Beer, Saints and Sinners Self Guided Tour of Bamberg Discount Tickets

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Overview

A German king gave his wife a hilltop as a wedding gift — then asked for it back to build a second Rome. This app-based self-guided walking tour of Bamberg traces that power struggle through 20 stops across the UNESCO-listed old town. You'll hear how citizens built their town hall on a river because the bishop refused them land, why a one-Pfennig beer price hike sparked a citywide revolt, and how a brass doorknob inspired the author of The Nutcracker. The route winds from the merchants' island to the cathedral hill, where a mysterious medieval horseman and the only papal tomb north of the Alps await. Start whenever you like, pause for a Rauchbier at Schlenkerla, and pick up where you left off — audio works offline at your own pace. If you'd rather wander than be herded on someone else's schedule, this is your kind of tour. Over 20,000 travelers have used this self-guided tours, backed by a full refund guarantee.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on our self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for our company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

Language Offered

German-AUDIO

Russian-AUDIO

Portuguese-AUDIO

English-AUDIO

Italian-AUDIO

Polish-AUDIO

French-AUDIO

Dutch-AUDIO

Spanish-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Gruner Markt
Find out why locals renamed a Roman sea god after a piece of cutlery.
Duration: 5 mins
2. Kath. Kirche St. Martin
Step beneath a dome that isn't there — and see if your eyes agree.
Duration: 5 mins
3. Am Kranen
Stand where every merchant on the river was forced to stop and sell, whether they wanted to or not.
Duration: 5 mins
4. Igor Mitoraj Centurione I
Walk around a bronze Roman head and watch your brain refuse to believe what it sees.
Duration: 5 mins
5. Geyersworthsteg
Frame the single view that tells the story of a city divided against itself for centuries.
Duration: 5 mins
6. Altes Rathaus
Cross the bridge where citizens built a town hall on land that belonged to nobody.
Duration: 5 mins
7. Little Venice
Look for the wooden balconies that reveal what these houses were really built for.
Duration: 5 mins
8. Domplatz
Enter the square where prince-bishops raised armies, levied taxes, and burned their own citizens.
Duration: 5 mins
9. Bamberg Cathedral
Search for a horseman whose identity has puzzled scholars for eight hundred years.
Duration: 5 mins
10. Alte Hofhaltung
Pass through the courtyard where a king was murdered over a broken marriage promise.
Duration: 5 mins
11. Neue Residenz Bamberg
Peer from the window where Napoleon's chief of staff fell to his death seventeen days before Waterloo.
Duration: 5 mins
12. Schlenkerla, Rauchbierbrauerei
Taste the flavour every beer on earth once had — and hear why only two breweries still make it.
Duration: 5 mins
13. Böttingerhaus
See the palace so impractical its owner had to build a second one down the street.
Duration: 5 mins
14. Apfelweibla
Rub the brass face that launched The Nutcracker and wrecked its creator's career.
Duration: 5 mins
15. St. Stephen's Church
Visit the only Protestant church in the world that was consecrated by a pope.
Duration: 5 mins

Inclusion

100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.

1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like

Audio and written guide included

Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded

Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Exclusion

Any physical devices or headphones

Human tour guide at location

Cancellation Policy

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Tourific

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