Harburg

Harburg is a town of 5,600 people (2020) in Swabia in the German state of Bavaria on the Romantic Road. The town sits at the foot of Harburg Castle, which is one of the largest, oldest and best preserved castles in southern Germany. The castle can be see from far away.

Understand
The historic old town has many picturesque corners and lanes. Not only the market square but also the old stone bridge and the churches of the village invite you to walk in the traces of history. From the old stone bridge you can walk to the picturesque old town, which is located between castle hill and the river Wörnitz.

By plane

 * Munich Airport — the closest intercontinental airport with good road and train connections to Harburg.
 * Nürnberg — for domestic European flights.
 * Stuttgart — for domestic European flights.

By train
Harburg has a Harburg is on a regional rail line, which generally connects to the main rail hubs through Donauwörth to the south and Nördlingen to the west. Go Ahead Bavaria operates train service to Munich, Augsburg, Stuttgart.


 * Departure
 * Arrival

By foot
The city is very small and can be covered by foot.

See

 * D-7-79-155-39 Harburg Auf-der-Bruecke Woernitzensemble-v-Sued 005.jpg
 * Marktplatz in Harburg (Schwaben).jpg
 * Marktplatz in Harburg (Schwaben).jpg
 * Marktplatz in Harburg (Schwaben).jpg

Do

 * are offered daily from 10:00 till 17:00 and run from mid-March to the beginning of November. The 60-minute tour costs €4 and the entrance to the castle €3.
 * Audio-Tour. Distributed throughout the old town, there are several stations with exciting stories, entertaining anecdotes and short excerpts from the city’s history. The starting point is nearly by the old stone bridge. The entire audio tour takes about 3 hours – the individual episodes last about 5 minutes and can be discovered independently of each other. To do this, you have to scan the QR code using the photo function of your tablet or smartphone. The story unfolds via the link accessed there. “Mobile Data” must be enabled, as the audio files are streamed directly from the Internet. The audio tour is also offered in English.