Bamberg Travel Guide

Legendary smoked-beer tavern brewing Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier on-site since the Middle Ages, poured straight from oak kegs.

Hillside beer garden and brewery known for its own smoked Rauchbier and sweeping views over Bamberg's old town rooftops.

Brewpub in a former distillery brewing unfiltered Bamberg lagers on-site, paired with hearty Franconian dishes.

Refined restaurant inside a historic hotel near the old town, serving elevated Franconian and international dishes.

Street lined with small breweries and pubs in the Sandgebiet quarter, a lively hub for the city's dense concentration of historic breweries.

Former prince-bishops' palace with the Rose Garden overlooking the city, housing a state gallery of Old Masters.

Four-spired Romanesque-Gothic cathedral holding the famous medieval statue the Bamberg Rider and the tomb of Pope Clement II.

Diocesan museum displaying medieval ecclesiastical treasures including the robes of Emperor Henry II.

Central cinema in the old town showing mainstream and arthouse films.

One of Bavaria's largest street festivals, filling the Sandgebiet riverside quarter with beer stalls, boat jousting on the Regnitz and fireworks.

Hilly rural region of limestone crags, caves and castle ruins just outside Bamberg, popular for hiking and rock climbing.

Bamberg's modern indoor and outdoor swimming pool and sauna complex.