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1. Bamberg Altstadt. From the 10th century onwards, this town became an important link with the Slav peoples, especially those of Poland and Pomerania. During its period of greatest prosperity, from the 12th century onwards, the architecture of Bamberg strongly influenced northern Germany and Hungary.
- Bamberg Cathedral
- Alte Hofhaltung
- Historisches Museum
- Altes Rathaus
- Neue Residenz
- Rosengarten
- Diocesan Museum
- Altenburg
- Obere Pfarre
- Klein Venedig
Founded by Holy Roman Emperor Henry II in the early 11th century, Bamberg Cathedral has extraordinary Medieval architecture and priceless works of art. Outside you’ll see that the cathedral has four towers, and that symmetry continues below where there’s a choir at each end, the eastern one Romanesque, and the western Gothic. A must-see is the tomb...
This Renaissance complex comprises the residential and commercial building’s of Bamberg’s Medieval episcopal court. The Alte Hofhaltung originated at the beginning of the 11th century when the diocese was founded and there are still vestiges of those first palaces and chapels in the inner courtyard. Here, along with a host of smaller buildings, a L...
The history and culture of this World Heritage City is uncovered at the museum inside the Alte Hofhaltung. The Gemäldegalerie (painting gallery) for instance has 100 works by masters like Brueghel and Lucas Cranach the Elder, and the 19th-century landscape artist Otto Modersohn. There are also insights into bourgeois life in Bamberg in the 19th cen...
Whether it’s true or not, there’s a fun back-story to Bamberg’s fabulous, fresco-covered old town hall: In the 14th century the Bishop of Bamberg refused to allocate land to the city’s residents for a town hall, so they decided to build it on stakes in the River Regnitz, at the boundary between the episcopal and merchant city. The first reference t...
In 1602 Bamberg’s prince bishops moved from the Alte Hofhaltung to a sumptuous new palace on the other side of the cathedral square where they would stay until secularisation in 1803. The Neue Residenz is the largest palace in the city and has two original Renaissance wings and then Baroque extensions built a century later. There are more than 40 s...
Behind the Neue Residenz is the palace’s spellbinding rose garden. This started out as a Renaissance garden, but took on in its present Baroque form in the 1730s. The Rosengarten’s regimented flowerbeds are planted with 4,600 roses and hemmed by low, closely clipped hedges. There are statues throughout, and the garden’s straight paths meet at a fou...
In the diocesan chapterhouse, also on the Cathedral Square is a museum based on the lavish and fascinating collections of Bamberg’s cathedral treasury. Many of the holdings were lost to secularisation, but the museum has enough riches to shed light on the wealth and power of Bamberg’s diocese. The textiles and vestments are especially impressive, i...
The highest hill in the city has been fortified since the 12th century, and at that time it was used as a refuge for Bamberg’s citizens during battles and raids. But in the mid-13th century the Bishops of Bamberg acquired the property and it became their residence before it was damaged during the Second Margrave War in 1553. After that the Altenbur...
This High Gothic church was founded in the 14th century and has a lot of architecture and fittings from that time, as well as a Late Gothic choir and Baroque decoration in the nave. Outside, step around to the northern Brautportal “Bridal Portal”, which is a kind of open vestibule with carvings of the fable of the wise and foolish virgins on the ja...
Just after the Altes Rathaus you can go for an amble on the left bank of the River Regnitz. On this side of the river you can pause to appreciate Bamberg’s old fisherman’s quarter. Known as Klein Venedig (Little Venice), there’s a line of rickety half-timbered dwellings dating to the 17th century. The scene is all the prettier as the mishmash of ho...
- Go “on the cellar” and drink some delicious Bamberg Beer, specifically Rauschbier. I mean, all in the name of culture, right? Bamberg smoked beer is one of the most famous exports of the city and you can’t visit Bamberg without trying at least one.
- Wander around the lovely streets of Bamberg’s Old Town. It’s a cliche, but as you’ll soon discover, Bamberg is a place best enjoyed with a heavy dose of cliched, dreamy optimism.
- Explore the Little Italy in Bamberg, AKA Little Venice. NOTE: If you are trying to find it on a map, be sure to type in Klein Venedig. Little Venice doesn’t actually bring you any results.
- Marvel at the Bamberg Old Town Hall. This right here is the most famous of Bamberg Attractions: a gorgeous town hall built on an island in the middle of the river, connected by two bridges and decked out in wonderful almost 3D trompe d’oeil frescoes.
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- Take a Walking Tour of the Old Town & Bamberg Town Hall. There's no better place to begin a walking tour of Bamberg's Old Town than at Obere Brücke, the pedestrian-only Upper Bridge.
- Visit Bamberg Cathedral & Diocesan Museum. The early 13th-century Bamberg Cathedral (Bamberger Dom), known officially as St. Peter's and St. George's Imperial Cathedral, boasts numerous architectural features of interest.
- Explore the Old Court (Alte Hofhaltung) & Historical Museum. Bamberg's timbered Old Court (Alte Hofhaltung) is widely considered to be one of the finest creations of the German Renaissance.
- Take a Tour of the Elegant New Residence. Built between 1695 and 1704, the New Residence (Neue Residenz) lays claim to having no less than 40 gorgeous staterooms.
May 18, 2023 · Bamberger Dom (Bamberg Cathedral) Bamberger Dom (Bamberg Cathedral) Bamberg. Bamberger Dom is the place to head for fantastic Medieval architecture and works of art. Located on Domplatz (Cathedral Square), it’s right by a few of the upcoming things to do as well so it’s easy to visit all of them together.
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Feb 7, 2020 · New Residence Rose Garden. Go here for the roses, stay for the view. One of the most lovely things to do in Bamberg is spend some time at the rose garden on the hill. There’s a sea of flowers outside the New Residence building at the Rose Garden. When we visited in June, the roses were fully in bloom.
Jun 19, 2022 · Fischerei 31, 96047 Bamberg, Germany. Phone +49 951 22114. Web Visit website. From Altes Rathaus, you can spot Klein-Venedig, also known as the "Little Venice" section of Bamberg. This fishermen's district encapsulates the charm of the town with a row of colorful 14th to 17th Century half-timbered houses.
