The Castle Road: Waischenfeld

The Castle Road extends from Mannheim in the west to Prague in the east. The road goes through some fantastic castles and castle ruins, like in Heidelberg, Kulmbach, and . It also goes through the Frankonian Schweiz, which is just north-east of Erlangen. The castles are smaller, but very charming, and usually have some very dramatic settings.

We went to the castle ruin of Waischenfeld yesterday. It was built in 1100 and survived the 30-Years War in the 1600s (even though the town didn't), but was destroyed by Napoleon in 1796.



The ruin overlooks a small river called the Wiesent. A little bit downstream is an old mill with a Bed-and-Breakfast and a little beer garden along the river. Since I was driving, I couldn't have a beer, but the "Kaffee und Kuchen" was delicious. (I had grandma's freshly made cherry tort. Kathy had an amazingly light cheese cake, also made by grandma.)













Since it was Easter, the towns along the river had their wells and fountains decorated with pine boughs and painted eggs.