Bamberg Vacations, Bamberg Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Bamberg is a reasonable sized town in the northern part of Bavaria. Reputedly the inhabitants of this place drink more beer per head of population than anywhere else in Germany. No mean feat if their fellow Bavarians are anything to go by. This is helped by the fact that there are nine breweries in the city limits, all brewing (and serving) their own beers.

The town is basically in two halves. The new town on one side of the river (where the station is located) and the old town on the other. The old town was generally untouched by bombing in the 1940s so retains many more of its traditional buildings than other cities in Germany. This is where you’ll find most of the sights and plenty of places to eat and drink.

Oddly it seems to be little known outside of Germany so there are far fewer coachloads of tourists than other towns in the surrounding region.

Local speciality: Rauchbier – a very dark smoked beer that is the local brew.