Toppler Castle — Attraction in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

This was kind of a hidden gem in Rothenburg odT. It's off the beaten path, or maybe I should say down a very steep path. And then of course back UP the same path. For anyone not up to the walk I believe it's accessible by car, but I didn't observe any parking. Can't say for sure.

Anyway, the lady who greeted me at the door is one of the owners. She collected €3.50 from me ... not sure if you can buy advance tickets.

She told me her dad renovated it in 1978, and it's in great condition. This was the vacation house of Heinrich Toppler, who was the mayor back in the 1300s. Lots of folklore around this man, and there's an impressive monument to him in the park back up the hill.

There were any number of attractions and museums I could've visited, but I'm really glad I came here. I...

Cute little castle, one of the smallest castles in the world - the Topplerschlösschen in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, is merely just a thatched living room built on top of a stone walled basement. In German language that's called a medieval "Wohnturm". There are actually quite many of these buildings all over Europe, and because they are small as well as inexpensive, they are easily to maintain and so most of them are still inhabitated. The majority of these edifices are inside of cities and often were the first buildings, around which people built their houses and so formed a city in...

Lovely but steep walk to get there, can also drive up to location. Cool building but can only go inside if house next door is open and fee is payed. You can still get a good look from outside though. If walking head to the castle garden from city and find path south that takes...