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7 Bamberg Its walls are adorned with VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
magnificent frescoes painted by
Situated on seven hills like ancient Rome, Bamberg features the Tyrolean artist Melchior Steidl. Practical Information
a splendidly preserved old town, encircled by the branches The walls and pillars feature the Road map D5. * 71,000.
of the river Regnitz. The town is famous not only for its Habsburg family tree, while n Geyerswörthstraße 5 (0951-
297 62 00). _ Calderon-
exceptional artistic heritage but also for its excellent beer, 16 statues represent Emperors Festspiele (Jun), Sandkirchweih
of the Holy Roman Empire. The
produced by one of the nine breweries that operate here. Neue Residenz houses a collec- (Aug). ∑ bamberg.info
Its long history goes back to AD 902, when the Babenberg tion of old German masters, Transport
family established their residence here. The town grew and including The Flood by Hans k Nuremberg, 60 km (37 miles)
prospered in the wake of the Thirty Years’ War. In 1993, Baldung Grien and three canvases Picturesque fishermen’s cottages in Klein-Venedig to the south.
Bamberg became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
P Altes Rathaus of the old town. It features the
R Karmelitenkloster The Baroque lower bridge, Untere magnificent Baroque St Martin’s Balthasar Neumann. The
Karmelitenplatz 1. Open 9–11.30am, Brücke, provides a magnificent Church, built in 1686–91 by the abbey’s brewery now houses
2:30–5:30pm daily. view over the upper bridge, Dientzenhofer brothers. Also a museum.
The hospital-abbey complex Obere Brücke, with its fabulous notable is the late-Baroque
of St Theodore was founded in town hall. This originally Gothic St Catherine Hospital and P Schloß Seehof
the late 12th century by Bishop seat of the municipal authorities Seminary, built by Balthasar Memmelsdorf. Tel (0951) 409 571.
Eberhard. Since 1589 the church was remodelled in 1744–56 Neumann, which now serves Open Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm Tue–Sun.
and abbey have belonged to by Jakob Michael Küchel. The as the town hall. 8 & ∑ schloesser-bayern.de
the Carmelite order. The south half-timbered structure of the Built and designed by Antonio
tower and Romanesque portal Rottmeisterhaus, which seems R Kloster Michelsberg Petrini in 1686, this was originally
are the remains of the massive to be gliding over the waves Michelsberg. Fränkisches the summer residence of the
12th-century basilica. The of the river Regnitz, was added Brauereimuseum: Open: Apr–Oct: prince-bishops of Bamberg. The
interior of the church was in 1688. Wed–Fri 1–5pm; Sat, Sun & hols: nine magnificent state rooms
redesigned in the late 17th 11am–5pm. & have been beautifully restored.
and early 18th centuries so P Klein-Venedig ∑ brauereimuseum.de
the altar is now situated at its “Little Venice” is a district of The Benedictine abbey that
Beautiful rose garden at the rear of the Neue Residenz western end, while the entrance fishermen’s cottages, their stood on this site was founded
is on the site of the previous picturesque façades adorned in 1015. The surviving church
Exploring Bamberg pleasant courtyard. Inside is a presbytery. The layout of the with pots of geraniums. Visitors was built after 1121 and later
A good place to start sight- museum that focuses on the cloisters on the south side of come here for a glass of remodelled in the 16th and
seeing is the Domplatz, one history of the region. the church is typical of Rauchbier – a local beer with 17th centuries. On the ceiling
of Germany’s loveliest squares, Cistercian designs. a smoky flavour – while they of the church are paintings
with its magnificent cathedral E Neue Residenz enjoy the view. depicting almost 600 species
church and the old bishop’s und Staatsgalerie + Wasserschloss Concordia of medicinal plants. The
palace. After visiting the Domplatz 8. Tel (0951) 519 390. Concordiastraße. Closed to the public. P Grüner Markt abbey’s Baroque buildings
Neue Residenz you can go Open Apr–Sep: 9am–6pm daily; This magnificent Baroque With its historic houses and date from the 17th and 18th
down to the river, where you Oct–Mar: 10–4pm daily. & palace, which enjoys a scenic adjacent Maximilianplatz, centuries and are the work
will find the water palace, ∑ schloesser-bayern.de position on the water’s edge, Grüner Markt lies at the heart of Johann Dientzenhofer and Façade of Schloß Seehof in Memmelsdorf
Concordia. The old town is The Neue Residenz, with its was built for Counsellor
reached by crossing one of richly decorated apartments and Böttinger between 1716 and
two bridges – Untere or the Emperor’s Room, was built in 1722, to a design by Johann Bamberg City Centre Hauptbahnhof
Obere Brücke. 1695–1704 and is the work of Dientzenhofer. The building 1 Dom 1 km (0.6 miles)
Neues
Johann Leonhard Dientzenhofer. now houses an art institute. Flughafen FISCHEREI Rathaus
R Dom 2 Alte Hofhaltung MAIENBRUNNEN 8 km (5 miles) SANDSTRASSE MARKUSSTR. Naturkunde-
museum
UNTERE
Fränkisches
See pp254–5. 3 Neue Residenz und Brauereimuseum KAPUZINERSTR. HAUPTWACHSTRASSE
Staatsgalerie Kloster St Martin KESSLERSTRASSE
P Alte Hofhaltung 4 Karmeliterkloster Michelsberg Alte OBERE SANDS T R. Klein-
Venedig
Historisches Museum 5 Wasserschloß Concordia MICHELSBERG Hofhaltung AM K R A NEN OBSTMARKT LANGE STR.
Domplatz 7. Tel (0951) 871 142. 6 Altes Rathaus AUFSESSSTR. Altes
Open May–Oct: 9am–5pm Tue– 7 Klein-Venedig JAKOBSBERG OBERE KAROLINENSTRASSE Neue Residenz Rathaus
& Staatsgalerie
Sun. & ∑ museum.bamberg.de 8 Kloster Michelsberg E.T.A-Hoffmann-
Theater
On the west side of Domplatz M ATERNSTR. Diözesan- E.T.A-Hoffmann-
museum
stands a magnificent portal, Dom Haus
with statues of the imperial UNTERER KAULBERG Böttinger- R.-WAGNER-STR.
couple Heinrich II and Obere haus
Kunigunde. This is the gate to Pfarrkirche
the former bishop’s residence, CONCORDIASTR. Regnitz
built at the turn of the 15th and PANZERLEITE Karmeliter- KAULBERG MITTLERER UNTERE SEELGASSE
16th centuries in place of an 0 metres 300 kloster Wasserschloss
Concordia
old fortress of Heinrich II. Within
OBERER STEPHANSBERG
the building’s wings is a The Baroque palace Concordia on the bank of the river Regnitz 0 yards 300
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp496–7 and pp519–22 For map symbols see back flap
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