where's the i'm positive that. the creation of our solar system with our planet is a bit like winning the lottery ok i was just. going from birth. starts feb 11th d.w. . i'm standing above the danube 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 reagan's work has a title to the bend and since 2006 its old town including this bridge has been a unesco world heritage site today i want to get to know regensburg what attracts was interested 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 belgium book abbey. to 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 columbia. 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 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 and meeting the director of the reagans birth museums dolorous guest.

thank you that. must have been what exactly was the perpetual diet book from the 17th to be early 19th century reagan spoke was actually the capital of europe a bit like brussels today that. the natural diet was convened in 1663 just a few years after the 30 years war. the 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 and went to bed horror at least not for 143 years until 1806 yes in your hearts and that takes the whole not. be instead why was it set up in reagan's burg ling's book version 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. 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 because it's so he. well lesson of the dog don't cut what the rice tag mean for reagan's gerda get on a lie imagine so many powerful people coming here when money was being spent and it probably brought the city some other perks to. stop over in the to leave. pagans book was a prosperous city and an international meeting place. almost every aspect was rented out to diet and the boys were 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 international play so that's i. guess the calls my attention to an interesting mural the bird on the wall is standing on one foot and holding a stone in its claw it's meant to remind beyond voice to pay close attention to the debates whoever falls asleep as dropping the ball or hear the stone and disturbing the diet. admittedly 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 and book stands it's home to one of germany's oldest breweries and up to this day well worth a visit. the most beautiful reach of a 1000 book abbey takes you across the river through the danube between limestone

walls up to 70 meters high. for the full experience up on exhibit the traditional boats with the danube fisherman. but it is all a skewed in good world and once upon a time of rowing was the only option but no one does that anymore 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 haven't the money for them hiking is not recreation its work the couple runs the small restaurant i know you'd like 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 from the 16th century. camel the man found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. is a wonderful interface and closure visit beautiful rockwell church had been closed for years so i wanted to put it back in the spotlight and open it to the public thoughts. this was. 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 veta book abbey. an impressive building right on the danube months settled here in a round 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 brother he designed many churches in bavaria . but for many guests the reason they came is the big garden there has been proved in the monastery for more than 1000 years another reason why more than half a 1000000 people come to bear to look at every year.

a month where you from your. work 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 i suppose. disappear sure 1. back in the slightly rainy reagan's burg i have an appointment with my ts ply chuck at the 95 flats 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 lots. were. as you've probably noticed were underground now what's exciting here is that you can see recognizable old remains to the wall with the yard that's classical middle

ages about 700 to 800 years old. 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 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's interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter in the regions book since carolina this. book. was museums and 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

thirst. and to be often fit all culminated in 1519 when the approximately 500 people living here were driven out. simply expelled from the city using the. better 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 nissan sen the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't let

that scare you off it's really worth it. time to hop on over to the other side of the pond to meet our globe trotters steve hayes has been visiting colombia's caribbean coast off we go. to start things off on time we take part in 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 1904 cut a famous port fortress and other monuments including the walled old town were designated a unesco world heritage site. the cool thing to do when you cover him is to walk

the old city wall which is it 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 old spot. and how to finish off an awesome walk on the old city wall actually copy them out which is probably one of the best spots to watch the sunset. today we drove for an hour up the coast from have been out to do more this is a book and on film was hamas and were basically here. to take it off and then. i'm going to know it's 23 meters high and has a depth of 2300 meters so i mean not that much but you can in general.

when i walk in certain neighborhoods where you say ok it's a mining and it's a really cool area it's be up and coming neighborhood right next to the old town. have some breakfast here. in our. family take the bus and i would take the motor taxi and then me and going on there not leak to. the booth of the right coming up we're now we're taking photos. of the sad stuff. our time in come back you guys actually you know a little fishing village street hours south of me now to get a taste of local life and to be in a spot which is way less tourists and. on then off so many can spot

for 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 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 words most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. just. a young girl i've been told that your restaurant isn't to be missed

what's so special about it but these are focused on this as one sequentially here i also suggest which we make plus some of khattala which we also make ourselves. our couch 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 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 danube 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

reagan's book becomes a unesco world heritage site the time for it's fantastic i hope for this for a long time of the 1st. 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 that you and we were proud that things have gotten out of hand to close on to what nobody really wanted to be a world heritage site nobody really thought about the consequences we just wanted to get in the tourist brochures and there was a big boom back that was going to be at 1st it was nice to see so many people come but now it's turned a little like it just going to. cause some of the vince workers the on still it 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 were in by the evening of. the number of giant river cruise ships has skyrocketed the den you trip is especially popular among senior american and australian citizens which is great for the city but rather annoying to some locals. the road to the many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the hotels. you can run these it's probably can't get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it cost the residents who didn't want to it's people living over there don't like it either

like it was a 1st 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 a shooting up everywhere. real estate prices have exploded and the gentrification of the old town is progressing. to keep you know 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 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 i'm lost he has the organization friends of reagan's berg's 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 based on was about really worked as a tourist guide and regen seeburg what's your take on this tourism boom. i think it's very positive because i experienced the humble beginnings when there were 600 guided tours for year or year and now we have more than 6000. guided tours for that 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 it can show 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 calm but 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 yeah but for him this is ren's 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 you know and if opt out or give 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 closer to the window implying from the name into the arch we simply held a protest there and prevented it from happening to protest or no it's just all

working on them tell you weren't born in regensburg but you've lived here for a long time what makes regensburg so unique. this is a that's a good question if you're stuck i have a very strong emotional bond to the city and i feel at home here for being so what i always have it was like when i stepped off the train in rome the 1st time and felt i've been there before. or i'm just now i'm half regular and half rome and sort of. 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. and your 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 staying a week and going where the wind takes you stop so force discover the city on foot onto his 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 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 boat just let it happen. thanks for the talk of. what secrets like behind these walls. find out in an immersive experience and explore. cultural heritage sites. w world

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