Day 8 - Sun 7 Jun 15: Wurzburg
0 km, 14-31deg, cloudy but fine. Our first rest day for this tour in a fascinating city with a very rich history. W ü rzburg is the capital of the German wine region Franconia which is famous for its mineralic dry white wines especially from the Silvaner grape. W ü rzburger Hofbr ä u brewery produces a local pilsner beer known worldwide, so there's a fair amount of drinking going on day and night. The Wine Festival, which we attended for all of two seconds last night, was very well attended. "The W ü rzburg Residence", (built by prince-bishops in the 18th Century) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We enjoyed a pleasant couple of hours wandering the rooms and hallways and being guided through absolute decadence. The prince-bishops were certainly a privileged bunch. Photography was strictly forbidden, however, a few sneaky shots were able to be recorded. The Marienberg Fortress sits on a prominent site that d...