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Regensburg
Germany
Regensburg (Traditional English: Ratisbon) is one of Germany's oldest towns, founded by the Romans in 179 AD. It is in the German federal state of Bavaria, at the northernmost point of the river Danube.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 5 days ago
At a glance
- Best time to go
- April–October
- Getting around
- Bus
- Vetted picks
- 20 places — 1 backed by 3+ independent sources
- Real coverage
- 9 vetted creator sources — mostly locals
AI insights
Local-ledComputed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and mostly LOCAL creators' videos on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "Regensburg - die Schöne an der Donau | UNESCO Welterbe" by DW Deutsch (206K views) — a solid first watch.
DW Deutsch and Sebastian on tour are creators from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: by bus — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
8 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 20 picks are sourced
7 of 20 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet, Near From Home | Slow Travel Germany and Rok Goes Around, and 1 other — and each card names its own. The remaining 13 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 9 creator videos, 5 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 15 of the 20 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
Regensburg - die Schöne an der Donau | UNESCO Welterbe
DW Deutsch · 206K viewsLocalde
Discover REGENSBURG: Historic Charm of Bavaria - Things to Do!
Rok Goes Around · 67K views
Ein Tag Regensburg - Stadt an der Donau in der Oberpfalz - Unterwegs in Bayern
Sebastian on tour · 49K viewsLocalde
Regensburg in a Day Trip. What to Eat, See, and Do in this Historic City | Bavaria, Germany Guide
Near From Home | Slow Travel Germany · 47K views
Ein Tag in Regensburg | Deutschland | Städtereise | 50plus Reise
Niko Formanek - Best Ager · 38K viewsLocalde
Regensburg: The Best of Germany's Hidden Gems
OnwardMJ · 30K views
Schönheiten von Regensburg
BernieOnAir Bernhard Seeger · 75K viewsLocalde
Regensburg Germany Travel Guide | Best Things to See and Do in Regensburg Germany
Traveling Expats · 10K views
Regensburg | Sehenswürdigkeiten | Rhein-Eifel.TV
Rhein-Eifel.TV · 7K viewsLocalde
Best time to go
Best window: April–October
January is the month to avoid — cold. The window below is when it is genuinely pleasant.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By bus
For longer distances, Regensburg has a comprehensive public bus network, operated by RVV and RVB. Buses are frequent (10 min intervals during peak hours) and run until around midnight every day.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Regensburg Cathedral
4 sources agreeAlso recommended by Rok Goes Around and 3 others
Domplatz 1· Free
The Cathedral of St. Peter is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Regensburg and the prime example of Gothic architecture in Bavaria. Construction commenced in 1273 and the church was finished in 1872…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Historic Sausage Kitchen
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Thundorferstraße 3
This tavern by the Danube was the first sausage kitchen in the world and already served the construction workers of the Stone Bridge and the Cathedral in the 12th century.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Regensburg Altstadt
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A UNESCO-listed old town of 1,500 heritage buildings and narrow medieval lanes that functions as a living, open-air museum.
Vetted sources
Steinerne Brücke (Stone Bridge)
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
An 800-year-old bridge across the Danube, once considered an engineering marvel that other medieval cities tried to copy.
Vetted sources
Regensburg Cathedral (Dom St Peter)
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A free-to-enter Gothic masterpiece with stained glass, an astronomical clock and a crypt holding royal tombs.
Vetted sources
Scots Monastery
Single sourceJakobstraße 3· Free
Founded around the year 1070 by Hiberno-Scottish missionaries, the church was in the hands of Irish and Scottish monks most of its history.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Minor basilica Unserer lieben Frau zur Alten Kapelle
Single sourceSchwarze-Bären-Straße 7
The church was first mentioned in 875. It was renovated several times and nowadays the interior is a great example of Rococo architecture. Especially the altar is of outstanding beauty.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Neupfarrkirche
Single sourceNeupfarrplatz 5
Neupfarrkirche is a Protestant church at the central square of Regensburg.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Regensburg Domspatzen
Single sourceA highlight of a visit to the cathedral is a concert or rehearsal of the world famous boys' choir Domspatzen who perform during the Sunday mass - except in the summer season.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to do
Schloss Thurn und Taxis
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
The palace of one of Europe's wealthiest noble families, its opulent rooms open for tours alongside a working brewery on the grounds.
Vetted sources
Guided tours in costume
Single sourceThe "Stadtmaus" offers tours through the historical city. The guide wears a historic costume and you meet costumed enactors on the way. Tours seem only to be available in German.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Domspatzen boys' choir
Single sourceDomplatz 1· Free
Visit a mass in the Cathedral on Sunday mornings when the world-famous boys' choir Domspatzen is singing.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to eat
Historic Sausage Kitchen (Historische Wurstkuchl)
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Stopped here on camera: Rok Goes Around
A roughly 900-year-old riverside kitchen grilling thin pork sausages over open beechwood fires, claimed as the world's oldest continuously operating restaurant.
Vetted sources
Haus Heuport
Single sourceDomplatz 7
Upper range, beautiful ceilings with chandeliers, and patio.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Where to stay
Brook Lane Hostel
Single sourceAltstadtbus: Gutenbergplatz· Moderate
One of two hostels in the city and the only one in the very heart of town and a very inexpensive alternative to a hotel.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Ibis Syles Regensburg
Single source· Expensive
On the north bank of the river with plenty of (paid) parking, this can be a good hotel for drivers. Walk along the river to the city or hire a bike from the hotel.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Hotel Goliath am Dom
Single sourceBus: Fischmarkt· Expensive
Very nice, small and comfortable Hotel right next to Regensburg Cathedral. You can reach every point of interest from here by foot.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hotel Sorat
Single sourceBus: Wöhrdstraße· Expensive
High class hotel near the Stone Bridge (Steinerne Brücke) on one of the Wöhrd islands in the river Danube.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Hotel-Orphee
Single sourceThose of us old enough for senior railpasses may enjoy a contemplative soak in the tub - carefully as there may not be a grab rail and “warm” means piping hot.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Hostel Regensburg
Single sourceBus: Wöhrdstraße/Jugendherberge· Pricey
The hostel is located on Unterer Wöhrd island in the river Danube.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to next
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- Rothenburg ob der TauberThe best-preserved medieval walled town on the Romantic Road, with an intact city wall walk.
- Neuschwanstein / FüssenLudwig II's fairy-tale mountain castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle.
- StuttgartHome to the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums in the heart of Germany's automotive industry.
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