What to do and see in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria: The Best Historic Walking Areas

April 13, 2022 Timmy Ribble

Discover the best top things to do in Upper Palatinate, Germany including Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof - Unesco World Heritage, Old Town, Rathaus-Turm Regensburg, Osterhohle, Die St. Katharinenspitalstiftung.
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1. Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof - Unesco World Heritage

Stadtamhof, 93059, Regensburg, Bavaria Germany +49 941 5074410 [email protected] http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1155/
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Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof - Unesco World Heritage

Reviewed By LDG2003 - Ponce, Caribbean

This beautiful town has Cafes, small Restaurants, shops and a huge Church. To enter the Old Town you walk across a bridge over the Danube River.

2. Old Town

Regensburg, Bavaria Germany +49-941-507-4410-4411-4412 http://www.regensburg.com/tourismus/about-regensburg/3864
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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.

3. Rathaus-Turm Regensburg

Rathauspl. 1, 93047, 93047, Regensburg, Bavaria Germany http://www.online-destination.de/deutschland/regensburg/regensburg-rathausturm.html
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Rathaus-Turm Regensburg

4. Osterhohle

Flurnummer 59 Trondorf, 92259 Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria Germany http://www.osterhoehle.com/Startseite
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Osterhohle

5. Die St. Katharinenspitalstiftung

1-3, Am Bruckenfuss, 93059, 93059, Regensburg, Bavaria Germany http://www.spital.de/
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