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Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany, with a rich history dating back to the 9th century. It has a UNESCO World Heritage Site old town with medieval buildings, a former bishopric and imperial seat, and a cultural and economic centre of Upper Franconia.
- 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.
Discover Bamberg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a rich history and culture. Find accommodation, packages, attractions, events and more on the official website of Bamberg Tourismus.
Discover Bamberg, a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of Bavaria's most attractive towns, with its medieval architecture, rivers and canals. Learn about its history, culture, beer and attractions, and book popular activities and tours.
May 22, 2024 · Bamberg is a medieval town in Bavaria, Germany, with UNESCO World Heritage sites, historic buildings, and beer culture. Discover its attractions, from the Old Town Hall on an island to the smoked beer brewery Schlenkerla, with this guide.
Bamberg is a picturesque town full of history and charm, with its historic city of gardeners, charming Little Venice and seven hills. Explore the cathedral, the old town hall, the smoked beers and the cozy restaurants in this Franconian Rome.
