Since the Bronze Age (Urnfield culture 1300 to 750 BC) people chose to populate the Main river valley due to its mild climate. The Celts came, the Romans followed, later the Germanic tribes Alemanni and Franks settled down on the banks of Main.
Last weekend we carpooled with friends in order to meet another friend who offered to give us "the tour".
Würzburg had been heavily destroyed by an air raid in the last days of WWII. It took more than two decades to rebuild the city. Today the Bavarian city is home to approx. 130,000 inhabitants.
The residence, a Baroque palace and garden, built 1720 to 1781, and its court church, UNESCO World Heritage since 1981.
First city bridge over river Main, built in the 12th century with a view on Fortress Marienberg, which we already visited June 2021.
Cathedral St. Kilian, one of the largest Romanesque churches in Germany, built 1040 to 1075.
Between St. Mary's Chapel and the Cathedral lies Neumünster, yet another pompous ecclesiastic basilica, built in the 11th century it got a Baroque revamp in the 18th century. Its little secret is the Lusam garden, remnants of a former cloister.
The old town hall, around 1180.
Mary's Chapel, it took more than 100 years to build it: 1377 to 1480. Attached to the building are so called "Schwalbenlädle" or swallow's stores.
And of course we visited the famous Christmas market, and had a well deserved Glühwein and Bratwurst after this long guided tour.
Würzburg is well worth a visit!
