Summer in Bamberg

Located north of Nuremberg, Bamberg is a historic town surrounded by a couple of idyllic sites. It's not only a nice place for sightseeing, but also has a university, lots of breweries and Biergärten.

On a hot summer day I visited the small, but beautifully situated Palace Zwirnitz. Its builder probably had in mind exactly this kind of weather, because he placed a wood with shady paths next to the castle (complete with artificial rocks and an open air theater stage).

A bit bigger than Zwirnitz, Palace Pommersfelden offers some beautiful sights, too. But instead of a shady wood, it only has a deer park.

Vierzehnheiligen is a convent and place of pilgrimage located between Bamberg and Coburg. If you want to take a look at it from above, you should climb the Staffelberg. This mountain isn't exceptionally high (539m), but is crowned by an idyllic plateau which offers a great view.

Coburg's main attraction is its medieval castle complex, located on a hill overlooking the town.

To justify the page title, here is a picture from Bamberg, showing its cathedral: