We will be touring the Porsche factory in Stutgart, Germany and have 2 days befor going on to Rothenburg. What about Strasbourg France, Colmar or Baden Baden (although not much of a spa person) we will be driving. Thanks, Sue
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New York City, NY, USA
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I really enjoyed Strasbourg when I visited many on the helpline. The Neckar River valley is very pretty as are the Swabian Alps- a plateau and valley area in Wurtenburg. Ulm looks very interesting. I've been kicking myself that I didn't get there when I was student studying south of Stuttgart. Heidelberg is close by and has a wonderful castle. Freiberg too is not far and is the heart of the Black Forest. Pam
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Lakewood, Colorado
19273 posts
Don't complicate your life with unnecessary travel. There is plenty to see near Stuttgart or between there and Rothenburg. Draw a line between Stuttgart and Rothenburg. There's Nördlingen, Rothenburg's little sister, far less touristy but still a delightful town with a walkable wall. Or Bad Mergentheim, with a museum to the Teutonic Knights. If you have to backtrack, see Calw, home of Herrman (Steppenwolf) Hesse, or Freudenstadt, capital of the northern Black Forest. . . . . . ¶ South of Stuttgart is Tübingen, a scenic university town on the Neckar, or Hechingen, with it's Hohenzollern Castle. Only a little beyond Rothenburg is Würzburg, with Marienberg fortress and the Residenz.
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Danville, VT
12040 posts
Heidelberg, perhaps? Visit some of the towns and vineyards on the Deutsche Weinstrasse or Bergstrasse?