Heidelberg's Altstadt: A Self-Guided Audio Tour | 40 minutes

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Heidelberg's Altstadt: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • VoiceMap Application
  • Lifetime access to Heidelberg's Altstadt tour
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Overview

Join Heidelberg resident Erin McGann on a winding self-guided audio tour of the picturesque Altstadt, the old town of this fascinating German city on the banks of the Neckar River.  Take in the famous Church of the Holy Ghost in the center of the main market square, discover the carvings that allowed residents to check the legal size of their pretzels (really!), hear stories of the catastrophic floods, find out which buildings are the oldest, hear how the university students got so rowdy they ended up with their own prison, and learn about the romantic history of our ruined castle.  The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline. 

Meeting points

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

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Itinerary

  • Altstadt (Old Town) (Pass By)

    Enjoy the flexibility of a GPS-enabled audio tour of Heidelberg’s Altstadt whenever you’re ready to take it. Erin McGann, history geek, writer, and Heidelberg resident, takes you on a walk through the winding streets of the picturesque Old Town. Erin lets you in on some local secrets including stories about the dramatic floods that plagued the residents for hundreds of years, the secrets of the German street names, what the pretzel carvings on the Church of the Holy Ghost mean, why there is a student prison, and stories about the residents of the famous castle. Download the tour, pop your phone in your pocket, and let this enthusiastic Heidelberger resident take you around the town she loves.

  • Market Square (Marktplatz) (Pass By)

    The center of the Altstadt, the Marktplatz, or Market Square, is where you can sit outside in the summer and enjoy a coffee, or a Glühwein in December at our gorgeous Christmas Market. There’s a lot of history in this square, and we’ll do a full circle on the audio tour.

  • Old Bridge (Karl Theodor Bridge) (Pass By)

    The Alte Brücke, or Old Bridge, is a bit of a misnomer. Built in 1877, it’s quite young compared to the rest of Heidelberg. Depending on who you ask, it’s either the 11th or the eighth bridge on that spot. Floods are a common experience in Heidelberg’s history, and if you know where to look, you can find the marker for the highest flood ever to hit the town.

  • Studentenkarzer (Pass By)

    The Student Prison, or Student Karzer was an important part of student life for over 135 years, from 1778 to 1914. No, students weren’t put in prison for bad marks, but what they did get up to was driving the town residents crazy. So much so, the phrase ‘letting the pigs loose’ in German is a local idiom for getting drunk and rowdy.

  • Kornmarkt (Pass By)

    This square has been a meeting place for Heidelbergers since the 1500s, but the name Kornmarkt only came about in the 1600s. The red stone and white building here is a side of the Stadthalle, or the City Hall.

  • Church of the Holy Ghost (Heiliggeistkirche) (Pass By)

    A landmark in Heidelberg, this church holds the keys to some fascinating stories about our historic town. Why are there doors halfway down the building? Have the shops under the eaves always been there? Find out more as we circle the building in the audio tour.

  • Jesuitenkirche (Pass By)

    Jesuitenkirche is the main Catholic church in Heidelberg. The variegated red stone is from the Neckar valley quarries, and it practically lights up from within in the evening light. The construction began in 1712, and finally finished with the addition of the tower in 1872.

  • King's Throne (Konigstuhl) (Pass By)

    The Castle is located only halfway up the hill. You can take the old funicular, with its 100-year-old wooden carriages, up the last leg to the summit. There are incredible views over the city, many nature trails, a falconry open to visitors, and a small amusement park for children. You can, of course, make the climb yourself.

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Non Refundable

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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4.0

24 reviews

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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 12 reviews with 5 stars

Great e patience and tour

Published on Dec, 2024

While I do enjoy a guide-led tour and that is my first choice, if time is no object. For Heidelberg we simply needed a guided tour so that we could understand some of the history and the historical buildings. We took a chance on the self guided tour and I would SO do it again if I didn’t have time for a full tour. Technically the tour was great - kept up with us while walking and, since we used our own earbuds, very easy to hear. A fab experience!

Wunderbar!

Published on Jul, 2024

We appreciated the recording stopping at the sights and directing us to where to go next! The information shared was meaningful.

Great little audio walking tour!

Published on Feb, 2024

Really enjoyable audio walking tour. Very easy to follow, didn't need to use map on phone once! Some great information and not too much detail which some tours give. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it for anyone wanting a short informative walk round the old town. Thanks Erin!

See it in the evening.

Published on Jun, 2023

We took a 5:30 pm tour. Not as crowded. Not as hot. Our guide was great. It is a big climb up - so be prepared.

Nice taste of taking a self guided tour

Published on Feb, 2023

Can’t beat the price, maybe could have more content but not sure! Love the gps tracking to know when to talk. Add a portion in the tour to talk about other sites like the capital even if the listener doesn’t make the hike to the attraction so you can let them know if it’s worth the hike!

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