Beer, Saints and Sinners Self Guided Tour of Bamberg

4.5 (15 reviews) Bamberg, Germany
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Duration2h - 3h
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LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
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Overview

A German king gave his wife a hilltop as a wedding gift — then asked for it back to build a second Rome. This app-based self-guided walking tour of Bamberg traces that power struggle through 20 stops across the UNESCO-listed old town.

You'll hear how citizens built their town hall on a river because the bishop refused them land, why a one-Pfennig beer price hike sparked a citywide revolt, and how a brass doorknob inspired the author of The Nutcracker.

The route winds from the merchants' island to the cathedral hill, where a mysterious medieval horseman and the only papal tomb north of the Alps await.

Start whenever you like, pause for a Rauchbier at Schlenkerla, and pick up where you left off — audio works offline at your own pace. If you'd rather wander than be herded on someone else's schedule, this is your kind of tour.

Over 20,000 travelers have used this self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.

What's included

  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
  • Audio and written guide included
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location

What to expect

  1. Gruner Markt
    5m
    Find out why locals renamed a Roman sea god after a piece of cutlery.
  2. 5m
    Step beneath a dome that isn't there — and see if your eyes agree.
  3. Am Kranen
    5m
    Stand where every merchant on the river was forced to stop and sell, whether they wanted to or not.
  4. Igor Mitoraj Centurione I
    5m
    Walk around a bronze Roman head and watch your brain refuse to believe what it sees.
  5. Geyersworthsteg
    5m
    Frame the single view that tells the story of a city divided against itself for centuries.
  6. Altes Rathaus
    5m
    Cross the bridge where citizens built a town hall on land that belonged to nobody.
  7. Little Venice
    5m
    Look for the wooden balconies that reveal what these houses were really built for.
  8. Domplatz
    5m
    Enter the square where prince-bishops raised armies, levied taxes, and burned their own citizens.
  9. Bamberg Cathedral
    5m
    Search for a horseman whose identity has puzzled scholars for eight hundred years.
  10. Alte Hofhaltung
    5m
    Pass through the courtyard where a king was murdered over a broken marriage promise.
  11. Neue Residenz Bamberg
    5m
    Peer from the window where Napoleon's chief of staff fell to his death seventeen days before Waterloo.
  12. 5m
    Taste the flavour every beer on earth once had — and hear why only two breweries still make it.
  13. 5m
    See the palace so impractical its owner had to build a second one down the street.
  14. 5m
    Rub the brass face that launched The Nutcracker and wrecked its creator's career.
  15. 5m
    Visit the only Protestant church in the world that was consecrated by a pope.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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