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slabs of meat and dumplings with its excellent range of ales. English-language brewery
tours on request.
PUB
Ambräusianum €
( 509 0262; Dominikanerstrasse 10; dishes €7-15; 11am-11pm Tue-Sat, 11am-9pm
Sun)
Bamberg's only brewpub does a killer
Weisswurst
breakfast - parsley-speckled veal
sausage served with a big freshly baked pretzel and a
Weissbier
- as well as schnitzel,
pork knuckle and
Flammkuchen
(Alsatian pizza) that'll have you waddling out the door
like a Christmas goose.
Information
Post Office
(Ludwigstrasse 25)
Tourist Office
( 297 6200;
www.bamberg.info
; Geyerswörthstrasse 5;
9.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat, to 2.30pm Sun)
Slightly visitor-weary office in a new
purpose-built complex. Staff sell the three-day Bambergcard (€12) which provides admis-
sion to city attractions, use of city buses and a Unesco-themed walking tour.
Getting There & Around
Bus
Several buses, including 901, 902 and 931, connect the train station with the
central
bus station
(ZOB). Bus 910 goes from the ZOB to Domplatz.
Train
Bamberg has the following rail connections:
Berlin
€76, 4¼ hours, every two hours
Munich
€59, two to 2½ hours, every two hours
Nuremberg
€12 to €21, 40 to 60 minutes, four hourly
Würzburg
€19, one hour, twice hourly
Bayreuth
0921 / POP 72,600
Even without its Wagner connections, Bayreuth would still be an interesting detour from
Nuremberg or Bamberg for its baroque architecture and curious palaces. But it's for the
