Travel tips: Bamburg, Romantic road, Germany

Bamberg,  in northern Bavaria is, laid out over 7 hills where the Regnitz and Main rivers meet. Its old town is lovely higgeldy-piggeldy and preserves structures from the 11th to 19th centuries. It’s a walk up and down and around through little winding streets and over the two little rivers.

The muraled Altes Rathaus (town hall), which occupies an island in the Regnitz reached by arched bridges. Amazing how the yellow building square bottom is perched on a piece of triangular stone! 

                A closer look 

Lovely murals and stone carved balcony

Schillerplatz

 

Typical colourful housing 

Walking up and down over the ricers and around towards the city cathedral on Domplatz. 

                   Domplatz cathedral

The Romanesque Bamberg Cathedral, begun in the 11th century, features 4 towers and numerous stone carvings. Two currently under renovation. 

Walking into the courtyard towards the museum

This pretty decorated building runs about 200 metres in width in the form of an unfinished rectangle

Facing the city with back to museum and courtyard runs a city wall. It is about 200m in length with statues the whole way along and gives views from above over the city roofs. 

Close to the church and city wall another inner courtyard, transformed into a rose garden. 

That’s all folks, happy travelling!