Bamberg is an attractive small town and Altstadt is charming, romantic and quiet at night. It is within 15min walk from railway station.Suggest to stay 1 to 2 days at Bamberg to experience its atmosphere.
We've been there early December and enjoyed the great Christmas market. Nice pedestrian roads, some beautiful churches and nice atmosphere.
Christmas market large and had good quality stalls. Nativity trail had some excellent cribs, but a few venues did not have the number described in the Tourist Board brochure. Old Town buildings were charming and local people very friendly and helpful
I had some problems while getting here by train form Munchen due to not wonderful german , but when I eventually went out of the railway station, this small and quite town immediately got my attention.I was fascinated by everything I saw there and felt like by help of my perosnal timemachine I appeared in the Miedeval.
Arrived by train and walk to aldstadt seems a while before buildings get interesting ( unlike Nuremberg )area around the water is pretty but expected it to be nicer. Little Venice - a row of houses on the water is pretty but spoilt by parked cruise boats. The nicest area is around the Dom. Quite bust with tourists even on Friday in February
We loved this place and spent a lot of time enjoying the views and taking pictures of it. It was so beautiful!
this was a day trip with leger holidays to the Christmas markets. The old town was lovely little narrow streets and old houses with old fashion shutters Well worth the trip. Christmas market was very nice and large the people friendly
Bamberg's town centre is a mixture of a small historic centre and surrounding modern shops. It's very pleasant to explore but does lack the atmosphere of more complete medieval towns. The town hall impressively straddles the river atop 2 bridges, and a short walk away are a cathedral and small collection of picturesque riverside houses dubbed "Little Venice", so there is plenty to occupy visitors for a half day.
Bamberg is a very beautiful, medieval city with many historical buildings and roads, bridges and an ideal setting for romantic people at Christmas, seeking rest for two. Don't miss Hotel Messerschmidt with some nights and dinners; testing the wine in an original wine cellar.
We went for a guided tour through the town, and learned quite a few things we didn't expect. Very worthwhile! It's a charming old town, with most historic buildings preserved.