Neue Residenz Bamberg
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Sandy S
Albuquerque, NM941 contributions
Jun. 2022
Sharing the hill with the cathedral and the historical museum, the Neue Residenz is flat-out opulent Baroque. Most famous for its banquet hall incorporating portraits of all 12 Roman emperors, it features room after room of ceilings elaborately plastered and brightly painted. Why choose one form of display when you can have both? Princely families occupied this palace until the early 20th Century. In what were the private apartments, the last generation of occupants replaced some of the ostentation with elegant Biedermeier touches, including a delicately inlaid cradle. The adjacent rose garden provides fine views of the city.
Written 29 June 2022
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emfeAthens_Georgia
Athens, GA221 contributions
Sep. 2019
This was a wonderful place to visit and we learned a great deal from our guide. The size of the palace and the display of wealth was mind boggling.
Written 22 October 2019
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Tom4628
Boulder, CO209 contributions
Oct. 2019
This is one of the more opulent clerical residences to be found anywhere. It was built at a time where the bishop filled both a clerical and temporal role as ruler of Bamberg, and was known as a Prince-Bishop. The artwork, the guilded halls and rooms, and the sheer size of the place display the power and wealth once held by these Prince-Bishops.
Written 20 October 2019
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bdon257
Morpeth, UK4,978 contributions
Jun. 2019 • Friends
This impressive building is in a huge square opposite the Cathedral in a commanding site high above the old town and amongst other historic buildings in a lovely quarter of this tourist friendly town.
Written 4 October 2019
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Steve H
Denver, CO228 contributions
Jun. 2019 • Family
Although I'd been to Bamberg before, this was the first time I'd toured the Neue Residenz, and it was a truly beautiful and historic monument. The Kaisersaal was unfortunately undergoing renovation, but that comes with the territory with old buildings. The rose garden is not to be missed.
Written 23 July 2019
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Brian B
Peoria, AZ1,035 contributions
Jul. 2019 • Couples
The Fresco's are amazing. Build to be a mini Versailles (Paris). And, for the most part darn close. It's beautiful and well worth a"don't miss". Bamberg was not bombed during WWII so what you see is not a rebuild.
If you appreciate art, and history this is worth your time. There guided tours and would be worth the time and cost.
If you appreciate art, and history this is worth your time. There guided tours and would be worth the time and cost.
Written 1 July 2019
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floridatraveler33
Jacksonville, FL683 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
If you make your way up from the Altes Rathaus to see the cathedral, inevitably you will walk past the Neue Residenz.
I have to confess, I did not go inside, however, our guide told us that if we had time in our day (we didn't) that the inside is amazing. He informed us that the New Residence served as the seat for Bamberg's prince bishops in the 1800's. It seems pretty apparent that the church had a strong control over the development of Bamberg.
I have to confess, I did not go inside, however, our guide told us that if we had time in our day (we didn't) that the inside is amazing. He informed us that the New Residence served as the seat for Bamberg's prince bishops in the 1800's. It seems pretty apparent that the church had a strong control over the development of Bamberg.
Written 2 June 2019
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Bear H
Williamsburg, VA1,306 contributions
Apr. 2019 • Friends
So you are up at the bamberg cathedral and the square in front of the cathedral fronts on the residence. What makes this so neat is the great view of the town
Written 1 June 2019
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1957
Ottawa, Canada587 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
In 1602, Bamberg’s prince bishops moved into this new palace. On the other side of the cathedral square, this residence is the largest palace of the city. It has two original Renaissance wings then baroque extensions was built a century later. It has 40 state rooms embellished by fresco paintings and chandeliers.
Written 31 May 2019
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Melinda P
Yorba Linda, CA543 contributions
May 2019 • Business
If they tell you the tour is in English, do not believe them as they hand you a very short information sheet and that consists of their English tour. It is 4,50 euro for a 45 minute tour and the rooms are beautiful. Short - just a few rooms, but still worth it IF they told the truth that it wouldn’t be understandable as they said it would be.
Written 27 May 2019
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Glasgow870
St. Albans, UK165 contributions
Why can you not supply the same amount of information, in other languages, to all visitors, you only cater for German native speakers, I know enough to get by in the language but the dialect Spoken was too difficult, I was told on paying at front desk it's no problem as other language guides are available, these are not guides, one told you dimensions of a room? Why would we want to know bedroom is 90sq m?
The guide is informing on many things, she is so rushed through the many rooms she cannot take time for anyone.
You take money from tourists to the town but you are not catering for them, if you continue to do this negative reviews will be posted and no visitors will come, is this the way forward?
What do you do when people come from Viking river cruises? Or do they not?
I look forward to hearing from you
Arno F
Leiden, The Netherlands216 contributions
I agree with your comments. For a international orientated place as Bamberg (as in tourists from all places) I also found the information in other languages not sufficient. That should be no problem, but the information about this could be better. I also heard at the front desk all the information would be available in English, but this unfortunately was not true.
However, this information should be shared with the Neue Residenz and not here I guess. I already mailed them last week about this.
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- Hotels near Neue Residenz Bamberg:
- (0.16 km) Hotel Sandstern
- (0.17 km) Ferienwohnung Am Griesgarten
- (0.23 km) Hotel Alt-Ringlein
- (0.26 km) Tandem Hotel
- (0.18 km) Altstadtpalais Im Sand
- Restaurants near Neue Residenz Bamberg:
- (0.05 km) Cafe im Rosengarten
- (0.15 km) Die Küche
- (0.21 km) Café Zuckerstueck
- (0.17 km) La Vita Bamberg
- (0.16 km) TonKin