Experience accessible Limes museums

In Roman times, a border wall ran through the Franconian Lake District: the Limes was intended to keep the enemies of the Imperium Romanum away from the province of Raetia. The Limes has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. Discover the fascination of the Roman Limes World Heritage Site - barrier-free and comfortable! The Franconian Lake District offers a wide range of activities that enable people with limited mobility to experience the history and nature of this unique landscape.

With the accessible Roman Museum and the Bavarian Limes Information Centre, two museums in Weißenburg bring visitors closer to life on the Limes with exciting exhibits and exhibitions. In addition to the ‘Weissenburg treasure trove’, the cultural exchange between the Romans and Germanic tribes, as well as the everyday life of the soldiers in the fort and that of the traders and family members in the camp village are also presented. Children can sweeten their visit to the museum with the explorer's questionnaire. 14 tricky questions about life on the Limes, Roman jewellery and the Weissenburg treasure trove invite you to discover Roman history.

In Roman times, great importance was attached to personal hygiene. The wheelchair-accessible Roman thermal baths in Weißenburg are among the best-preserved and most important thermal baths in southern Germany and are a living testimony to this highly developed bathing culture. During a ‘bathing whisper tour’ with Livia, the wife of the spa tenant, who is well informed about the secrets of her bathers and the political situation, the Roman thermal baths become an extraordinary backdrop.

In the accessible Limeseum in Ruffenhofen, the soldier December accompanies visitors through the exhibition. December was stationed in Ruffenhofen as a cavalry soldier. This is known from a piece of his helmet on which he stamped his name. He talks about his life in exhibits, audio stations and a film. Experience stations for children round off the concept.

Right next to the Limeseum is the Ruffenhofen Roman Park, an archaeological park covering over 40 hectares, which is also accessible to wheelchair users in many areas. There, surface plantings indicate the location of individual buildings from Roman times. These include the equestrian fort, one of many on the Limes, Rome's outer border. There is also a mini fort here, a replica of the Roman cavalry fort on a scale of 1:10, as well as a reconstructed façade of a Roman longhouse with an associated garden. This is the kind of house in which the documented cavalry soldier December could have lived after his service.

Find out more about the wide range of offers in the Franconian Lake District at www.seenland-barrierefrei.de