I'll be staying in Bamberg for 9 days. I see there is much to see in Bamberg, but is it 9 days worth. Any suggestions for towns close by that may be off the beaten path, but a great place to visit?

IMO there are not 9-days' worth unless you really, really, REALLY like drinking beer!

How are you traveling? Car? Train?

We spent 3 full days in Bamberg and just about saw everything. However, there is alot in the area:

Amberg
Bayreuth
Coburg
Nuremberg

Also, if you have a car, there are a couple of small wine towns around Wurzburg that we loved -- Dettelbach and Iphofen. (Note: these may be on the train line, but I'm not sure.)

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Bamberg probably does not have 9 days of "sights" but that doesn't mean it isn't worth staying 9 days. After all, a rural Agriturismo in Tuscany isn't worth 7 days unless you want to relax in a rural Agriturismo for 7 days, right?

There are a lot of terrific places to visit in Franconia around Bamberg - will you have a car or rely on the train?

Are you okay, Michael?

Why the question?

Regensburg is worth a visit in that little corner of the world - home to the oldest Wurstküche (sausage kitchen) on earth!

http://www.wurstkuchl.de/

Lavandula

Unless you have a car to travel around, 9 days is too much.

I would also recommend a trip to Kulmbach. It can easily be reached by train from Bamberg and makes a great day trip. Beuatiful castle with some interesting museums and it is also a great beer town.

I spent 8 nights in an apartment in Bamberg just this May, taking daytrips.
Click on my name (in blue) to read my trip report about Bamberg and nearby towns that we visited! I loved it!

Thank you so much. I am visiting someone in Bamberg, so that's where I'll be for the duration.

Various interesting towns are nearby--Würzburg, where you can see the gorgeous Residenz, Regensburg, Rothenburg, Nürnberg. All are worth seeing, and all are on train routes.