Rothenburg: Is This the Best Medieval City in Europe?!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Do you know of other medieval towns or cities worth checking out? Leave a comment and let us know! Be sure to check out our other Germany travel videos, like this one exploring Cologne: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ_cqah7bcanjaM&t First time driving on the German autobahn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5eZeHtvfK54nJI&t

[@Raider_MXD]

Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl, Freinsheim, Seßlach, Bad Wimpfen, Ochsenfurt, Dettelbach, Neuleiningen, Dilsberg, Bacharach, Oberwesel, Vellberg

[@andyonions7864]

You can't fail to find many on the Romantische Strasse. In the UK, my home Ludlow is a medieval walled town with castle.

[@mimamo]

If you want to go for bigger but also very well preserved and beautiful medieval cities in Germany try Bamberg (UNESCO World Heritage site), Regensburg (UNESCO World Heritage site), Heidelberg and Görlitz. If you want to visit another little but extraordinarily preserved gem like Rothenburg, try Quedlinburg (UNESCO World Heritage site).

[@Ms.Murchison]

I second Bacharach, but especially if you're driving, check out the towns along the Mosel River as well. So lovely!

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

Those top floor doors and hoists were not to hoist up furniture. In medieval times those houses on the central squares all belonged to merchants who sold their good in their shop on the street level, lived on the floor(s) above it, and stored their goods on the top floors under the roof.

[@biancawichard4057]

ive been there in 2023 it was one of my favorite places on the trip and yes its touristy but well worth the effort

[@paulc180]

Hi from the UK, we have been there twice, once just before Christmas and the Christmas market was just so amazing and yes the Mayor did come out with a beer at Christmas. .

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That's so fun!

[@usdepartmentofthetreasury489]

Germany is absolutely stunning

[@royhardy407]

Heidelberg, Nuremberg so much history, Munich, so much history, then nip across the border into Austria. Soell a beautiful place I stayed at Gasthof Eggerwirt when working there

[@ageoflove1980]

Well, not really actually. Heidelberg and Rothenburg are quite unique as German towns go as they were largely spared during WWII, unlike Nuremberg, Munich and well, pretty much every other large German city unfortuantely. There is still lots to see in those cities of course, but a lot of it is not authentic for obvious reasons.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

There's still so much for us to see!

[@royhardy407]

@@ageoflove1980 NO I cannot agree. The rebuilding carried out after WWll was to the exact detail of the original buildings. We are not talking here of Disney style plastic reproductions, but painstakingly rebuilding of the wonderful architecture that was destroyed in the fight for freedom. I have spent so much time in almost every area of Germany imaginable, and the love that went into places you mention, as well as Koln etc is unbelievable. take the various altstadts in Germany - wonderful areas of enjoyment and fun.

[@zig_zagman]

The guy going "glug glug glug" is reenacting a historic legend called the "Meistertrunk" or "master drinker" where the mayor of the town made a bet with the head of an army besieging the town and won, and the army left.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That's so interesting! Thank you for sharing that!

[@matc6221]

Beautiful. Thanks 👍

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@christianx8494]

People not only hoisted large furniture up.By the way, in the Middle Ages people did not have large furniture. They had tables, benches, stools and chairs and chests for storing things. But all their trading goods or materials „ lived“ in the attic where there was less moisture than in the basements.

[@Football_shorts15662]

Maybe try Carcassonne a walled / fortified town in Southern France if you can get down there. It’s a spectacular place and we’ve not seen much of France with you guys.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That looks lovely. We do need to see more of France.

[@mayacochrane23]

York is such a beautiful place to visit in the UK, and especially rich in medieval history! ❤️

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It really is! We love it there!

[@christianx8494]

The two dots on top of an „a“, „o“ and „u“ are historically a letter „e“ that looked more like an „11“ in old-style German handwriting. They are the dreaded Umlaute that change the vowels. An „a“ plus an „e“ sounds like the English „a“ as in cat or hat. The „ o“ plus „e“ is similar to the vowel in English words like girl or bird. The most difficult Umlaut is that „u“ plus“e“. Relax and make a long „uuuuu“ sound, then slowly change over to an „iiiii“ and purse your lips.

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

Been here a couple of times - mainly to see the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang film locations....

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It's funny that we didn't realize that was a thing until after we left.

[@MelissaYTR]

You two are darling! Wonderful video and nice relaxing voices to listen to. What time of year did you go? Did you say on the video and I missed it?

[@SuperFurryManimal]

Mêlée Island!!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks for watching @dominosugars!

[@popartfiction9130]

The Little Square image was used and adapted for a famous computer game in the 90s. You'll have to guess which one.....

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

I didn't know it was in Monkey Island. That's so cool!

[@Original50]

Colmar in Alsace, France. Get the French AND German historical vibe. Lovely bars and bistros. Chaotic, cobbled streets. Colourful, pointed rooves. A gem! 😊

[@hneemann]

try Quedlinburg

[@gerhardrobertbieber4129]

Fachwerkhaus is the name of these medival houses

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks!

[@gerhardrobertbieber4129]

Japanese Tourist visit Rothenburg very often .

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We definitely saw a few of them there.

[@andyonions7864]

ob. is short for ober, meaning over as in over the (river) Tauber. The town wall has access close to that archway by the yellow house you showed. The pork and Spaetzle (pronounched spetlzer) makes me want to go back to Germany for my 30th visit...

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It's so lovely there!

[@RawTopShot]

5:12 Seeing that, I immediately thought of the kiddie catcher in the old 1969 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Apparently they filmed some of the movie there. So, maybe?

[@mayacochrane23]

your videos are so good! I want to visit here now ❤️💕

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you so much!!

[@evertonshorts9376]

"Do you have cousin named Sven?"

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

I need to replay The Monkey Island games.

[@agamemnonhatred]

A third of the town had to be rebuilt after bombing during WWII. So maybe not as old as you think.

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Cara and Jeremy. A town that could have been built to order to match your channel name? Very touristy. Other comments suggested some good alternatives in northern Europe. I would add Lucerne and some Italian places like Venice and Florence, but there are more. Plus there are some former Venetian bits of the Dalmatian coast that are medieval.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

To clarify... Everthing, south the Alpes, are not nothern Europe. In fact, only the Scandinavic countries, are called northern Europe. And Poland, Bohemia and Germany, Switzerland and Austria, are the central European countries...

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks for the tips!

[@alansmithee8831]

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 My assumption is based on geography in UK teaching about "The North European Plain", but I should not just assume everyone did geography at school like in UK. My geography teacher was Adrian Edmondson's dad by the way.

[@alansmithee8831]

@@TheMagicGeekdom I assume people share the same reference points for geography, like how UK teaches about "North European Plain" which a Google search gave a result that defined it how I imagined, from how our geography teacher, who was Adrian Edmondson's dad, defined it. I arrived in Texas on the Greyhound and my pal was asked if we came all the way from England on the bus. 🌎🏜🏝🌊🚌🌊🏖🏞🌍 At least I took some notice in school, despite remembering spending half the lesson looking at my Star Wars cards, never imagining the teacher's son would later be in it.

[@paulabevan]

Harry Potter was filmed there or some of it

[@RoyalDudeness]

no, they made a few shots from a helicopter but never filmed in the town. they probably needed some shots for inspiration or make their CGI work easier.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Interesting.

[@LucaSitan]

Noooo! Schneeballen are the biggest tourist trap ever, they are soo dry 😅 No German eats them, believe me

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It wasn't our favorite. I think that may be why we forgot to film a reaction to it. 😂

[@Herzschreiber]

Sorry, I am German and I LOVE them! It is, as always, just a matter of taste. And yes, they are dry. But the dryness doesn't matter when you merge a Schneeballen with a good cup of coffee!

[@Yngvi_Barran]

The better choice are the filled Schneeballen. They arent as dry as the normal ones

[@ageoflove1980]

The "best" in "Europe" is such an American thing to say. Europe is not one culture and "Medieval" in one place might mean something totally different in another. Its just what you prefer. Is Rothenburg "better" than Toledo? Is York "better" than Dubrovnik? But sure, if you want that classic German look with nice half-timbered houses plus a nice natural enviroment, basically the "Christmas postcard" experience, Rothenburg is probably the "best".

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That's fair.

[@grahamroberts2893]

Ikea is popular in Rothenburg no need to use the hoist 😂😂😂

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That's fair. It all comes it boxes. 😂😂

[@JanetChamberlain-m9p]

Norwich, Lavenham, York, Warwick, Chester and Stratford Upon Avon would get my vote for medieval buildings (all in the UK).

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We LOVE York and Chester. We'll have to check the others out.

[@Pure_B]

I think Tallinn and Bruges are even better medieval cities. Sauerkraut is good for your gut health. You'll have to tell us if you feel healthier trying it in different cities. You'll have the healthiest colon in Germany. 😂

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We are definitely sad that we missed Bruges. I guess that means we have to go back!

[@ad220588]

Have you ever bin to Rothenburg ?

[@Buddies_official46]

Schneeballen are way to overrated imo

[@michaelhawkins7389]

A lot of the Town had to be rebuilt after ww2

[@ronjareubel32]

Rothenburg: Is This the Best Medieval City in Europe?! -> no. Carcassonne in France.

[@mimamo]

Nah, disagree.

[@qualitytraders5333]

Best? For what? Chicken and pasta?

[@lwest5686]

Sorry - nope. That would be Prague.

[@MelissaYTR]

“Gourmet school pizza” definitely tracks with me! I know exactly what you’re referring to! 😁🫶🏻