WHERE TO STAY
Romantik Hotel Weinhaus Messerschmitt
This 18-room property in the heart of Bamberg (soon expanding to 68 rooms)also has an excellent restaurant, Hubertusstube, serving seasonal dishes. Doubles from $160; 41 Lange Strasse, Bamberg; 49-951/297-800; www.hotel-messerschmitt.de
Romantik Hotel Fürstenhof
A well-situated Art Nouveau villa between Bamberg and Ottobeuren. Don't miss the Michelin-starred Fürstenzimmer restaurant. Doubles from $150; 3 Stethaimer Strasse, Landshut; 49-871/92550; www.romantikhotels.com
WHERE TO EAT
Fürstenzimmer
The cuisine is André Greul's, the setting a Jugendstil villa hotel. Dinner for two $1253 Stethaimer Strasse, Landshut; 49-871/92550
WHAT TO SEE
Vierzehnheiligen
2 Vierzehnheiligen, Bad Staffelstein; 49-957/195-080
Kloster Rohr
7 Asamstrasse, Rohr; 49-878/396-000
Benedictine Abbey of Ottobeuren
Tours each Saturday at 2 P.M., from April to October. 1 Sebastian-Kneipp-Strasse, Ottobeuren; 49-833/27980; www.abtei-ottobeuren.de
Die Wies
Open daily from 8 A.M. to 7 P.M. throughout the summer. 12 Wies, Steingaden; 49-886/293-2930; www.wieskirche.de
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