Regensburg is one of the oldest cities in Germany: The area was inhabited as early as the Stone Age, and the Celts left traces here as well. Regensburg received its name when it served as a Roman legion camp: „Castra Regina,“ the camp on the Regen. Epochs are not only visible here, they‘re within easy reach. For example, the city‘s heyday is on display in the Roman and Gothic architecture which still defines the face of the city today. St. Peter‘s Gothic cathedral is just as famous as the world-famous Regensburg Cathedral Choir or the imposing 12th century stone bridge.
There are over 1,500 protected historic monuments in the city - and they are all worth a trip! The historic city center is for the most part preserved and, considered the largest medieval old city in Germany, has been added to the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritages. There‘s hardly another city anywhere where past and present stride so easily into the future together. Today, Regensburg is a renowned university city. In the spring and fall, the „Regensburger Dult“ city festival lures revelers; the romantic Christkindlmarkt (Christ Child Market) is also very much worth a visit.