I've been looking at the Wurzburg area and am trying to find out if there are many Main river boat trip options from there, both for a day trip idea, and maybe to go onto the next travel option from there. Has anyone done this?
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the Netherlands
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I have once taken a boat trip to Veitshöchheim with its baroque palace and gardens.
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Oberpfalz, Germany
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I have done a Main boat trip from Volkach north to the first lock. Nice quiet setting with vineyards and nature. About 2 hours? No castles along the route. This is a great wine region to visit with many small old walled cities to explore like Prichsenstadt, Iphofen, Dettelbach, if you have the time and are not on a whirlwind trip. Maybe make a Winefest with Gasthouse, Fewo, hotel reservations well in advance as they are small towns. You will probably need a car or study the bus routes. Not too many tourists outside of Germany visit this region or know the wine. I have taken family from the US to this region and I buy wine from this region every year. The region is famous for the Bocksbeutel shaped Wein bottles. The wine is generally light and dry and the price is right. Best time is May to early June with the Spargelzeit - white asparagus season.
http://www.prichsenstadt.de/
http://www.winzerhof-kessler.de/