Sunday, August 15, 2021

Regensburg, Germany - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Regensburg, Germany

Weather: Mainly sunny, 63/87F.

Route: From Maulbronn 316 km east on A6 and A3.

Population: 152,270

Significance: Although most of the buildings are from the middle ages, some remnants of the Roman Empire days are still visible. The town is located on the Danube and became very rich in the 11th-13th centuries on trade, especially salt.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The typical red roofs of the old town with the 13th century cathedral behind (from whc.unesco.org)

Another part of the old town with a tower that merchants built to show off their wealth (from whc.unesco.org)




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