Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bamberg, Germany

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.2 km
Ascend 132 m
Descend 173 m

Explore Bamberg in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BambergIndividual Sights in Bamberg

Sight 1: Sankt Getreu

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Sankt Getreu

St. Fides is a former Benedictine provost's house in Bamberg, Germany, which now houses the psychiatric clinic of the Bamberg Social Foundation, the Klinikum am Michelsberg.

Wikipedia: St. Getreu (Bamberg) (DE)

329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Fränkisches Brauereimuseum

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The Franconian Brewery Museum in Bamberg is a museum about Franconia and its beer.

Wikipedia: Fränkisches Brauereimuseum (DE), Website

471 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Sankt Jakob

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Sankt Jakob Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

St. Jakob is one of the oldest churches in Bamberg and is located just a few meters above the Domberg on the Jakobsberg, one of Bamberg's seven hills.

Wikipedia: St. Jakob (Bamberg) (DE)

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Alte Hofhaltung

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Alte Hofhaltung Reinhard Kirchner / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Alte Hofhaltung is a historic building complex in Bamberg, Germany. It consists of former residential and farm buildings of the episcopal court, which were built from the 15th century onwards on the site of Emperor Henry II's palace.

Wikipedia: Alte Hofhaltung (Bamberg) (DE)

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Neue Residenz

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Neue Residenz Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Neue Residenz is a multi-winged listed building on Domplatz in Bamberg, Upper Franconia. From 1604 it was the bishop's residence of the prince-bishops of Bamberg and replaced the old court on the other side of the square in this function. Today, the sandstone complex houses the Bamberg State Library and State Gallery. From the rose garden of the New Residence you have a view of St. Michael's Church and the rooftops of the bourgeois city.

Wikipedia: Neue Residenz (Bamberg) (DE)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Nabel der Welt

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Nabel der Welt

The Domberg is the historic center of Bamberg and is characterized by some historically significant buildings, especially the Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral. The cathedral square is historically significant, because in this area stood the Babenburg, from which the city of Bamberg developed.

Wikipedia: Domberg (Bamberg) (DE)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Bamberger Dom

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Bamberger Dom

Bamberg Cathedral is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and is the seat of the its archbishop. Since 1993, the cathedral has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg".

Wikipedia: Bamberg Cathedral (EN), Website

35 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Bamberger Reiter

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The Bamberg Horseman is an early 13th-century stone equestrian statue by an anonymous medieval sculptor in the cathedral of Bamberg, Germany.

Wikipedia: Bamberg Horseman (EN)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Diözesanmuseum Bamberg

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Diözesanmuseum Bamberg Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Diocesan Museum Bamberg, in the chapter house to the left of the cathedral, shows art treasures from the old cathedral treasury of Bamberg Cathedral and the entire archdiocese. The imperial robes, a unique collection of embroidered silk robes from the 11th century, and the regalia from the only papal tomb north of the Alps make the museum a world-class treasure house.

Wikipedia: Diözesanmuseum Bamberg (DE), Website

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Staatliches Bauamt Bamberg

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Staatliches Bauamt Bamberg Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Dominican monastery Bamberg is a former Dominican monastery with a church in Bamberg. Today the state building authority is located in the monastery wing, the church is used as the auditorium of the University of Bamberg.

Wikipedia: Dominikanerkloster Bamberg (DE), Website

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Altes Rathaus

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The Old Town Hall in Bamberg is one of the most important buildings that characterize the historic city center. It is located between the mountain town and the island town in the left arm of the Regnitz. This location ...

Wikipedia: Altes Rathaus (Bamberg) (DE)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Bamberg

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Bamberg is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in 2022. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby Babenberch castle. Cited as one of Germany's most beautiful towns, with medieval streets and buildings, the old town of Bamberg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.

Wikipedia: Bamberg (EN), Website, Heritage Website

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Sight 13: Sammlung Ludwig

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The Ludwig Foundation for Art and International Understanding was founded in 1982 by the married couple Peter and Irene Ludwig, née Monheim. After the death of Peter Ludwig in 1996, the foundation was transformed into the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation by his widow Irene Ludwig a year later. The foundation's headquarters are located in the couple's former home in Aachen.

Wikipedia: Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung (DE)

535 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Klein Venedig

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Klein Venedig

Klein-Venedig is the name of a former fishing settlement in Bamberg.

Wikipedia: Klein-Venedig (Bamberg) (DE)

402 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Naturkundemuseum

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Naturkundemuseum

The Natural History Museum in Bamberg displays exhibits on natural history in historic rooms. In addition, there are rooms for changing exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Naturkunde-Museum (Bamberg) (DE), Website

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Maximiliansbrunnen

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Maximiliansbrunnen

The Maximiliansbrunnen is on the Maximiliansplatz in Bamberg. The fountain has its name from King Maximilian I. Joseph (Bavaria) and was created by Ferdinand von Miller in 1888. The casting of the statues took place in 1880.

Wikipedia: Maximiliansbrunnen (DE)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Gabelmann

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Gabelmann

The Gabelmann Fountain is a baroque fountain depicting the Roman god of the sea, Neptune, in Bamberg's Old Town.

Wikipedia: Gabelmann (DE)

388 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Theater

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The ETA Hoffmann Theater is the municipal theatre of Bamberg, Germany. In addition to the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Villa Concordia, the museums and the independent cultural scene, it is one of the city's most influential cultural institutions. The theatre is a playhouse and employs a permanent ensemble of 16 actors. It has existed since 1802 and was temporarily the place of work of the later namesake E.T.A. Hoffmann. Since the 2015/16 season, Sibylle Broll-Pape has been the theatre's artistic director.

Wikipedia: E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Theater (DE)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Villa Dessauer

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Villa Dessauer

The Villa Dessauer is a mansion in Bamberg, Germany, which is used as an art gallery by the local City Council.

Wikipedia: Villa Dessauer (EN), Website

924 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 20: Sankt Gangolf

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St. Gangolf is a Catholic parish church in Bamberg, Germany. The former collegiate church is the oldest surviving sacred building in the city, dating back to the third quarter of the 11th century.

Wikipedia: St. Gangolf (Bamberg) (DE), Website

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