Welcome to the UNESCO world heritage site of Regensburg

Welcome to the UNESCO world
heritage site of Regensburg

Cruise stop -> recommendations -> land travelers

NEW:
Hourly train connection from Munich airport

* Young city in old
walls, 160.000
inhabitants, 32,000
students

* Founded by the
Romans AD 179

* Known as best
preserved medieval
city of Germany

* City of the Imperial
Assembly, prosperous
trade town, Italian
atmosphere in Bavaria

*„One of the most
beautiful cities of the
world“, Sir Norman
Foster (star-architect)

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Old Town, more then 1,000 monuments belong to the UNESCO world heritage site, the whole old town, 10
minutes walking distance
Stone Bridge, the oldest preserved bridge of its kind in Germany.
St. Peter’s Cathedral, the only example of French Gothic architecture in Bavaria, home of the Domspatzen
(oldest boys choir of the world).
A variety of guided tours available, also with play. Reasonable prices, also for FIT´s.

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Porta Praetoria, built in the 2nd
century by Emperor Marcus Aurelius
as the north gate to the “Castra
Regina” Roman camp.

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Reichstag Museum / Imperial Assembly Hall: Part of the Old Town Hall. A place of European history,
where the “Perpetual” Assembly (Parliament) was established as a large “congress of envoys” for some
150 years.
FIT´s: Daily guided tours in English available.

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Thurn und Taxis Palace: In the mid-18th century, the princes of Thurn and Taxis turned
the former monastery into a magnificent castle residence. The palace is a must-see, and
is said to have more rooms than Buckingham Palace in London.
FIT´s: Several daily guided tours available (headset for English) or individual guided tours
in English.

Historic Sausage Kitchen –
                                        oldest sausage kitchen ot the world

GUIDED TOURS:
*numerous guided
tours
*eg. tour of
top highlights,
culinary and
unique features
Café Prinzess –                     The Hatmaker
oldest coffehouseof Germany                       – traditional
                                    NEW SHOW AREA The  Hatmaker handcraft

                              NEW

INDIVIDUAL TOURS (can be arranged as guided tours)

NEW: Discover Regensburg on your own
• ART WALK

What else to do?

NEW: Discover Regensburg on your own
• CRAFT WALK

What else to do?

NEW: Discover Regensburg on your own
• 2022: 16 Highlights

What else to do?

NEW: Discover Regensburg on your own
• 2022: LANEWAY WALK

Excursions to the region (new folder in 2022)
 Boat trip to the Walhalla, a temple built by King Ludwig I. to honour German heroes through
 the ages; it is a copy of the Parthenon in Athens.

Visit the Abbey of Weltenburg with the oldest monastery brewery in the world. Boat trip to Kelheim
through the scenically enchanting Danube Gorge

Excursions to the region

Cruising on Crystal ships

                            … or wooden boats

NEW: Museum of Bavarian History

Special theme: Bavarian Hospitality

                                      * Guided brewery tours with
                                      diploma,
                                      also available for FIT´s

                                      Only for groups:
                                      * Brewery seminar

                                      * Make your own sausage
                                      seminar

Special theme: fine dining - Michelin star restaurants

Roter Hahn

             Storstad

                            Aska

Special Theme: Jewish Heritage

                                 Document Neupfarrplatz

                                   Zachor Remember: guided tour to discover the Jewish
                                   Regensburg. During that tour you will pass by the house of
                                   Oskar Schindler (Schindler´s list).

                                   Included in the tour, extra or in combination with every other
                                   tour:
                                   Document Neupfarrplatz: Combines medieval Jewish
                                   history to an air-raid ring shelter in the fundaments of the
                                   old Jewish town.

Special theme: Festivals

                           July – Thurn und Taxis
                           Festival, open air concerts.

                           May and September –
                           Dult (local beer festival).

Special theme: Christmas markets

    *Chrismas in town

    *famous Christmas market in the
    courtyard of the Palace of Thurn&Taxis

Special theme: Christmas in town

Website www.regensburg.us.com
Email wiese.daniela@regensburg.de
Photos https://tourismus.regensburg.de/info/presse/bilder.html

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Instagram www.instagram.com/regensburgtourismus

Video Discover Regensburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiXkKIuCbbc&t=5s

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