Bamberg Germany

Little Venice Bamberg

This is a former fisher settlement which consists of a beautiful decorated and richly ornamented collection of tenements, which are built on wood stakes. The buildings are influenced by mediaeval architecture - you will see many framwork houses in good preservation. This is not self-evident as this part of Bamberg was often a victim of floodwaters in former times. At some houses you can still see floodwater marks as tall as a man. Fortunately, the river is secured by a dam todays.

There is a boat trip available at Little Venice you should consider when the weather is nice. The tour takes about 80 minutes and is really nice.

Little Venice is the location for the annual Volksfest "Sandkerwa". Since 1951 the "Sandkerwa" is an integral part of Bamberg and should not be missed when you visit this town in summer.