Apparently castle ruins are pretty normal throughout Germany. For us though they're a new sight and provide an interesting destination. As if the town of Staufen wasn't perfect already they have a castle that sits in ruins on a hill, surrounded by a vineyard, overlooking the town.
It's a lovely walk up.
It's a lovely walk up.
UP.
There's that word again! This was a running joke while on this trip.
Everything was just a 15 minute walk up.
This was the view of the castle from our hotel room. So pretty.
There was two ways to get up to the castle. The path straight up and this one that meanders back and forth up the hill. Nancy and Charlie choose to go straight up. John and I took off meandering. It was a nice walk. Steep but not too bad.
It's unbelievable to me that you can just walk up to someplace this old. Walk around at leisure, climb the stairs, walk around the walls. No guards, no admittance fee, no cameras watching you!
A beautiful view of the town of Stuafen from the top of the castle. I love the variety of rooftops.
Of course I'll have to tell you about the food in Staufen. But I'll save that for another post!
Lace up and go exploring!
Check out these posts to see more of Staufen
The Legend of Faust and the Pack With the Devil - Staufen, Germany
lol I have to say I am loving the statue, very tongue in cheek. thanks for your comment at my blog :-)
ReplyDeleteWe really got a kick out of him! It was totally unexpected...walking through this quaint little town and wow where did that come from! Fun little discoveries, Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteSo much fun walking around all the old ruins. Up, being the word of the trip...and it's only a 15 minute walk-ha!
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