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standing above the dam 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 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 reagan 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. 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 world catch up with our globe trotter in the city of kharkiv in colombia. the fact that reagan's bird 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 ring and 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 bird museums dog miscarriage still. think that. must have been what 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. the natural diet was convened in 1663 just a few years after the 30 years rule. 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 to the horror at least not for 143 years until 1806 yes tim your thoughts on the takes the whole not. be instead why was it set up in regensburg links 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 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. because it so he. i must have a daughter what the rice tag mean for reagan's bird again i know i 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 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. and sac then the city had an international flight. that's i. guess still calls my attention to an interesting your all the bird on the wall is standing on one foot and holding a stone of its claw it's meant to remind beyond voice to pay close attention to the debates whoever falls asleep is dropping the ball or hear 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 belt of 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 root of a timber abbey takes you across the river through the danube course between limestone walls up to 70 metres high. for the full experience up on it's it is the traditional boats of the danube fisherman. all is good world and once upon a time 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. 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 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 ruth only the cliff which curves of a head. the frescoes with biblical scenes from the 16th century. the man found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. is the window one of his enclosure 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. 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 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 as. 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 bavaria. 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 big garden there 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 your. work on the line of fire or on a spread of years back there are now we are. from south korea to son of the road 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 many people 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. some of the connectors and 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 they're from roman times 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 innovations book since this. field 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 work with them and needed a scapegoat exclusion and discrimination of jews began to increase. their 1st. it's going to be off and did 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. plots. 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. 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 start things off here and. we take part in reach work to get an overview of your town and all the things you need to see your. doctor 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 we got a hint as to walk the old city wall which is a specially 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 old spot. and how to finish off an afternoon walk on the old city walls 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 asked me now to talk to more this is a book and all filled with hamas and the thinking here. take it off and it. can almost 23 metres high and has a depth of 2300 meters so i mean not that much but you can in general.

when i walk into a neighborhood where we're saying ok it's a mining and it's a really cool area it's the up and coming neighborhood right next to the old town. have some breakfast here. and there. then we'll take the bus and i will take the motor taxi and me going on then off. leak. we write something up there now we're taking. the sat stuff. our timing could not be nice actually

a little fishing village street hours south of here not to get a taste of the local life and to be in a spot which way less tourists hands on and off so many places 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 the a story stone bridge you'll find the most cool the sausage kitchen a true vegans 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 burghs most famous

bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. to have 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 over. the next hour 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 on your next go world heritage site in 2006 the reagans were experience a full blown tourism 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 reagan's book becomes a unesco world heritage site in terms of its fantastic i hope for this for a long time of. they were euphoric celebrations in the city. you know we did it to the world heritage status is a rare distinction but today. god said to do it with rubble shero are happy that you and we were proud but things have gotten out of hand there's also i want to know what nobody every 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 what's going to take 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 ins book has the own stores has

become too much. the city continues to attract masses. every year the tourism office and ounces 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 in by the evening. 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. know the many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the hotels. didn't believe that shit probably can't get much more than

this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it cost residents who didn't want to if people living over there don't like it either like most were 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 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. the number of tourists increased again last year but now they can spot 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. really worked as a tourist guide and reagan seeburg what's your take on this tourism boom but 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 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 i know these voices but i don't quite understand them because as in many cities 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 and i don't have to walk right through the crowd when it's busy i can also choose a side street and so i can go survey and tell me a bit about the organization you lead and your work there. you know i just have one 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 one popped up kind of it's committed to raising the alarm whenever the old town is threatened with any danger you know 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 under the window and longing for the name into the which 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 regensburg what 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 and i have a very strong emotional bond to the city and i feel at home here for being so for i always have we 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 regular and half roman so to speak and they stuck here in 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 process for us you know 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 stops with who's discover the city on foot and who is 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 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 talking point.

what secrets behind. find out in any members of experience and explore. cultural heritage sites. w world heritage 360 get here. if you're ever in regensburg and. looking for a really great place to eat this is the right spot or fate 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 a 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 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.

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