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6 Bamberg
Bavaria; 96047
For centuries the seat of an independent Prince-Bishopric within the
Holy Roman Empire, Bamberg has survived the turmoil of Germany’s
history unscathed, with an exceptionally well-preserved historic core
that was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1993. The
city centre is divided into three parts by the Main-Danube canal and
the Regnitz river, but most of the major sights are in the hilly Bergstadt
Above Impressive façade of the Neue to the west of the river, dominated by a splendid four-spired cathedral.
Residenz, Bamberg This walk explores the Bergstadt and the riverside areas of Bamberg.
VISITING BAMBERG A two-hour walking tour walkers can stop at Klosterbräu (open
From the car park, walk to the daily) on the right, which was once
Parking
The City-Altstadttiefgarage, an tourist office, where visitors can the Prince-Bishops’ brewery.
under ground car park, is located pick up the key to the tower of At the end of Judenstrasse, turn
near the tourist office. Schloss Geyerswörth 1 (open left to head up Untere Kaulberg to
Tourist Information Mon–Fri), which lies across the road reach the 14th-century Pfarrkirche
Geyerswörthstrasse 3, 96047; 0951 297 from the office. There are fine views zu Unsere Lieben Frau 3. The parish
62 00; www.bamberg.info; open daily; over Bamberg from the church of Our Dear Lady has
closed Easter Fri, Halloween, top of this 16th-century a lovely tabernacle in the
Christmas, New Year
Prince-Bishop’s residence. ambulatory and Tintoretto’s
Afterward, cross the river Assumption just by the door.
WHERE TO STAY IN BAMBERG by the wooden foot bridge. Cross the busy road in front
Then turn left into of the church, des cending
Messerschmitt moderate Schranne, right into the steps sign posted Dom
Family owned since 1832, this beautiful Balthasargässchen, to reach Hinterer Bach.
hotel is a mix of traditional and modern, then left again to reach Follow this curving cobbled
set in the house that belonged to the
parents of the famous aviation pioneer, Judenstrasse, a street Traditional biscuits, lane uphill, admiring the
Willy Messerschmitt. The hotel also has of historic town houses, Bamberg 17th-cen tury Alter Ebracher
a renowned restaurant. including the Hof on the climb up. At the
Lange Strasse 41, 96047; 0951 29 78 00; Böttingerhaus 2, built for the privy top is Domplatz, Bamberg’s show-
www.hotel-messerschmitt.de
councillor Ignaz Tobias Böttinger piece square. On the left is the 13th-
St Nepomuk moderate between 1707 and 1713. Take the left cen tury Kaiserdom 4 (open daily), a
This stylish hotel offers views of the fork into Concordiastrasse to reach cathedral filled with art istic trea sures
Altes Rathaus. It has 23 rooms, a suite
and two restaurants and a bar. another of Böttinger’s resi den ces, such as the Bamberger Reiter, an
Obere Mühlbrücke 9, 96049; 0951 Concordia, which dates from 1722. eques trian likeness of a medi eval
984 20; www.hotel-nepomuk.de Return to Judenstrasse. Thirsty knight. The cathedral cloisters house
the Diözesanmuseum (closed Mon),
with a remark able collec tion of 11th-
MA Í ENBRU NNEN U NTERE SANDSTRASSE MARKUSBRÜCKE HI N TERER GARDEN KAPUZINERSTR STANGS S TR FLEISCHSTR cen tury cleri cal vest ments. Beyond
GRÜNER MARKT
the Dom, on the left, is the elaborate
Klein
FISCHEREI
Venedig Renaissance façade of the Ratsstube
5, a part of the Alte Hofhaltung, a
Linker Regnitzarm
ELISABETHEN STR AM K R A NEN the Prince-Bishops’ house hold. The
Kirche
St Michael K E SSLERSTR ram bling com plex that once housed
AM LEINRITT
AUFSESS STRASSE OBERE S A N DSTR Rathaus LANGE STR Ratsstube houses the Historisches
Altes
Neue Residenz K AT ZENBE RG DOMINIK ANERSTR Schloss Museum (May–Nov: closed Mon; Dec–
MICHAELSBERGE R STR
Obere
OBERE KAROLINENSTR DOMPLATZ KA R O LINENST R Brücke Geyerswörth ZINKEN W ÖRT H Apr: temporary exhi bitions only), with
Ratsstube
displays relating to Bamberg’s history.
Missionshaus AM KANAL
St Heinrich D OMSTR DOMPLAT Z SCH RAN N E Return to Domplatz and cross the
Kaiserdom
Alter Ebracher road to reach the Neue Residenz 6
MATERNSTR
Hof GEYERSWÖRT H STR (open daily), whose Baroque façade
TEUFE L SGRABEN U. KAULBERG Böttingerhaus zigzags across the north side of the
HINTERER
J A KOBSPLATZ SUTTE
BACH
Pfarrkirche zu JUDENSTR CONCORDIAS T R square. Work started on it in 1613,
Unsere Lieben Frau but the palace attained its current
ALTENBURGE RSTR PANZERLEITE 0 metres 200 UNTERE SE E LG ASSE E I S G R UBE OBERER STEPHANSBERG Concordia magnifi cence under Prince-Bishop
Lothar von Schönborn between 1697
and 1703. The palace is the work of
200
0 yards
Leonhard Dientzenhofer, from the
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150
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