Alter Kranen (Old Crane) and vineyards

This historic baroque crane is on the right bank of the Main, near the historic Main Bridge. Franz Ignaz Michael Neumann, son of the famous Baroque architect Balthasar Neumann, built the crane in 1773 on the “Kranenkai”. The mechanism still works perfectly.

Wurzburg: wine, witch trials, stolpersteine and x-rays

September 5th 2013
Wurzburg is in the region of Franconia in Northern Bavaria. The Main river runs through it and the hills around the city are covered with vineyards. This region is one of the most important of the wine growing districts in Germany. Famous for its mineralic dry white wines especially from the Silvaner grape. We happened upon big white tents set up around the central Markt area in and around the hug ... read more

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