# Things to see in Regensburg (Germany): 61 places and when to go

> Regensburg is a city in Germany with around 164,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 61 places in and around it, mainly History (23), Nature (15), Wildlife (14). The best known are Walhalla, Regensburg Cathedral and Stone Bridge. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 15 h 58 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 02. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ratisbona/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 49.0204, 12.12
- **Population:** About 164,000
- **Places:** 61 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (23) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (15) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (14) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (9) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (8) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (8)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** MUC Munich, 78 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Scheuchenberg, at 540 m.

## What to see in Regensburg

The places in and around Regensburg, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Walhalla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/walhalla/): Memorial in Donaustauf, Bavaria · 7.7 km
- [Regensburg Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/saint-peter-s-cathedral/): Cathedral in Germany · 1.6 km
- [Stone Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steinerne-brucke/): 12th-century bridge across the Danube in Regensburg, Germany · 1.7 km
- [Pielenhofen Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kloster-pielenhofen/): Monastery · 13 km
- [St. Emmeram's Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-st-emmeram/): Palace · 2.1 km
- [Scots Monastery, Regensburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/scots-monastery/): Church · 2.3 km
- [Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, Regensburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stift-zu-unserer-lieben-frau-zur-alten-kapelle/): Church in Regensburg, Germany · 1.5 km
- [Prüfening Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kloster-prufening/): Abbey · 5.6 km
- [Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/old-town-of-regensburg-with-stadtamhof/): World Heritage site in Germany · 1.8 km
- [Stiftskirche St. Johann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sankt-johann/): Church · 1.6 km
- [Donaustauf Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgruine-donaustauf/): Building in Donaustauf, Upper Palatinate, Germany · 6.5 km
- [Scheuchenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/scheuchenberg/): Mountain in Germany · 10.0 km
- [Burgruine Kallmünz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgruine-kallmunz/): Castle ruin · 20 km
- [Sinzing motorway bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/donaubrucke-sinzing/): Bridge · 6.6 km
- [Wörth Danube Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/donaubrucke-worth/): Bridge · 17 km
- [Schloss Höfling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-hofling/): Castle in Regensburg, Germany · 5.3 km
- [Public Observatory Regensburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/volkssternwarte-regensburg/): Observatory in Regensburg, Germany · 2.2 km
- [Am Keilstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/am-keilstein/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 3.1 km
- [BaierWeinMuseum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/baierweinmuseum/): Viticultural museum in Bach an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany · 13 km
- [Brandlberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brandlberg/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 3.0 km
- [Brandmoos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brandmoos/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 29 km
- [Burg Burglengenfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-lengenfeld/): Castle · 22 km
- [Drabafelsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/drabafelsen/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 9.3 km
- [Felstortunnel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ehem-felstortunnel/): Former railway tunnel in Germany · 9.2 km

And the other 37, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Gmünder Au](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gmunder-au/), [Greifenberg und Waltenhofener Hänge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/greifenberg-und-waltenhofener-hange/), [Hölle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/holle/), [Hutberg bei Fischbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hutberg-bei-fischbach/), [Mattinger Hänge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mattinger-hange/), [Max-Schultze-Steig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/max-schultze-steig/), [Pfatterer Au](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pfatterer-au/), [Stöcklwörth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stocklworth/), [Südöstliche Juraausläufer bei Regensburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sudostliche-juraauslaufer-bei-regensburg/), [Westliche Naabtalhänge bei Pielenhofen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/westliche-naabtalhange-bei-pielenhofen/)
- **History**: [Mariä Geburt (Geisling)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/maria-geburt/), [Schloss Kollersried](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-kollersried/), [Schloss Weichs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-weichs/), [St. Jakobus d. Ä.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-jakobus-d-a/), [Wallfahrtskirche Beata Maria Virgo Scheuer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wallfahrtskirche-beata-maria-virgo-scheuer/), [Wasserschloss Gebelkofen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wasserschloss-gebelkofen/), [Cultural heritage D-3-6836-0043 in Beratzhausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgruine-ehrenfels/), [Pavillon Nähe Wörther Straße in Donaustauf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/chinesischer-turm/)
- **Temples**: [Nepal Himalaya Pavilion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nepal-himalaya-pavillon/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brauerei Berghammer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-berghammer/), [Brauerei Bischofshof e.K.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-bischofshof-e-k/), [Brauerei Meyringer Moosham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-meyringer-moosham/), [Brauerei Plank](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-plank/), [Brauereigaststätte Berghammer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauereigaststatte-berghammer/), [Freibier.cc](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibier-cc/), [Weinberg Melzl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weinberg-melzl/), [Weinstube zum Vogelherd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weinstube-zum-vogelherd/)
- **Hiking**: [Burgensteig 1: durch das Naabtal (Rote Feder)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgensteig-1-durch-das-naabtal-rote-feder/), [Burgensteig 4: Donaustaufer Burgensteig (Rote Feder)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgensteig-4-donaustaufer-burgensteig-rote-feder/), [Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgensteig-5-brennberger-burgensteig-rote-feder/), [Goldsteig S12: Falkenstein - Wiesenfelden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-s12-falkenstein-wiesenfelden/), [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.26 Wiesent → Höllbachtal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-26-wiesent-hollbachtal/), [Jurasteig - alternativ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jurasteig-alternativ/), [Jurasteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jurasteig-hauptroute/), [Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) part 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/main-donau-weg-jura-linie-teil-3/), [Wolfgangweg - 01 - Regensburg-Thalmassing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wolfgangweg-01-regensburg-thalmassing/)
- **Diving**: [Travel Divers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/travel-divers/)

## When to go to Regensburg

The best time to visit Regensburg is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 27 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 54 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 28 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 04 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 58 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 36 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 20 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 30 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 52 |
| December | Best time | 8 h 02 |

In June there are 15 h 58 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 02. In June, 60 of the 61 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Regensburg

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC, Munich), 78 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.0204%2C12.12)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.0204%2C12.12)

## Other towns nearby

- [Langquaid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/langquaid/): 8 places · 21 km
- [Nittenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nittenau/): 31 places · 23 km
- [Essing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/essing/): 40 places · 25 km
- [Straubing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/straubing/): 26 places · 36 km
- [Aiglsbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/aiglsbach/): 16 places · 47 km
- [Dieterskirchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dieterskirchen/): 26 places · 48 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Regensburg?

The best known: [Walhalla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/walhalla/), [Regensburg Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/saint-peter-s-cathedral/), [Stone Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steinerne-brucke/), [Pielenhofen Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kloster-pielenhofen/), [St. Emmeram's Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-st-emmeram/). In all, 61 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Regensburg?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 15 h 58 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 02.

### How do you get to Regensburg?

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC), 78 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.0204%2C12.12) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Regensburg as the destination and these 61 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).