Cruises From Bamberg, Germany

Things to do in Bamberg, Germany

Here are some of the best things to do in Bamberg on a river cruise stop:

♦ Bamberg Cathedral

The cathedral on Cathedral Hill was founded by Emperor Henry II, who made Bamberg a diocese in 1007. Henry and his wife Kunigunde are buried inside, in a tomb carved by Tilman Riemenschneider, and the cathedral is also the burial place of Pope Clement II. Look for the Bamberg Horseman, a stone statue of a rider on horseback dating from the 13th century.

♦ The Old Town Hall

Bamberg's Old Town Hall stands on its own small island in the middle of the Regnitz, reached by two bridges. The first town hall on the site was built in 1386.

♦ Little Venice

Along one bank of the Regnitz, a row of 19th-century fishermen's houses sits right at the water's edge. The view across the river is a favorite photo stop.

♦ New Residence and Rose Garden

Next to the cathedral, the New Residence was built around 1700 as the palace of Bamberg's prince-bishops. Its terraced Rose Garden, planted with more than 4,500 roses, looks out over the old town.

♦ Smoked beer and Michaelsberg

Bamberg is famous for Rauchbier, a beer brewed with malt dried over an open fire, which gives it a smoky taste, and the city is still home to 11 breweries. Up on Michaelsberg, the former Benedictine abbey founded by Henry II houses the Franconian Brewery Museum.