Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bamberg, Germany

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 79 m
Descend 98 m

Experience Bamberg in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BambergIndividual Sights in Bamberg

Sight 1: Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte

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Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte

The Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Bamberg, Germany, which was founded in 1886 with funds from the estate of the lawyer and amateur astronomer Karl Remeis. The observatory is an active research institute of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and therefore not a public observatory in the usual sense.

Wikipedia: Dr.-Remeis-Sternwarte (DE), Website

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Schleuse 100

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The list of locks in the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal lists all still existing and abandoned locks along the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal.

Wikipedia: Liste_der_Schleusen_im_Ludwig-Donau-Main-Kanal (DE), Website

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Haus

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The E. T. A. Hoffmann House in the Upper Franconian city of Bamberg is a memorial dedicated to the person and work of the German writer, composer and draughtsman E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822).

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

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Klosterbräu

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Klosterbräu Bamberg is the oldest brewery in Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Germany. It is located in the so-called Mühlenviertel near the river Regnitz. The annual output is about 4,000 hectoliters.

Wikipedia: Klosterbräu Bamberg (EN), Website

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Böttingerhaus

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The Böttingerhaus, sometimes also called Prellshaus, is a city palace located on the Judenstraße of the mining town of Bamberg. It is one of the most important bourgeois buildings of the Baroque period in southern Germany.

Wikipedia: Böttingerhaus (DE)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Sankt Stephan

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The Church of St. Stephen in Bamberg's Old Town, often called St. Stephen's Church in common parlance, has been the main church of Protestant Christians in Bamberg since 1808. The current building essentially dates from the 17th century and was built on the same site with the same floor plan in place of a predecessor church from the 11th century. Until secularization in 1803, it was a Catholic collegiate church.

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

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Apfelweibla

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The Apfelweibla is a door knob with the representation of an older woman in the old town of Bamberg. The original is made of tinned iron sheet and is estimated on a period of origin around 1720. In order to protect this original from any theft or other employment, it was brought to the museum in the late 1960s and replaced on site with a bronze cast.

Wikipedia: Apfelweibla (DE)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Obere Pfarre - Zu unserer lieben Frau

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Obere Pfarre - Zu unserer lieben Frau

The Upper Parish or Church of Our Lady is a Gothic Roman Catholic parish church in Bamberg, Germany. It belongs to the pastoral care area of Bamberg West in the Bamberg deanery of the Archdiocese of Bamberg.

Wikipedia: Obere Pfarre (Bamberg) (DE), Website

406 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: 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 its archbishop. Since 1993, the cathedral has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town of Bamberg".

Wikipedia: Bamberg Cathedral (EN), Website

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: 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 treasure house of world stature.

Wikipedia: Diözesanmuseum Bamberg (DE), Website

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