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i'm standing above the dead 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 bavaria. 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 right ensberg has a title to defend its is 2006 its old town including this bridge has been a unesco world heritage site today i want to get to know regensburg what attracts is interest 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. will also show you nearby belgium book.

we'll find out what the growing popularity of cruise ship tourism means for reagan's burg. and we'll catch up with our globe trotter in the city of kharkiv in colombia. the fact that reagan's berg 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 is 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 ribbons for cathedral is considered to be germany's most extraordinary gothic cathedral. reagan's berg 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 and meeting the director of the reagans birth museums dogless gas still. thank you that. must have been what exactly was the perpetual diet book 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 1663 just a few years after the 30 years' war 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 in the whole or at least not for 143 years until 1806. when the takes the whole not. we instead why was it set up in regensburg this book passion in the several big gatherings had already

taken place in reagan's book the city is located on the danube and the door now so the emperor was able to travel to vienna along the river this is one 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. 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 have to work either rice tag mean for reagan's gerda get on oh my imagine so many powerful people coming here and money was being spent and it probably brought the city some other perks to. stop over in the to leave 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 a shorter distance to travel. as back then the city had international play so. you don't just get the calls my attention to an interesting your all 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 hear the stone and disturbing the diet. and mentally 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 val to the book stands it's home to one of germany's oldest breweries and up to this day well worth

a visit. the most beautiful reactivating 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. all is good in the world and once upon a time of rowing was the only option but no one goes there anymore it's now we have a motor but we often turn it off to give people the full experience of rooms 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 have

money money for them hiking is not recreation its work the couple runs the small restaurant i know you'd like your style 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 a hermit the unique church has no proper roof only the cliff which curves overhead . the frescoes with biblical scenes are from the 16th century. and found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. is a wonderful interface and closer this is a beautiful rockwell church had been closed for years so i wanted to put it back in the spotlight and open it to the public it's.

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 to go to or from this cave is called gold oven as an alchemy just once lived here these pits in the rocks were carved by hand and housed wooden beams used probably to support a wooden house. we reach our destination veteran book abbey. an impressive building right on the danube much social here and around the years 617 that makes it the oldest monastery in bavaria. over the years the benedictine monks kept on building the abbey. the 18th century church owes it splendid to the us some brothers who designed many churches in bavaria. but for many guests the reason they came is the big garden this has been brewed in the monastery for more than 1000 years another reason why more

than half a 1000000 people come to vet and look at the phrase you. know where you're from here. up on the line of fire that promise prayer years back there are now we are from south korea from busan the good the very much this close up as the. here 1. back in the slightly rainy reagan's burg i have an appointment with my ts paetec at the 9 plants he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. reagan's 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 knife up plots. were. seen. 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 insured now if you take a step forward and look down over the parapet you see those stone. they may not look that special but they're from roman times 2000 years ago. and if we go through this arc we come to a 2nd seller who gets here. and it's. always interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter in of reagan's book since this. 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 was an offer and needed a scapegoat exclusion and discrimination of jews began to increase. their 1st those. that all culminated in 1519 when the approximately 500 people living here were driven out. simply expelled from the city using real. bertha they demolished the abandoned buildings just a few days later probably so that no one would ask what had been there before next . day and on the resulting square they built a church which is the noise. which is why it's called noise or new noise. of on 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 mess on sen the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't let that scare you off it's really worth it. i. tend to hop on over to the other side of the pond to meet our globe trotters steve haney she's been visiting colombia caribbean coast off we go. to start things off you know we take part in our reach work to get an overview of your town and all the things you need to see your. country was founded in 1533 by a spanish commander and became the main port for trade between spain and its overseas empire. in 1984 the trainer's port fortress and other monuments including the

walled old town were designated a unesco world heritage site. the cool thing to do when you come to him has to walk the old city wall which is it 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 of the old city and the new book spot. and how to finish off an afternoon walk on the old city wall as they come here to morrow 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. this as a book and no filth was hamas and we're basically here. to take it off and it. as we 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're saying it's ok if some are here and it's a really cool area it's certainly up and coming neighborhood right next to the old town. and some breakfast here in about an hour. and what it's about and i would take the motor taxi and roomy and moving on then i'll. leave. the be right in the summer no good now we're going to. the steps up. timing how about he's nice actually

a little fishing villages 3 hours south of the property enough to get a taste of the local life and to be in a spot which way less tourists hands on them all so the need is far more than. 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 columbia. right next to be a storied stonebridge you'll find the votes to cool the sausage kitchen a true reagan's bird 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 bergs most famous

bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. for. a young girl i've been told that your restaurant isn't to be missed what's so special about it must be from focus on this as once attention here i also suggest which we make plus our khattala which we also make ourselves. out 6 on sauerkraut is the name of this typical dish simple but really good and just right if you're feeling packaged on your tour. after being declared a unesco world heritage site in 2006 the reagans were experiencing 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 hagan's book becomes a unesco world heritage site the time for it's fantastic i hope for this for a long time off before. they were euphoric celebrations in the city. you know we did it to the world heritage status is a rare distinction but today. god says it will share are happy for you and we were proud that things have gotten out of hand to close on to what nobody ever really wanted to be a world heritage site because nobody really thought about the consequences we 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 just going to. put some of the conspirators the own 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 trip this and cruise line is his passengers stroll through the old town. if they came they sometimes don't even remember what city they were any by the evening. the 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. in the field that many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the bush people in hotels. you can buy these it's probably

can't get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it costs residents but didn't want to it's people living over there don't like it either like most of western but 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 investments and new construction projects a 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 but you can't imagine a family or an old couple there anymore although they're being forced out unfortunately even for the things like this where. the number of tourists increased again last year but now they can spoke has put forward a new tourism plan which tries to consider both visitors 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 i'm lost but 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 most valued really worked as a tourist guide and reagan seeburg what's your take on this tourism boom but i think it's very positive i experienced the humble beginnings when there were 600 guided tours in the year here and now we have more than 6000. guided tours before it makes me happy every time i walk through the city and see people from all over

the world enjoying drakensberg festooned if you also understand more critical voices those who say it's too much for regensburg he can't 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 to the left and right of this it's calm and i don't have to walk right through the crowd when it's busy i can also choose a side street and. tell me a bit about the organization you lead and your work there we kind of flushed it you know i feel for this new friends of the old town is a group that was founded in 1966 and it has no political mandate and no direct power. kind of its committed to raising the alarm whenever the old town is threatened with any danger you think if opt out of 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 at the window and longing for our name into the which we simply held a protest there and prevented it from happening to protest or not. for him to then tell you weren't born in regensburg what you've lived here for a long time what makes reagan's berg so unique. this is a 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 for being so how do i always have we can say it was like when i stepped off the train in rome the 1st time and felt i'd been there before you marshall or i'm just now i'm half and half roman so to speak. this city is very much worth living in because it's preserved its historical structure both in stone and in spirit. 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 is there any force

here for us who don't see that and you're working hard to keep it that way. what would you say to the 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 under saddam i would put it differently i wouldn't give any tips you know instead i'd recommend just coming here and staying a week and going where the wind takes you. discover the city on foot 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 are you after something romantic or do you just want to sit in elegant cafes or experience the beauty of the river or talk about just let it happen. thanks for the talking point.

what secrets behind these. find out in any members of experience and explore. cultural heritage sites. w world heritage 31615. if you're ever in regensburg and. looking for a really great place to eat this is the right spot or fake in the very heart of the city is a reagan's work institution the former brewery was taken over by students in 1977 and turned into a french style based show. 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 the very after all.

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