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Live tours in Bamberg

Explore Bamberg, Germany, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Bamberg Cathedral (Bamberger Dom), Altenburg Castle and Michaelsberg Abbey on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

10 live tours From 15,00 €

Explore Bamberg live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Bergstadt is worth asking about: the hill town around the cathedral and Michaelsberg.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Bamberg Cathedral (Bamberger Dom) A four-towered Romanesque-Gothic cathedral holding the only papal tomb north of the Alps.
  • Altenburg Castle A medieval hilltop fortress above the town, home to Bamberg's prince-bishops before they moved down to the New Residence.
  • Michaelsberg Abbey A former Benedictine monastery on a hill opposite the cathedral, its church ceiling painted with over six hundred medicinal plants.
  • Obere Pfarre A Gothic church with a Marian altar and the city's tallest spire.
  • Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) A town hall built on an artificial island in the river, its facade painted in trompe-l'oeil.
  • Klein Venedig (Little Venice) A row of half-timbered former fishermen's houses along the river, their gardens dropping straight to the water.
  • Neue Residenz The Baroque palace of Bamberg's prince-bishops, with a rose garden terrace overlooking the old town.
  • Concordia House A Baroque riverside villa built for a court official, now used for cultural events.

Neighbourhoods

  • Bergstadt the hill town around the cathedral and Michaelsberg
  • Inselstadt the island town between two arms of the Regnitz, the main shopping district
  • Gärtnerstadt the market gardeners' quarter, still cultivated today

Food to know

  • Rauchbier (smoked beer)
  • Bamberger Zwiebel (stuffed onion)
  • Bamberger Hörnla potatoes
  • Sauerkraut mit Bratwurst
  • Franconian Kloß

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Good to know about Bamberg

Do I need to be in Bamberg to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Bamberg, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer German and English; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.