Aside from the Roman Bath, the Roman Tavern (Wirtshaus zur Stadt Rom) is the oldest garden building in the “Dörfle.” Construction began in 1776. It was located on the “marketplace,” the center of courtly celebrations and fairs.
The back side of the Tavern leans on three high arches that were called “the arches of Nero’s golden house” because of their remote resemblance to these. From the house, which contains an oval room, one red and one green room, and a farmhouse parlor, one reaches the viewing platform over the arches.
Eduard Mörike lived here around 1830 and completed the novel “Nolten the Painter,” which includes echoes of the “Dörfle.” In 1937, the Southwest German ornithological station was located here and until 1964 it housed a ceramic studio. Since 1965, the rooms have been used by the Horticultural School.
Print version of the complete historical tour (German)
Print version of Stop 4 (German)
Flyer Historical Tour (English)
