you. know what use crime fighters are back to the africa's most successful radio drama series continues from the only because those are available online more secure in share and disco song w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms. to me and now. 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 and the very young 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 reagan's one 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. will also show you nearby belgium book abby. will 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 path 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 rainsford 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 i'm meeting the director of the reagans for museums dulles. still.

believing that. the us had the one exactly was the perpetual diet book from the 17th to the early 19th century and reagan spoke was actually the capital of europe a bit like brussels today that. the natural diet was convened in 60 and 63 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 on tibet horror at least not for 143 years until 1806 years to miata when the takes the whole not. be instead why was it set up in regensburg things book passion in the several big gatherings had already taken place in. the city is located on the danube that on also the emperor

was able to travel to vienna along the river that 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 made. well lesson of the dog don't cut what the rice talk mean for reagan and again i know i 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 the

shortest distance to travel. in fact then the city had an international flavor. that so i. guess still calls my attention to an interesting your or 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 is dropping the ball or here 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 belton book comment 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 timber takes you across the river through the danube between limestone walls up

to 70 means his hind. foot the full experience up on it's it is the traditional boats of the danube fisherman. but it is the oldest group in good working once upon a time 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. 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 your style or little hermitage which you can only

reach by foot it's worth a journey the building complex used to be a franciscan monastery founded by a 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. hammond the man found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. there's a window screen of his enclosure 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. the 1st guests arrive early in the morning and are given a tour of the cave 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 months settled here and around the year 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 its splendor to the us some brothers 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 the 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. very much this close up especially this here 1. back in the slightly rainy reagan's burg i have an appointment with my ts paetec at the 95 flats he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. reagan's burg is like many mediæval 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. it's in synch with 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. what's interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter innovations book since this. in the next 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 book with him and needed a scapegoat exclusion and discrimination of jews began to increase.

first those 3 something this community who. it all culminated in 1519 when the approximately 500 people living here were driven out. simply expelled from the city. 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 it's noise 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 mess on send the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't

let that scare you off it's really worth it. for. some time 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 to work to get an overview of the old town and all the things he needs to see except. contessina was founded in 1533 by a spanish commander and became the main port for trade between spain and its overseas empire in 1984 caterina's port fortress and other monuments including the walled old town were designated a unesco world heritage site. rather cool thing to do we think of him as to walk

the old city wall which is it is especially cool in the afternoon when you have the best light to take some calls and 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 awesome walk on the old city wall as they come here tomorrow which is probably one of the best spots to watch the sunset. today we drove one hour up the coast from coventry now to. this is a book and oh i'm filled with hamas and we're basically here. to take a bath and then. i must work and i was 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 say ok it's a mine and it's a really cool area it's the up and coming neighborhood right next to the old town. have some breakfast here. in iraq. and then we take the bus and then we take them over time. and then me again moving on then i. believe. movie right coming up there now we're taking a lot of. the desert stuff for a time in fact that he was actually in a little fishing village street hours south of me enough to get a taste of the local life and to be in a spot which is way less tourists and may think on them are totally his fault

for this. 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 done in colombia. right next to be a story stonebridge you'll find a verst called that started kitchen a true reagan 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 bergs most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made.

him good 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 one situation here i also suggest which we make plans so i call it solid which we also make ourselves is over. the next hour coutts 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 reckons bird experience 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

higgins book becomes a unesco will tear attach signs for it's fantastic i hope for this for a long time though for. they were euphoric celebrations in the city. you know we did it to the world heritage status is a bridge distinction but today. because it will share were happy and we were proud but things have gotten out of hand to hold on to it with no rich everyone to want 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 what's going to be at 1st it was nice to see so many people coming but now it's turned a little bit like it is going to. put some of it in school because 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 there are 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. the many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the waterfall in hotels. in bali is it's probably can't get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it costs residents do want to if people living over there don't like it either. and with support 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 but you can't imagine a family or an old couple there anymore although they're being forced out unfortunately even for the things. 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. 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 varian monument office and was based on the most valuable really worked as a tourist guide and reagan 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 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 fest and it does do you also understand more critical voices those who say it's too much for regensburg it can do i 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 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 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 pushed it. you know i feel for in 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 would kind of model its 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 closer to the window and longing for our name into the which we simply held a protest there and prevented it from happening to protest or no it's just all for

him down there in time 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 but 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 your martial law or i'm just now i'm half and half roman 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 of age so cross this mixture of presidential and cosmopolitan is really something that beautiful i mean processors and you're working hard to keep it that way. what would you say to the 1st time visitor here and i guess for whether they come by cruise ship or from somewhere

else in germany where would you send them what's your top recommendation. i'm selling it was on the side 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 stops with 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 talk about just let it happen. thanks for the talking point. what secrets lie behind. find out in an immersive experience and explore fascinating cultural heritage sites. w world

heritage 360. 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 brick institution the former brewery was taken over by students in 1977 and turned into a french style beast show. what i loved about reagan's birth is the fact that there is an interesting story waiting around every corner from the romans of the middle ages of to the efforts of solving

early european conflicts and the right stock plus the regional specialties are delicious no wonder really are in the very after all.

lasted centuries. stable are the structures today. historic luminous. dangerous weeks for. researchers in munich have developed a procedure that doesn't only help preserve works of art. to morrow today. coming up.

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