Our Little Blog Spot: Bamberg a MUST see city if you ever come to Germany!!

So our adventures in traveling brought us Bamberg this weekend. We originally made an afternoon trip to Bamberg to check out the local Army base but what we found was so much more!

Bamberg by far is my favorite city so far. The sights were unbelievable there. We enjoyed our trip so much to Bamberg that we plan on making another trip there this coming weekend to finish checking out the sites.

Since it was so late in the day the only thing we were really able to check out was the Neue Residenz, Imperial Cathedral,the old court, St. Jacob, St. Michael's and Schloss Seehof. Babmberg is an extrememly old city wih earliest documentation dating back to 902.

Words can't even explain this city. It truly was amazing. For those of you coming to visit us you can count on going to visit this city. It's less than an hour up the road from us.

Enjoy the pictures!!!

Our first stop of the day was Schloss Seehof. It was built in 1686 as a summer residence for the Bamberg Prince-Bishops.

Schloss Seehof (Schloss means Castle in German)

The outer wall of Schloss Seehof

The family crest

Another picture of Schloss Seehof with the garden...

Next stop was the Neue Residenz, Imperial Cathedral,and The old Court

The Neue Residenz was built in 1613 for the Bamberg Prince-Bishops was begun in 1613. The two wings on the cathedral square were built by Johann Leonhard Dientzenhofer in 1697-1703.

Here is a view from a distance of the Neue Residenz and Imperial Catherdral

Entrance into the Neue Residenz...

The Rose Garden at the Neue Residenz.

note: the wooden boxes house statues.

A view of the city from the Rose Garden...

The Old Courtyard.

The Old Court, whose core forms the former imperial and bishop's palace, was once directly connected with the cathedral. The gate was created in 1573 by the sculptor Pankraz Wagner and its highlight is a relief of Maria, with Heinrich II and Kunigunde and the model of the cathedral next to it.

Imperial Cathedral

The next sight we saw was the Imperial Cathedral. By far this was the best sight of the day!!

The imperial cathedral St Peter and St George goes back to a foundation by Emperor Heinrich II., who founded the diocese of Bamberg in 1007. The first cathedral was consecrated in 1012, but it burnt down. The third building, which has been preserved until today, was finished in 1237 and shows late Romanesque and Early Gothic style elements.