Limes Romano en El Taunus

North of Frankfurt am Main, is located in the Taunus mountains, a small mountain range covered with lush forests, with a vast network of roads, forest roads and marked trails for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of the Rhein-Main region. This union of rivers and mountains was used by the Roman Empire to build their defensive barrier against the "barbarians" of the north. The Limes Germanicus was from the Rhine to the Danube, the northern border of the empire. Within a thick, dark forest, we can see the mounds showing the route of the wall snaking through the hills and valleys of the area. I visited for the first time on a cold winter afternoon, lacking only peeling Romans and Germans in the area.