Excursions
The Gästehaus Margret is a great base for excursions: vineyards and hiking trails are right on your doorstep, the spa town of Bad Mergentheim is only about ten minutes away, and all around lies the Lovely Tauber Valley (Liebliches Taubertal) with its palaces and medieval towns.
Around Markelsheim
Markelsheim: wine village and recreation resort
Markelsheim is a state-recognised recreation resort and a wine village with a long tradition. Only a few minutes' walk from the guesthouse you will find rustic wine taverns and good restaurants. On the wine trail you stroll through the vineyards with views across the Tauber Valley, and wine tastings and cellar tours let you get to know the wines of Markelsheim. From April to October guided wine walks are offered regularly; the tourist information will tell you the current dates.
Hiking in the Tauber Valley
Marked hiking trails lead through vineyards, meadows and woods around Markelsheim, and they are also suitable for Nordic walking. A popular circuit leads from Markelsheim via the Spessartblick viewpoint to Bad Mergentheim and back along the Tauber via Igersheim. If you want to be out for longer, follow the Tauber Valley Panorama Trail (Panoramaweg Taubertal).
Cycling on “Der Klassiker”
The cycle route “Liebliches Taubertal – Der Klassiker” runs for about 100 kilometres from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Wertheim am Main and passes right by Markelsheim. The ADFC (German cyclists' association) has awarded it five stars, the highest rating. You can store your bicycle in our garage.
In Bad Mergentheim, about ten minutes away
The spa town of Bad Mergentheim
Bad Mergentheim is known far beyond the region for its four well-known mineral springs. The pedestrian zone with the historic market square, the large spa park with its sound garden, Japanese garden and pump room, and the Residenzschloss palace invite you to stroll. From 1525 to 1809 the palace was the residence of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order; today the Teutonic Order Museum (Deutschordensmuseum) tells the history of the order. There is a weekly market on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Solymar Therme spa
In the Solymar Therme you bathe in the minerals of the Paulsquelle spring, in indoor and outdoor pools. There is also a large sauna area with several saunas and a spa. Slides and a wave pool make a visit attractive for families as well.
Bad Mergentheim wildlife park
In the wildlife park you can see more than 70 animal species in natural enclosures across about 35 hectares. Highlights include one of Europe's largest wolf packs, bears, vultures, lynx and elk. Large playgrounds make the day an adventure for children too.
Day trips
Weikersheim Palace
The Renaissance palace of around 1600 lies right on the “Der Klassiker” cycle route. Particularly worth seeing are the Baroque garden with its cycle of statues and the orangery. Open-air performances take place in the palace courtyard.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The medieval old town with its half-timbered houses, market square and town wall is easy to reach on a day trip and an unforgettable experience.
Schwäbisch Hall
The old salt-making town on the Kocher river impresses with its old town and the wide open-air staircase where open-air plays are staged in summer.
More tips
Stuppach Madonna
Matthias Grünewald's famous painting of the Virgin hangs in a chapel built specially for it in Stuppach, a district of Bad Mergentheim.
de.wikipedia.org ↗Herrgottskirche church, Creglingen
The church houses Tilman Riemenschneider's famous carved altarpiece. In Creglingen the thimble museum is also worth a visit.
herrgottskirche.de ↗Würzburg
The bishop's city on the Main offers the Residenz (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Marienberg Fortress and St. Kilian's Cathedral.
wuerzburg.de ↗Schöntal Abbey
The Cistercian abbey in the Jagst Valley has been preserved as a complete monastery complex; Götz von Berlichingen is buried in its cloister.
kloster-schoental.de ↗
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