European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V " or r Ujj Job a "1" vl5voi Lessart Region i j. Fry Tate Sel Shause Frankfurt by Bob Fleming staff writer Sis photos by Guenter Schuettner Spessars is � Beautiful but lonely Mountain Range where nmn made mate impression through theto Tut heavily wooded Ilfe i hard Jast m it a always been and the tour lat is a fairly a fint   Ldes by the main never the so sort mainly in the bavarian province of lower Franconia just of Frankfurt it overflows into South " " a Ambrif ill 1t� blood of this populated Region we Many x � its begin and end the Day with a or hand St Ltd among the forested o Are numerous red Sandstone quarries tug Andy soil discourages farming stroll along nearly any Mountain Trail and you will i rot 8ljlv Hinr How the Spe got str Nairin spoilt is a contras Dors Hawk their wares in the Shadow of one of Germany s most important Kenata Annie structures the massive Schlos Johannesburg. This former residence of the Prince Bishops of main has towered Over the main since it completion in 1614. Damaged considerably in world War ii the Castle is dosed to visitors while under going a 52.3 million reconstruction. City to or. Hoi to have it completed within Ste. The illumination of the Castle a or might of the Cut a annual june. L Pecker Ood att it is still a Haven wildlife. A drive through the Forest be tween Aschaffenbur and Lohr offers a Cood Cross Secund of the spes Sfart and pro Vides Many a Opportunity for an autumn picnic in n Woodland Euid. -. The Spessars is  Fri of historical landmarks. They or pretty  to Asch Offenburg where the Cul Ture of francs Inin and the Ehino main Region meet and it hits some of Germany s a Scharfen org n Day of 55,000, is set i a cd where the a sort turns West for Good. It Calls itself Tho Gateway to the pc a Garly a could Start Hore and get the hard work  out of the Way first men s clothing is  s main Industry and it 1� West Germany s Lender in this i eld. In and around the Torii Ore More than 250 garment factories. But  1 not an Industrial town. It has rather the Al of an overgrown Village fruits a vegetable Ven  you can Waric Stream through Public Sardyn and a look it the Curt Ais far King Ludwig i of a Varla i u is sold that la owls liked the Sixsto an Pollux Villa unearthed at Pompeii and or dered it duplicated on the most Beautus spot in Bavaria. He picked a Good one Tho italian import is surrounded by tree and rare plants and Vineyard March Down to the Blu Grish main. V _ _ the  also was hit hard Dur ing the War and also is closed. But the caretaker is an obliging sort and might permit a peek at the murals and Ornat Fentsor. Rak and potted plants re blacked around an inner courtyard where Ludwig once Cavor  it Hill of love  s pm town Standa the City s treasure House the self tit kerch to St Peter find Alexander the Orlgia nil Church was built nearly 1,000 year Sago. Today s Elike is a blend of roman a wino gothic and baroque  the Church guide and get him to unlock the Beautiful 13th Century cloister the room housing Soma Superb examples of 1he Goldsmith s Art and what the Church rates As us most valuable Possession the 15th Century lamentation for Christ by Matthias Grunewald.  be other German greats i the object of posthumous tug of the artist was probably bom in Wue Arburr and painted Hla masterpjc8 in number of German towns. The City of Gram. Wald is a title claimed by  to and several others. Aschaffenbur is � City of Fine , across the main to the West is a Well trimmed Garden o meandering an a exotic plants temples and pavilions hero you can tour a classic Castle or Rebirta boat and paddle around a peaceful Pond in the Center of town is equally charming Schoental Park where a Pond reflect picturesque Church ruins and Magnolia Bloom in the Spring. Jtj from a Schaffenburg two main Helgn ways slice through the up Start bundles Strasse 8 continues cast to Wulw burst and so a a to or. About Mai out of Aschaffenbur. You could take a har tight to Hespenthal and drive South a rail or so to Mespelt Brunt which considers it self the Pearl of the Spessars. _. Tho real Pearl 1 the Kwh font a Schloss map Lebrunn a moated ta.\rym9 Castle in an idyllic Woodland getting a Side is a fairly routine family museum of paintings weapons and  Coll Teaby the assorted noblemen who called it Home. The Castle s Charm lie without rather than within. From Hespenthal pick up one of the Back Roods that wander through i Groves of Beech and Oak in the general direction of Lohr a main River town on the Eastern fringe of the Spessars. A half timbered houses Are Worth a look. A you might try the Spessars my cum in the Schloss. Among other things it feature � display of Spe Asart  completion is � stretch of to Utah Bahn through the heart of the  thl Swift route will bore to Spessars s charms to More wayfarer. Re   i. A 12th Century Crucifix songs in Stifts Kirche. The stars and stripes Lohr on the main Good place for glassware. Page 13