Miltenberg

#tripaway Miltenberg is by no means large, but there are over 100 listed half-timbered houses on the pedestrianised Hauptstraße and the little alleys that dart off it. The oldest has been dated to 1339, but most were built in the 17th and 18th centuries after the Thirty Years’ War. Miltenberg’s townscape has appeared in period TV shows and movies, and its charming old houses have cafes, specialty shops, traditional taverns and wine cellars for producers from the Franconia region. The oldest houses are in the Schwarzenviertel to the west, where tiny parallel alleys descend to the riverbank. Most of best bits are on this list, but one that is isn’t is the Alte Domkellerei, a gabled 15th-century townhouse built for the man who managed the Mainz bishopric’s winery. #tripaway