Bamberg · Altstadt · Germany

Altes Rathaus

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10/10

best: morning, golden hour

charming, quirky, romantic

A local would say...

The town hall they built in the middle of the river so the bishop couldn't tax it — and the cherub's leg sticking out of the fresco has baffled visitors ever since.

Bamberg's breathtakingly statesque old town hall, perched on twin bridges over the Regnitz River like a ship in dry dock — with a famous cherub's leg sticking out from a trompe-l'oeil fresco on the east side. A key landmark in this UNESCO World Heritage city, the most architecturally intact medieval town in Germany. Northwest lies Klein Venedig (Little Venice) with half-timbered homes and river docks.