Berching is the model traditional German town. Amazingly the town’s original medieval fortifications are still entirely intact, surrounding the oldest part of the town. One...

The Neues Schloss, or New Palace, in Ingolstadt was built between the 15th and 18th centuries. It is an imposing building with white walls and...

Ingolstadt is home to the German Medicine Museum – a museum set up to show off medical instruments from the various ages, some of which...

Kloster Weltenburg is Bavaria’s oldest monastery. It is situated a short distance south of Kelheim, along the river Danube and near the Donaudurchbruch gorge. River...

The Befreiungshalle in Kelheim is the Liberation Hall. It stands on the Michelsberg above the town. The building was funded by King Ludwig I and...

The Donaudurchbruch is a famous gorge on the river Danube a short distance away from Kelheim. So popular is the area that during the Easter...

Johannes Kepler was one of the most important scientists of early times. He lived and spent his final days in Regensburg, and died in this...

Haidplatz is one of Regensburg’s squares. It is thought to be one of the most historical parts of the town, steeped in tradition. Over the...

The Dominikanerkloster, or Dominican Priory in Regensburg is one of Germany’s oldest Gothic buildings. One of its priors was Saint Albertus Magnus, who was a...

If you’re looking for the best elevated view over Regensburg, then the Dreieinigkeitskirche is the place to find it. This Protestant church, located close to...

The Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) in Regensburg can be found on the Rathausplatz in the centre of town. It dates from the 15th century,...

The Steinerne Bridge (Brücke) is one of the main attractions in Regensburg. The bridge is a wonderful feat of medieval engineering, spanning the river Danube....

The Brückturm is one of the three medieval towers on the Steinerne Brücke bridge in Regensburg. It originally guarded the entrance to the old town...

Baumburger Turm is a former residential tower in Regensburg which dates from 1270. It is modelled on Northern Italian architecture, and was once an ancestral...

The Document Neupfarrplatz is a unique museum which takes visitors back 2,000 years in time in the history of Regensburg. Discovered in 1995 whilst digging...

The Neupfarrkirche is Regensburg’s main Protestant church. It can be found in the west of the old town on the Neupfarrplatz square. The church was...

The most dominating sight in Regensburg is its towering cathedral, or Dom, of St. Peter. It is built on the earliest occupied site in the...

Regensburg’s Old Chapel, or Alte Kapelle, is a beautiful church to the south of the old town centre. It was built on the site of...

The large complex of buildings which formed the former abbey of St. Emmeram in Regensburg were taken over in 1812 by the Thurn und Taxis...

Another museum at Regensburg Cathedral (Dom) is the Diözesanmuseum St. Ulrich, the Diocese Museum. This displays all items and religious treasures collected by the cathedral...