REGENSBURG🇩🇪 | Bavaria’s Medieval Masterpiece | Ultimate Regensburg, Germany Travel Guide

Discover Regensburg, Germany — one of the most beautiful and historic cities in Bavaria! In this Regensburg travel guide, we explore the best things to do in this UNESCO World Heritage city — from its iconic Stone Bridge and cathedral to Roman ruins, medieval lanes, and the world’s oldest bratwurst stand.

Welcome to Regensburg, Germany — one of the most beautiful and historic cities in Bavaria!
In this video, we’ll show you the best things to do in Regensburg, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage city on the banks of the Danube River.

We’ll explore the heart of Regensburg’s Old Town, with its charming Town Hall Square, colorful medieval lanes, and impressive patrician houses that reflect the city’s wealthy past. You’ll walk with us across the Stone Bridge, the oldest stone bridge in Germany, and hear the fascinating legend behind its construction — and how it helped make Regensburg one of the richest cities of the Middle Ages.

We’ll visit the Regensburg Cathedral, wander through other beautiful churches like the Alte Kapelle and St. Mang’s Church, and uncover remnants of ancient Roman ruins that reveal the city’s roots on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire.
And yes — we’ll even stop at the world’s oldest bratwurst stand, where sausages have been grilled for centuries! 🌭 But you’ll have to tune in next week for our Regensburg food tour, where we taste those famous sausages, try delicious local dishes, and enjoy Bavarian beer with a view of the Danube.🍺

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Townhall Square
03:12 Golden Tower (Patrician House and 5th Ave of Medieval Regensburg
05:13 Kramgasse (Narrow Street)
05:40 Der Hutmacher am Dom
06:38 Old Stone Bridge
07:34 Salt Storage House
09:08 Legend about the Stone Bridge Builder
11:30 St. Mang’s Church (on other side of the stone bridge in Stadt am Hof)
12:24 St. Peter’s Cathedral
15:24 Cathedral Workshop for Repairs
16:36 Roman Gate
17:50 Roman Wall under Dachau Platz near underground parking center
19:10 Alte Kappelle (Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady Regensburg)
20:04 Wallhalla
23:16 Conclusion

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Welcome to Reaganburg, the beautiful city on the Danube that was virtually untouched by World War II. Let’s go explore it. Reagansborg, a city that feels like stepping straight into the Middle Ages. It’s one of Germany’s best preserved medieval cities, and incredibly, it survived World War II almost untouched. We’ll explore the stunning Reaganburg Cathedral, cross the legendary stone bridge, and wander through colorful old streets that seem frozen in time. We’ll also peek inside some of the city’s most amazing and historic churches, uncover ancient Roman ruins, share one of Reagansborg’s most fascinating legends, and even venture out to Valhalla, Germany’s epic hall of fame overlooking the Danube. History, beauty, and magic are around every corner. This is one place you absolutely have to see for yourself. [Music] All right, good morning guys and we are at the um the town hall square or the rad house plots here in Regensburg and this beautiful town hall was construction started in 1245 and that’s the year that uh Reaganburg received the title of a free imperial city. So, it was free to basically rule itself and do as it do as it felt as it the people wanted to. So, they built this beautiful town hall complex. And we’ve got so much history right here to talk about in this square. Uh it’s really busy. People are getting married in the town hall this morning. We’ve seen a couple weddings come through already. A lot of groups coming through here. Um but so the FYI, the tourist information office is right here at the town hall square. So, come get your information about the town, what’s going on, and things like that. Um, we’ve got the beautiful tower right there to my right, the town hall tower. And right over here, we’ll show you in a bit, but the the official links of measurement for the city of Regin are on the side of the town hall. So, Regensborg was a was a trading city. It lies right on the Danube River and um it had the only bridge that spanned the length from M which is west of here all the way to Vienna. So if people wanted to cross the Danube basically they had to come to Regensburg. So a lot of trade was here. So the city got rich because of that. Now links of measurement weren’t standardized in the Middle Ages. So if they came to Reaganburg, they had to find these links of measurement and that’s how they had to trade in if they wanted to trade here in Reaganburg. But we got a lot to see. It’s a beautiful city and we’re going to have a great day. So let’s go explore some more. [Music] All right. So, something that I’m probably going to say a lot today is I’m going to remark about how Reaganburg um luckily was received very little damage during the Second World War. So, these beautiful buildings we’re looking at from the Middle Ages, like they’re almost all original. Now, I want to talk about this big tower behind me. This is called the Golden Tower. And in the Middle Ages, there were about 60 of these in Regensburg. And so as Rigberg was a free imperial city, um it had a lot of merchants who got wealthy because of the river, which we we’ve talked about, we’ll talk about more, but as a sign of wealth, uh some of these wealthy patricians, they would build these towers just to show off how rich they were. And um from what I understand, they didn’t even really use most of the top floors. It was just completely for show. Um so they built these big towers. There were 60 of them. I can’t remember how many are left now, but they’re really quite a sight to see. And so, Reagansburg is kind of one of the the first or the oldest metropolis of Europe, if you will. And this street we’re on right now, this is called Valent Strasa. And during the Middle Ages, this was like Fifth Avenue of Reaborg, cuz most of the of the little streets are very, very narrow. But this one as a sign of wealth, it’s so wide. Two horsedrawn carriages could go down it at the same time. So that was really something special for back in the Middle Ages. So um just a beautiful street. These towers are so cool. And the fact that it’s all original is just so spectacular. You know, unfortunately a lot of the cities in Germany received, you know, a lot of damage during the Second World War. So a lot of the stuff you see is not original. But here in Reaganburg, this is all the real stuff. And I just think it’s fantastic. All right. So, now we’re going to turn from Valencasa onto Kamasa. I’m going to show you how narrow the typical lanes were. I mean, look at this. There’s barely enough room for me even to even walk down here. And I’m going to turn the camera around and show you what it looks like from the other way. [Music] All right. So, if you are in the market for a hat here in Regensburg, right across from the cathedral, there’s a place called De Hootmacher. the hootmucker, the hat maker, and this they have some beautiful hats, I tell you. And it’s really nice just to do like a little window shopping. Some really nice hats. Uh they’ve been in operation since 1875. And I’ve read that um a few years ago, they made the hat that uh Johnny Depp wore in the movie um Alice in Wonderland, right? So he was the Mad Hatter, I think. So he the hat for the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland was made right here in Regensburg and they do have some beautiful hats. So if you’re in the market, this is the place to come. [Music] Okay. So this is the stone bridge and this construction started in 1135 and it was built in only 11 years. So unbelievable. It’s over,00 ft long crossing the Danube. And so it looks almost exactly like it did when it was built. Now this was basically the only bridge crossing the river for hundreds of miles. And so that’s one of the reasons why Regginsburg is so rich. Um, so we’ve got the the Ver Cooker right here that uh has been selling food for basically ever since they started building the bridge. So the bridge workers would come here and get their food. And we’ve got the salt storage house right here. [Music] So from the 17th century on um being basically the only bridge across the Danube uh Reaganburg dealt in salt which was you know known as white gold and so you know salt we we don’t we take it for granted today but back then before refrigeration it was basically the only way you could preserve food. So salt was extremely valuable and it added to the wealth of the city. Now this huge building, if you look at it, it’s, you know, it’s pointed, it’s really tall, but basically they only stored salt up into the the second floor, which would be the third floor to us in the United States. And the rest of it was pretty much just for show because at this time Reaganburg was not yet part of Bavaria. So Bavaria was on the other side of the river and they wanted to show off their wealth and their power to the Bavarians. So they built this huge building with too much space just to kind of show off how power powerful they were. So very interesting and you can go inside there and eat have a dining experience from the vers cuckoo if you want to go inside. So a lot of history right here on this little square and all it’s also the visitor center for for the world heritage site. So Reagansburg is a UNESCO world heritage city basically the whole city and that is the visitor center for the UNESCO World Heritage site. So, a lot of stuff going on right here in the square. It’s a very fascinating place. [Music] All right. So, we are here on the Reaganburg stone bridge and right behind me is a statue and this represents the master builder of the bridge. Right. So the bridge was built in only 11 years in the in the 1100s. And supposedly the master builder in that statue, he’s looking right at the cathedral. And you can see the cathedral is right that direction. So there was a competition between the bridge builder and the cathedral builder to see who would be done first, right? So the bridge builder, he really wanted to win. So he enlisted the help of the devil. and he asked the devil for help to build this bridge. And so the devil said, “Okay, I’ll help you build the bridge, but in exchange for my help, I get the the first three souls that cross the bridge.” So the bridge builder said, “Okay.” So they built the bridge. It was done in 11 years. It was done be well before the cathedral. And then uh uh so the devil said, “Okay, I want my three souls.” of the bridge builder. He was a smart guy, so he didn’t want to send three human souls to the devil. So, he sent across a dog, um a rooster, and a chicken. I think a dog, a rooster, and a hen were the first three creatures to go across the um um the uh bridge. And then so the devil got so mad that he didn’t get humans. So, so he tried to rip the bridge up, but he couldn’t. Um but he did get it up a little bit. So that’s why it’s bowled upwards and then he kind of beat it on the side. So if you look, it’s not really straight. It kind of it kind of curves back and forth. And so where he beat it, that’s where it’s curved at. So he took the animals and I guess he went to hell. But that’s the legend of the bridge. He went into the Danube. He took the the creatures into the Danube with him. That’s right. So that’s the story. Um I’m not really sure what the creatures were. I heard in another tale that there it was a donkey, a dog, and a rooster, but uh it definitely was not three people. Just across the river from Reagansborg’s old town lies the quiet district of Stomhof, and at its heart stands St. Mong’s Church. Its onion-shaped tower rises above the rooftops. A familiar landmark watching over this side of the Danube for nearly a thousand years. Built in the 11th century, St. Mongs carries the layers of time, Roman-esque foundations, baroque elegance, and the scars of war and renewal. Step inside and the world slows down. Light filters through tall windows, illuminating fresco and stucco that whisper stories from centuries past. St. Mongs isn’t just a church. It’s a symbol of the calm beauty that waits just across the river from bustling Reagans. Step by step, day by day, a little deeper, a little closer. [Music] So, this is um St. Peter’s Cathedral, otherwise known as the Reagansburg Dome, and it construction started here in 1275. So, it’s very old, but it was built in stages. It took them about 600 years to complete it. Now, why? So, a couple things about this uh beautiful cathedral is that uh believe it or not, this is the only Gothic cathedral or only traditional Gothic cathedral in all of Bavaria, which is unbelievable. And it is big. It’s impressive. It’s beautiful, but it kind of seems out of place in a city the size of Reaganburg. Um, so you know, why is it here? Well, I think a couple reasons that I’ve read is that because we talked about the wealth of Regin how it was a uh uh you a trade city with the only bridge across the Danube for hundreds of miles. So the people were really rich had the rich patricians who built the towers for their houses. And so they collected their money to have the construction started on this cathedral now in 1275. Now eventually the money ran out. So for hundreds of years it just kind of sat there and it didn’t have the towers and then in the 1800s uh Ludvig I uh you know he came into power and so he raised the money to to to finish construction of the two towers. So it’s very imposing and that was in the 1800s and to honor him there’s a statue of him um right in front of me that honors Ludig the first for basically getting the cathedral finished. Now, we’re going to take you inside in a moment, but there are some beautiful stained glass windows in there, and those are original from like the 12,300s, maybe the 1400s. Um, and they actually took them out during World War II because they were afraid, you know, obviously they were afraid it was going to get bombed. It did not luckily, but they took the windows out, put them in safekeeping, and then they’ve reinstalled them, you know, after the war. So, original, beautiful building, not damaged in World War II. So, we’re going to go inside and check it out. But just one of the fascinating stories here in Reaganburg. Oh, yeah. And so, we’re going to show you the organ. It has the largest hanging organ in the world. And uh I can’t remember how heavy it is. We’ll put it on the screen, but it it’s just super impressive. So, I can’t wait. Let’s Let’s go inside and check it out. [Music] All right. So, we are directly behind the um St. Peter’s Cathedral, the Reagansburg Dome. We are in the uh at the uh the workshop, the cathedral workshop. And obviously a building that’s a thousand years old, it’s going to need repairs, right? So this is where they do it. And it’s fascinating some of the stuff they have back here. So they they build things, they they repair things according to the original plan using the original method. So they use the original material and even their tools are like what was used back in the 12 and 1300s. So it’s just it’s phenomenal and just touring back. This is like being in a museum. It’s it’s so cool. They’ve got like old gargoyles and stuff like that that had to be that were weathered and had had to come down. So it’s really fascinating. And one thing I forgot to say there’s like a I don’t know how many statues are on this cathedral, but they estimate there’s around a hundred statues of St. Peter himself different places around the cathedral and you can always identify him because he has a set of keys normally. [Music] So this is the Pora Pritoriia and it is one of only two Roman gates that are still standing north of the Alps. the other one, the Portenigra in Trier. And if you’re interested, be sure to check out our video from Trier from last year. But this is this is the the other one, the Portenigra and the Porta Pritaria. So, Hagensburg was a Roman legionnaire camp that was uh constructed in AD 179. And so, basically, this was along the Danube. This was the northern border of the uh Roman Empire. And so this gate from here you would go into the uh uh Roman Empire and then outside of here you would have the u German barbarians I guess on on the other side of the river. So uh really cool Roman history and we’re going to go see if we can find some more Roman history here in Rakensborg. [Music] [Music] So look at this. So we are underneath um daal plots and when they were building an underneath parking garage I can’t remember when 20 years ago or so some fairly recently um they discovered this Roman wall and so Reagansburg was was an old Roman uh military post basically on the northern edge of the the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. And so it has these Roman things and this is so cool and it’s free. I mean this is like a museum. You just come around to the um parking garage around the corner. Come down and you can come Yeah. for the pesa for the DA plots and um just come down here and look at this cool piece of this Roman oil. I mean this is awesome. Look at this. This thing is thousands of years old. And look it has like this hole where they put braces or whatever in. This is so cool. one. It’s just it fits perfectly. This is cool stuff. Regensburg, I tell you, Rigensburg keeps impressing me more every time I turn around. It’s a beautiful city. Fantastic place. In the heart of Reagansborg’s old town stands the Alta Capella, the Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady. From the outside, it looks simple enough, but when we stepped inside, we were absolutely stunned. The interior glows with gold frescos and ornate stucco. One of the most breathtaking Baroque designs we’ve ever seen. Founded over a thousand years ago, it’s one of the oldest churches in Bavaria. Surrounded by light and beauty, the Altac Capella feels less like a church and more like a glimpse of paradise. [Music] [Music] Welcome to Valhalla. And we are just a little over 10 kilometers from Regin uh out here in a beautiful area overlooking the Danu River and the forest. And this place behind me, this neocclassic building was built in the early 1800s and um at the direction of King of Bavaria Ludvig I who is the grandfather of Ludvig I who had Noinstein Castle built. But anyway, so there was a time in the early 1800s when there wasn’t a lot of pride amongst the Germanic people. Now, Germany, as we know it today, wasn’t a country yet. Um, so but there wasn’t much pride amongst the Germanic people because Napoleon was kind of running roughshot over Europe. So it was kind of a downtime for Germanic people, Germanic speaking people. So Ludvig kind of said, Ludig Ludig the first kind of said, “Hey, you know, German people have done a lot for the betterment of the world. So I’m going to build this huge classical monument. Um, and I’m going to fill it the inside with monuments to great German people, great Germanic speakers. And I’m I want the German people to know that, hey, we’ve done some great things.” So if you go inside, it’s it’s really impressive, really beautiful in there. And so they have busts of people like um uh Carl Dross or Charlemagne as we might know him. Um there’s uh Mozart, there’s uh Johan Sebastian Bach, you know, the great composers. There’s uh God, you know, great uh um uh lit literary figures. Um and there’s there’s Vim Ren. There’s scientists, you know, he invented X-ray if you don’t know. So it’s really cool. And so then again, of course, in the 20th century, there was another time when there wasn’t a lot of pride in being German. And so then they kind of thought about it and uh they said, “You know what? So we’re going to continue on with this.” So in the 1960s they started adding people and now there’s Albert Einstein is in there. Um and there’s a a bust basically and it’s it’s dedicated to the unknown people who fought against the um the crimes of the Third Reich. So basically all the people who fought and lost their lives against the Third Reich, there’s a bus dedicated to them in there as well. So really interesting. They you know they continued on in like 19 in the 1966 I think adding people. So it’s interesting a great great thing to go see. I you know I think it’s definitely worth a trip. If you’re in Reagan, you know, make the trip a little over 10 km out of town and go check out Valhalla. It cost €5 to get in. 5 per adult to get in. I think it’s worth it. There’s an app that’s supposed to be able to tell you about give you more information. We have had a hard time um accessing that app. I don’t know, maybe it’s just our phones. I’m not sure. But uh there’s a QR code you can scan. We haven’t had success with that, but maybe you will when you’re here. [Music] [Music] All right. So, we are wrapping up our day here in Reagansburg. Phenomenal. We had a fantastic time. This is a beautiful city. And I tell you what, it’s even more fascinating the fact that everything is so original. Um, you know, not much war damage. It is really, really cool. And it’s like every corner you go around, there’s a different story. There’s something else to learn. Um, so, you know, we had great meals. We had great food. Just learning about the history of this place. So Reaganburg, I tell you, um, when you are in Germany, if you’re in Bavaria, it’s not far from Munich. It’s, I think, maybe an hour and a half drive from Munich. It’s not far from the train. So come to Regensburg. And I tell you what, it is fantastic. You will have a great time. We had a great time here. It really, it really super super surprised us. We were we weren’t expecting it to be this great, but uh really good. The history here is phenomenal. Wonderful time. And uh you know, if you like this video, please give us a thumbs up, leave us a comment, you know, let us know what you think. Uh give us uh suggestions on where we should go next. Um if if we got something wrong. Um you know, please let us know in the comments because, you know, I’m not a professional tour guide or professional historian, but I do love history and I do love traveling and I try to get it right. We try as much as hard as we can. Sometimes we make mistakes of course and sometimes different resources will have different uh versions of what what happened. So you know if we made a mistake let us know and we’ll try to we’ll try to correct it. But we had a beautiful time in Regensburg. If the hype button is available please hit hit that hype button this week and we really appreciate your support. Thanks to all of our followers out there. We love hearing from you and join us next week and see where we go then. All right until then. Bye. [Music]