Lower Franconia - administrative region of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany

Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) is a region in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

Cities

• Würzburg
• Aschaffenburg
• Bad Kissingen
• Schweinfurt
• Lohr am Main
• Mespelbrunn
• Miltenberg
• Veitshöchheim
• Rhön-Grabfeld district including the towns of Bad Neustadt an der Saale and Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld
• Haßberge district including the towns of Ebern, Eltmann, Haßfurt, Hofheim, Königsberg, and Zeil am Main.

Other destinations

• Spessart

Understand

Get in

By train

The main railway hub in this area is Würzburg, with regular ICE service along the North-South mainline that connects Hamburg and Munich. In addition, the ICE service between Munich and the western German cities also stops at Würzburg and Aschaffenburg.

By plane

You are most likely going to fly into Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA). From there, there are several departures daily by ICE directly to Würzburg. Should you be unwilling or unable to use Frankfurt airport, Nuremberg (IATA: NUE) or to an even lesser extent Munich Airport (IATA: MUC) might be options.

Get around

Most towns are accessible by the regional trains (RE or RB) departing from either Würzburg or Schweinfurt. Travel between two cities itself takes 30 minutes with trains up to every half hour during the weekday. A Bayern ticket entitles you to use all trains and public transportation within the city proper, while the Franken ticket entitles train travel only to select cities.

See

• Baroque Residence of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg, according to UNESCO "the most homogeneous and the most extraordinary of the Baroque palaces" (World Heritage site)
• Dettelbach, small town with almost completely preserved medieval fortification, half-timbered houses and narrow lanes
• Amorbach, picturesque small town, Baroque abbey with Rococo stuccos and colourful frescos
• Schloss Veitshöchheim (Veitshöchheim)
• Schloss Marienberg ( Würzburg)
• Dom (Würzburg)

Itineraries

• The Main cycling trail follows the winding course of the river Main through the beautiful landscapes of "Main Triangle" and "Main Quadrangle" where most of the region's sights are: (Bamberg –) Schweinfurt – Kitzingen – Würzburg – Karlstadt – Lohr – Wertheim – Miltenberg – Aschaffenburg (–Frankfurt)

Do

Eat

See also: Franconian cuisine

Drink

Main Franconia, the region around Würzburg and Kitzingen, is a renowned wine-growing area, producing excellent white wines.

Breweries in Franconia lists breweries, beer cellars, brewery museums.

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