Audio Guide of the Old Synagogue of Regensburg

Access to the remains (Document Neupfarrplatz) is generally open from Thursday to Saturday from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Access is usually by guided tour, so I recommend confirming the latest schedules on the official Regensburg Museums website.

Admission is not free. The standard price is around €5.00 and the reduced rate is approximately €2.50. You can buy tickets at the nearby History Museum or directly at the visitor center if it is open.

The visit is fairly focused and, as it is an underground archaeological space, it will take you about 45 to 60 minutes. That is the perfect amount of time to explore it without rushing and take in the history with a good audio guide or an on-site guide.

It is essential: you are standing on the foundations of the medieval Jewish quarter that was destroyed in 1519. It is a powerful testimony to the life of the community and its expulsion; a place filled with historical memory beneath today’s Neupfarrplatz square.

As it is an underground attraction (Document Neupfarrplatz), the weather does not matter, but you do need to work around its limited opening hours (Thursday to Saturday). I suggest going right at opening time, 2:30 PM, to secure your place in the tour groups.

Yes, despite being an archaeological excavation, access has been modernized. There is an elevator down to the underground level, making the visit feasible for people with reduced mobility.

You are in the heart of the city: right above you is Neupfarrkirche, and less than 5 minutes away on foot you will find the famous St. Peter’s Cathedral. You can also cross the historic Stone Bridge.

Before going down, look at the white relief on the square’s pavement (a work by Dani Karavan) that reproduces the plan of the old synagogue. It will give you the perfect spatial context before you see the actual ruins underground.