This church is right dab in the middle of this cute town! With the high towers, vaulted ceilings,…read morestained glass windows and ornate altars, it pretty much depicts a typical medieval church. However, two MUST SEES are the Twelve Apostle Altar and the Altar of the Holy Blood. Both are masterpieces of carved wood. Walk around, take photos, take in the sights. The 2 euro entry fee is nothing compared to the history inside. I was impressed with the church including the 500 year old wood carvings in intricate and skillful detail. While walking around this picture-perfect town, make sure to visit St. Jackobs-Kirche.

There is a 2 euro fee per person .. no thats not alot but I think a church is the one place all…read moreshould be welcomed with no fee. It was very old and nice but I've been to far more impressive churches that did not charge a fee ..I totally think they should have an area for donations. We stopped for an hour in Rothenburg on our Globus tour and we saw this large church and decided to investigate. We saw so many impressive churches on our 16 days 6 country tour ... but glad we got a chance to see them all.

One of my favorite churches in Nuernberg. I believe it is also the largest. I'm not going to state…read moreall the history and facts about this church, others have already done so. Just one little anecdote that always amuses me is that the builders could not agree on the style of the towers and this is why each tower is different. A feud that is permanently displayed on the towers of a church no less... Anyway, take a close look at this church both inside and out. There are so many details to see, that even after years coming here, I still seem to discover new details. A must see for sure.

This is the largest church in Nuremberg. To my surprise, I thought I was entering in a Catholic…read moreGothic style church (built circa 1250) to find out it was a Lutheran one. In any case, amazing church with so much art to see in just an hour I spent there (I was with a colleague and did not want to spend the usual amount of time I would do in this type of sacred buildings with so many details and art in every corner). I can't believe it was bombarded during WWII, then rebuilt with great effort. The stained glass art is amazing and I was happy to see that during our visit it was an exhibit about the artist who created all of them originally. It was a very well paid 2 euros visit (I dont like to pay to enter in a church, I am more pro-donations, but still it was worth it). One suggestion is that I would prefer not to have a gift shop inside the church. That devalue both the religious experience and the artistic value, converting the whole thing in a theme park. That is the only part I disliked during my visit as well as the attitude of the young girl that was collecting the money...I got confused of door of our way out and she started yelling at me: no, not there, stop stop...which made me feel weird. Anecdotes apart, a must visit.

What a beautiful church! We stumbled across this church as we were driving around looking at the…read morecity. We found parking nearby and decided to wander in. This gorgeous church was built in the 1200s. It was decorated beautifully with trees for Christmas. It was quite cold inside as it was a cool day, and there is definitely no heat. However, that somehow adds to the charm. It is quite interesting that on the site of the church there was a chapel around 1070. It's amazing to know that there has been some type of religious building on this site for almost 1000 years. It puts your time on this planet into perspective very quickly. The church is free to enter, but they do suggest donations and there is a collection bowl near the entrance. If you are close by, I would definitely suggest a visit as it is definitely beautiful.

Amazing church built in the 1200s! You can freely walk inside, but donations are suggested. Amazing…read morelooking structure!

St. Gumbertus Church is one of the central city churches of Ansbach located in the Altstadt (Old…read moreTown). St. Gumbertus, now an Evangelish-Lutherisches (Lutheran) church, was originally the church of a monastery that was founded by St. Gumbert around 750. Perhaps the most significant feature about this church is it contains the oldest structures in Ansbach and is considered Ansbach's city symbol. It houses a famous pipe organ built from 1736 to 1739; the original organ had 47 different sounds, was the largest and most prestigious organ in the region of Franconia. It was rebuilt in 1884 in romantic style using materials of the older organ and again in 1961 in neo-Baroque style. In 2004, the church council decided to have the historic organ restored. If you are fortunate enough, you may be able to listen in as an organist practice on late Saturday morning like we did today. It was very nice hearing some J. S. Bach played.

St. Gorgeskirche is a late Gothic hall church built between 1427 and 1505 with its 89.9-meter tower…read moreabove the west portal, popularly known as "Daniel," can be seen from some distance, is the town's landmark. The council of the imperial city of Nördlingen decided to build the Georgskirche on October 17, 1427. The choir of the hall church was completed in 1451, and in 1454 construction of the tower began. The high altar by Friedrich Herlin was completed in 1462, and the tower in 1490. With the completion of the vault in 1505, the construction, which consists largely of suevite, was completed. Because Nördlingen joined the Reformation under Kaspar Kantz, St. Georg became the Protestant town church in 1523/1525. The 93-meter long and over 20 meter high nave makes St. Georg one of the largest hall churches in southern Germany. The building consists of a three-aisled choir and a three-aisled, twelve-bay hall with twelve central columns. The baroque high altar is decorated with late Gothic wooden sculptures. It is a crucifixion group with Mary and John and two mourning angels, flanked by St. George with the defeated dragon at his feet and Mary Magdalene with the anointing vessel in her hand. These figures, which can be seen today in the Nördlingen City Museum, were originally in a wooden shrine with movable wings that was built around the same time and painted by Friedrich Herlin. The altar was given its baroque appearance in 1683. The housing of the late Gothic wooden shrine was only discovered under the baroque casing during the restoration in 1971-1973. Today it stands on the north wall with the painted rear front (eight Passion scenes of Christ and the Last Judgment ) to the front. The late Gothic stone pulpit has a plinth with lush, intertwined ribs and a staircase with an openwork tracery parapet. The four evangelists with their symbols are depicted as reliefs on the pulpit. In between, the Man of Sorrows, Mary, Mary Magdalene, John the Evangelist and St. George can be seen under canopies. The baroque sound cover, on which Christ is enthroned with the globe, was made by Johann Michael Ehinger in 1681. The wooden sound cover is decorated with putti and angel heads. First restoration happened in the years 1877 - 1887. On March 30, 1945 at 9:25 p.m., an aerial bomb destroyed the "Steinmeyer Organ" set up in 1889. On February 2,1974 a fire destroyed the old baroque organ from 1610.