i'm standing above the dad over on the shore you can see the beautiful old town and this bridge is the stone bridge built at the beginning of the 12th century it's believed to be the oldest surviving bridge in germany. i mean reagan's work in the area to be honest the bridge doesn't look that old that's because it's been completely restored over the past few years after all reagan's work has a title to defend since 2006 its old town including this bridge has been a unesco world heritage site today i want to get to know regensburg what attract

visitors to this unesco world heritage site and what does the constant influx of tourists mean for the city this much is certain it's going to be a journey through 2000 years of history and. we'll also show you nearby vets and book abby. will find out what the growing popularity of cruise ship tourism means for reagan's work. and we'll catch up with our globe trotter in the city of kharkiv in colombia. the fact that reagan's burg is such an old and well preserved city is largely thanks to it not having been destroyed in the wars and its importance as an imperial city in past centuries. a testimony to its former significance. as the gothic cathedral construction began in the 13th century. and

the cathedral tells us a lot about that time as the facade also depicts the crueler side of the middle ages. the church vilified jews. this culture shows them suckling from a pig a deliberate insult and humiliation as pigs are considered unclean in judaism. even so the building as a whole is an impressive monument. next to the one in cologne regensburg cathedral is considered to be germany's most extraordinary gothic cathedral.

reagan's burg was not only important because it became a bishop seed fairly early on the danube was a significant trade and traffic route and here on its banks in the old town hall the perpetual diet or rice stock was held for over 140 years. to find out more about what that was and what it meant for the city i'm meeting the director of the reagans birth museums dogless gas still. think that. the us had what exactly was the perpetual diet. from the 17th to the early 19th century reagan spoke was actually the capital of europe a bit like brussels today. the natural diet was convened in 60 and 63 just a few years after the 30 years rule when representatives from all countries from all cities. gathered here they were supposed to discuss taxes and military issues

but the talks then dragged on for so long that they never came to a final agreement on tibet whole or at least not for 143 years until 1806 years to someone that takes the whole not and. we instead why was it set up in reagan's burg things book passion in the several things gatherings had already taken place in. the city is located on the danube and the door now so the emperor was able to travel to vienna along the river in the morning that infrastructure was unique and offered short travel times messages could reach the chancery in vienna within 3 days and vice versa. the next to the infrastructure there was a 2nd key factor namely that reagan's book was an imperial city like that it was not part of the surrounding duchy of the various but was directly subordinate to the emperor and more or less belonged to him it. well lesson of the dog don't cut

what the rice talk mean for reagan again imo i imagine so many powerful people coming here and money was being spent and that probably brought the city some other perks to. stop over in the to live as of course pagans book was a prosperous city and an international meeting place. almost every aspect was rented out to diet envoys or to their entourages the city was booming a lot of diplomats held negotiations with other countries here because it was the shortest distance to travel. in fact then the city had an international flavor. that so. called my attention to an interesting new york the bird on the wall is standing on one foot and holding a stone in its claw it's meant to remind the envoys to pay close attention to the debates whoever falls asleep as dropping the ball or here the stone and disturbing

the diet. and minutely there is no way for me to know how the envoy spend their free time all those years ago but my guess would be that more than once they found themselves just a couple of kilometers of the river at the danube gorge it's where belts of the book common stands it's home to one of germany's oldest breweries and up to this day well worth a visit. the most beautiful route to date in book abbey takes you across the river through the danube goetsch between limestone walls up to 70 meters high. for the full experience up on it's it is the traditional boats of the danube fisherman. but it still is creating good work and once upon a time rowing was the only option but no one goes there anymore it's no good if it now we have a motor but we often turn it off to give people the full experience you can hear the silence it's very special but it's. well you know when you hear nothing you

can see a lot. for example you can see the rock formation the 3 warring brothers. alternatively you could hike. like haiti and haven't the money for them hiking is not recreation it's work because all runs the small restaurant. or little hermitage which you can only reach by foot it's worth the journey the building complex used to be a franciscan monastery founded by hermit. the unique church has no proper ruth only the cliff which curves of a head. the frescoes with biblical scenes from the 16th century. tammany man found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. there's

a window one of his enclosure this beautiful rockwell church had been closed for years so i wanted to put it back in the spotlight and open it to the public starts . with. the 1st guests arrive early in the morning and are given a tour of the caves right next to the church. as are here you know who got off from this cave is called gold oven as an alchemy just once lived here before these pits in the rocks were carved by hand and housed wooden beams used probably to support a wooden house. we reach our destination very to book abbey. an impressive building right on the danube much settled here and around the year 617 that makes it the oldest monastery in the bay area.

over the years the benedictine monks kept on building the abbey. the 18th century church owes its splendor to the us some brothers who designed many churches in bavaria. but for many guests the reason they came is the beer garden beer has been brewed in the monastery for more than 1000 years another reason why more than half a 1000000 people come to vote in the abbey every year. where you from here. up on the line of fire that promise prayer years back there are now we are. from south korea to sun. very much this close up especially the spear. back in the slightly rainy reagan's burg i have an appointment with my ts paetec at the 9 planets he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. dragons burg

is like many many evil cities if you dig here it's likely you'll discover something in 1905 traces of the 2000 year history of the city were uncovered during construction work on a knife op that's. good news and as you've probably noticed we're underground now what's exciting here is that you can see recognizable old remains to the wall with that's classical middle ages about 700 to 800 years old and. it's in the book now if you take a step forward and look down over the parapet you see those stone. they may not look that special but there for a moment 2000 years ago. taos and. then if we go through this arc we come to a 2nd seller who gets here. and. what

is interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter in of reagan's book since it's. in the book. so what we're seeing here are traces of the jewish families innovations borg. they lived in the city for 500 years. then that they were the end of the middle ages when reagan's work with them and needed a scapegoat exclusion and discrimination of jews began to increase. their fist does the skin something this community it's often fit all culminated in 15 night when the approximately 500 people living here were driven out. simply expelled from the city using the. data they demolished the abandoned buildings just a few days later probably so that no one would ask what had been there before. and

on the resulting square they built a church which is the noise. which is why it's called noise or new. plots. above the surface today there's nothing to see of those demolished houses but the sellers are preserved underground. the excavations at $95.00 plots took 3 years during which time archaeologists even found a gold treasure the documentation center doesn't have signs or a big news on send the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't let that scare you off it's really worth it to me the reasons. tend to hop on over to the other side of the pond to meet our globe trotters steve hanus he's been visiting colombia's caribbean coast off we go to got.

to start things off here in qatar we take part in a free tour to get an overview of your town and all the things you need to see your . concertina was founded in 1533 by a spanish commander and became the main port for trade between spain and its overseas empire in 1904 caterina's port fortress and other monuments including the walled old town were designated a unesco world heritage site. where the cool thing to do you cover him is to walk your old city wall which is especially cool in the afternoon when you have the best light to take some awesome photographs and this is also where you can see the contrast from the old city and the new clothes walk. and how to finish off an afternoon walk on the old city wall that's the copy to ma which is probably one of the best spots to watch the sunset.

today we drove one hour up the coast from have been out to a. this is a book an on field with hamas and we're basically here. to take it off and it. can it's 23 meters high and has a depth of 2300 meters so i mean not that much but you can in general. we're now walking through neighborhoods where we are today ok it's a mining and it's a really cool area it's be up and coming neighborhood right next to your old town. have some breakfast here coming in and. then we get the bus and then we take the

motor taxi and me and moving on then i. believe. we are right coming up and now we're taking. the steps the bar time in qatar here now is actually in a little fishing village street hours south of the cleanup to get a taste of the local life and to be in a spot which is way less tourists and getting on them our company is far more that. the prices for good food straight from the source were low and the beach was simply perfect with nobody trying to sell you souvenirs this was truly a place to enjoy. what have you got in colombia.

right next to be a story stonebridge you'll find the worst cuckold the sausage kitchen a true vegans very classic. in the 12th century the building was used as a storage room for construction equipment later it was turned into an eatery and since the beginning of the 19th century it's where reagan's burghs most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. a joke you have been told that your restaurant isn't to be missed what's so special about it plus these are little bits on this as one sequentially here i also suggest which we make plus some of khattala which we also make ourselves. out 6 on sauerkraut is the name of the typical dish simple but really good and just

right if you're feeling peckish on your tour. after being declared a unesco world heritage site in 2006 the reagans were experienced a full blown tourism boom numbers of visitors have soared ever since and one of the main reasons for that is the growing popularity of river cruises on the dam you some of the locals on the other hand aren't too enthusiastic about their new found fame. in summer of 2006 the old town of legan's book becomes a unesco school tear attach site term for it's fantastic i hope for this for a long time both before. they were euphoric celebrations in the city. you know we did it the world heritage status is a rare distinction but today. god says it will share are happy and we were proud of that things have gotten out of hand to hold on to it with no but you have

to be a world heritage site of the consequence nobody really thought about the consequences which is why. just wanted to get in the tourist brochures and there was a big boom back then were going to put it at 1st it was nice to see so many people come but now it's turned a little like it's going to. close some of the work as the on stores has become too much. the city continues to attract masses. every year the tourism office and else is new records for overnight stays day trippers and cruise line is his passengers stroll through the old town. if they came they sometimes don't even remember what city they are any by the evening here. in number of giant river cruise ships has skyrocketed the danube trip is especially popular among senior american and australian citizens

which is great for the city but rather annoying to some locals. because the old that many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the water borne hotels. you can believe it's probably can't get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it costs residents of the one eye if people living over there don't like it either like most of work in. the city recently limited the number of cruise ships to $1500.00 landings pay year but the boom since the unesco title has also brought other consequences it's lit investors and new construction projects are shooting up everywhere. real estate prices have exploded and the gentrification of the old town is progressing. to give you more by the book at the now they also want more guided tours and hotels and while residents hardly live there anymore. there are

a few students who like to party with others but you can't imagine a family or an old couple there anymore although they're being forced out unfortunately even for the things that as a. number of tourists increased again last year but now they can spot has put forward a new tourism plan which tries to consider both visit his needs and the quality of life of those people who live. on the banks of the danube during peak season is lined with cruise ships i meet with peter. he has the organization friends of reagan's bergs old town it's one of the oldest citizens initiatives in germany and as the name implies it's concerned with preserving the city's historical heritage their most recent coup was to prevent the construction of a convention center in the old town to hide from the rain we seek cover in a former royal villa which today houses the bavarian monument office and was

permitted on was about previously worked as a tourist guide and reagan's work what's your take on this tourism boom but i think it's very positive because i experienced the humble beginnings when they were 600 guided tours in the year who year and now we have more than 6000 guided tours before that makes me happy every time i walk through the city and see people from all over the world enjoying drakensberg fest indeed if you also understand more critical voices those who say it's too much for regensburg it can know these voices but i don't quite understand them because as in many cities and tourism here moves along specific paths just as in prague where it goes from the old town square to the charles bridge to prague castle and here it's just over the stone bridge to the cathedral to the old town hall way to the left and right of this it's called i don't have to walk right through the crowd when it's busy i can also choose a side street and survey to. tell me a bit about the organization you lead and your work there we kind of pushed it. you

know i just before this is friends of the old town is a group that was founded in 1966 and it has no political mandate and no direct power. it's committed to raising the alarm whenever the old town is threatened with any danger and if opt out who gave a concrete example was in the early 1970 s. when there were plans to build a major road along the danube from one end of the old town to the other under the window in planning for them into the we simply held a protest there and prevented it from happening to protest or no it's just on the whole for him to then tell you weren't born in reagan's are not you've lived here for a long time what makes regensburg so unique this is a beautiful that's a good question if you're stuck and i have a very strong emotional bond to the city and i feel at home here from being here so how is it for i always have we could it was like when i stepped off the train in rome the 1st time and felt i'd been there before you martial law. or i'm just now i'm half and half roman sort of stuck here for this city is very much worth living

in because it's preserved its historical structure both in stone and in spirit. of art the whole world was in reagan's book during the perpetual diet but he comes across this mixture of presidential and cosmopolitan is really something that beautiful because your shoes and your working hard to keep it that way. what would you say to a 1st time visitor here and i think it's for whether they come by cruise ship or from somewhere else in germany where would you send them what's your top recommendation. it was on the song i would put it differently i wouldn't give any tips you know instead i'd recommend just coming here staying a week and going where the wind takes you stops with discover the city on foot into his well it's not like there's any other way to get around town and just drift along and let the city work its magic and then follow your interests you know are

you looking for gothic architecture in the cathedral heat or are you after something romantic or do you just want to sit in elegant cafes or experience the beauty of the river or take a bow you just let it happen for you thanks for the talk of. what secrets like behind the small. find out in any of them or city experience and explore. cultural heritage sites. w world heritage 360 if you feel. if you're ever in regensburg and looking for a really great place to eat this is the right spot our faith in the very heart of the city is a reagans for an institution the former brewery was taken over by students in 1977 and turned. into the french style beast.

what i loved about reagan's birth is the fact that there is an interesting story waiting around every corner from the romans in the middle ages to the efforts of solving early european conflicts and the right stock plus the regional specialties are delicious no wonder really where in bavaria after all.

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