德国中世纪城市罗滕堡 Medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (© kanuman/Getty Images)

德国中世纪城市罗滕堡 Medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (© kanuman/Getty Images)

高耸入云的历史建筑 Towering with history

罗滕堡，巴伐利亚州，德国

看到这张图，你的脑海中是否浮现出了“童话”这个词？欢迎来到陶伯河畔的罗滕堡，或称“陶伯河上的红色要塞”，这里每个鹅卵石铺就的角落都散发着中世纪的魅力。在中世纪，这座巴伐利亚州的城墙小镇曾是一座自治城市，拥有6000名居民，是当时神圣罗马帝国的第二大城市。17世纪，罗滕堡的发展速度有所放缓，但仍保留了其原有的特色。图为城堡大门，它是在1356年罗滕堡城堡被地震摧毁后修建的。城堡大门内有一扇“针眼”门，其设计目的是在夜间主门关闭时作为进出城堡的唯一通道。但罗滕堡的魔力并不仅限于城墙，从维尔茨堡到富森的浪漫之路全长290英里，覆盖了巴伐利亚城堡林立的山谷。回程时，可以去凯特·沃尔法特圣诞村，这里是节日爱好者的梦想之地。所以，城堡迷们，来一场中世纪的探险吧。

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany

Welcome to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, or 'Red Fortress above the Tauber River,' where medieval charm is around every cobbled corner. A self-ruling city in the Middle Ages, this walled Bavarian town once flourished with 6,000 inhabitants, the Holy Roman Empire's second-largest city at the time. The growth of Rothenburg ob der Tauber slowed in the 17th century, preserving its original character.

Pictured here is the Burgtor (castle gate), which was built after the original Rothenburg Castle was destroyed by an earthquake in 1356. Within the castle gate is an 'eye-of-the-needle' door, designed to be the only way in and out once the main gates closed at night. But Rothenburg's magic isn't confined to its walls. It's also a gateway to the 290-mile Romantic Road that runs from Würzburg to Füssen, covering Bavaria's castle-studded valleys.