Guided tours for groups
Large and small groups alike can choose from a vast array of bookable guided tours in Bamberg and the surrounding area. Whatever the particular interest, age or preference of your group, you are sure to find the right guided tour here.
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Excluded from the use of tourist services and from access to the premises are
– Persons with proven SARS-CoV-2 infection,
– persons subject to a quarantine measure,
– People with symptoms associated with COVID-19 (acute, non-specific general symptoms, loss of smell and taste, respiratory symptoms of any severity).
If visitors develop symptoms during their stay, they must leave the premises immediately.
World Heritage Fascination
On this extended stroll, you will see just how unique Bamberg is. In the historical ensemble embracing churches and monasteries, with bridges, narrow lanes and squares, half-timbered buildings and baroque facades, the magic of centuries past is still within your grasp. Content: Besides the ...
The E.T.A. Hoffmann Trail - guided tour
Learn more about E.T.A. Hoffmann and his time in Bamberg during this guided tour. As a budding author and composer, E.T.A. Hoffmann spent the formative years from 1808-1813 in Bamberg. It was during this time that he wrote his first great tales, which were published under the title "Fantasy ...
Bamberg tour for the blind and partially sighted
On this extended stroll, you will see just how unique Bamberg is. In the historical ensemble embracing churches and monasteries, with bridges, narrow lanes and squares, half-timbered buildings and baroque facades, the magic of centuries past is still within your grasp. Blind and visually ...
World Heritage - Bamberg's triad in depth
This guided walking tour takes you to all three parts of the old town appointed as world heritage site in 1993. It is an in-depth tour taking into account the special development of the city through the centuries and its 1000-year history. Included in the tour: Traditions and customs in the ...
Doors and gates to Bamberg‘s history
Doors, gates and portals illustrate a thousand years of history and all the stories an old city like Bamberg has to offer. There are doors protecting treasure chambers, prosperity and worldly power, others lead to poverty and death, and some conceal happiness, phantasy, nature or education. ...
Bamberg and its beer
Bamberg's brewing industry goes back almost 900 years to the days when monasteries functioned as the first breweries. As early as the 12th century, Bamberg's beer was exported as a valuable good to foreign lands. Even today, the beer brewed in and around Bamberg is an important factor in ...
Bamberg and its beer - incl. Brewery Museum
Enjoy our beer and brewery tour including a visit to the Franconian Brewery Museum on Michaelsberg Hill with an ensuing taste of the special museum beer. Bamberg's brewing industry goes back almost 900 years to the days when monasteries functioned as the first breweries. As early as the 12th ...
Bamberg and its tunnels
Bamberg's seven hills district was undermined as early as the middle ages, in search of sand used for scouring powder. This mining work was continued until the early age of industrialisation. In the 17th and 18th century the tunnels were used as a storage place for wine, later also for beer and ...
Of Quacks and Miracle Healers
Bamberg boasts one of Germany's oldest apothecaries, it was home to Europe's most modern hospital, bringing forth doctors like Dr. Eisenbarth, Dr. Markus, Dr. Schönlein and Dr. Wassermann. Pilgrims and the poor could find shelter and care at the large infirmaries, whilst the plague and syphilis ...
The Unheard Lives of Women
The history of a city is also the history of its women. This guided tour outlines the specific living conditions of women of different backgrounds, such as the bourgeois wives of civil servants, the wives of tradesmen and market gardeners, whores and witches, as well as aristocratic women, ...
Bamberg of sayings
During this entertaining walk through Bamberg you will follow the traces of old idioms and sayings. You will find out, for example, why the blessed above the Prince's Portal are in "seventh heaven" and much more. At the same time, you will be immersed in the former days of the trades, warfare ...
Death by Fire and the Hammer of the Witches
In Bamberg's darkest days back in the 17th century, burning pyres, the "Hammer of the Witches" and distressing interrogations were the order of the day. The obsessive belief in witches stopped at no-one. Retrace the history of Bamberg's witch hunts. Number of participants: Up to 25 per guide ...
Ghosts, myths and legends
Ideally in the evening or at dusk - we will bring to life the events of centuries past. Listen to legends of witchcraft and the devil's work, bourgeois pride and tales of love. Content: Selected sights in the old town of Bamberg Number of participants: Up to 25 per guide Please note: Most ...
Bamberg's storyteller
Saints, sinners, emperors and townsfolk from the city's past will be revealed to you in a way that brings history to life: in endless stories without endless dates and numbers. Streets, squares and buildings all have their own stories to tell, stories that have been passed down through the ...
The Nightwatchman's Call
...is the title of our tour with the Nightwatchman. For centuries they wandered through the city, keeping the peace. This guided tour draws on the treasure chest of experiences, stories and histories, the anecdotes and legends, the fantastic and incredible. It takes you deep into the inner life ...
Lifeline Regnitz
On this stroll along the River Regnitz you will begin to appreciate just how important the river is to Bamberg. The buildings, bridges, locks, mills and canals of our city bear witness to how the townspeople have always lived with and from the water. You will see a different side to Bamberg from ...
Bamberg for kids
Art and culture can be fun, even for young visitors to Bamberg! Children and youths see cities through different eyes. They want to feel a sense of adventure and are bubbling with questions. This guided tour focuses on the more exciting and self-explanatory aspects of Bamberg's history. ...
Bamberg - Living History
This tour for teenagers is exciting and easy to understand, shedding light on important buildings and monuments in chronological order. It travels from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and Baroque periods and into the modern age. The guide frequently slips into the role of the characters in ...
Market gardeners' district and herb lore
Bamberg would never have become a World Heritage City if it was not for the Market Gardeners' District. On this tour through the upper section of the historical World Heritage market gardening district, you will gain an insight into the special character of this unique urban structure. A visit ...
Bamberg Hops Garden
Visit our family-run garden centre and see the propagation by seed, the young plants and the cultivation of various sorts of hop plants. Our show garden explains former techniques and modern methods for growing hops. Experience the various usages of hops, from the speciality beers to aroma ...
Guided cycling tour through Bamberg
Discover the local lifestyle, quirky short-cuts that open up new vistas, and the prettiest spots in town – within and beyond the central UNESCO cultural heritage site. Enjoy the town’s most stunning views, and relax cycling through a tunnel of green leaves along the river. The best way to ...
Get a taste of Bamberg
Go on a culinary tour of Bamberg with comments and explanations on food and drink through the centuries. Samples of the local specialities will ginger up the tour. Content: Guided tour on the culture of food and drink Samples of local specialities Number of participants: Up to 25 per guide ...
Fire, mead and flying ointment
How did the simple people live, love and die, when demons and witches still populated the earth? Actively discover Bamberg from a very different angle. During this guided tour you will hear about the history of the town and its most important sights whilst learning all about the everyday lives ...
Christmas Wonder – Christmas Cribs
Enjoy the festive time of the year in the wonderfully decorated, romantic town of Bamberg. Its Christmas Market, German traditions, the regional customs, stories of bygone times and a walk round the Christmas Cribs put you in the right state of mind to welcome Christmas with a smile. Content: ...
Bamberg's Advent and Christmas customs
You can explore the diversity of Christmas customs practised in the period from St. Martin's Day to Epiphany in the magical atmosphere of a beautifully decorated Christmas city. You will learn, for example, about the Bamberg apple trees that bore fruit in the night of Christ's birth or what it ...
Let the little children come unto me
The Christmas period is a particularly special time in Bamberg and is celebrated with many splendid nativity scenes around the town. The tradition goes back several centuries and developed from the wish to help children appreciate and understand the Christmas message. Content: This tour of some ...