Leisure in Amberg

Marketplace

In the historic buildings you will find many inviting shops for shopping and a varied cuisine with culinary dishes. With the pleasant atmosphere that emanates from the old town, you can feel right in Amberg.

Stadtbrille

The Stadtbrille is one of the landmarks of Amberg and part of the town's defenses, which was previously closed with portcullis. Nor is the Stadtbrille a connecting building between the New Castle and the armory. The building got its name because the two arches look like a pair of spectacles if these are reflected in the river "Vils.

City Theater

The theater was built in 1803 in the former church of a Franciscan monastery, this was dedicated to holy Bernhard. In the years 1846 to 1847 and 1862 to 1863 the theater was redesigned and in the times from 1975 to 1978 underwent a general restoration work. Up to now take events place in the great theater.

Ratstrinkstube

The Ratsstrinkstube have been around since the fifteenth century in Amberg and the present building dates from the period 1728 to 1764. Worth seeing is the facade where the four elements of fire, water, earth and air are represented.

Nabburger Gate

The Nabburger gate belongs to the almost perfectly preserved medieval city fortifications. It is one of the landmarks of Amberg and built in the 14 Century. Its present form was given the Nabburger gate in the years 1576 to 1583 and is the only goal in Amberg, which was built with two towers.

Franciscan Monastery

After the plague and the war year of 1634 promised to build the Amberg citizens in their time of need, a chapel in honor of the Virgin Mary for her help in God. Through the continued influx of pilgrims was inaugurated in 1711, the larger church. To this day life the Franciscans on the Mariahilfberg and worry about this grace.