Hi everyone! Thank you so much in advance for your help. A little background: I’m a dual citizen who has gone back and forth to Germany my whole life (I’m 33), but we’ve only ever stayed with my family in Franconia each time we’d go, with the occasional Munich trip. This time around my husband and I are bringing our 4 year old daughter with us to not only see family, but also do some exploring that I’ve previously not gotten to do. Basically, I’d like to see more of Germany than I’d grown up seeing. For this trip, we're specifically interested in Western & Southern Germany. We’ll be in Germany for 3 weeks total in June. The first week we’ll be exploring just the 3 of us, and the next 2 weeks will be with our family back in Volkach (between Würzburg and Bamberg). We’ll be renting a car because of the convenience with our little one. If you could look over my itinerary for that first week that would be so helpful! Vielen Dank!
Day 1: Arrive in Frankfurt at 4:30 PM, eat dinner and spend the night.
Day 2: Pick up our rental car in the morning. Drive to Burg Eltz and explore. Drive to Bacharach, check into accommodations, explore.
Day 3: Do a day cruise on the Rhine (any suggestions welcome), also stopping in St. Goar to tour Burg Rheinfels. Back to Bacharach in PM.
Day 4: Drive from Bacharach to Trier and spend a few hours there. Drive from Trier to Heidelberg and check into accommodations, explore.
Day 5: Day trip from Heidelberg to Strasbourg. Head back to Heidelberg in the evening.
Day 6: Drive from Heidelberg to Oberammergau. Explore Oberammergau the rest of the day.
Day 7: Schloss Linderhoff, Ettal Monastery, Füssen. (We’ve seen Ludwig’s other castles, the trip to Füssen would be to just see the town).
Day 8: Garmisch
Day 9: Head up to the family and spend the next 2 weeks in Franconia. Aside from family time, we’ll be visiting some familiar favorites such as Würzburg, Nürnberg, Bamberg, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, etc.
