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    Bamberg

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    Bamberg

    CityUNESCOCulture

    Bamberg an der Regnitz hat rund 80.000 Einwohner, seine Altstadt ist seit 1993 UNESCO-Welterbe. Weil sie sich über sieben Hügel verteilt, nennt man Bamberg auch das „Fränkische Rom“.

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    Bamberg an der Regnitz hat rund 80.000 Einwohner, seine Altstadt ist seit 1993 UNESCO-Welterbe. Weil sie sich über sieben Hügel verteilt, nennt man Bamberg auch das „Fränkische Rom“. Auf dem Domberg steht der viertürmige Kaiserdom, der 1237 geweiht wurde und das einzige Papstgrab Deutschlands birgt.Mitten im linken Regnitzarm sitzt das Alte Rathaus mit seinen bemalten Fassaden, auf der Regnitzinsel reihen sich in Klein-Venedig Fischerhäuser aus dem 17. Jahrhundert mit langen Holzbalkonen. Berühmt ist Bamberg für sein Rauchbier, etwa das Aecht Schlenkerla, dessen Malz über Buchenholz gedarrt wird.

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    Bamberg Minster
    Church

    1Bamberg Minster

    The four-towered, Late Romanesque cathedral was consecrated on May 6, 1237. Inside are the Bamberg Rider and the tomb of Emperor Henry II and Cunigunde, the Empire's only canonized imperial couple, plus Germany's only papal tomb.
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    Little Venice
    Attraction

    2Little Venice

    The row of houses in the former fishing quarter is located directly on the bank of the left Regnitz arm and dates from the 17th century. Fishermen used to dry their nets on the long wooden balconies.
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    Old Town Hall
    Historic Landmark

    3Old Town Hall

    The Town Hall stands in the left Regnitz arm, between the Hill Town and Island Town, and was newly built in Gothic style 1461-1467, then redesigned in Baroque style from 1744. Its façades feature trompe l'oeil; on the east side, a putto's leg protrudes sculpturally from the picture. Inside, since 1995, the Ludwig Porcelain Collection is shown.
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    New Residence with Rose Garden
    Castle

    4New Residence with Rose Garden

    The Prince-Bishops' Residence dates from 1604, its Baroque front built 1697-1703 by Leonhard Dientzenhofer. The Kaisersaal holds 16 emperor portraits, while 4500 roses bloom in the Rose Garden with its Rococo pavilion.
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    Restaurants in Bamberg

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    Schlenkerla

    Family-run traditional brewery in the 'Zum Blauen Löwen' house, first mentioned in 1405. Here, they serve Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier – its malt smoked over beechwood – alongside Bavarian cuisine.
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    Brewery Special

    Traditional, rustic brewery restaurant with roast pork, schnitzel and dumplings, plus its house smoked beer.
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    Klosterbräu

    A 1533 brewery and inn in a half-timbered house with wood-paneled rooms and a tiered terrace.
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    Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

    Nuremberg is Bavaria's second-largest city, with over 520,000 inhabitants. The Pegnitz divides the almost entirely walled Old Town into the Sebalder and Lorenzer sides. On the northern edge, the Imperial Castle stands, where all emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire temporarily resided between 1105 and 1571. Albrecht Dürer lived from 1509 until his death in 1528 in his house at the Tiergärtnertor.The city also confronts its dark history: a Documentation Center is located on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds, and the Nuremberg Trials began in the Palace of Justice in November 1945. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is considered the largest cultural history museum in the German-speaking world, and during Advent, the Christkindlesmarkt draws visitors.
    Franken

    Franken

    Nuremberg is Bavaria's second-largest city. Perched on a sandstone ridge above the Old Town is the Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle), where all emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire temporarily resided between 1105 and 1571. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum (German National Museum) is considered the largest cultural history museum in the German-speaking world.In Bamberg, the Old Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and in Würzburg, Balthasar Neumann's Residenz (Residence) with its Court Garden since 1981. The Romantic Road, founded in 1950 as Germany's first scenic route, leads from Würzburg via Rothenburg ob der Tauber, with its 3,360-meter-long city wall, all the way to Füssen.
    Würzburg

    Würzburg

    Würzburg lies in the Maindreieck region and has a population of around 128,000. The Residence of the Prince-Bishops, built from 1720 according to plans by Balthasar Neumann, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1981, including its Court Garden and Residence Square. The approximately 580-square-meter ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo stretches above its staircase.The Old Main Bridge, with its twelve statues of saints, has been closed to cars since 1990 and leads over to Marienberg Fortress, which towers approximately 100 meters above the Main river. The city is the center of a renowned wine region; three of Germany's fifteen largest wineries are located here.
    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber owes its distinguishing name to its location above the Tauber. The city, with its approximately 11,000 inhabitants, is still surrounded by a 3360-meter-long town wall, whose course dates back to the early 14th century. At Plönlein, a fork in the road lined with half-timbered houses, you look upon Sieberstor and Kobolzellertor.In the market square, the historic clock of the Ratstrinkstube from 1466 displays the scene of the legendary Meistertrunk; from the Town Hall Tower, the view extends 60 meters high over the rooftops. In the Gothic Church of St. Jakob stands Tilman Riemenschneider's Holy Blood Altar. Rothenburg is located on the Romantic Road between Würzburg and Füssen.
    Thuringia

    Thuringia

    Since 1897, Thuringia has borne the moniker "green heart of Germany," a name attributable to its rich forests. Its largest mountain range is the Thuringian Forest, through which the Rennsteig ridge trail runs. The state capital and largest city is Erfurt, featuring its Cathedral, St. Severus Church, and the Krämerbrücke.Culturally, Thuringia is known for Weimar Classicism: Duchess Anna Amalia and Duke Carl August attracted poets like Goethe to Weimar, where the Bauhaus was also founded in 1919. At Wartburg Castle near Eisenach, Martin Luther secretly worked on his Bible translation.