast is a walkers paradise with a mixture of Swedish and German Architecture.
Dessau, the distinguished Bauhaus buildings makes a statement.
Wismar, another Hansa City with its massive towers and long beaches makes the list for its haunting feel.
Other Places I recommend. Glashutte, the small town is a major timepiece manufacture center.
Weimar, the birth place of Bauhaus Movement, historic city obtains a charming intimacy.
When I saw the enchanted Schwerin Castle the fairy tael “Cinderella” came to mind. I started looking for a glass slipper. The pretty as a picture structure is a World Heritage Site.
It is not hard to get to Schwerin. Meclenburg Vorpommern is a slight detour between Berlin and Hamburg via AutoBahn 24.