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Travel Back Hundreds of Years in a German Village at Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim

If you want to experience rural life in Germany from over seven hundred years ago, I recommend visiting the Frankisches Freilandmuseum (Franconian Open Air Museum). Some people translate Franconia as '费蘭肯' in Chinese. Where is this place located? It actually belongs to the Franconia region and is only about a twenty-minute drive from Rothenburg. We drove from Würzburg, which took about fifty minutes. Why is it called an Open Air Museum in English? Probably because the entire village is very large, with various houses of different sizes, each representing the story of a household. They might be ordinary families doing textile work at home, small farms raising poultry and livestock, or even large places for horse breeding. Additionally, you can visit their schools, churches, planting areas, as well as small bridges, streams, and ponds. Most visitors come as families, much like a picnic outing. They also have a small market selling their crafts such as wool products, ceramics, or honey products. If you take your time to walk around and look, it will take about two to three hours to complete the tour. Of course, we also enjoyed a German-style lunch inside, which had a unique flavor when enjoyed outdoors.