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Jul 13, 2022 · Looking for a true German town that can show you history, teach you about German culture, give you a beer museum in a fantastic church? Well Bamberg, Germany...
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Discover the timeless charm of Bamberg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled in the heart of Bavaria! Wander through picturesque cobblestone streets lined wi...
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Mar 31, 2019 · The German state of Bavaria strikes again - this time, Bamberg! This beautiful little town with the Regnitz running through it is an absolute charmer!From hi...
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- 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...
Jul 5, 2023 · Bamberg Cathedral Note: Despite the Cathedral taking 100 years to build, due to the construction material being a not so sturdy Sandstone, chances are good that when you visit the Bamberg Dom that it is, in some way, covered by scaffolds as it almost continuously needs some form of maintenance and reconstruction. However, you can still enjoy it, the square, and most likely, the inside as well.
Nov 27, 2019 · Bamberg, Germany is located in northern Bavaria and is located where the Regnitz and Main rivers diverge. Bamberg is divided into 3 sections, each representing a different part of the city. The Noble section is where the Cathedral is located as well as other buildings that represent authority. The Urban section is where the markets and ...
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Let’s delve into what makes Bamberg so special. The city’s iconic skyline is dominated by the magnificent Bamberg Cathedral, an architectural marvel that dates back to the 11th century. Visitors can wander through the narrow cobblestone streets, where each corner reveals charming buildings adorned with intricate facades.
