Considering the Avia - Hotel in Regensburg?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting Regensburg:
Steinerne Brucke by Lochlainn
The only Danube crossing for many miles for many years, this bridge is both testament to the power of the local 12th century merchants who had it built and a pretty major contributor to that wealth too! It originally had three towers, now just the Brucktor remains. The bridge played a role in the preservation of the town too in more recent times. Although a big air raid in 1943 left over 400 Regensburgers dead, the city had largely escaped the worst ravages of war. It was when the Danube bridges were destroyed in 1945 that the women of the city took action and demonstrated for peace. The town was occupied by American troops, but at least the fabric of the city had survived and did not share the fate of so many other urban centres in the path of the allied advance. When standing on this bridge, from which one has the most impressive vista of this fine city, spare a thought for those brave women who helped preserve it for your pleasure!
