we talked to the head like today in china a recent john good shape. 30 minutes long d.w. . what secrets lie behind these walls. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d.w. world heritage 360 getting up now. welcome to this new special edition of check in this time we focus on 3 cities in bavaria that are all home to unesco world heritage sites look at stake explores

fruits book. because shows us around reagan's books old town. and then book us day go dives into water management history our 1st destination on this special edition of judge in his frets book in 1901 the city splendid baroque palace the residence was named a world heritage site. my destination today verts burg the city is located in the various more precisely in the franconia region let's start on the old mine bridge glen mark of hertzberg. it was built from 14th $76.00 and for a long time it was the only river crossing between the. old town and the fortress.

12 statues of saints lined the bridge. the old mine bridge is the perfect starting point for discovering verts burg from here you can see many of the important sites and i'll be checking out those spots and on top of that i'll do some wine tasting because this region here is known for its bit the culture. but 1st i want to get an overview and start with a short tour through verts burke's old town. the town hall is only a few steps away from the old mine bridge it has many buildings and faces. that is the red building that's the so-called cut off make up and here we have the main facade. in the marketplace stands the gulf it might be capital a church that was financed by the citizens of hertzberg that was a thorn in the side of the bishop which is why he did not appoint a priest and for this reason the church is still called capella or chapel.

and now to a highlight of the city. hertzberg is not a particularly big city by today's standards but it used to be a center of power for influential bishops and they live in this building diverse burke residence the palace and its garden are unesco world heritage site. the palace was built in the 18th century to plans by architect by. its a french palace design view nice and italian architectural art. hertzberg is not only known for its residents but also for its wine. the good old is one of the largest wineries in germany it can be visited with guided tours and that's exactly what i do. winery manager. first shows me the wine press all.

year the grapes are delivered in fall after the harvest and processed into wine. which is stored one floor below. you we are in our wooden barrel cellar. we have 160 big wooden casket here in this cellar isn't just. for. best white wines here right in the castle controlling the temperature because we want to squeeze the last drop of quality. is the wine estate with 120 heck tears and produces up to 1000000 bottles of wine a year unlike other wineries it's also a foundation with the proceeds from wine fields go to finance social services inverts burke. wine from this region is easily recognizable by the bubble shape of its bottle. this bottle shape here is called

a box bottle why is that. wine was 1st bottled in the box bottle here in the 726 it was a ship that was a new until then was very difficult to produce in terms of the structure. they wanted to meet the special bottle a symbol of the high quality. is even older dating back over 700 years and speaking of great age this also applies to a special treasure in the wine cellar. this is our most precious jewel. in the simon family in london. easer very very old wines and among them is the world's oldest authentic bottle of wine. is a shrine vineyard wine in the 15th forty's with. their wine is almost

500 years old can you still drink it. i would assume so there's a new church from a prominent wine critic hugh johnson had the opportunity to taste the 2nd bottle you see here left of the center in 1900. 59 years ago that you johnson confirmed in several interviews that it was the wine of his life. verts burka surrounded by vignettes that are known for their good quality and they not only provide a delicious wine they're also set in a beautiful landscape. and you can also take a wonderful walk through them. for example if you want to go up to the mountain in back fortress. this is where the prince bishops lift before the residence was built . hello good afternoon. in the

outer courtyard i meet the guide georgia. she takes me on a tour. this is where the horses lay it out here in this courtyard yes in this area here on the south side of the yacht you see the little gates there with the entrances to the stables and the many rings on the wall that's where they tied up the horses. the in the courtyard is behind the gate. most of the buildings date from the renaissance. and i'll show you the very oldest part of the fortress that you can still see that's the castle keep . the fortified tower from the middle ages would serve the ruling family as a refuge if attackers happened to breach the main gate. today in the tower has 2 entrances they went there in the middle ages of course you could only get in

through one door about 10 meters up from me are. content i mean yeah reached it by a lot of. luck. and what did they do with the 1st 10 major is that it was a dungeon. this was a bottle dungeon the prisoners were let down through a hold on the rope letter with unexpected difficulties. he was a bit tubby. so they had to remove some of the edge stones to throw him down there . my bought off to 6 weeks imprisonment he came out looking like he was in his best years no fast and actually quite handsome. the tour concludes at the brock prince's garden with

a magnificent view of the city. it is even inverts berg i have back towards the old mine bridge. many people come here for the book and shop and in other words drink a glass of franconian wine on the bridge and soak up the atmosphere. there is a lot going on too much perhaps in corona types so i prefer to keep my distance at a table alone. but. once you come here it will hopefully be possible again to enjoy the wine on the bridge and then you shouldn't mrs. baggett. our 2nd stop on this check in

special is. the old town was added to the unesco world heritage less than 2006 i'm standing above the jag 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 and germany. i mean reagan's brick and bavaria to be honest the bridge doesn't look that old that's because it's been completely wrist. and over the past few years after all reagan's work has a title to defend 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 a visitor is 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. the fact that reagan's burn 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 the sculpture shows them suckling from a pig a deliberate insult and humiliation as things are considered unclean and judaism. even so the building as a whole is an impressive monument next to the one in cologne reagan's birth cathedral is considered to be germany's most extraordinary gothic cathedral.

reagan's burg was not only important because it became a bishop seems 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 was held for over 114 years. and to find out more about what that was and what it meant for the city i meeting the director of the reagans berg museums dogless gas to. bring. us up to 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 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 horror at least not for 143 years until 1806 yes tim your thoughts on the takes the whole. a muslim of the daughter what did the rice tag mean for reagan's birth to get i know i imagine so many powerful people coming here when money was being spent and probably brought the city some other perks to. stop it or not to leave as of course pagan's 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 but

a lot of diplomats held negotiations with other countries here because it was a shorter distance to travel. and back then the city had an international flavor 1. next i have an appointment with my ts fi talk at the noise plots where he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. dragons' burg is like many many of all cities if you dig here it's likely you'll discover something in 1905 traces of the 2000 year history of the city where. coverage during construction work on night . because. as you've probably noticed we are underground now. to the wall with the arc that classical middle ages about 700 to 800 years old it's now if you take a step forward and look down over the parapet you see those stones. shelter 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 cellar. and so i think. composites of the into this what's interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter in reagan's borg this. was his names and so what we're seeing here are traces of the jewish families innovations. the excavations took 3 years and archaeologists even found a gold treasure the documentation center doesn't have signs or a big maze on sen the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't let that scare you off it's really worth it. next to the historic stone bridge you'll find the vilest cool clothes the sausage kitchen a true reagan's 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 burns most famous bratwurst or charcoal grill sausages are made. the next couch 6 on sauerkraut is the name of this typical dish simple bud really good. just right if you're feeling packaged on your tour. our final destination on this special edition of check in is alex book the city's historic water management system was granted you best go world heritage status in 2019. outspokenness one of the oldest cities in germany with

a favorable look ation on the reverse made in fatso. there is plenty of water in the city center to the. post several monumental sounds . water and will and what the people of oak spoke made of it that's going to be the common theme for my tour of the city today and as always i have a lot on my list a palace for art industrial monuments a boat trip and i really would like to see the birthplace of so let's go. this is the center of the town hall is located on the square at the end of. this renaissance building is mcniff isn't although it was almost completely destroyed by

bombing in the 2nd world war it was rebuilt in the original style for many centuries was an important political center as a prince bishopric and a free imperial city. the golden hall recalls the city's former splendor. above the front door a picture shows that water was seen as the source of the city's wealth. you can find water everywhere in the old town of book like this will with spring water that you can drink. and this is

the waterworks at the red gate it is the oldest preserved waterworks in germany. it is part of oaks books historic water management system and is a unesco world heritage site. the ensemble of towers and well houses has supplied drinking water to the people of book for almost 500 years. paddle wheels over the canal helped transport the water up into the towers from there the fountains in the city were supplied with fresh water. today only the structures and the plants remain. but at the. last on the lazy river you get an idea of how the people of spoke used

their wealth of water later in the 19th century. to prevent recurring epidemics such as cholera a new water works was built in 878 this allowed the households to be supplied with clean drinking water directly via pipes at the time this state of the art technology caused a sensation through our jurors. you can see the wealth of book as well as the water in many places in the city. this is. the front is rather narrow at only 1000 meters but the building is over 100 meters long it is the form a city palace of an export banker built at the end of the 18th century the last owner gave the palace to the city of book on the condition that it never be sold and only be used for cultural purposes. dish it sloppily

is primarily a museum city. it presents masterpieces from past centuries. the collection includes paintings from the late middle ages and the early renaissance. and of course there's also a portrait of one of the most important book residents ever. this buddhist into this meeting is probably the most important in our collection this is an icon of our local history. of the rich the bill gates of the 16th and. 3 but there's plenty of sway to be an understatement here at my house that statement doesn't catch work well you can see that there's no jewelry and there are no visible hands. so all we see is his dark cabbage overcoat and the 4 that he's wearing as well as the very

valuable brocade hat that point to his wealth so this reserve was very typical for swabian merchants. so what can a human does and comes to push for and trade mission culture. in the latest quarter of spoke the playwright i thought based was born here in 898 in a typical artist's house for a long time the city had a rather complicated relationship with its most famous son who chose to live in east germany when he returned from exile at the end of the 2nd world war. the house he was born in has been the museum since 1905. here comes in yes we have some original pieces this is the baptism in confirmation silverware received by baritone purchased this is its original list and yes it's original sticks and if the silverware is definitely original to us and especially

charming is a silver bracelet that gave to his 1st love. whose portrait you can see here. so you see it was her 18th birthday that's the original silver bracelet and. why does your waist look like a rock star here by this year anything it was after his international breakthrough with the 3 penny opera which premiered in 1970 berlin with the foreign comedy came . back to his hometown and was photographed by the famous court photographer cornered i dressed like. she's wearing a leather coat smoking a cigar these both became part of his image. of the sneezer very famous pictures

and in front of them as our most valuable piece of sculpture made on the basis of a life mask of breast that was made by paul harmon in 1930. 5. at. my last stop and also has something to do with water and tradition since the 19th century. fox has rented robots to explore the areas waterways legend says that the young battled breast went rowing here with his 1st love. when he was on the show if i want to go fast on the water what should i do as a stretch out your legs keep europe or body straight keep the oars in the water for as long as possible and pull with a lot of power and i'll be the fastest let's find out so if addition. in the meteorite zonker you go go to the middle of the boat turn your back to me and

stretch out your legs. perfect. so have fun affect fish boss. there is a challenge waiting for me to race on the outs book mold against my editor on p.b.s. . it's not that easy. going graduations. i made it. if you visit all spoke you just can't ignore the topic of water fountains rivers industrial history if you let yourself be guided by water you can make many connections here from the

romans to the present or from bankers to about the best that's alex book she is. the be.

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