Schwäbisch Hall

Schwäbisch Hall , a town that stands out by the fact that it is not very heavily visited by tourists. Built on a steehillside sloping down to the River Kocher, the town contains many well-preserved medieval hp ouses. The Marktplatz is one of the prettiest in Germany and always teeming with activity—a real town center with women carefully selecting their produce for the evening meal from small stalls in the square (market days Saturday and Wednesday) and children neatly dressed in uniforms chatting gaily on their way to school. The monumental Fischbrunen fountain with its statues of Samson, St. Michael, and St. George sits at the base of the 53 steps that lead up to St. Michael’s Church. A statue of the archangel is found in the church’s porch. Inside the church admire the high altar with its painted and sculpted scenes by unknown Dutch artists. Opposite the church sits the Rathaus (town hall), an elegant, baroque-style building. Follow the cobbles down to Obere and Untere Herrengasse with their fine, half-timbered houses.