In Dinkelsbuhl (a photo gallery)

September 7, 2021

In its own way, Dinkelsbuhl feels nearly as remarkable as Rothenburg. Like Rothenburg it’s a fortified medieval town with much of the original walls, towers and gates still intact. Everywhere you turn in Dinkelsbuhl you find yourself facing another tower that you don’t recall seeing before. And like Rothenburg, it has fantastic housing stock beautifully painted in pastels. Their characters feel different though, at least from the brief glance we gave them. Dinkelsbuhl feels less given over to the north tourism, more like a place that people actually live. I can’t really imagine living in Rothenburg, but I can here.

We followed the same model for seeing the town here: we walked around briefly after dinner last night and then had a much longer look this morning after breakfast. A great place, one I’d be delighted to return to some day.

The Wornitz Tower, the main entrance from the east. The name comes from the Wornitz River which runs past the town on this side.

This is the typical Dinkelsbuhl look. It’s amazing how many well preserved, well maintained structures like this line it’s streets.

The Nordlingen Tor, the entrance from the south.

A side view of the Nordlingen Tor. I see it has a stork nest, something we didn’t notice at the time.

Dinkelsburg’s walls are so impressive. We only walked along sections of them, but I think they still completely encircle the town. Unlike in Rothenburg though there’s no walkway on top of them.

We’re starting to see more cats lately. We hardly saw any until the last few days.

This is the window of the tower above. I think someone lives here. Several spots along the wall have doorways with addresses and mailboxes. What a place to call home!

We’re seeing more red in the ivy every day now.

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