and this bridge is the stone bridge built at the beginning of the 12th century it's believed to be the oldest surviving bridge in germany. i mean reagan's work in bavaria to be honest the bridge doesn't look that old that's because it's been completely restored 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 one attract visitors 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. will also show you nearby vets and book happy. will find out what the growing popularity of cruise ship tourism means for reagan's work. and we'll catch up with our globe trotter in the city of fame in colombia. the fact that reagan's burg is such an old and well preserved city is largely thanks to it not having been. in the wars and its importance as an imperial city in path 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 in 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 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 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 i'm meeting the director of the reagans birth museums dogless castile. the thing that. must add to what exactly was the perpetual diet. from the 17th to the early 19th century they can spoke was actually the capital of europe a bit like brussels today. that the good. will die it 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 years to the arts and not takes the whole not. be instead why was it set up in reagan's burg links book passion in the several big gatherings had already taken place in. this city is located on the danube that the one also the emperor was able to travel to vienna along the river 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 reagan's 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 it because it so him. i must have a daughter what did the rice talk mean for reagan's bird again imo i imagine so many powerful people coming here and money was being spent and that probably brought the city some other perks to. 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 the shortest distance to travel. a fact then the city had international flavor. this guest calls my attention to an interesting mural the bird on the wall is standing on one foot and holding a stone in its claw it's meant to remind beyond voice to pay close attention to the debates whoever falls asleep is dropping the ball or hear the stone and disturbing the diet. and minutely 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 it's where belt book common stands it's home to one of germany's oldest breweries and up to this day well worth a visit. the most beautiful root of a timber takes you across the river through the danube gorge between limestone walls up to 70 meters high. for the full experience hope the next it is the traditional boat of the danube fisherman. but it is all is good work and once upon a time all rowing was the only option but no one goes there anymore now we have a motor but we often turn it off to give people the full experience you can hear the silence it's 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 haven't the money for them hiking is not recreation its work the couple runs the small restaurant i know you'd like your style or little hermitage which you can only reach by foot it's 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 from the 16th century. hammond the man found out by chance that the historic hermitage was for sale and turned it into a heritage site. there's 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 before these pits in the rocks were carved by hand and housed wooden beams used probably to support a wooden house. we reach our destination veteran book abbey. an impressive building right on the danube magic circle here in a round the years 617 that makes it the oldest monastery in bavaria. over the years the benedictine monks kept on building the abbey. the 18th century church owes it splendid to the us some brothers who designed many churches in bavaria. but for many guests the reason they came is the big garden beer 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. where you're from here i have found that i'm not either promised prayer years back there are now we are from south korea from busan the good the very much this close up as go. 1 back in the slightly rainy reagan's burg i have an appointment with my ts ply chuck at the 95 flats he shows me the outlines of the former jewish synagogue. reagan's burg is like many many evil cities if you dig here it's likely you'll discover something in 1905 traces of the 2000 year history of the city were uncovered during construction work on knife up plots. was. good. news and as you've probably noticed we're underground now what's exciting here is that you can see recognizable old remains to the wall with that's classical middle ages about 700 to 800 years old. it's in synch with now if you take a step forward and look down over the parapet you see those stone. they may not look that special but there for a moment 2000 years ago it's taos and. then if we go through this arc we come to a 2nd seller who gets here. and hello. but what's interesting here is that all the sellers in the documentation center come from the former jewish quarter in reagan's book since this. in the next book. so what we're 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 reagan's book was an offer and needed a scapegoat exclusion and discrimination of jews began to increase. their 1st. something this community. and to be often fit all culminated in 1519 when the approximately 500 people living here were driven out. simply expelled from the city using real. bertha they demolished the abandoned buildings just a few days later probably so that no one would ask what had been there before. and on the resulting square they built a church which is the noise. which is why it's called noise or new. plots. above the surface today there's nothing to see of 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 doesn't have signs or a big means on send the structure can only be accessed on guided visits but don't let that scare you off it's really worth it. time to hop on over to the other side of the pond to meet our globe trotters steve haney she's been visiting colombia caribbean coast off we go. to start things off here. we take part in the breach work to get an overview of your town and all the things you need to see your. country was founded in 1533 by a spanish commander and became the main port for trade between spain and its overseas empire. in 1904 cut a famous port fortress and other monuments including the walled old town were designated a unesco world heritage site. the cool thing to do we got a hint as to walk the old city wall which is it especially cool in the afternoon when you have the best light to take some awesome photographs and this is also where you can see the contrast from the old city and the new book swap. and how to finish off an afternoon walk on the old city walls as they come here to morrow which is probably one of the best spots to watch a sunset. today with row one hour up the coast from have to it took to me this is a book an on field was hard months and we're basically here. to take it up and it. as we can know is 23 meters high and has a depth of 2300 meters so i mean not that much but you can in general. we're now walking through a neighborhood where we say ok it's a market and it's a really cool area it's be up and coming neighborhood right next to the old town. next and bring you know a couple in there. and we take the bus and we take the motor taxi and then me going on then i. eat. the right coming up we're now we're taking. the steps stuff. our timing how about you guys actually use a little fishing village 3 hours south of here not to get a taste of the local life and to be in a spot with way less tourists and think on them off so many is far more that. 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. what have you got in colombia. right next to be a story stonebridge you'll find the vilest cool club the sausage kitchen a true reagan's 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 it's where reagan's bergs most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. just so. good i've been told that your restaurant isn't to be missed what's so special about it just is also based on this as one situation here i also suggest which we make plus some of khattala which we also make ourselves for. next to our couch 6 on sauerkraut is the name of this typical dish simple but really good and just right if you're feeling package 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. 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 aren't too enthusiastic about their new found fame. in summer of 2006 the old town of reagan's book becomes a unesco world heritage site which have of its fantastic i hope for this for a long time of the 1st. they were euphoric celebrations in the city. you know we did it to the world heritage status is a rare distinction but today. god said lord will share are happy for you and we were proud but things have gotten out of hand there's also i want to know what nobody ever really wanted to be a world heritage site of the consequence nobody really thought about the consequences we just wanted to get in the tourist brochures and there was a big boom back then what's going to be at 1st it was nice to see so many people come but now it's turned a little bit like it's going to. put some of the workers the own stores has become too much. the city continues to attract masses. every year the tourism office and now says new records for overnight stays day trippers and cruise line is his passengers stroll through the old town. if they can they sometimes don't even remember what city they were in by the evening. 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. to know this but many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the water when hotels. you can believe it's probably can't get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it cost the residents of the we want to its people living over there don't like it either. i'm with you 1st in. the city recently limited the number of cruise ships to $1500.00 landings pay year but the boom since the unesco title has also brought other consequences it's lit investments and new construction projects are shooting up everywhere. real estate prices have exploded and the gentrification of the old town is progressing. if you know by the folks at the now they also want more guided tours in hotels and while residents hardly live there anymore. there are a few students who like to party with others but you can imagine a family or an old couple there anymore although they're being forced out unfortunately even for the things that as a. number of tourists increased again last year but now they can spot 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 peter i'm lost but he has the organization friends of reagan's bergs old town it's one of the oldest citizens initiatives in germany and as the name implies it's concerned with preserving the city's 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 based on the most valuable really worked as a tourist guide in reagan's work what's your take on this tourism boom but i think it's very positive because i experienced the humble beginnings when they were 600 guided tours for year who 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 you also understand more critical voices those who say it's too much for regensburg it can go these voices but i don't 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 here it's just over the stone bridge to the cathedral to the old town hall and to the left and right of this it's called i don't have to walk right through the crowd when it's busy i can also choose a side street and. tell me a bit about the organization you lead and your work there we kind of pushed it. yeah i feel for him this is friends of the old town is a group that was founded in 1966 and it has no political mandate and no direct power would choose one bought up kind of mosque it's committed to raising the alarm whenever the old town is threatened with any danger you need to fall toward 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 closer to the window and longing for our name into the which we simply held a protest there and prevented it from happening to put this to you or no it's just all for him down there in town you weren't born in reagan's are not you've lived here for a long time what makes reagan's berg so unique. this is a that's a good question if you're stuck i have a very strong emotional bond to the city and i feel at home here. for i always have it was like when i stepped off the train in rome the 1st time and felt i'd been there before you marshal or i'm just now i'm half and half roman so to speak and you start here in this city is very much worth living in because it's preserved it's historical structure both in stone and in spirit. the whole world was in reagan's book during the perpetual diet but he comes across this mixture of presidential and cosmopolitan is really something that beautiful i mean facetious you don't see that and you're working hard to keep it that way. what would you say to the 1st time visitor here and i think it's for whether they come by cruise ship or from somewhere else in germany where would you send them what's your top recommendation. it was under saddam i would put it differently i wouldn't give any tips you know instead i'd recommend just coming here and staying a week and going where the wind takes you stops with who's discovered the city on foot it's not like there's 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 take a boat just let it happen. thanks for the talking point. what secrets behind these walls. find out in any of the worst of experience and exploring. cultural heritage sites. w world heritage 360. if you're ever in regensburg and. looking for a really great place to eat this is the right spot or fake in the very heart of the city is a reagan's burg institution the former brewery was taken over by students in 1977 and turned into a french style beast. what i loved about reagan's birth is the fact that there is an interesting story waiting around every corner from the romans of the middle ages until the efforts of solving early european conflicts and the right stock plus the regional specialities are delicious no wonder really are in the very after all. fads fatter fat and money the food industry earns staggering sums of money from junk 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