The next day, I headed out to the medieval city of Bamberg, also known as "Little Venice" to meet up with my friends brooks and Shelly. Brooks wanted to do Bamberg's famous beer tour, but his wife is pregnant, so I decided to help him out. I arrived in the early evening and got a room at Backpacker's Bamberg for only 15 euros a night. I decided to take a walk through the Old Town to try to find my friends. Luckily, they were looking for me too and spotted me as I was walking by.
Bamberg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town, first mentioned in 902, is built on seven hills, just like Rome. The city was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire when Emperor Heinrich II lived in Bamberg. The city's name is derived from Babenbergem whose castle was possibly situated on the present Cathedral Hill.
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| Henry also founded Michelsberg Abbey on the Michaelsberg (Mount St. Michael), near Bamberg, a Benedictine abbey for training of the clergy. |
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| Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) was built around 1387. It's located in the middle of the Regnitz River. |
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| The Old Bamberg Slaughterhouse. |
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| The first Bishop of Bamberg, Eberhard I, founded the abbey in 1015 as the bishop's private monastery. | |
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| Shelly, Brooks and me at the top of Michaelsberg. |
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| Fountain overlooking Bamberg. |
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| Winery below the abbey. |
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| Bamberg cathedral. |
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| One of the city's many murals. |
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| Small chapel. |
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