Location: Regensburg
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Founded by the Romans in 179 AD as Casta Regina (meaning Fortress by the River Regen), Regensburg is one of Germany's oldest towns. It was relatively spared from Allied bombings during World War II. Today, many flock to see the wonderfully intact old city and its many medieval structures. The 12th-century Stone Bridge was used by Crusaders en route to the Holy Land. The Regensburg Cathedral (or Dom St. Peter) is one of southern Germany's finest examples of Gothic architecture.
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1. Haidplatz
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4.5 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By bparks1045
Incorporate into your walking tour of the area. Old authentic cobblestone streets, you get the true feel of the old history still evident from the landscape there today.
2. Altes Rathaus
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4.5 based on 278 reviews
Reviewed By Wingfield73 - Chiang Mai, Thailand
Every corner of this historic Roman city seems to present the most casual walkers with another photo opportunity and the Old Town Hall is one of these, a few hundred metres from the remains of the Roman gateway. It is actually three buildings; the tower, the palace and baroque town hall. The museum inside is well worth a visit and, for the gloomy minded the torture chambers in the basement are chilling (indeed quite cold too!)
3. Besucherzentrum Welterbe Regensburg
4. Old Town
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4.5 based on 1,167 reviews
Reviewed By BradJill - Hong Kong, China
Regensburg is a fine small destination to visit in the Bavarian region of southern Germany. We recently did a full day trip from Munich during early December and very much enjoyed out time in the city. The Old Town (Stadt) is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2006) and is a wonderful preserved medieval city, most atmospheric when seen during winter Christmas season. The train between Munich Hbf and Regensburg Hbf is 1.5-2 hours by train and runs frequently between the two cities. The Regensburg Hbf (Central Station) is a short 10 minute walk into the heart of the World Heritage area. During our visit we enjoyed several of the impressive churches around the city. Most memorable were the Basilika St. Ammeram next to the Thurn and Taxis Palace. Unfortunately we ran out of time to visit the palace itself. The Rococo masterpiece Basilica of the Nativity of our Lady and the imposing Gothic St. Peter's Cathedral made for excellent sightseeing and we appreciated the treasury visit within Dom St. Peter's as well. Our visit was during the annual Regensburger Christkindlmarkt (Christma Market) which saw many of the small town squares decorated with trees, ornamentation and stalls selling seasonal food and drinks. A couple cups of gluhwein were helpful keeping our hands warm during the cold December day. We also enjoyed some of the shops around the Old Town, particularly the historic tin workshop shop called Haus Wiedamann where we purchased a traditional Christmas Pyramid that was taken back home with us after our winter holiday in Bavaria. This was very much enjoyed back home through the Christmas holiday season. During our visit we enjoyed seeing numerous Medieval buildings as well as those structures dating as far back as the Roman times when the legendary camp called Castra Regina was found here. The Old Stone Bridge was nice to see and walk across. The Goliath building fresco was very interesting to view, as were the handful of monuments seen around the city. As for food, we took a quick lunch at the historic Wurstkuche, the oldest bratwurststube in the world. That was neat and the food was pretty good - even if prices were a bit high. Unfortunately, during the winter months, the city fountains were not operational and many were covered up for protection. Similarly, the city parks are expectedly bare the time of year. These being the two only downsides we found for visiting Regensburg at this time of year. In the end, we very much liked our day trip to Regensburg. This is a lovely medieval city in Bavaria and a great place to consider as a day trip from Munich. However, for leisurely and comprehensive visits, we would spending a night or two when we next return to Regensburg.
5. Old Stone Bridge
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4.0 based on 1,253 reviews
This 12th-century bridge still stands, a tribute to medieval engineering technology.
Reviewed By bdon257 - Morpeth, United Kingdom
This impressive 12th century Stone Bridge is 310m long and is a fabulous vantage point offering unparalleled views of the old town and its many towers.
6. Regensburg Arcaden
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4.0 based on 82 reviews
7. Goliathhaus
8. Neupfarrplatz
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4.0 based on 96 reviews
Reviewed By Marathon59 - Detroit, United States
Our tour guide explained about the square and the area that children like to play. There is some Jewish history here and the history does show that things were not always calm. This current layout is for all to enjoy.
9. Donau Einkaufszentrum
10. Villapark
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4.0 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By wldtravels
From Ludwig's small riverfront castle at this tranquil Villapark to the park path around the outskirts of the Old City Wall starting at Villapark, this was a great afternoon walk. Villapark and the rest of the ring park walk was a shaded stroll through trees on gravel paths. It was a great way to stretch our legs and enjoy a bit of nature in a city setting. To get there, we walked off our riverboat and went along the river to the Villapark on the east end of the old city wall, where King Ludwig built a small castle on the water at the edge of town. The path starts in Villapark. Just follow the gravel paths as they wind along the city wall. The ring walk is a half circle and is about 2 miles long with another mile of pathway along the river to complete the “circle”. The small but impressive Thurn and Taxis Palace grounds are at the midpoint of the ring. The grounds were not open to the public to walk through when we were there, so we had to walk around the outside. Next to the palace was the old St. Emmeram Abbey, with a small area open to the public and some quaint and interesting niches to see inside the courtyard and behind the main buildings (the main buildings were not open when we were there). It was well worth the short side trip to see the abbey before continuing on the park ring paths and it is rumored that it is a very large abbey rivaling the size of a large palace, but we couldn’t tell from what we saw. At the end of the half ring (the west end of the old city wall) was a small but lovely garden and was a nice way to finish the walk before taking the river path back to our riverboat. If we had known more about the abbey, we would have scheduled more time to spend there investigating its rumored size. This jaunt out was a nice find.
