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 its believed to be the oldest surviving bridge in germany. I mean reagans work in the area to be honest the bridge doesnt look that old thats because its been completely restored over the past few years after all reagans work has a title to defend its is 2006 its old town including this bridge has been a unesco World Heritage site today i want to get to know regensburg what attract visitors to this unesco World Heritage site and what does the constant influx of tourists mean for the city this much is certain its going to be a journey through 2000 years of history and. Well also show you nearby vets and book have. Will find out what the growing popularity of cruise ship tourism means for regensburg. And world catch up with our globe trotter in the city of kharkiv in colombia. The fact that reagans burg 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. 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 germanys most extraordinary gothic cathedral. Reagans 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 im meeting the director of the reagans museums dogless castile. Who of us had one 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 60 and 63 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 and went to bed whole or at least not for 143 years until 1806 yes tim yachts in 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 and the door now so the emperor was able to travel to vienna along the river this is one 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 reagans 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 and because it. I must have a daughter what did the rice tag mean for reagans birth to get on a i imagine so many powerful people coming here money was being spent and of probably brought the city some other perks to. A stop over in the to leave as 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 a shorter distance to travel. In fact then the city had an International Flavor and that so. Called my attention to an interesting your all the bird on the wall is standing on one foot and holding a stone in its claw its meant to remind the envoys to pay close attention to the debates whoever falls asleep as dropping the ball or hear the stone and disturbing the diet. Admittedly 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 its where belt a book stands its home to one of germanys oldest breweries and up to this day well worth a visit. The most beautiful reach of a timbered abbey takes you across the river through the danube goetsch between limestone walls up to 70 meters high. For the full experience up on exeter the traditional boats of the danube fisherman. But it still is given good work 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 its 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 because all runs the small restaurant i know youd like your style or little hermitage which you can only reach by foot its 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 overhead. The frescoes with biblical scenes are from the 16th century. Canon lehman found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. Theres a 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 thoughts. 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 oven as an alchemy just once lived here over 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 veteran book abbey. An impressive building right on the danube my social here and around the years 617 that makes it the oldest monastery in the various. 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 this has been proved 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. Not where youre from here. Up on the line of fire that promise prayer years back there are now we are from south korea from busan the good the very much this was not a spy. The spear. 1 back in the slightly rainy reagans burg i have an appointment with my ts paetec at the 9 plants he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. Reagans bird is like many many evil cities if you dig here its likely youll discover something in 1905 traces of the 2000 year history of the city were uncovered during construction work on a knife op that. Was. As youve probably noticed were underground now whats exciting here is that you can see recognizable old remains to the wall with thats classical middle ages about 700 to 800 years old. To. Its internship now if you take a step forward and look down over the parapet you see those stone. They may not look that special but theyre 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 in of reagans book since this. In the next book. So what were 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 reagans book was an impoverished and needed a scapegoat exclusion and discrimination of jews began to increase. Their 1st. Its often fit all culminated in 1519 when the approximately 500 People Living here were driven out. Simply expelled from the city. 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 its called noise or new. Plots. Of on the surface today theres nothing to see if 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 doesnt have signs or a big mess on send the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but dont let that scare you off its really worth it. Time to hop on over to the other side of the pond to meet our globe trotters steve hayes has been visiting colombias caribbean coast off we go. To start things off here and. We take part in a retreat work to get in for what you want your town and all the things you need to see your. Doctor you know was founded in 1533 by a spanish commander and became the main port for trade between spain and its overseas empire. In 1904 the trainers port fortress and other monuments including the walled old town were designated a unesco World Heritage site. Now the cool thing to doing to him is to walk the old city wall which is it is especially cool in the afternoon when you have the best light to take some awesome photographs and its also where you can see the contrast of the old city and the new low spots. And how to finish off an afternoon walk on the old city walls have to come get him out which is probably one of the best spots to watch the sunset. Today we grow our up the coast from have been out to eat for good this is a book and on filled with hamas member basically. Take a bath and. Im going to know its 23 meters high and has a depth of 2300 meters so i mean not that much but you can generally. Come. When i walk in certain neighborhoods where were staying its a mining and its a really cool area its really up and coming neighborhood right next to you old town. Breakfast you know. In our. Language about and i was a promoter texting. Me and moving on then ill. Leave. The be rivaled coming over and now were taking. This step stuff. Our timing how about you guys actually use a little fishing village 3 hours south of me now to get a taste of local life and to be in a spot with way less tourists and think on them are going to leave his spot for this. 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. Whatever you got in colombia. Right next to be a story stonebridge youll find the votes to 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 its where reagans burns most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. For. A young girl ive been told that your restaurant isnt to be missed whats so special about it just is also based on this i was once attention here and i also suggest which we make plus our khattala which we also make ourselves the cyber. Sex our couch 6 on sauerkraut is the name of this typical dish simple but really good and just right if youre feeling packaged on your tour. After being declared a unesco World Heritage site in 2006 reckons bird experienced a full blown tourism boom 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 arent too enthusiastic about their new found fame. In summer of 2006 the old town of reagans book becomes a unesco World Heritage site for its fantastic i hope for this for a long time before. They were euphoric celebrations in the city. You know we did it to the World Heritage status is a rare distinction but today. Because it will share are happy for you and we were proud that things have gotten out of hand like the house i want to be with 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 whats going to be at 1st it was nice to see so many people come but now its turned a little like it just going to. Put some of the unspoiled is the on stilts has become too much. The city continues to attract masses. Every year the Tourism Office and ounces new records for overnight stays day trippers and cruise line is his passengers. The number of giant river cruise ships has skyrocketed the danube trip is especially popular among senior american and australian citizens which is great for the city but rather annoying to some locals. Because the many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the hotels. In bodies its probably cant get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it costs residents but didnt want to if People Living on. There dont like it either like most of life in. This city recently limited the number of cruise ships to 1500 landings pay year but the boom since the unesco title has also brought other consequences its 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 give you more 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 cant imagine a family or an old couple there anymore although theyre being forced out unfortunately even for the things that as a. Number of tourists increased again last year but now they can spoke has put forward a new tourism plan which tries to consider both visitors needs and the quality of life of those people who live there. On the banks of the danube which during peak season is lined with cruise ships i meet with people im lost but he has the organization friends of reagans bergs old town and one of the oldest citizens initiatives in germany and as the name implies its concerned with preserving the citys 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 commissioned on most valued really worked as a tourist guide and regen seeburg whats your take on this tourism boom. I think its very positive because i experienced the Humble Beginnings when there were 600 guided tours in the year and now we have more than 6000 guided tours before it makes me happy every time i walk through the city and see people from all over the world enjoying drakensberg fest and it does do you also understand more critical voices those who. Say its too much for regensburg it can be i know these voices but i dont quite understand them because as in many cities and 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 its just over the stone bridge to the cathedral to the Old Town Hall way to the left and right of this its common i dont have to walk right through the crowd when its busy i can also choose a side street and so i can go survey to. Tell me a bit about the organization you lead and your work there. You know i for one this never ends of the old town is a group that was founded in 1966 and it has no political mandate and no direct power. Its committed to raising the alarm whenever the old town is threatened with any danger and if opt out who give 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 its just awful for him to then tell you werent born in regensburg but youve lived here for a long time what makes regensburg so unique. This is a thats a good question if youre stuck i have a very strong emotional bond to the city and i feel at home here so how is what i always have it was like when i stepped off the train in rome the 1st time and felt id been there before your martial way just now im half and half roman so to speak and they start this city is very much worth living in because its preserved its historical structure both in stone and in spirit. The whole world was in reagans book during the perpetual diet but he comes across this mixture of president ial and cosmopolitan is really something that beautiful is there any closer for us and your working hard to keep it that way. What would you say to the 1st time visitor here and i guess for whether they come by cruise ship or from somewhere else in germany where would you send them whats your top recommendation. It was under saddam i would put it differently i wouldnt give any tips you know instead id recommend just coming here and staying a week and going where the wind takes you stops foose discover the city on foot onto his its not like theres 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 talk about just let it happen. 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