Amberg
Amberg with its almost 1000 years of history will impress you with its tall churches, fortress towers, historic buildings and its well preserved medieval town wall. Experience the incomparable charm of this historic town, which has kept the flair of past days even in our modern time.
Take a professional sightseeing tour and experience the Electoral buildings and splendid churches.
Enjoy a trip on a float on the river Vils, Amberg's former lifeline. This trip will pass through the area of the former Bavarian garden show, which is nowadays a recreation and relaxation park.
You should also visit the town museum. Its five floors of displays provide a representative range of the region's art and culture.
Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach
At the industry and mining museum in palace Hammerherren in Theuern you will learn everything about the history of iron mining in the Upper Palatinate.
European and World Championships in sand and snow boarding are staged at the quartz sand mountain, Monte Kaolino, near Hirschau.
Landkreis Schwandorf
In the Upper Palatinate open-air museum at Neusatz-Perschen near the city of Nabburg you can relive history. On 75 acres (30 ha), you will find one of Europe's leading farming and crafts museums that shows life and work in the Upper Palatinate during the last 300 years.
Regensburg
A must for every visitor to Regensburg is to see the cloister of St. Emeram and the Prince Thurn und Taxis palace that is today still one of the most important monuments in Germany.
Horse lovers will certainly be interested in the royal stables of the princely palace. Ancient carriages, sleighs, sedan chairs, parade harnesses and other equestrian equipment are on display. Don't forget the Cathedral, St. Peter, in the middle of the city, which is considered to be the main work of gothic architecture and the Steinerne bridge, a masterpiece of medieval architectural engineering.
