Segment: Regensburg Walking Tour
Episode: Grand European ep 11
Air Date: 23rd February 2020
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Regensburg is one of Germany’s best-preserved cities.

• This medieval city was untouched by bombings in World War 2, and Viking’s included shore excursion takes guests on a walking tour through the heart of the town.
• Regensburg is situated at the northernmost point of the Danube River, and has 1500 listed monuments that have stood the test of centuries – the largest such collection north of the Alps.
• The city walls were erected by the order of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The tour takes you through the narrow streets and alleys of the old town, giving guests an insight to what the city once was and still is today.
• The first stop on the tour is the Old Town Hall – serving as the seat of parliament for 200 years, the Rahtus has centuries behind its walls, including an original torture chamber.
• Built in the 12th century, the Old Stone Bridge is a 16-arch marvel of medieval engineering that still carries traffic today.
• At 875 years old, Alte Wurstkuche is said to be the oldest continuously running restaurant in the world. The building was erected in 1135 and turned into a restaurant in 1146. The family who currently own the restaurant took it over in 1806.
• The sausages served here are delicious authentically German, coming with sauerkraut and mustard.
• Cathedral Square is the main attraction of Regensburg Old Town, considered by many to be the pinnacle of southern German Gothic art. Built in the 13th century, the double spires tower 105 metres high over the city.