Please add your opinions on the towns that I have selected and the amount of time in each. I was really just giving each location one day (Munich 2 days) but maybe that isn't enough. We have been to Heidelberg, Strasbourg and Munich before but would still enjoy visiting a few sites and walking around town a bit so we can add a few days to our trip or eliminate a town or 2.
I'm still very undecided on the itinerary and it seems to change daily but here are my thoughts...Fly into Frankfurt (either overnight and visit markets in Frankfurt or head to Mannheim). If we go to Mannheim (we lived there for a short time years ago and have been there a few times because of my husbands job so we are somewhat familiar with the downtown area and thought it could be a hub for a couple of nights), we would visit their Christmas market for a few hours then get some rest. Next would be a day trip to Heidelberg for the markets then train back to Mannheim. The following morning, take the train to Strasbourg...overnight in Strasbourg for a 2 nights spend 1 day at Strasbourg markets and then do a day trip to visit Colmar. From that point I'm even more indecisive but thought about heading to Nuremberg and using it as a hub for a few days...spend a day in Nuremberg visiting their Christmas markets and some of the other sites in town (as time allows), day trip to Bamberg, and then another day trip to Regensburg. After that head to Munich. Fly home from Munich. Nothing in this itinerary is a "must do" so I would be happy to hear opinions on the towns and the amount of time in each one that I have mentioned. I was really pondering what to do on the weekends because I have heard how busy the markets are on the weekends but we will have a weekend to fill while we are there. I had also considered Ravenna Gorge and Rothenberg od T.
Thanks!!
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