Tour

On a voyage of discovery in Bamberg's garden centre

family friendly
All ages
Gardens and parks
Indoors and outdoors
Culturally Important

Everything you always wanted to know about liquorice: Take a walk and discover the historical world of Bamberg and the horticultural culture of liquorice, aniseed and mustard oil. Discover now!

Start
Bamberg
Duration
5 h
Distance
4 km
Blick über die Altstadt, Foto: BAMBERG Tourismus und Kongress Service Führung durch die Gärtnerstadt Die Bamberger Gärtnerstadt, Foto: Andreas Hub, Lizenz: Frankentourismus Bamberg Aussichtsplattform Gärtnerstadt, Foto: J. Schraudner / L. Müller, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service Verwöhnen Sie Ihren Gaumen mit dem Gärtner Menü Michaelsberg mit Bambergs Weinberg, Foto: Tourismus & Kongress Service Blumen in der Gärternstadt-Bamberg, Foto: TKS-Image - Schraudner Mueller Blick in den Chor, Foto: Sabine Frank Aussichtsplattform Gärtnerstadt, Foto: J. Schraudner / L. Müller, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service Bambergs Gärtner- & Haeckermuseum, Foto: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service Schild des Brauereigasthofs Faessla, Foto: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service St. Gangolf, Foto: Sabine Frank Der Schaukräutergarten von MUssAEROL, Foto: MUssAEROL
Key facts of the tour
Liquorice, the basic ingredient of delicious liquorice, was already an export hit from Bamberg in the early 16th century. Valued as a valuable medicine, it became popular as a sweet in the 18th century with the addition of sugar or honey.

Today, Bamberg is the only place in northern Europe where liquorice is once again professionally grown and processed - in the Bamberg Gardeners' Town. Like the cathedral city and the island city, it has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Numerous gardening families settled east of the right branch of the Regnitz as early as the 14th century and produced widely popular culinary delicacies. Even today, this part of the city is still characterised by its rural character and is dotted with numerous market gardens.

The 5-kilometre walk will not only make the hearts of all those who love gardens beat faster. You will also experience how old horticultural culture is being revitalised today. The tour offers an insight into Bamberg's former living environments and historical gems, which are well worth a visit not far from "Little Venice" and the imperial cathedral.

But liquorice is not the only traditional Bamberg horticultural speciality. Let yourself be surprised! What's the story behind the Mussärol, for example, or the Bamberg onion? Of course, you will also have the opportunity to sample culinary delights and take home many a culinary souvenir. And perhaps you'll be able to sample some real sweet treats here.

Please check the opening times of the individual tour highlights in the app before you start your journey so that you can take advantage of all the recommendations.
A city tour for nature lovers and culture vultures

Start and end station

Start station
Bahnhof Bamberg

6 tour steps
4 km / 5 Stunden

End station
Bahnhof Bamberg

Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.

Schedule

Tour starts on Bahnhof Bamberg

Direction

Bamberg railway station was put into operation in 1844. The historic building, designed by architect Georg Friedrich Christian Bürklein, has been preserved apart from minor alterations. In front of it is one of the green steles that enrich your walk through the garden centre with information. Here you can read about the bright but also the dark sides of the railway connection for Bamberg's gardeners.

From the station forecourt, turn right into Ludwigstraße. Following Klosterstraße, you will come to an approximately 700-year-old sacred place that was an important centre of attraction in the early days of the Gardeners' Town, the Dominican Convent of the Holy Sepulchre.

Heiliggrabstraße 24
96052
Bamberg

Phone: 0951 208510
Blick in den Chor, Foto: Sabine Frank

Direction

Heiliggrabstraße 57
96052
Bamberg

Aussichtsplattform Gärtnerstadt, Foto: J. Schraudner / L. Müller, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service
Aussichtsplattform Gärtnerstadt, Foto: J. Schraudner / L. Müller, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service

Direction

Mittelstraße 34
96052
Bamberg

Phone: 0951 201618
Email Address: info@ghm-bamberg.de
Bambergs Gärtner- & Haeckermuseum, Foto: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service

Direction

Obere Königsstraße 19-21
96052
Bamberg

Phone: 0951 26516
Email Address: reservierung@faessla.de
Schild des Brauereigasthofs Faessla, Foto: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service, Lizenz: BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service

Direction

Theuerstadt 2
96050
Bamberg

St. Gangolf, Foto: Sabine Frank

Direction

Nürnberger Strasse 86
96050
Bamberg

Phone: 0951 22023
Email Address: post@biokraeuter.info
Der Schaukräutergarten von MUssAEROL, Foto: MUssAEROL

Tour ends on Bahnhof Bamberg

Direction

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