Regensburg Travel Forum

I am especially interested in cities that have a medieval inner city still in tact. To those of you who have visited Regensburg: Does it have an old part or is it mainly modern? I understand that Nurnberg and Bamberg have parts that were either untouched or have been beautifully rebuilt but would appreciate information on Regensburg

Hello,
I haven't been to either of these medieval towns, but I have been to one in France called Carcassonne....do you know of it? It seems to be very much intact, with some bits rebuilt, and is registered with United Nations as a world heritage city. Its a lovely spot.
Angela

Bamberg is the city with the most old buildings in Germany.
Regensburg comes actually quite close.

Other bigger towns are e.g.
http://www.esslingen-tourist.de/english/Sehenswert.htm
http://www.lueneburg.de/index.htm?baum_id=4&lang=en&act=sights

You can safely assume that all big cities had been mostly destroyed in WWII.
E.g. the biggest medieval city in Europe (before WWII)
http://www.altfrankfurt.com/

If it comes to smaller towns there is quite a number of them.

You can also see the list of UNESCO world heritages in Germany
http://www.germany-tourism.de/e/unesco_world_heritage.html
but you have to check if this is for the town/city or only for single buildings (like e.g. Cologne Cathedral).
e.g. Bamberg, Quedlinburg, Lübeck (partly rebuilt), ...

For smaller towns you can e.g. look on this map (green dots) after selecting a state:
http://www.germany-tourism.de/e/city_kleine-staedte_intro.cfm

Yes artangel, I have been to Carcassonne. Lovely old place. That's what I am looking for in Germany

abalada,
you are an incredible fund of informaton. i am new to this forum but i'm certain you have helped numerous others to make their travels more interesting.I am looking for medieval small towns and your suggestions are exactly what i need. thank you so much.

Don't forget the East! Such (smaller) towns like Quedlinburg, Tangermünde, Stolberg have very beautiful old towns.

In Saxony Meissen, Freiberg, Pirna and Bautzen e.g. have well preserved old centres (Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque). Görlitz is a special case with more than 3600 buildings under heritage protection (applying for UNESCO world heritage site). Great examples from Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque, but also 19th century architecture (Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau mostly). Görlitz remained untouched in WWII. As far as I know it is the city with the most old buildings under protection in Germany.

Regensburg is fantastic - the old town is well preserved and I loved wandering the small cobbled streets. The view from the Romanesque bridge is amazing. Opposite to Bamberg, which is also a jewel, Nürnberg's old town was quite much destroyed in WWII. They rebuilt the major attractions (churches in particular) but it is dotted with modern buildings, which are not too much disturbing the ensemble. It would not be my first choice for visiting an old (medieval) town.

Ingo

The answer is a very simple yes. Regensburg has a beautiful inner city. The whole inner city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walls from the Roman Legion from 178 AD are still intact, not to mention the Stone Bridge which is the oldest such structure in Europe.