Editing Franconia (section)

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Rothenburg BW 4.JPG|thumb|One of the best known tourist attractions in Franconia is the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber]]
[[File:Schlosslangenburgmsu.jpg|thumb|Schloss Langenburg (Baden-Württemberg) lies on the [[Castle Road]]]]
The [[tourism]] industry stresses the romantic character of Franconia,<ref>[http://www.romantisches-franken.de/ www.romantisches-franken.de]; retrieved 23 May 2014.</ref><ref name="franken-tourismus" /> including the picturesque countryside and many historic buildings.<ref name="franken-tourismus">''Franken. Allianz Reiseführer'', 2011, pp. 12ff</ref> [[Franconian wine]], the rich tradition of beer brewing and local culinary specialties, such as ''Lebküchnerei'' or [[gingerbread]] baking, are also a draw.<ref name="franken-tourismus" /><ref>[http://www.frankentourismus.de/kulinarisch/ www.frankentourismus.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829211647/http://www.frankentourismus.de/kulinarisch/ |date=29 August 2016}}; retrieved 23 May 2014.</ref> The [[Romantic Road]] links several tourist points in western Franconia.<ref>[http://www.romantischestrasse.de/ www.romantischestrasse.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829134151/http://www.romantischestrasse.de/ |date=29 August 2016}}; retrieved 23 May 2014.</ref> The [[Castle Road]] runs through the Franconian region with its numerous castles and other medieval structures.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[Cycling]] along the large rivers is very popular, for example along the [[Main Cycleway]], the first German long distance cycleway to be awarded five stars by the [[Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club]] (ADFC). The [[Tauber Valley Cycleway]], a 101 kilometre-long cycle trail in [[Tauber Franconia]], was the second German long distance cycleway to receive five stars.<ref>Touristikgemeinschaft Liebliches Taubertal: [http://www.swp.de/bad_mergentheim/lokales/main_tauber_kreis/art5632,204385 ''Fünf Sterne für den "Klassiker"''] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120912130640/http://www.swp.de/bad_mergentheim/lokales/main_tauber_kreis/art5632,204385|date=12 September 2012}} In: [[Tauber-Zeitung]]. Online at www.swp.de. 31 October 2009; retrieved 6 April 2010.</ref>