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Things to do in Bamberg
18 places16 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 18 places to explore in Bamberg, and 16 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Bamberg's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Franconian Brewery Museum
A museum on Franconia and its beer, housed in the former Benedictine abbey brewery on the Michelsberg in Bamberg, where beer was brewed from 1122.
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Church of Our Lady (Obere Pfarre)
A Gothic Roman Catholic parish church in Bamberg, officially the Church of Our Lady.
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Bamberg Diocesan Museum
A museum in the chapter house beside Bamberg Cathedral showing treasures from the cathedral treasury, including 11th-century embroidered silk imperial robes.
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New Residence, Bamberg
A multi-winged listed building on the Cathedral Square in Bamberg, the residence of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg from 1604, replacing the Alte Hofhaltung across the square.
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Old Town Hall
A landmark of Bamberg's historic centre, built into the Regnitz river on the Upper Bridge between the hill town and the island town.
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Schloss Weißenstein
Schloss Weißenstein is a Schloss or palatial residence in Pommersfelden, Bavaria, southern Germany.
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Michaelsberg Abbey
Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany.
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Banz Abbey
Banz Abbey, now known as Banz Castle, is a former Benedictine monastery, since 1978 a part of the town of Bad Staffelstein north of Bamberg, Bavaria, southern Germany.
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Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a church located near the town of Bad Staffelstein near Bamberg, in Bavaria, southern Germany.
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Historical Museum Bamberg
The Historical Museum of Bamberg is a museum in Bamberg, Germany, located in the Alte Hofhaltung next to the city's cathedral.
Discovery routes in Bamberg
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Bamberg: from the Old Town Hall to the Cathedral and Michelsberg
From the E.T.A. Hoffmann House to St. Martin's Church and the Old Town Hall, the Obere Pfarre to Bamberg Cathedral; the Alte Hofhaltung, the Diocesan Museum, the Historical Museum, the New Residence and the Rose Garden; then the Franconian Brewery Museum and Michelsberg Abbey.
From Bamberg to Franconia's baroque palaces and basilicas
From Weissenstein Palace in Pommersfelden to the Altenburg above Bamberg; then Banz Abbey and the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (Vierzehnheiligen).
Places to visit
Historic sites
Old Town Hall
A landmark of Bamberg's historic centre, built into the Regnitz river on the Upper Bridge between the hill town and the island town.
Alte Hofhaltung
A historic complex in Bamberg of former residential and service buildings of the bishop's court, built from the 15th century on the site of Emperor Henry II's palace.
New Residence, Bamberg
A multi-winged listed building on the Cathedral Square in Bamberg, the residence of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg from 1604, replacing the Alte Hofhaltung across the square.
Schloss Weißenstein
Schloss Weißenstein is a Schloss or palatial residence in Pommersfelden, Bavaria, southern Germany.
Altenburg Castle
The Altenburg is a castle that sits on the tallest of the seven hills of Bamberg, southern Germany, overlooking the town.
Museums
E.T.A. Hoffmann House
The house in Bamberg where the writer E.T.A. Hoffmann lived, now a museum.
Bamberg Diocesan Museum
A museum in the chapter house beside Bamberg Cathedral showing treasures from the cathedral treasury, including 11th-century embroidered silk imperial robes.
Historical Museum Bamberg
The Historical Museum of Bamberg is a museum in Bamberg, Germany, located in the Alte Hofhaltung next to the city's cathedral.
Franconian Brewery Museum
A museum on Franconia and its beer, housed in the former Benedictine abbey brewery on the Michelsberg in Bamberg, where beer was brewed from 1122.
Naturkunde-Museum Bamberg
A natural history museum in Bamberg showing exhibits in historic rooms, with space for temporary exhibitions.
Places of worship
St. Martin's Church
A Roman Catholic parish church in the centre of Bamberg dedicated to Saint Martin.
Church of Our Lady (Obere Pfarre)
A Gothic Roman Catholic parish church in Bamberg, officially the Church of Our Lady.
Bamberg Cathedral
Bamberg Cathedral is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century.
Michaelsberg Abbey
Michaelsberg Abbey or Michelsberg Abbey, also St. Michael's Abbey, Bamberg is a former Benedictine monastery in Bamberg in Bavaria, Germany.
Banz Abbey
Banz Abbey, now known as Banz Castle, is a former Benedictine monastery, since 1978 a part of the town of Bad Staffelstein north of Bamberg, Bavaria, southern Germany.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a church located near the town of Bad Staffelstein near Bamberg, in Bavaria, southern Germany.
St. Gangolf
A Catholic parish church in Bamberg's Gardeners' Quarter; the former collegiate church dates in its core from the 11th century.
Nature
Rosengarten Bamberg
A Baroque garden behind the New Residence in Bamberg, divided by crossing paths with a fountain basin at the centre and framed by clipped lime trees.
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