Bavaria's Romantic road is a great, relaxed trip – especially for a couple on a bike. The roads are scenic but not demanding, linking lovely historic towns and villages. And waiting at the end of it is Füssen and, just outside town in the village of Schwangau, the Neuschwanstein Castle – a perfect destination for a trip-crowing day off the bike.

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Thing is, bike trips are meant to be about riding… Especially as getting to Füssen means reaching the mountains where the roads are outstanding. So maybe stay an extra night to ride this spectacularly scenic route.

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Underpinning this ride is another of Bavaria's great bike routes, the Deutsche Alpenstraße, which hops the border to Austria for a stretch. But there's much more to see as the ride swoops through the Tirol, taking in quiet country roads though fragrant forests and past beautiful lakes. It's a ride that fit for a king – it might even be worth skipping a trip to the castle this…